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Our view: Legislature should address recreational immunity issue

An ongoing lawsuit that has prompted local officials to close a handful of public trails on the Oregon…

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EDITORIAL: Troubling trends in childhood vaccine rates

A growing number of Baker County parents are failing to take advantage of one of the great benefits…

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Our view: Focus is key during the short legislative session

This is the time of the year when we like to recall the words of Gideon John Tucker,…

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EDITORIAL: Event complex a big chance for Baker County

Baker City and Baker County have a tremendous opportunity in a mint field in north Baker City. The…

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Our view: Legislature needs to ante up for wildfire protection

The Oregon Legislature acknowledged in 2022 that the rapid rise over the past decade or so in the…

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EDITORIAL: Problems persist with city’s new sewer lagoon

Baker City’s biggest sewer project in decades has been plagued by problems. Perhaps only one problem, but it’s…

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Our view: State should address nursing examiners shortage

They are called SANE nurses, or sexual assault nurse examiners, and they play an often-critical role in helping…

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EDITORIAL: Police justified in shooting suspect

The video from two Baker City Police officers’ body cameras hasn’t been released to the public, but the…

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Our view: Roadside shrines a sad reminder to drive carefully

You see them along every highway in America, the sad sweet shrines to lives lost on the road.…

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EDITORIAL: Rezoning parcel to residential makes sense

There is no single solution to the housing crisis, but the proposed rezoning of a 33-acre parcel in…

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