EDITORIAL: Letting fires do the work
Lightning, for all its faults, works cheap. The federal government didn’t need to delve into the Treasury to ignite the … Read more
EDITORIAL: Guns and mental health
The guns are the easier part. Not easy. Easier. There’s nothing remotely easy in the … Read more
EDITORIAL: A few fouling the forest
The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is bigger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined, but even with … Read more
EDITORIAL: Public records loophole
A Clackamas County judge has opened a gaping loophole in Oregon’s Public Records Law, and … Read more
EDITORIAL: Sweet deal for state workers
Did your income stagnate, or rise only slightly, in the years after the major recession … Read more
EDITORIAL: Baker’s summer bounty
First the bicyclists pedaled through. They were followed by fireworks and bronc riders and barrel … Read more
EDITORIAL: Ambulance concerns
Baker County Commissioners have an obligation to try to ensure their constituents who live outside … Read more
EDITORIAL: Fast work on motel problems
We don’t know the person’s name, but he or she deserves a hearty thank you. … Read more
EDITORIAL: GOP is in the right
If ever you lamented the occasional lawmaking logjams that the two-party system helps to pile … Read more
EDITORIAL: A victory for our free speech rights
Brian Addison has settled his lawsuit against Baker City and former Police Chief Wyn Lohner, … Read more
EDITORIAL: Public records law’s major flaw
A major flaw in Oregon’s Public Records Law is that it allows public agencies to … Read more
EDITORIAL: Symbolism in Salem
It’s difficult to conceive of a piece of legislation richer in symbolism over substance than … Read more
EDITORIAL: Case not made for athletic director
Baker School District Superintendent Mark Witty has failed to make a convincing case for the … Read more
EDITORIAL: Fire, and the fragility of history
How quickly 129 years of history can be all but erased. In the case of … Read more
EDITORIAL: Misusing tax kicker
Getting “the most bang for your buck” is among the most common of clichés, yet … Read more
EDITORIAL: Softening the blow from the carbon bill
There are plenty of symbolic ways to describe Republican State Sen. Cliff Bentz’s campaign to … Read more
Letter to the Editor for May 17, 2019
Legislature shouldn’t censor citizens’ comments The editorial in the Monday, May 13 edition of the … Read more
GOP makes a bad deal
Republicans in the Oregon Senate gained something from their weeklong walkout that ended Monday when … Read more
When Salem’s right not to listen
Oregon legislators, when they’re considering a bill, have an obligation to listen to supporters and … Read more
Hunter doesn’t get a fair shot
Turns out that legally killing “exotic” animals in Africa — exotic only from an America-centric … Read more
Lawsuit to be settled
A lawsuit filed in 2015 by a former journalist against Baker City and its police … Read more
Saving a treasure of Baker’s history
The boxes that hold a significant part of Baker County’s and Baker City’s history have … Read more
Mueller report: Worth reading regardless of political spin
We have, it seems, reached the grim point in American partisan political history where a … Read more
Sensible ideas on schools
The Baker School Board and district officials recognize the reality — district voters won’t approve … Read more
Highest standards for youth coaches
With the benefit of hindsight, the Baker School District’s decision to retain Warren Wilson as … Read more
Letters to the Editor for April 3, 2019
Herald should use caution in selecting outside materials I am responding to the editorial “Trump … Read more
Voters should decide on executions
Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber didn’t always respect voters’ opinions regarding the imposition of the … Read more
Students make us all proud
What a winter it was for Baker High School students. State records were broken. Trophies … Read more
Let’s keep the lead in contest for playground
Baker City is in a three-way race, and about halfway through we’re pretty far out … Read more
When a tax cut is tax ‘entrapment’
Politics is a strange endeavor, and rarely has it been stranger than during the era … Read more
Speak up on carbon limits bill
Global climate change is a real problem, and a serious problem, but Oregonians can’t solve … Read more
End non-medical exemption to vaccines
Vaccinology is a hard science, a medical miracle that has all but eradicated a host … Read more
Ambition vs. reality
You know a member of Congress has gotten a tad too ambitious when a spokesman … Read more
Be cautious, Baker County
It’s reasonable for Baker County commissioners to strive to ensure the public can drive on … Read more
Public meetings problems
January was a poor month for Baker City and Baker County government when it comes … Read more
