Recreation
Out and About: A dazzling introduction to snowshoeing
Snowshoeing always fools my internal thermostat. I shiver as I step out of the car and kneel to ... Read more
Author: Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald - Page 27 | Baker City Herald
Jayson has worked at the Baker City Herald since November 1992, starting as a reporter. He has been editor since December 2007. He graduated from the University of Oregon Journalism School in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism.
Recreation
Out and About: Searching for Snotels
My endeavor to visit automated snow-measuring sites is much closer to quixotic than to Homeric. A litany of ... Read more
Recreation
Christmas Bird Count turns up rare bird near Baker City
Sean Cozart heard a tundra bean-goose was spotted in Baker County on Dec. 6, but he was taking ... Read more
Editorials
EDITORIAL: Cutting federal spending can’t be done without local consequences
President Donald Trump’s effort, with considerable aid from Elon Musk, to shrink the federal government and its appetite ... Read more
Editorials
EDITORIAL: Trump spending freeze too sudden, too vague
President Donald Trump didn’t need to sow concern about whether federal dollars would continue to flow to communities ... Read more
Editorials
Seeking a solution to dog impoundment problem
Baker City officials, including the city council, have a new challenge. Dr. Matt Kerns, who owns the Animal ... Read more
Columns
COLUMN: Pondering the ubiquitous residential storage shed
I have for the whole of my life almost completely ignored, and without realizing my oversight, the most ... Read more
Columns
COLUMN: Peering into the past of NE Oregon wildlife
I am treated occasionally to a written historical account so vivid in its details that I feel almost ... Read more
Columns
COLUMN: Delving into the details of the 2024 election — and the dispute between Eagle and Pine valleys
Baker County doesn’t have an rural-urban political divide to match the chasm that separates Oregon in many electoral ... Read more
Columns
COLUMN: A benign use of cellphone tracking data
I know that my cellphone leaves a trail of digital breadcrumbs but I’ve never thought much about who ... Read more