The Port of Morrow is the county’s greatest business asset, generating over $3 billion in business every year, making the Port the second largest in Oregon. Larry Lindsay, whom many credit as the visionary father of the Port and the commissioner that brought Gary Neal, who Lindsay called “th…
On Thursday, water from McKay Reservoir was discharged at a rate that was barely contained by McKay Creek inside the Pendleton city limits. When the Bureau of Reclamation announced it was goin…
I am a senior at Weston-McEwen High School. I read your article “How to Fight Suicide,” written by David Brooks. I appreciate your willingness to educate others about how to help those who a…
By now just about everybody agrees the streets of Pendleton are worn out and breaking apart. The cause of such wear and tear is obviously due to the vehicles we all drive on these streets da…
According to the city officials, that 13 cent gas tax won't solve our street problems in itself. The public works director, Bob Patterson, who previously suggested streets be reclassified as …
I couldn't decide who to root for in the NCAA ladies finals April 7. Baylor had beaten my Ducks, but Notre Dame was very good too. Then I read the statement made by Notre Dame coach Muffet M…
Debbie Radie is currently in the running for Morrow County Port Commissioner. She has the ability, desire and leadership skills to fill the position with excellence.
The mayor stated that the number one concern of the residents was street repair. Why, then, is the city borrowing millions of dollars for the airport again? So far the return on the investment…
I have had it with the antics of the loonies that are pushing anti-gun legislation that, taken in toto, are directed to restrict usage of firearms to the point of law-abiding citizens not bein…
I listen to politicians, experts, and the general public speak pro and con about government expenditures. It seems their arguments are more lively when the amounts being considered are in numb…
I’m a fan of the U.S. Postal Service. Even during all that endless ice of February, our faithful letter carrier showed up at our mailbox.
I am endorsing Debbie Radie for the Port of Morrow commissioner position in the upcoming election.
Seldom are we given the opportunity to elect someone who is so perfectly suited for the position for which they are running. We have been blessed in this election cycle with such an opportunit…
With the notice of increasing the water and sewer rates for what seem to be very worthwhile causes, has anyone asked some questions about this? Such as, is any of the increased funding going t…
I would like to encourage all conscientious citizens in the greater Hermiston area to make plans to attend a viewing of the movie "Unplanned." We are fortunate that Destiny Theaters of Hermist…
As a black woman who is also over the age of 50, it breaks my heart when we receive calls from AARP members who cannot find jobs or even get an interview in a labor market that is screaming fo…
This May the Stanfield School District will be asking voters to pass a new school bond. The new bond proposal for $18 million will focus on safety, efficiency, and expanding classrooms. The pr…
A Christian life is to be a life like no other. Because of this we must understand the gospel truth requires telling the whole story. In doing this we are to stop thinking like immature children.
Is the proposed 13 cent gas tax a trial balloon? If it is, from the looks of the respondents on the internet, the public says a resounding no.
I would like to thank the East Oregonian for the well-written article on the city of Pendleton’s attempt to tackle the issue of repairing their roads. The article laid out the facts: our road …
Just received my monthly Hermiston city bill and I had a $33.28 increase in the month I probably use less water than any other time of the year. My sewer charge has doubled also. But they incl…
Greg Smith and Bill Hansell are undecided about a proposed law to ban all nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations. Smith cites parental rights as a reason to oppose the ban.
Unsatisfied with simply having an Arbor Day tree giveaway program and accompanying celebration, and the fact that we now have the Pendleton Round-Up, Bike Week, and the Whisky Fest drawing th…
After some of his better stunts, I did not believe The Donald could demean himself, and the office of the President of the United States, any lower than he already has. However, I was wrong —…
Regarding the March 19 column, “Playing the Blame Game,” I’d like to offer an alternative to the word “blame”: responsibility. While it doesn’t lend itself as well to catchy headlines, it’s an…
In an unexpected development, the U.S. Forest Service announced on March 14 that it had withdrawn the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision. The objections by Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project…
A century ago, any brazen leaders who had the audacity to raise fees a whopping 50 percent would have been tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail. So imagine our shock when we opened…
A recent letter to the Baha’is of the World from the Universal House of Justice in the Holy Land speaks of the pivotal principle necessary for the unification of the human race and universal, …
As Pendleton’s mayor recently put it, running the city is very expensive and costs just keep going up. Besides the required costs for public safety (police and fire protection), and maintenanc…
There are a few of us who were around when Republican Tom McCall was governor of Oregon. You will remember he was instrumental in the passage of the bottle bill and other important Oregon laws.
