Columnists
Capital Chatter: Journalism makes a big difference
Were it not for newspapers, Oregonians would not know about Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s high-dollar moonlighting for ...
Columnists
Capital Chatter: Six observations about Gov. Tina Kotek
As the Oregon Legislature was winding down its 2023 session, Gov. Tina Kotek held a press conference at ...
Columnists
From the editor’s desk: Chieftain nabs six awards in statewide contest
The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association handed out awards last week in its 2023 Better Newspaper Contest, and I’m ...
Columnists
Roger Hockett: Wallowa County faces an economic threshold
Throughout the Western United States, scenic small towns are being inundated with development and population growth. The average ...
Columnists
Writers on the Range: Goats can be a forest’s best friend
Goats are particularly good at one thing: Eating. Unlike a horse or cow that leaves noxious weeds behind, ...
Columnists
From the general manager: We’re working to fix our customer-service issues
Serving our customers and readers well is one of our top priorities and, to be honest, over the ...
Columnists
Capital Chatter: For Kotek, big challenges, personal changes
Tina Kotek describes herself as a hands-on governor. That’s an understatement. “I came at political life as a ...
Columnists
Writers on the Range: Blow the whistle to protect our lands
Dozens of TVs, refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and abandoned cars have either been gunshot, torched or both. This ...
Editorials
Voice of the Chieftain: Test results don’t tell the whole story about schools
Last week, when the Oregon Department of Education released the results from last school year’s proficiency testing, the ...
Editorials
Voice of the Chieftain: A lifeline for farmers, ranchers, foresters
Shout it from the mountaintops: The AgriStress Helpline — a free, confidential hotline intended to get help fast ...