Editorials
EDITORIAL: Trump’s second term brings another opportunity
Donald Trump will return to the White House. He’ll have a majority in the Senate, and possibly in ...
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EDITORIAL: Hands off campaign signs — all of them
Think of campaign signs in someone’s yard as you would a tree or a flower or a barbecue. ...
Editorials
EDITORIAL: A chance to reverse the trend of declining voter turnout
Hyperbole in the weeks leading to a presidential election is as certain as tamarack needles turning from green ...
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EDITORIAL: Baker City Airport has potential to help local economy soar
Baker City’s airport is an important part of the city’s property holdings, and one with considerable potential to ...
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EDITORIAL: Baker schools’ tougher cellphone policy makes sense
The Baker School District’s tougher new policy for cellphones at Baker Middle School and Baker High School, and ...
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EDITORIAL: New approach to drug possession has much more potential than its failed predecessor
Oregon’s voter-endorsed experiment with treating the possession of relatively small amounts of dangerous drugs, including fentanyl, as basically ...
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EDITORIAL: Time’s not right to ask voters for fuels tax, but council shouldn’t drop the idea
The Baker City Council made a pragmatic decision Aug. 13 in deciding not to put a local motor ...
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EDITORIAL: Volunteer firefighters, and the debt that’s hard to repay
When a wildfire threatens your home, your livelihood and perhaps even your life, nothing is quite so disturbing ...
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EDITORIAL: Hoping for quick conclusion to fire investigations
Figuring out what started a wildfire can be a daunting challenge. Especially when the culprit isn’t what — ...
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Our view: Rash of human-caused blazes a problem as fire season arrives
The wildfire season is Northeastern Oregon has had a disappointing start. The fire reports from local, state and ...