With the ground cover that has lasted for a couple of weeks and forecast to remain for a while longer, residents of our area might consider providing feed for our furred and feathered friends.
Idaho Power’s application for a site certificate documents their intent to take private forest lands in Union and Umatilla counties.
HB 2020, Oregon’s proposed carbon bill, known as “Cap and Trade,” raises significant concerns regarding the direct and indirect impact of the bill on members of Oregon’s agricultural industrie…
The Donald failed to obtain the $5.7 billion he demanded from Congress to build his pet wall on the southern border. So now he has resorted to his usual slick moves with the Constitution and o…
It was disheartening to read the news release in Tuesday night’s East Oregonian from the Round Up Republican Women’s organization. In it, college-bound students from the region were invited to…
A few comments and questions on lowering the voting age to 16: Why, what an excellent idea. The very thing we need is to enfranchise tens of thousands more people who get much of their informa…
At Tuesday's Pendleton City Council meeting, councilors voted unanimously to approve a loan agreement between the city and the state of Oregon for $2.6M to build another 18,000-square-foot han…
The liberal socialist-controlled press uses doctored and/or malicious falsehoods to advance their global anti-American agenda. Need evidence?
It's National FFA week, and the Pendleton FFA Alumni & Friends Association invites you to celebrate with us by wearing blue on Friday, Feb. 22!
Oregonians should be upset by the Jan. 31 ruling by the Oregon Supreme Court. The court unanimously voted to overturn Ballot Measure 57 of 2008 that was intended to increase the sentences for …
I'm not pleased about how the public was informed by the United States Forest Service / Umatilla National Forest about the Ellis logging project.
I have had very little contact with homeless people, like most residents in Pendleton. The last few months have opened my eyes. It is a problem in Pendleton and most of these homeless do not c…
In response to the article, "What's new in fishing in 2019?" I purchased my hunting and fishing license plus salmon and steelhead tags. My trip wasn't as satisfying as Luke Ovgard's. At my usu…
Are warming stations really acceptable? In this era of health care for all, subsidized housing and doctor- induced opioid addictions, is it humane for us to continue down this path of homeless…
Pendleton’s mayor and city council have spoken — “We need more funding for our streets” — and the city manager has offered a few suggestions. Selling the Vert Auditorium is an option, and elim…
Here we go again: A developer with big ideas and little pockets comes sobbing about the cherry-picked deal he was given the last time he begged. This particular developer, Mr. Jivanjee, thinks…
One hundred and fifty years ago, President Abraham Lincoln warned a nation on the edge of civil war, “A nation divided against itself can not stand.” Lincoln referenced Jesus in Matthew, who a…
Fueled by the variety of available sleeping accommodations both indoors and out, a seemingly endless supply of empty cans and bottles, and limited interference permitted from police by state a…
Not too long ago The Donald, on national television, assured democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, and the country, that he will take responsibility for a government shutdown, if…
We face a crisis in government. Our elected leaders are not doing the jobs they were elected to do. We have a tripod form of government for a reason (read the Federalist Papers). Our system wa…
I was very surprised to find, starting in the second paragraph of the Solidarity Walk story, information about the “alleged” misconduct of the students from Covington High School.
I would like to provide you with my concerns regarding the Ellis [Integrated Vegetation] Project [in the Umatilla National Forest].
A few great ideas were suggested at the Pendleton City Council workshop held on January 15 that would not place another tax on residents of Pendleton.
You people who are causing President Trump grief over his wall need to give him a break. In grade school he heard about this "strong leader" called Qin Shi Huang who had the great wall in Chin…
Central Oregon is to have its own symphony, Kathy Aney tells us in her story about Jay Bowerman and Chris Thomas. The two men have joined together to produce music about the Malheur National W…