I was 8 or 9 years old when my father bequeathed me the chore of getting the family firewood from the stack to the porch each night. Dad had been a timber feller for a long time until an accident nearly left him crippled. After almost two years of crutches, casts, braces, surgeries and physi…
The time has come to put aside our differences and work together toward common goals and a unified mission.
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I was 8 or 9 years old when my father bequeathed me the chore of getting the family firewood from the stack to the porch each night. Dad had been a timber feller for a long time until an accid…
Testing-Testing-Testing Why?
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Today we’d like you to draft a multimillion dollar wish list and send it off to your Oregon state senator and state representative.
During the War Between the States, our first units of special forces were formed. Founded by Col. Hiram Berdan, the First and Second U.S. Sharpshooters were assembled primarily for scout and s…
There is no doubt the restaurant industry has been particularly hard hit during the pandemic and as part of the American Recovery Plan, $28.5 billion dollars has been used to establish a “rest…
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Gretchen Bates, Melodi Molt and all members of the Harney County Republican Central Committee put on an educational and informative program last Saturday, dealing with our current political mess.
The state of Oregon’s plan to salvage the timber in a small part of the Santiam State Forest is a win-win both for the people who live and work there and for the people who own it — the taxpayers.
It is that time of year again when vipercated tongues flick from spade shaped heads and emerge from their dens in search of food and the warmth of the sun. Yep, it is rattlesnake season.
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A prodigious amount of U.S. farmland continues to be converted to other uses. The American Farmland Trust estimates that between 2001 and 2016 more than 11 million acres were taken out of ag p…
“You should join the gym with me!” she exclaimed excitedly. “Just think of the exercise you’d get! It would be so much fun!”
The Oregon Legislature is poised to approve yet another gun mandate, and while the battle lines over such issues are clearly drawn, the real lesson for voters is they must remain involved and …
Civilization has always had a fascination with over engineering. Sometimes complex is necessary, but simplex, due purely to having less parts, usually is a more enduring design as there are fe…
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The Citizen Review Board is Oregon’s statewide foster care review program that reviews the case plans of children and families involved in the child welfare system to determine if their placem…
Saving unnecessarily spent ammunition has always been a concern of mine, but especially now that the shelves are again bare for who can say how long. Sighting in new guns or double checking ou…
State Senate President Peter Courtney held a news conference before the 2021 legislative session to announce steps to keep the legislative process accessible to Oregonians.
In a group discussion, a question arose.
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I’m an unabashed Jack O’Connor fan. Over the course of his hunting career, he used many different cartridges and rifles in the hunting field. It’s no secret as anyone who read his books and co…
In crafting his plan for the removal of the dams on the lower Snake River, Rep. Mike Simpson has managed to forge consensus between farm, shipping and environmental interests on his idea. They…
Over the last several months we have witnessed history happening in our country that has not happened since the Civil War. It is United States history in the making. Now is a good time to refl…
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The .22 today is largely seen as a great plinker and small game round, and there is merit to saying so. It truly isn’t overly powerful compared to the ever widening lineup of cartridges availa…
In honor of National Ag Week, March 21-27, I’d like to share a few things I’ve learned while working for Oregon Farm Bureau since 2004.
On National Agriculture Day, we recognize the unique and irreplaceable value that farmers, ranchers, foresters, farmworkers, and other agricultural stewards have contributed to our Nation’s pa…
Rural Oregon is facing a difficult post-COVID economic recovery. The $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus relief package will undoubtedly help, but without addressing some long-standing barriers …
One harsh reality of the pandemic often goes unnoticed: the continued need for foster parents.
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