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Letters to the Editor Opinion

Letter: Vote no on Fire Bond

Putting the fire station at the old hospital site will certainly increase the value of the remaining property belonging [to] St. Anthony’s. The city should renegotiate and get the property for free. If we are putting the fire station in the wrong place, the taxpayers should get something out of it. The best place for […]

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Public Safety

Public Safety Log – April 25, 2017

10:46 a.m. – Caller on SW 2nd Street reported that a female and two males had just come to the door and threatened her. 10:59 a.m. – Employee at Travelodge on SW Dorion Ave. reported that one of their cameras was stolen outside on the property. 2:52 p.m. – Caller on SW Court Ave. reported […]

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Editorial

Explanation of the April 21 Editor’s Note

I was joking when I wrote the editor’s note at the beginning of the April 20 Public Safety Log, which was published on April 21. None of us at the Times think that marijuana is all that dangerous. We have done extensive research and experimentation. We’re glad that most of our readers got the joke.

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Local News

Pendleton’s March for Science Draws Crowd

Pendletonians participated in a satellite march for the national March for Science on Earth Day, 2017. Participants gathered at Roy Raley Park on SW Court Ave. at 11 a.m. and set off towards Riverfront Plaza, walking east on the SW Court Ave. sidewalk and chanting in support of science. At Riverfront Plaza, the group marched […]

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Local News

Pendleton City Council Hesitant To Pit Local Police Against ICE

The Pendleton City Council heard a presentation from local activist Shaindel R. Beers, who proposed that the Council adopt the American Civil Liberties Union’s Nine Model State and Local Law Enforcement Policies and Rules. The nine model policies adapted for use in the City of Pendleton are as follows: 1: City of Pendleton officials shall […]