September 17, 2009 03:28 pm
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Scottish author Samuel Smiles once said, “We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he that never made a mistake never made a discovery.” So true!
Michael Jordan, recently inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame, was cut from his high school basketball team. Albert Einstein discovered the theory of relativity yet flunked his university entrance exam. We often become stronger through adversity.
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September 17, 2009 03:27 pm
Letters and Comments for September 17, 2009
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September 16, 2009 03:48 pm
Things continue to look up for Eastern Oregon University, which is good news for the university and the community.
After a summer session that saw a 13.5 percent increase in enrollment,
the numbers for fall are looking just as promising. Applications are
up, admissions are up and retention is up.
The university’s efforts to increase enrollment as well as concentrate
on getting students to continue their education from one year to the
next at EOU are paying off big time.
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September 15, 2009 03:28 pm
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Medical care is hard to get these days, especially in rural areas. The brutal fact of life is, people needing care far outnumber those providing it. Here in Union County, a three-week wait for an appointment is the all-frustrating norm.
That’s one good reason why the Union Family Health Center, now operated by a local health district, should have ongoing community support. No question, the clinic fills a vital niche in the local health care network.
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September 15, 2009 03:27 pm
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Letters and Comments for September 15, 2009
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September 14, 2009 03:29 pm
Anti-government zealots are in ample supply these days. And they’ve got
a lot to howl about — tax dollars flushed down the toilet, flagrant
hypocrisy, the entitlement mentality, new and unwanted regulation.
Beyond the bellyachers and the dangerous absolutists, however, are many
ordinary people concerned about whether small businesses can offer
health insurance at a reasonable cost to their employees. There are
people concerned about preserving Social Security. There are people
concerned about jobs that have gone away and jobs that seem in a
precarious state. There are people concerned about getting timber out
of the national forest to support local mills that are standing idle.
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September 11, 2009 03:54 pm
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The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is going to implement a travel management plan to regulate motorized vehicle use on the forest. Anyone who wants to have a voice in the decision the forest supervisor makes has until Thursday to submit comments.
Supervisor Steve Ellis is faced with a momentous and difficult decision. Choosing between the various alternatives, which were determined after a series of public input sessions over the last couple of years, won’t be easy. Ellis has to weigh and balance ecological concerns with the interests of the public, which range from wide-open use to severely restricted use.
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September 11, 2009 03:53 pm
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Letters and Comments for September 11, 2009
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September 10, 2009 03:46 pm
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Good citizenship equals personal responsibilties. And sometimes it equals doing the right thing when the right thing is very difficult. The workers who rescued 18-year-old Forest Service worker Zach Gray from a bee attack near the Northeast Oregon Interagency Fire Center deserve a big round of applause for their heroism.
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September 10, 2009 03:45 pm
Letters and Comments for September 10, 2009
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