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The four dams on the Lower Snake River are distant and may seem irrelevant to Wallowa County. So why is the Chieftain running a bunch of stories about them?
The new year and the new decade have brought us many new challenges. Some of them, including possible war with Iran or at the least, continuing turmoil in the Middle East are alarming. Others,…
Despite Oregon’s widespread housing shortage, the amount of housing built in the state during the past decade reached a record low.
I've never been one to make New Year's resolutions or annual predictions. Instead, in the interest of stirring the political pot, I offer five possibly provocative proposals for education in Oregon.
I respectfully submit a rebuttal to Mr. Bunn’s letter of December 25, 2019 . If we consider the great things Mr. Trump claims to have accomplished during his administration, we should also con…
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It’s 2020. The Christmas season, a time for wishes and presents is past. New Year's is the time for resolutions, for looking forward with 2020 vision and making ourselves and Wallowa County an…
To the Editor:
Dear Santa,
I just spent the day decorating cookies with a bunch of kids at the VFW Post. Reminded me of holidays from years gone past. A day spent making a mess with cookies, rice crispy treats, and just…
To the Editor:
What is in a name? Much. “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Matthew 1:23 NKJV This name given …
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To the Editor:
Guilty! I confess. During the winter I do my walking exercise inside the grocery stores. The walking gives me an opportunity to shop at the same time. Note, I say shop, not buy yet. The import…
Here in Wallowa County, we take well-deserved pride in our schools. Wallowa provides superb vocational education and advocacy for students, with local professionals and artisans contributing t…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, spoke at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled “Flu Season: U.S. Public Health …
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that support for Windows 7 would end Jan. 14. What does this mean for owners of Windows 7 computers?
To the Editor:
Well folks, the time has come. I started writing this column in 2013 and have really enjoyed working with the staff at the Chieftain. Thank you all for the many compliments about my column. I …
‘When we eat, so do they. When we travel, they come along. When we die, they consume us.”
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I got yelled at for catching salmon when I was a kid. The guy bellowing at me and my buddy had the high moral ground in this case. Thing was, these were little salmon. An ODFW truck had backed…
Because a few of our Rotary meetings lately have involved local organizations and causes like the Soroptimists, Community Connection and the Food Bank, and because of an empathetic comment fro…
Sometimes the onus of trying to stick with a healthy diet can be overwhelming. Not to mention confusing. First, dietary gurus and scientists change their stories. A while back you couldn’t eat…
Generally there’s not much going on in Wallowa County on a Tuesday night. A couple of 6th-8th grade boys basketball games, and not much else. Until now, the weather has been mild and amenable …
In the article titled Enterprise ATV town hall draws few, (November 13 issue of the Chieftain) the photograph’s caption incorrectly identified Enterprise City Council Member Larry Christman as…
Dear Sir:
The season ‘tis upon us.
Eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month… the guns were finally silent after years of brutal trench warfare. Untold millions of souls lost and most of western Europe in tatters.…
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Dear Editor:
This year, Veterans Day, November 11, 2019, is the 100th anniversary of a holiday established to honor living members of the U.S. Armed Services and those who have served. A century ago, it wa…
The Fall of the year is when many organizations raise money for their individual goals and purposes. These efforts go hand in hand with knocking on local business doors requesting donations, s…
On Nov. 11, 1969, Operation Fulton Square in the Quang Tri Province was in full force with the assistance of the 1st Marine Division, 101st Airborne Division and the 5th Infantry Division. Thi…
Since 1999, a lot has changed in Oregon: The Ducks became a football powerhouse, thousands of Californians ignored Governor McCall's admonition and decided to visit and stay, and tech fully to…
Recently reviewing my on-line medical information from Winding Waters Clinic, I noticed I had received 2 doses of pneumococcal vaccine: one dose of PPSV23 in 2013 and a second dose of a simila…
It’s a scary time of the year. We don’t just mean Halloween. This year there’s everything from our recently–arrived property tax bills to the folderols ongoing in the nation’s capitol. If that…
For the first time ever, I failed to last the full week of the Pendleton Roundup. I arrived Tuesday morning for slack but by Thursday afternoon I had ruined my health and was headed for home. …
We are living in a time of great uncertainty. Tumult, even. People are upset. There’s angst. Indignation. Calls for a return to normalcy. There are some citizens of Wallowa County, to be sure,…
Thought I would write about something a little different and closer to home this month. I just finished reading an article in the Air Force Times by Leo Shane III titled “Veteran Suicides Stil…
The Joseph Community Center was built several years ago, for the use and benefit of the “community”. The problem seems to have risen as to the rental rate of the building, which most people ar…
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Well, Joseph is being taken over by dogs and their irresponsible owners. Just this morning, just before daybreak, a lady with her dog off leash to let it poop in the neighbors yard and continu…
For most of us, the second Monday in October has been celebrated as Columbus Day, a time when banks and post offices are closed, and we think, however briefly, about Columbus’ discovery of Ame…
No one gets paid to be a member of the Soroptimist, Lions Club, Rotary, the Hospital Foundation, 4-H Leaders Association, the PEO, the new Wallowa Mountains Hells Canyon Trails Association or …
Well, Joseph is being taken over by dogs and their irresponsible owners. Just this morning, just before daybreak, a lady with her dog off leash to let it poop in the neighbors yard and continu…
It’s all connected: that was the takeaway theme from this year’s Nimiipuu River Rendezvous, the fifth annual paddle rally on behalf of breaching the four lower Snake River dams. “From the moun…
On Saturday, Oct. 12, beginning at 1:30 p.m., Wallowa County will have an opportunity to listen to and talk with Oregon’s senior U.S. Senator, Ron Wyden, at a town hall meeting in the Senior C…
It’s been a rather sudden change of weather and I guess that’s to be expected this time of year. A lot of people hate to see summer end but I welcome it. There are far too many things to do in…
As a follow-up to Dr. Kelsey Allen’s Mountain Medicine column of last week regarding influenza vaccine, this was reported in the Sunday (October 6) New York Times.
If the recent snowfall, political upheaval, and the steady approach of winter have you either wanting to hide under the bed or come out swinging, there’s an easy remedy to all this stress at l…
Dear Editor:
I have a lot of pet peeves about college football, and I will share some of them with you now.