One of the most challenging aspects of life with COVID-19 is information management. It’s hard to find time to blink between the many reports and stories that are flooding the media.
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As hard as we might try, the year 2020 will not be easily forgotten. With much of the world’s human population threatened by a disease for which we have no natural resistance, we have become v…
In previous stops during my career in print journalism, one of the questions I usually field when I’ve met someone or been introduced for the first time has been, “How are you enjoying (fill i…
Fire is the rapid oxidation of burnable materials in a chemical process requiring oxygen, heat, and fuel, and a source of ignition.
Those of us who live in the West have become all-too-familiar with catastrophic wildfires. Each summer, too many of our communities are susceptible to the devastating impacts of these threats.…
At one point in time, the United States of America was known as a hub for innovative and free thought. Innovative, in the sense that free-market capitalism strongly incentivized the exploratio…
It is difficult sometimes to believe just a few short months ago most of the world never heard of the COVID-19 virus.
In the past five months, Congress has responded to the coronavirus public health crisis with several emergency relief measures, including the stimulus checks sent to individuals and households…
As members of the communities we serve, Farm Credit has seen first-hand the powerful role that entrepreneurship can play in transforming communities. Just like their urban counterparts, rural …
State Rep. Andrea Salinas was livid.
When you tell someone you’re a meteorologist, the first thing you’re likely to hear is, “Really? What channel are you on?” followed by, “I sure wish I could find a job where I was wrong 50% of…
As a career forester and near-daily observer of forest management plans and their physical application for more than 45 years, I have seen the results of both natural events and management’s p…
The Oregon Family Farm Association requested two bills be introduced into the 2017 Oregon Legislative session that could have saved NORPAC farmers tens of millions of dollars. Unfortunately, S…
Cases of COVID-19 are surging locally and like many other businesses, the East Oregonian is constantly evaluating and assessing risk for our employees. We are keeping the risk as low as we can…
The decision by two groups to withdraw from the Northern Blues Forest Collaborative is extremely unfortunate. It is imperative that stakeholders with all perspectives work together to address …
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we live. From grocery shopping to attending school or a medical appointment, we now regularly connect in ways that just months ago were rarely imagined. W…
When I started writing this column over 30 years ago, I had an eye on a regular feature that had been in the Chieftain when I arrived in the county in July of 1971, Ben Weathers’ “Fifty Years …
We have it good here — until we don’t. That’s the problem with a stealthy virus that has many asymptomatic carriers and a several week delay before the full outcome of today’s situation is act…
A friend from Wallowa County got sick in March with stomach pains, cough, headache and muscle aches, followed by shortness of breath for three additional months. He did not seek medical care b…
You might not have ever heard of the Independent-Enterprise, but it was once a weekly newspaper that filled a unique place in Payette County, Idaho.
Finally, Black Lives Matter gains traction. Showing videos and telling stories that bring attention to the large numbers of deaths by police and the cases and deaths by COVID-19 among African …
I have written a few introductory columns during my 20-year career (man, has it been that long?) in the newspaper business.
In 2016, Tobias Read was elected Oregon state treasurer. In that time, Oregonians have seen significant issues financially impact Oregon including PERS changes, a corporate activity tax, a pro…
On Tuesday, June 23, our organizations made the difficult decision to withdraw from the Northern Blues Forest Collaborative. As founding members of Northeast Oregon’s forest collaboratives, ou…
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Outraged demonstrators on our streets are pushing elected officials at all levels to consider a host of criminal justice reforms — a ban on tear gas, mandatory use of body cameras and a full r…
Up until now, the dominant rationale for wearing face masks was to stop yourself from spreading COVID-19 to others.
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On April 2nd, 2020, New York City issued a public statement encouraging its citizens to report social distancing violations to the city police. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, many state…
Oregon state government hasn’t suffered the economic devastation that has plagued private sector businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, but the state’s budget is hardly immune to the effe…
Each year during National Hospital Week, communities across America come together to celebrate the workers and institutions that dedicate themselves to maintaining public health. This year, we…
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Friday morning there will be unshed tears… As a group of people gaze across the local cemeteries upon the rows and rows of flags. These flags placed by volunteers and vets mark the last restin…
Oregon is the poster child for states with low incidence of COVID-19 sickness and death, and Wallowa County — and much of Eastern Oregon — has seen little or none of it. Therefore, some say, i…
When I was a kid growing up in Enterprise in the 1950s and 60s, it was a much different place than now. All the storefronts were occupied and believe it not, sometimes it was hard to find park…
Science poorly conducted or poorly reported is counter to the public interest.(JAMA, April 24, 2020).
It doesn’t take long to encounter the sorts of people that can easily be recognized as “victims of life’s circumstances”. A short time spent reading the newspaper, talking with a bitter neighb…
I have fished for trout for many years. I have learned that there are some predictors that seem to be associated with success. There are certain months of the year when I am more successful, a…
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Following up on last week’s piece, the aim of this final piece is to put COVID-19 into historical context, describe what lies ahead, and comment on readiness.
The sky above Joseph is quiet and clear—I can’t remember the last time I looked up to hear the sound of a jet engine and see a contrail. The streets are silent. I walk the dog and ride my bike…
As I was nearing the conclusion of my first legislative session in May of 2013, someone asked me what my plans were for the interim. That caused me to pause. I had never even thought about it,…
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Dear Governor Brown:
The aim of this article is to provide some context for a better understanding of COVID-19 while avoiding topics best left to medical and health professionals. Hop on board and we’ll travel in …
Madness! Madness in the grocery stores. I spent some time in San Diego with my 92-year-old brother and my grocery store experience there was shocking. The hoarding and panic manifested itself …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has suddenly and drastically impacted most aspects of our daily lives, even here in Wallowa County. As much as we might want to cut ourselves off from the rest of the wor…
As the map of coronavirus’s march fills in Europe and North America, creeps towards South America, and picks up island nations, the mind looks for ways to relate it to something we already kno…
Being in a food industry myself, I probably see and read many more articles on food products than most of those living in urban areas reading city newspapers. After reading the article in The …
Eat vegetables, exercise often and sleep well. If our bodies are complex machines, then these goals have served as the foundations of the owner’s manual for decades. Yet, as we continue to lea…
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Because my family didn’t have television on the farm for most of my growing up years, it was a special treat to watch TV when I would stay with my grandparents in Walla Walla, Wash., during th…
The “we know what’s best for you” elitist attitude of the Democrat supermajority in Salem has grown even more prevalent since the 2019 session when I helped lead the Senate walkout over cap an…
Dear Governor Inslee: