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EDITORIAL: Plowing ahead: Lawmakers need to deal with ODOT layoffs

A Blue Mountain blizzard shutting down Interstate 84 never seems quite so distant as during a July heat…

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EDITORIAL: Welcome reduction in landowners’ bills for wildfire protection

The Oregon Legislature acted with uncommon swiftness after wildfires caused unprecedented devastation in the western and southern parts…

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EDITORIAL: Potential positives, and negatives, in federal proposal to sell public lands

A Republican-led proposal to sell about 3.3 million acres of public land in the West, potentially including parcels…

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Editorial | David vs. Goliath: Oregon bill offers lifeline for Journalism — and Democracy

This editorial is being jointly-published by more than 50 Oregon newspapers and supported by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers…

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EDITORIAL: Should Baker City own a golf course?

Quail Ridge Golf Course is not a financial albatross for Baker City.

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EDITORIAL: Property tax appeal settlement a financial boon for Baker County, cities, school districts

You know the thrill when you thrust a hand into a coat pocket, feel an unexpected scrap of…

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EDITORIAL: Positive news from Saint Alphonsus Medical Center’s administrator

Baker County Commissioner Michelle Kaseberg said she was stunned when she heard what Tony Swart had just said…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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