The new year has begun with melancholy, as our country sees the pandemic reach new heights. Meanwhile our crises of climate, democracy, and inequality seem more entrenched than ever.
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To the editor:
The new year has begun with melancholy, as our country sees the pandemic reach new heights. Meanwhile our crises of climate, democracy, and inequality seem more entrenched than ever.
Oregon’s latest “Annual report of statewide internal audit activities” might be a perfect sleep aid. But that annual report is a really good idea.
The courts are full of cases in which one party agrees to do something in return for money or other assets and, for one reason or the other, welches on the deal.
Outside the wind howled, the evening blustery and dark — perfect for a hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) celebration.
Pushing his plate away after supper, my husband yawned and sing-songed:
To the editor:
To the editor:
No one was happy when the John Day City Council decided to suspend the operations of the city’s police force in mid-October. But we have watched with growing dismay as the weeks have passed wi…
Nearly a year after Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment began, results point to fewer arrests but little interest in addiction services.
My DNA test results showed WHAT?”
Editor’s note: The following editorial, written by Francis P. Church, first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897. It was an immediate sensation and became one of the most famous editorials eve…
Like many of you, I wrote my legislators, testified, and fought against the cap and trade proposals in front of the Oregon Legislature in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Last Wednesday, on one of the most frigid days of this winter so far, a big yellow school bus rolled up to the Valley View Assisted Living Center in John Day and disgorged a passel of kinderga…
During the first wave of the pandemic in April 2020, my boyfriend asked, not unkindly, if I’ve ever been diagnosed with anything besides generalized anxiety disorder.
To the editor:
In life there is no position greater than that of raising a child. The duties set forth in this position are of great gravity. Our actions will forever be remembered as the path these children…
Oregon is losing an able and hardworking advocate in Congress with the impending retirement of Peter DeFazio.
We’re the family who skips pumpkin spice and goes straight to peppermint cocoa. We carved pumpkins while listening to Frank Sinatra sing “Jingle Bells.” We brainstormed Christmas gifts while w…
To the editor:
“There’s nothing wild and scenic about a dam.” That quote from former Rep. Greg Walden, a Republican from Hood River, was one of our favorites.
Seed and plant catalogs pour from the mailbox extolling the virtues of succulent vegetables, exotic flowers, ornamental trees, and flavor-packed fruits.
"Drink your milk." That's an admonition every smart mother has given her children.
To the editor:
To the Editor:
To the editor:
Inside this week’s Blue Mountain Eagle, you’ll find a short story about the return of Christmas on the Prairie, a Prairie City tradition that kicks off the holiday season in small town, all-Am…
My motto is “Never save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion.” Live it. Enjoy it. Don’t keep one eye on yesterday and the other eye on tomorrow — or you’ll spen…
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus now has its first doctoral program. It has a beautiful campus — reclaiming a mining pit. It’s student population is growing when other colleges across t…
7. That’s a low number out of 1,491. It’s less than 1%. 1,491 is the number of people cited for Class E Violations through Oct. 31 under the new Oregon penalties that decriminalized most unlaw…
To the editor:
Let’s take a moment to show some appreciation for Grant County’s high school athletes, who just wrapped up fall sports. Both Grant Union and Prairie City sent teams to the postseason, and whil…
The holiday turkey carcass triggered the trouble.
