Letters

Pendleton residents can’t help but notice the heavy equipment and workers busy tackling the long-overdue repair work to our crumbling city streets and the leaking water/sewer lines that have a…

In the past, for safety reasons, the government has passed laws to protect people. Protests were made, but now these laws have become a part of every day life. Wearing seat belts, motorcycle h…

In my opinion, the board of trustees of our Umatilla Confederated Tribes made a serious mistake in criminalizing noncompliance of tribal pandemic social gathering guidelines.

I am writing to express my disappointment in the Umatilla County commissioners' recent order in support of police.

The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners recently issued an order in support of law enforcement in Umatilla County. Commendable, as we all know that law enforcement is a difficult, often tha…

White supremacy is unconscionable, and that is what compels me to protest. It’s an ugly term that brings about strong emotions and may have different meanings for people. Our heritage includes…

I am responding to the county commissioners and their response to the BLM movement. I am Kara. I'm one of your local public defenders. I have been for the last 16 years.

My husband and I are about to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We hoped to spend a few days in the mountains to celebrate and had reservations in Wallowa. We were traveling from Colorado, and e…

In their recent letter supporting the local police forces in Umatilla County, the commissioners completely missed the point of the peaceful protests in Pendleton and Hermiston. While condemnin…

Umatilla County commissioners are demonstrating a real lack of understanding and knowledge in regard to the serious issues currently facing our country. The comments from the commissioners in …

The order by Umatilla County's board of commissioners reflects a lack of understanding with regard to the movement underway in the United States, and appears tone deaf to the purpose of local …

Since the horrific police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, there has been a growing movement to "defund the police." I have been puzzled by this, trying to understand why so many people…

Wow, whether by serendipity or by intent, two articles printed exactly opposite each other, face to face, in the June 13-14 East Oregonian, on pages 
A4 and A5, by Stuart Dick and Ryan M. Lync…

As Oregon plans for future reopening phases, we are reminded that many families continue to struggle with unemployment, layoffs, school closures, and financial hardships caused by COVID-19.

Pendleton residents were taken aback with city hall’s announcement that our aquatic center would not open this summer, and they want to know why. After all, the funding is right there in the n…

In response to Bill Aney’s June 4 column, "This land is our land: Hard truths for hunters about lead," Oregon’s hunters and conservationists know the truth isn’t hard. Traditional ammunition u…

Even under Phase 2 regulations, local businesses still need our help.  If you’re like me, you and your family went out of your way to buy takeout during Phase 1. Recently, I’ve found myself no…

I suppose that you got the same letter that I did, celebrating the COVID-19 aid package? Yes, it was needed and welcome, but since when has any notice from the IRS come with the White House as…

So, Black Lives Matter. Maybe the rioters can tell that to the widow of the black retired police captain who was killed protecting a friend's business. How much is it worth to the "Demoncrats"…

She’s a doctor in psychology, business woman, senior lecturer and lifelong member of the Libertarian Party. Jo Jorgensen was recently nominated as the Libertarian Party’s candidate in this yea…

It was the Black Robed Preachers that led the “minutemen" to meet the British at Lexington and Concord. The “redcoats" demanded, “In the name King George, throw down your arms.” The patriot pr…

In an era when there has been profound erosion in the number of local newspapers, we are fortunate indeed to have the independent, family owned EO Media Group covering much of eastern and othe…

On June 6, protesters walked the streets of Pendleton yelling and ending up at City Hall. They continued to yell and chant. They did not practice social distancing.

Trump is not content with simply causing American deaths through incompetent and insane coronavirus responses. Now, with his reelection chances dwindling rapidly as he tanks the economy, Trump…

Have we ever had a President who was more out of touch with the majority of the people of this country than Donald Trump?

