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OPINION
East Oregonian
Friday, November 13, 2015
Founded October 16, 1875
KATHRYN B. BROWN
DANIEL WATTENBURGER
Publisher
Managing Editor
JENNINE PERKINSON
TIM TRAINOR
Advertising Director
Opinion Page Editor
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Tip of the hat;
kick in the pants
A tip of the hat to the Hermiston School Board for giving the
go-ahead to open a wellness center at the high school.
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basis, and expand hours when the need arises.
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.
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Walden missing the mark on
Owyhee Monument plan
The Nov. 7 East Oregonian printed Greg
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National Monument. Although the tone of
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monument, I am really disappointed in your
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missing the boat on this issue.
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takeover of parental rights and responsibilities.
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of the naysayers who thought the masses
were too stupid to vote. And, perhaps, some
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letting government take over our fundamental
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