August 27, 2009 02:15 pm
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It would be great if Amtrak’s much anticipated preliminary report recommended restoring the Pioneer route from Salt Lake City to Portland. It has been 12 years since the passenger trains stopped to pick up passengers in
La Grande. For many people the train travel option was very popular. The route should be revived if it can be made more financially feasible and gain a higher passenger and freight usage.
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August 27, 2009 02:14 pm
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Letters and Comments for August 27, 2009
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August 26, 2009 02:42 pm
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In the Aug. 14 Community Comment “Difficult Decision to Quit
Coaching,’’ Jim MacKay states that I have misled the public and smeared
his name. It seems to me that I did not mention his name in my Aug. 12
letter, “For the Greater Good,” nor did I smear anything other than to
shed light on a school district raise that was not made privy to the
taxpayers.
My letter had nothing to do with MacKay’s untarnished fatherhood and
basketball coaching history. It was about school board budget
transparency and money being allocated to what was perceived by Jim to
be a “cushy” job, though he denies having a conversation with me.
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August 26, 2009 02:39 pm
Union County and the Oregon Department of Forestry showed great common
sense recently by working out a special fire prevention agreement for
the Mount Emily Recreation Area.
The pact, approved by the county board of commissioners last Wednesday,
gives off-highway vehicle operators more freedom to enjoy MERA trails
than they would normally have during ODF-mandated regulated use
closures.
The MERA is built at least in part for those who love riding ATVs,
motorcycles and other OHVs off the beaten paths. In fact, Union County
bought the MERA land with money from the Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department’s ATV fund.
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August 26, 2009 08:08 am
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While looking forward to attending my 58th class reunion Saturday in La Grande it occurred to me that it might be fun to think about writing a treatise on “When Did I Get Old?”
I’m sure that in our memories we still see the young, vital and energetic students we were when we marched forward to receive our high school diplomas. We’ll be thinking about when we marched in the band, played in the orchestra, sang in the chorus or were members of the Honor Society, Quill & Scroll or perhaps the pep club. None of us will ever forget the drama club under the direction of Mrs. Ragsdale or the orchestra with Mr. Weigel.
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August 25, 2009 04:05 pm
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Letters and Comments for August 25, 2009
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August 24, 2009 02:31 pm
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Harris, Ilona, Rosholt, Fischer, Jones
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August 21, 2009 05:11 pm
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Letters and comments for August 21, 2009
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August 21, 2009 05:09 pm
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Editor’s note: Janet Scoubes and Evelyn Spikes, both of Elgin, jointly wrote this column.
ELGIN —
This morning between five and five-thirty, I wrapped up in a blanket
and went outside to listen to all the morning sounds: osprey, doves,
robins, wrens and the traffic coming down Fishtrap into Elgin. In the
peacefulness of this space, I was on my second cup of coffee when I
started revising this piece — one I began writing earlier — about the
recent murders near Elgin
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