February 22, 2010 03:25 pm
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Students at Greenwood and Island City elementary schools will be learning more material faster in the near future, as fiber optic technology goes online. The Oregon Department of Education deserves a big thank you for making it possible.
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February 18, 2010 03:14 pm
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When Haiti was shaken by that terrible earthquake, a funny thing happened thousands of miles away in La Grande: kids set an example for adults.
It happened twice at least. In Island City, elementary school students conducted a coin drive that netted some $1,100 for Haiti relief. In La Grande, middle school youngsters raised more than $1,400 for the same urgent cause.
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February 17, 2010 03:10 pm
Being green these days is a badge of honor. Just ask Sen. Mark Hass,
D-Beaverton, who wants to ban single-use plastic bags from Oregon’s
checkout stands.
Hass lists at least four things that make plastic bags a pariah. They
contribute to litter, which anyone who has seen them piled up against
fences like plastic tumbleweeds will attest. The bags are also hard to
recycle, hurt marine life and are made from fossil fuels.
Hass’s bill is considered a long shot at the month-long legislative
session under way in Salem. But we think it’s time for consumers to
consider alternatives to plastic bags.
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February 16, 2010 03:14 pm
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With a childhood obesity epidemic looming, not to mention an adult population looking as a whole a little top-heavy, it’s a good thing that Union County schools are getting involved in “Farm to School.” The program is open to all Union County public schools. It can be incorporated into any school lunch or snack programs and summer school programs.
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February 11, 2010 03:01 pm
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The City of La Grande’s choices for how to solve its budget crunch aren’t getting any easier as the town halls have occurred and people have turned out to lobby for everything from the pool and library and parks to making sure the city protects its basic services like police and fire. Among the choices, though likely not a realistic one, is the possibility of a local option levy.
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February 09, 2010 03:05 pm
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The idea of the Union-Baker Education Service District merging into two other ESDs makes good sense. If the state Board of Education gives a proposal now being considered a thumb’s-up, Union County would merge into the Umatilla-Morrow ESD and Baker County would merge with the Malheur ESD. The consolidation would be complete by July 1, 2011.
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February 05, 2010 02:28 pm
What will you be known for? Will you leave a significant mark on the
world? One person can make a big difference, as a Union third grade
teacher proves.
The best legacies are self-perpetuating. Such is the case of the one
left by Union’s Judy Thomas, who taught at the elementary school for 30
years ending in 2001 and died in 2004. She believed all children should
know how to swim by third grade and left in a family trust money for
grade school swim lessons that are now providing Union third-graders
this opportunity.
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February 04, 2010 06:04 pm
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The governor has proposed, and many people are talking about, the need for the state to revamp its tax kicker program, which returns revenue in excess of what was budgeted to the taxpayers in the form of a rebate. In 2000, voters put the kicker into the state Constitution. Any changes proposed by the Legislature would need to be ratified by voters.
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February 03, 2010 03:02 pm
In a key, closely observed U.S. Senate race recently, Massachusetts voters chose Republican Scott Brown over Democrat Martha Coakley. People say the balance of power is shifting in Washington. If so, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise.
There’s been a lot of debate on whether the GOP victory was a referendum on health care reform, or on the economy. Probably it was something of both, though it is a little hard to understand voters choosing a Republican based on the economic question. Our economy went to hell under a Republican administration, and is showing some signs of recovery under a Democratic one.
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February 02, 2010 03:20 pm
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Union has a lot going for it: low crime rate, natural beauty, Buffalo Peak Golf Course, the historic Union Hotel built in 1921, Victorian-era architecture, a Main Street commercial area that has acquired National Historic District status and many new businesses, and friendly and enterprising people.
The recent addition of a doctor to the Union Family Health Center helps the town build on its strengths. The announcement that family practitioner Kim Montee is giving up his private practice in La Grande in favor of public health work is good indeed. Dr. Montee already works as the medical director of the Elgin Family Clinic.
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