I have written countless letters in the past 3-1/2 years complaining about President Trump, yet never hit the “send” button to deliver them to the newspaper. After last night’s (Monday, June 1…

I was pleased to see such a great, diverse crowd of people at the protest on Monday, June 1. Kudos to the organizers for taking the duty upon themselves to quickly plan and execute this gestur…

After watching videos of our president storm-troop his way into a church courtyard for a photo op in the midst of protests following the murder of George Floyd by people sworn to protect life,…

Thank you, Kathy Aney.

I am totally disgusted with the "jacks and jennies" who are rioting and creating anarchy under the disguise of protesting. All I have seen is their desire to commit all the destruction that th…

A few years ago, as an Uber driver, I gave a ride to a man and his children who were competing in a wrestling tournament in Portland. I asked where they were from and he said Nyssa. The man th…

On a recent stroll along the Pendleton River Walkway, we were nearly hit by an individual riding an electric bicycle traveling nearly 20 mph. I queried city hall on the issue of electric bicyc…

If you are considering voting for Donald Trump for the Nov. 3, 2020, election, you may want to reconsider. I understand that some of us are more conservative and support the Republican ideolog…

On the road between Interstate 84 Exit 193 and Echo, there is a house on 
the old Bottger place with a sad, sagging roof that pleads to
 be picturesque.

What would Jesus do? Save a sick person or not bother saving one person over giving a sermon on a hill? That's an easy answer. And you don't have to think hard on the question. Wait, he didn't…

With stay-at-home restrictions relaxing, please help protect Umatilla County’s health and economy from COVID-19 by continuing physical distancing and wearing a mask in public.

I was gonna just let it go. I would turn the other cheek. Daily, it would pop into my head. I would do my best to ignore it. Alas, I couldn’t take it. It was not going away and my only remedy …

Why are we getting an outside company (Dutch Bros.) at the new Round-Up retail and office space?
 Round-Up has been supported by the community for a hundred-plus years. In turn, Round-Up has b…

I heard Gov. Kate Brown is in hot water because of her stay-home restrictions. She is attempting to follow federal guidelines to keep her state and country safe. The more the general public fi…

I received an urgent message from my sister on April 15, 2020, that our cousin's adult grandson, Caleb, was missing. Caleb had graduated from a Salem high school in 2019 and had started an app…

President Trump is an odd person and extremely egocentric. I’ll grant to anyone that he has those characteristics. But calling him a sociopath projects incivility that is unwarranted and adds …

Relying on loans intended to eliminate blight and increase the tax base within the Urban Renewal District (URD), members of the Pendleton Development Commission (the city council), have electe…

A few times over the past few years, I have asked both politicians and candidates running for office what affordable housing meant to them. All of them pretty much said the same thing, just wo…

As Pendleton city staff and council discuss and take action on addressing the shortage and quality of rent affordable housing in Pendleton, may I suggest they take a close look — following soc…

How is attending a drinking party, getting drunk and ending up killing someone in an accident different from going to a COVID-19 party, getting the disease and exposing someone who subsequently dies?

Watching my family and friends suffer from cancer, I know a cancer diagnosis is scary. Battling cancer during a global pandemic is a nightmare. Many cancer patients have compromised immune sys…

At a recent Pendleton City Council meeting, councilors were preparing for a vote to make a smoking ban in city parks permanent. The discussion was dominated by Councilors Marks and Innes, both…

A recent guest columnist from Prineville opined against the assault on our liberties, how COVID-19 is no worse than seasonal flu, that subjecting rural Oregon to the same lockdowns as denser p…

It was with a very heavy heart that I read the last column by longtime East Oregonian/Hermiston Herald reporter Tammy Malgesini ("Community editor bids farewell," Thursday, April 30). While I …

Maybe we can start reopening some businesses in our county. But common sense is needed and not just self-indulgence for the sake of it.

Due to the emergency and current danger we face with the outbreak and ongoing national coronavirus crisis with concerns of potential community transfer of the COVID-19, I submit my genuine con…

I am the resident at the corner of Airport and Ott roads. I am taking an exception to the comment by Commissioner Bill Elfering in the East Oregonian (“Disputed land,” Saturday, April 25).