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EDITORIAL: Baker School Board shows how much it values teachers

The Baker School Board has made an immense commitment to the 125 or so teachers in local schools.…

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EDITORIAL: ‘Bourbongate’ a reminder that we don’t need OLCC

There was already ample reason for Oregon to stop controlling liquor sales before Bourbongate. But this recent scandal,…

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EDITORIAL: Getting ahead of the antihunters

However unlikely it might be that a majority of Oregon voters would agree to ban hunting, fishing, rodeos…

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EDITORIAL: Celebrating the legacy of Seniors Inc.

The scenario at first glance seems disappointing. A vital community group that relies on volunteers is dissolving due…

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EDITORIAL: Worst day brings out the best in Halfway, Pine Valley residents

The town of Halfway, and the Pine Valley in which it sits, are among the more beautiful places…

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EDITORIAL: State’s wildfire risk law supposed to help residents

You need only drive through Stices Gulch, about 10 miles south of Baker City, to understand the risk…

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EDITORIAL: Voters are clear about tax ‘kicker,’ but do lawmakers listen?

Oregon voters have made their feelings about the state’s income tax kicker system exquisitely clear. To everyone except…

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EDITORIAL: Time to let voters reconsider drug measure

Oregon voters should have a chance to reconsider Ballot Measure 110, the 2020 measure that made the possession…

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EDITORIAL: Student vaccine rates remain relatively high

The declining rate of vaccination for America’s kindergartners is troubling. The local statistics that are available offer reason…

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EDITORIAL: Making progress on forest health problem

The scope of the task is immense, the progress slow and sometimes inconspicuous. But the effort to thin…

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