The pandemic has wrought such havoc on society that it’s hardly unreasonable to wonder whether life will ever seem quite the same, at least for those who have lived through it and were old enough to form memories from this strangest of years.
Nothing delights politicians more than the chance to rub someone’s nose — figuratively, of course — in a steaming, aromatic pile of hypocrisy.
With deer in Baker City, the pros outweigh the cons
The newest addition to Geiser-Pollman Park has brought kids to Baker City’s biggest park who in the past weren’t able to play there.
The terms “coronavirus pandemic” and “good news” have not often collided recently in a single sentence. But the latter is appropriate for describing the former regarding the current situation …
I have been breathing, more or less constantly, for almost exactly half a century now, but respiratory prowess aside I can’t seem to think of this pending milestone as especially meaningful.
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I have been breathing, more or less constantly, for almost exactly half a century now, but respiratory prowess aside I can’t seem to think of this pending milestone as especially meaningful.
States, not the feds, decide on education
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, in a recent interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation,” used perhaps the most apt and succinct term to describe the wildfires that have devastated parts of western and south…
Democrats well-represented in slavery, segregation
I’ve written dozens of stories over the years about wildfires but until one moment, just before dawn on a recent morning, the topic seemed to me professional rather than personal.
On the worst day imaginable to be reckless with fire, at least two people were.
The scenario sounds farcical, more like a skit on “Saturday Night Live” than reality.
The White House and slavery
Presidential candidates always exaggerate the importance of the coming election.
We’ve been waiting for vaccines.
Flames destroy but they do not educate.
Town-dwelling deer running amok in Baker City
I probably wouldn’t have detoured from the trail except that my son, Max, insisted.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Baker County Sheriff Travis Ash and other administrators at the County Jail to make difficult decisions since March.
The soul of American democracy is at stake
Convincing Baker City residents to run for a seat on the City Council has sometimes proved a major challenge.
The North Powder FFA would like to publicly thank those involved in organizing and volunteering for the 2020 Baker Livestock Show. The fair board and livestock auction committee were able to f…
Coronavirus is a frightening disease.
It’s hard to imagine a better way to encourage people to stay 6 feet apart than to offer them $500 checks on a first-come, first-served basis.
The wind turned up brisk out of the northwest the other evening, bringing to my nostrils the fresh scent of peppermint and to my brain the confirmation that this strangest of summers is indeed…
Oregon education and health officials, in setting limits by which schools can resume in-person rather than online classes, this week wisely recognized that the coronavirus pandemic has had dis…
Contact tracing — until this year a process familiar mainly to epidemiologists — is elegant in its simplicity.
I spent a goodly portion of my lunch hour the other day searching in vain for a sheet of plastic.
The Baker School Board made a disappointing decision Thursday.
The East-West Shrine All-Star Football Game has featured plenty of memorable football plays since the game moved to Baker City in 1973.
A tale of two recent letters to the editor
Banding together to stop B2H
Baker City has money to spend and a deadline for spending it.
Maybe ‘Move Oregon’s Border’ should just move
Facebook has much to answer for in making it simple to sow the rhetorical poison that has made so much public discourse so unpalatable.
Editor’s column misplaced blame
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has given the Baker School District a series of tests to pass before the district can resume limited in-person classes for students starting Sept. 8, a plan the district…
An alternative to the B2H power transmission line
The protesters who gather nightly in downtown Portland should start carrying fire extinguishers as well as signs. The vast majority of the protesters, based on a review of videos, are not igni…
There are quite a few ways to get yourself killed in a national park.
The Baker School District is preparing to welcome students to classrooms, most likely on Sept. 8, for the first time since schools were closed in March due to the pandemic.
America has claimed land by right of conquest
Baker County is on Oregon’s COVID-19 “watch list.” This designation, which county officials announced Wednesday, sounds troubling. But the statistics show that Baker County’s situation is one …
By wearing a face mask when we can’t keep our distance from other people, so as to deprive them of whatever deleterious particles we might be expelling with each breath, we can save lives.
The Baker City Council is wise to try to make it easier for residents to file as candidates for the Nov. 3 general election, during which six of the seven seats on the Council will be open.
Wearing a mask is a matter of science, not politics
Football, it scarcely needs to be said, is not war.
Founding Fathers had flaws, but look what they left us
We have been inundated with numbers since the coronavirus pandemic started.
The United States of America will turn 244 in a couple of days, which is quite old for a dog but is something closer to middle age for a nation.
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Face masks and shields are not a panacea to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Baker School District’s plan for classes when the district’s 1,700 or so students return in late August is not ideal.
The summer when I was 15 I crossed the Berlin Wall, hiked in the Alps and was subjected to a modest dose of radioactivity of which I was not aware.
What would the gun-toters do if there were rioters?