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EDITORIAL: Bigoted chant sullies University of Oregon

The profane and bigoted chant that some fans in the student section yelled during the University of Oregon’s…

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EDITORIAL: Council recall effort not frivolous

The Oregon law that gives voters the option of recalling elected officials can be misused. Recalls should be…

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EDITORIAL: Grateful for fast fire response

Sometimes, with some wildfires, there is no substitute for aircraft. Such was the case with the Jordan Creek…

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EDITORIAL: Learning from pandemic mistakes

Among the many lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps none is more vital than acknowledging…

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EDITORIAL: Fire now can help prevent bigger blazes later

Smokey Bear’s message, in common with the best propaganda, is memorable, lingering in the mind like the lyrics…

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EDITORIAL: School district’s tough spot

The Baker School District faces quite a quandary. Less than 16 months after voters in the district decided…

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EDITORIAL: Polio’s tiny, but troubling, return

Polio, the specter that haunted America during the first half of the 20th century, leaving parents frightened that…

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EDITORIAL: Housing challenge daunting

A survey released last week has some daunting data about the lack of affordable housing in Baker County,…

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Baker benefits from a summer of detour signs

Baker City has been festooned with detour signs this summer to an unprecedented level. Barricades blocking sidewalks at…

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EDITORIAL: County seeks to legalize public road access

For a route that’s steep, narrow, strewn with rocks and inaccessible to many vehicles, the Pine Creek Road…

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