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Randy Stapilus: KKK collapse offers useful clues today

“Fever in the Heartland” is one of the most pertinent new books this season, especially for Oregon where…

Letters to Editor

Letter: Renewable energy makes Oregon great

Local communities are the bedrock of Oregon’s success and why our state is a wonderful place to live…

Letters to Editor

Letter: We must listen, and not just talk

Too many Oregonians, and too many Americans, do not want to think about their responsibility as citizens. It…

Editorials

Voice of the Chieftain: Smoke gets in your eyes — and your brain

First, let’s say this: We don’t wish anyone else the smoke-filled skies that have filled the Western United…

Letters to Editor

Letter: Wallowa parade deserves top billing

I hope the top story in next week’s Chieftain, with pictures, interviews and quotes from attendees and organizers…

Letters to Editor

Letter: A plan to keep twilight at bay

Historically there are two forms of single-party rule: communism and fascism. Oregon has been ruled by a single…

Editorials

Voice of the Chieftain: On housing, big questions, hard answers

Do you remember when Gov. Tina Kotek came to Wallowa County just a couple of months ago to…

Columnists

Capital Chatter: A weird legislative session got weirder at the end

In its final hours, the oddest of Oregon legislative sessions got even weirder. Sunday, June 25 began normally…

Columnists

Randy Stapilus: GOP staged historic walkout, but didn’t get much for it

The 2023 Oregon legislative session was dominated by a six-week strike, the longest by legislators in the state’s…

Columnists

Writers on the Range: Restoring the land can feel like fun

Driving back to Colorado State University with a van full of students after a day of working to…

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