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Page 4A OPINION East Oregonian Thursday, April 16, 2015 Founded October 16, 1875 KATHRYN B. BROWN Publisher JENNINE PERKINSON Advertising Director DANIEL WATTENBURGER Managing Editor TIM TRAINOR Opinion Page Editor OUR VIEW 3RGFDVW $QLQWURGXFWLRQ 7KHHUDRIWKHSRGFDVWLVXSRQXV 7HFKQLFDOO\ZH¶YHEHHQOLYLQJLQ LWIRU\HDUVEXWWKHHSRFKLVUHDOO\ ÀRZHULQJULJKWQRZ )RUWKHXQLQLWLDWHGSRGFDVWVDUH GLJLWDODXGLR¿OHVWKDWFDQEHSOD\HG on a computer or downloaded to a SRUWDEOHGHYLFHVXFKDVDQL3RG (The word is a portmanteau derived IURP³SRG´DQG³EURDGFDVW´ 7KH\VWDUWHGPRVWO\DVMXVWUDGLR SURJUDPVKHOSIXOO\UHFRUGHGDQG saved so you could listen at a time DQGLI\RXKDYHLWRQDSRUWDEOH player, a placeRI\RXUFKRRVLQJ %XWWKHHYROXWLRQRYHUWKHODVW¿YH \HDUVKDVTXLFNO\FUHDWHGDQHQWLUH XQLYHUVHRISURJUDPPLQJFUHDWHG MXVWIRUWKHPHGLXP3RGFDVWV QRZDUHDIDQWDVWLFZD\WR¿QG entertainment, news, comedy, VWRU\WHOOLQJDQGDOONLQGVRIQLFKH programming. 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It has a rural, Northwest- centric feel and Alexie is often devastatingly funny when talking about the literati, his rapidly- aging basketball physique and his reverence and razzing of tribal customs and culture. “The Whistlestop” by John Dickerson Political writer and historian John Dickerson visits the past with this weekly, bite-size podcast about presidential campaign history. The success of this offering shows just how niche the podcast world can be, and also how enlightening and enjoyable it can be to sit and listen to a master of their subject. Dickerson is a great raconteur and remarkable researcher, who sheds light on everything from Ronald Reagan’s Nashua Moment, to the very first presidential “campaign” of William Henry Harrison in 1840. Before then, campaigning was considered beneath the dignity of the office. How right they were! It’s a great crash course for the lessons and pitfalls awaiting the 2016 campaign. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the East Oregonian editorial board of Publisher Kathryn Brown, Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, and Opinion Page Editor Tim Trainor. Other columns, letters and cartoons on this page express the opinions of the authors and not necessarily that of the East Oregonian. LETTERS POLICY The East Oregonian welcomes original letters of 400 words or less on public issues and public policies for publication in the newspaper and on our website. The newspaper reserves the right to withhold letters that address concerns about individual services and products or letters that infringe on the rights of private citizens. Submitted letters must be signed by the author and include the city of residence and a daytime phone number. The phone number will not be published. Unsigned letters will not be published. Send letters to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. 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