Letters To Editor

There are peaceful protests by people protesting social inequality and/or police brutality. Unfortunately, there are those few who take advantage of these demonstrations to instigate riots, lo…

Thank you, Mike Hansen, for your beautiful tribute to Bob Jackson. Reading your tribute evoked my own memories of Bob and I was lifted up by your touching words.

I was not asked nor paid to write this. I was brought up in a small North Dakota town where my father owned a weekly newspaper. When I was 7, my “family chores” consisted of working in the new…

The first time I met Bob Jackson was in the Cabbage Patch on Skookum Creek. During our walk, Bob measured several huge pine and fir trees, always with that impeccable grin as he wielded his st…

This is in reply to two letters criticizing my statement that racial discrimination still exists everywhere, including Wallowa County. It is well worth remembering that two of the most violent…

I was disappointed by the timber industry's cynical but predictable response to the decision by local conservationists to leave Northeast Oregon's dysfunctional forest "collaborative." Wrapped…

George W. Bush inherited an economy with a gross domestic product growth of 3.8%. He led us into two unpaid wars, the first in 2001 in Afghanistan and the second in Iraq. The cost of these is …

One of our community's forestry legends has recently passed away. I was not able to attend his services, but this is what I would like to have said.

I’m writing to voice my disgust with the Chieftain's lack of balance and taste in its comic section. It seems the Chieftain has a bad case of "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and is posting annoyi…

On rejecting white guilt:

I read with interest the story (printed in the Chieftain's July 8, 2020, issue) in Out of the Past, 100 years ago, July 8, 1920, about the shooting the day before of 15-year-old Thelma Caudle …

In response to Roger Hockett letter ("Peaceful protesters are to be admired," July 1), there were bigots in the "old" days and will be forever where there is hate or misunderstanding, but it i…

One year ago on July 1, 2019, I received an email from Chris Rush of the EO Media Group. He was responding to my letter complaining about the rapid turnover of editors of the Wallowa County Ch…

What a change a day makes. I went into Safeway a day before the recent state order to wear masks in stores, and only about 10% of shoppers wore one. I went in a day later and everyone was. It …

With the election fast approaching, it seems appropriate to review the last 3½. This letter deals with immigration and the George W. Bush Institute of Spring 2016 by Pia Orrenius (excerpts) pr…

An open letter to Commissioner Susan Roberts:

It seems that President Trump is trying to “pass the buck” by saying that he was not briefed about Putin’s bounty for killing American troops.

On a recent camping trip to the Wallowas, our family of five encountered a series of small catastrophes that included two flat tires and a sudden and unexplained medical problem in our beloved dog.

With regards to racism in the county, I would like to convey a few racist experiences from my own background growing up in Wallowa County.

County commissioners from seven Central and Eastern Oregon counties, including two from Wallowa County, met to gripe about being discriminated against in how the state is implementing COVID-19…

I wish people would be respectful and kind. On a recent Sunday morning, I, 67 years old, went to Safeway in Enterprise. There were more customers than the previous week and only about half wer…

In recent weeks, the community has mourned the passing of Doug Trice followed by widespread protests over systemic racism in our country. We live in Bend now but spent the 1960s and ’70s growi…

First, I would like to say “Thanks!” to County Commissioner Susan Roberts. After they cancelled the fly over on Friday, she called Portland and expressed how disappointed we were.

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Many thanks to the editor for the recent article about my new business, Wallowa Valley Cleaning Products. We hope to make Wallowa County proud.

Dear Editor and Community Members,

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My father died a short time ago at Wallowa Valley Senior Living in the assisted living area. We had just recently celebrated his 97th birthday.

To the editor: I am writing about the piece in the paper about the Raven Foods cheese plant. it was not built in 1959 and 60. my father worked there in early 1950s.His name was August "Augie" …

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The article about the County Commissioners taking steps to open the County to prepare for tourist season left me gobsmacked. Tourist season? Are you kidding? Sure, some people will be travelin…

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Joel Fish is an experienced leader and manager. I sat on the committee that hired Joel as Chief of the Enterprise Police Department (EPD) and was impressed by his experience, preparation and k…

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I grew up in Wallowa County, a direct descendant of James Haun, a Wallowa County pioneer. Since graduating from Wallowa High School, I have spent many years in more liberal areas of Oregon. An…

Steve Rogers has been our neighbor for over two years, and in that time we’ve grown to love the man as a close friend and as our sheriff. The former, because of his colorful, straight-forward …

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Dear Citizens of Wallowa County,

To the Editor

With 30+ years of diverse law enforcement experience, a staunch supporter of the 2nd amendment right to keep and bear arms, and an outstanding reputation for taking charge of, and resolving an…

Help! Ouch!

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