End non-medical exemption to vaccines
Vaccinology is a hard science, a medical miracle that has all but eradicated a host of nasty infectious diseases thanks … Read more
Vaccinology is a hard science, a medical miracle that has all but eradicated a host of nasty infectious diseases thanks … Read more
You know a member of Congress has gotten a tad too ambitious when a spokesman … Read more
It’s reasonable for Baker County commissioners to strive to ensure the public can drive on … Read more
January was a poor month for Baker City and Baker County government when it comes … Read more
Editor's Note: After the Jan. 25, 2019, issue went to press, President Donald Trump announced … Read more
Do you believe that the federal government holds a monopoly on information about how to … Read more
The incident at the Baker City Airport Tuesday had some of the elements ommon to … Read more
The Baker City Council violated Oregon’s Public Meetings Law Tuesday night when it elected a … Read more
Val Hoyle was sworn in Monday as Oregon’s Labor Commissioner, and she has an immediate … Read more
The difference between life and death can be a loop of metal cord connected to … Read more
Christmas is nigh and I’m hoping that snowflakes will be falling this evening, gracing every … Read more
Chinook salmon and steelhead might return to a part of Baker County where the anadromous … Read more
The Baker City Council has one vacancy to fill on its seven-member roster, but the … Read more
Two years ago today, we commemorated the 75th anniversary of one of America’s milestone events … Read more
The bacillus-like effect that Donald Trump has had on American political commentary is so pernicious … Read more
The Baker School Board and school district officials plan to spend a lot of time … Read more
So much for the idea that the Oregon Legislature could spur improvements in the state’s … Read more
The Trump administration, in defending its decision to revoke CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s pass to … Read more
Last week wasn’t a good week for Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, but the political problems … Read more
Even before he was elected, we tired of Donald Trump’s sophomoric verbal jabs at the … Read more
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is hardly the first politician to take up the challenge of … Read more
Reservoirs in and around Baker County have shrunken to comparative puddles, mute evidence to the … Read more
Statistically speaking, that a cougar killed Portland hiker Diana Bober in the Mount Hood National … Read more
Several weeks ago we had good reason to believe that Greg Walden, our 10-term congressman, … Read more
We agree with the Baker City Council’s recent decision to not appoint someone to replace … Read more
We think Oregon voters should repeal the state’s 31-year-old “sanctuary” statute by approving Ballot Measure … Read more
The common metaphor to describe an unnecessarily aggressive approach — using a sledgehammer to drive … Read more
We understand that some people will complain about the price of tickets to any sort … Read more
As befits the importance of teaching as a profession, Oregon has a public commission that … Read more
The Baker School Board has made official what for months has seemed all but assured … Read more
The pay isn’t much but the sense of civic accomplishment can be great indeed. We’re … Read more
Miners Jubilee weekend offered a brief, and relatively minor, respite to the heatwave that descended … Read more
Almost a year and a half into Donald Trump’s presidency, we’ve long since become accustomed … Read more
The best time to reduce the risk of a big wildfire in Baker City’s watershed … Read more
Baker City Councilor James Clinton Thomas isn’t scheduled to appear in Baker County Circuit Court … Read more