The most important detail to keep in mind about the proposed Treasure Valley Reload Center is that the $26 million needed to build it is public money. Every dollar comes out of taxpayers’ pockets. The taxpayers and not industry or private interests are the ones…
With the help of outside experts, Treasure Valley Community College has great potential to do even better serving students. That potential, though, requires a focus that hasn’t always been evident at the college. The experts mapped the way forward, and their advice ought to be…
Questions are mounting about the proposed rail shipping center in Nyssa, and the community deserves straight answers. Millions of dollars of public money and potentially dozens of jobs are at stake. Economic development officials need to be more forthright. The Treasure Valley Reload Center is…
Police take cover behind an armored car during a standoff last week in Ontario. Police leaders should move quickly to reassure the community and halt the perception the local area is dangerous. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) The sight of an armored police vehicle and helmeted…
New findings this week about Oregon’s system for the criminally insane adds urgency to the need for reform. Too many Oregonians are facing too much risk of harm. The state is freeing those found guilty except for insanity, turning then out into communities and then…
Area reservoirs, like the Owyhee (above), are running low, potentially creating serious challenges for Malheur County’s agriculture industry in the coming years. (The Enterprise/File) Low water levels in Malheur County reservoirs could be marked with a big red sign: WARNING. There is danger to the…
The holiday season is the giving season, and charity hits its peak. Adults across Malheur County can give a special gift this season – educating children how to be charitable. This is a gift that would last for years for children and for the community.…
Reforming how the state protects Oregonians from the criminally insane needs the unwavering attention of Gov. Kate Brown, legislators and state agency officials. Since the Anthony Montwheeler case seized public attention nearly two years ago, precious little has changed. Our investigation into the dangers of…
We doubt anyone in Malheur County is surprised that local election results don’t mirror the state totals. Voters here by a big margin backed Republican Knute Buehler in his failed bid for governor. On four of five ballot measures, Malheur County voters chose differently than…