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Our view: Detectors a useful tool in curbing student vaping

The distinctive, and pervasive, odor of cigarette smoke makes it difficult for students to get away with smoking…

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EDITORIAL: 24-hour police patrols needed, but it’s going to cost

A month ago Baker City Police Chief Ty Duby described his department’s workforce as “bare bones.” Today it’s…

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Our view: The search for the magic number in Oregon education

There is a magic number in Oregon education funding. We aren’t talking about the salary numbers that would…

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EDITORIAL: Mental health and policing: Hoping for mutually beneficial conversations

Melissa Fulfer shared her family’s struggles with mental illness because she wants to help others in similar circumstances.…

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Our view: Every day is the right day to thank a veteran

Some years they shiver, as the winter wind comes early. Some years they stand while the raindrops pelt…

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EDITORIAL: City should make use of ambulances

Baker City Fire Chief Todd Jaynes’ proposal to make limited use of the city’s two remaining ambulances is…

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Our view: Legislature should make fire protection costs more equitable

No one ought to be surprised that Oregon has been spending much more over the past decade or…

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EDITORIAL: Council should consider relief on safety fee

The new Baker City Council had a productive first meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The four councilors made…

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EDITORIAL: Making Fourth and Auburn safer for students

Streets are designed to allow traffic to flow efficiently, with as few stops as possible. But sometimes drivers…

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EDITORIAL: ODOT’s snowplowing priorities leave Eastern Oregon out in cold

The leaders at the Oregon Department of Transportation could use a lesson in weather and geography. Especially the…

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