Editorials

Voice of the Chieftain: “Can We Talk?” Sure. But can we listen?

Dozens of Wallowa County residents braved wind-chill temperatures this past weekend to ask themselves the question posed by…

Letters to Editor

Letter to the editor: We can understand each other

For 22 years I have been fortunate to live here in Wallowa County — actually the longest time…

Columnists

Main Street: The year turns, local and simple

The year 2023 rushed to its end for me, in fact almost ending it all with my rollover…

Editorials

Voice of the Chieftain: Lessons in how to listen

As you might recall, last week’s “Voice of the Chieftain” editorial was on the importance of communities learning…

Columnists

Capital Chatter: Kotek stays silent on Measure 110 revisions

One curiosity about Gov. Tina Kotek is her current hands-off approach to revising Measure 110, the drug-decriminalizing and…

Columnists

Capital Chatter: Kotek grows into the role as governor

Gov. Tina Kotek’s tour of Oregon’s 36 counties fascinated me. It was an audacious commitment to accomplish within…

Columnists

Randy Stapilus: Sense of belonging is key to improving student progress

The public school system in Shaker Heights, a suburban city southeast of Cleveland, is something of a model…

Editorials

Voice of the Chieftain: Let’s focus on community, not division

At their last meeting of the year, the Wallowa County Board of Commissioners approved a plan that could…

Columnists

Other Views: How a fight over chickens united a community

It took two years in a fight over chickens — yes, chickens! — to show how partisan divides…

Columnists

Roger Hockett: For some of us, honesty still matters

What is one’s personal word worth? Presently, not much for a lot of folks. We are in the…

Marketplace