Members of the Ontario City Council must break their silence over Councilor Freddy Rodriguez. They must lead, not dodge. They must show they care about safeguarding the community and its citizens. Community leadership demands more than showing up for council meetings and reading briefing papers. As public officials, councilors carry[Read More…]

Enterprise Publisher Les Zaitz. At the Enterprise, our job is to guard your interests. Reporters question government authorities. They watch spending closely. And they seek public records to reveal facts and the truth. That’s why we invest such effort in tracking work on the Treasure Valley Reload Center. The project[Read More…]

­­­ It is the best of times. Calving at its finest. The calling of those chosen to tend God’s creatures. To take part in simple miracles. To alter the balance of life on earth by one small addition. It is the worst of times. Calving in the midst of a winter when one[Read More…]

Editor Les Zaitz meets with reporters and photojournalists, including summer interns, in 2020. The Malheur Enterprise intends to host another round of interns for summer 2021. (Bob Quick photo) Once again, the Malheur Enterprise is opening its newsroom this summer to young journalists to learn the profession. You can help[Read More…]

Testing continues at sites in Malheur County, as rates improve and allow schools to reopen. (Enterprise file photo) In early December, Malheur County schools and the Malheur ESD partnered with the Malheur County Health Department to increase access to free, rapid COVID-19 tests in Malheur County. The intent was to[Read More…]

The people of Malheur County in the past month made good progress on driving down the spread of Covid. But surges recently threaten to keep us all in the “extreme risk” category that continues to limit normal life. Through January, the county posted some improving numbers. These figures indicate how[Read More…]

Les Zaitz, Enterprise editor and publisher Watchdog work is one of our most important functions at the Enterprise. By watchdog, we mean holding the powerful accountable to you, to the community. We have done a fair amount of that lately, and you can thank the First Amendment for that. The[Read More…]

In Norway, a reporter listed herself as the local polar bear reporter. That makes sense, since the Svalbardposten is the farthest north publication on the planet. The beat has got to be fascinating, compared to covering a government meeting. I came across this tidbit as the Malheur Enterprise got its[Read More…]

Families and educators in Malheur County got a grand gift just before Christmas when Gov. Kate Brown declared schools should open. That should lift spirits across the county, but don’t go tossing your face mask quite yet. There is considerable work ahead to put the plan into play. Brown and[Read More…]

On my mantle sits a glassed case holding a flag last touched by a gloved soldier and a grieving mother. A flag that was folded carefully and respectfully, honoring the life of a young paratrooper that was killed in action in Normandy, France June 28, 1944. That life belonged to[Read More…]