The community got a dose of good news last week when Saint Alphonsus Medical Center unveiled its latest change in Ontario. Hospital officials pulled back the curtains on all-new patient rooms, the result of an $11 million makeover. In a time when health care seems…
Dave Goldthorpe, Malheur County district attorney (Malheur Enterprise file) That sigh of relief you heard last week was from a number of local elected officials. They watched the clock tick down to zero on the deadline to file for office. They all went home, knowing…
Getting the truth out of government can sometimes be a challenge. Those in charge sometimes forget their duty is to protect the public, not their ambitions and reputations. Each of you can remind them of that next week during national Sunshine Week. As the campaign’s…
The voices in Florida in recent days cut through the platitudes in the way politicians never could. The speakers? High school students traumatized by a slaughter who are deciding they aren’t going to accept condolences and be sent back to class. They are right. As…