Editorials

EDITORIAL: Hospital’s birth center a vital service that should continue

For more than a century, women have had the option of giving birth to their children in the…

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The sad spectacle of Baker City’s fire department

The damage done to the Baker City Fire Department, and to the community’s safety, by the misguided proposal…

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EDITORIAL: Mayor’s response unconvincing, insufficient

The swastika is a unique symbol, and a powerful one. A symbol that is linked, inextricably and permanently,…

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EDITORIAL: Council appears ready to work with new manager

The Baker City Council had a roster of four credible candidates to choose from as councilors sought to…

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EDITORIAL: City council needed to get to work — and did

The Baker City Council needed to get back to work. And on Thursday night, two days after an…

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EDITORIAL: City council should appoint city manager search committee

The Baker City Council has a vital decision to make in choosing a new city manager. And although…

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EDITORIAL: Odd Fellows building’s fate: Unfortunate but also exceedingly rare

Ariel Reker’s ambivalence about the Odd Fellows building in downtown Baker City is easy to understand. Her conclusion…

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EDITORIAL: We’re letting too much water flow past Baker County

When dams get in the news these days, like as not the topic is whether the structures ought…

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EDITORIAL: Make campfire safety a habit, starting now

On this Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer outdoor recreation season, the snowdrift is apt…

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EDITORIAL: The fentanyl scourge continues to kill

The fentanyl scourge is insidious, lurking like a predator but only occasionally slinking into sight with the latest…

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