Pam Lewison castigated Gov. Jay Inslee for being “…out of touch… with the farmers and ranchers of [Washington]…” stating that Washington’s overtime pay requirements for farmworkers “… will force employers to reduce [the hourly rate] to minimum wage and limit hours worked.…”
March 22 is National Ag Day, a time for us to thank farmers, ranchers and private timber producers for feeding, sheltering and powering our nation. We also want to celebrate and recognize the …
This letter is written by a third generation rancher and forest manager who owns and operates an Oregon Century Ranch business. I have seen more lean years than better years, but I enjoy the l…
Editor’s Note: The following letter was addressed to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.
Oregon’s Coalition of Agricultural Organizations oppose HB 4002A and the proposed -7 amendment being offered in the Joint Committee on Farmworker Overtime.
Regarding Friday’s Capital Press article, "Inslee’s mandatory buffer bill failing to move." Once again, where is balanced journalism? Jay Gordon is not a credible source. Jay Gordon is a publi…
Common sense isn’t so common these days. I read all of the opinions on dam removal and the great cost it would impose on the taxpayer.
Catching-up on my print media and appreciated your opinion “650 days of emergency and counting” with Governor Brown in her ivory tower extending our never-ending state of emergency yet once ag…
I love fossil fuels. I love energy. Kyoto. Paris. Rio. And now Glasgow. Promises. Promises. The world will drown in two years if we don’t end...
The current UN climate change summit (COP 26) is designed to lower carbon emissions from fossil fuels. The two largest polluters, the leaders of China and Russian, are not attending. China is …
This is for the Idaho ranchers (or any other ranchers that graze public land). I just read the article in the latest issue of the Capital Press. As usual, many good articles. One in particular…
“Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge.” It ain’t so.
Your editorial, “The two languages of climate change,” seems to assume that farmers and ranchers can find ways to adapt to impacts of climate change, and that politicians are just “leaping for…
I recently had a conversation with one of our member dairy farmers, who has been a patient in at least two different hospitals. At one of those hospitals, he asked for whole milk with his lunc…
For all those who wish for any part of Oregon to be turned over to Idaho, I have a simple solution that doesn’t require an act of Congress — move to Idaho.
Here we are, once again at the beginning of what could prove to be worst wildfire season ever and the world’s best firefighting tool sits unused and not ready to go because of decisions made b…
Since I still believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness of the U.S. Constitution I support the people's right in Eastern Oregon to join the state of Idaho.
As a grower of small grains and seed crops, the article titled “China lettuce a challenging weed for many wheat farmers” caught my eye. Thinking it was a new Asiatic species introduced to our …
In 10th Century England, those found guilty of debasing the currency had one hand chopped off.
Why would Oregon residents voting with wheels join the rush to the Snake River Valley in Idaho? Quite simply, the seat of power in the Willamette Valley has increasingly disenfranchised those …
In hearing a radio announcement that our state budget has escalated by billions of dollars and the governor, not knowing what to do with it, was going to fund immigrants to build businesses.
Please contact your U.S. senators and representative to stop unconstitutional federal police reform.
The Malheur County Onion Growers Association and Malheur County Potato Growers Association are in favor of the Greater Idaho movement, though we believe that it is more reasonable to integrate…
Who is the Cancel Culture? Whoever those elites are, they are forcing their agendas, values, ideas and beliefs on the basic fabric of American culture. They are attacking history, language, st…
This letter is an elegy to three farms going out of production.
Do you want America's Constitutional Republic to become a Socialist/Marxist hellhole dictatorship like Venezuela, China or Russia?
The landscape of northeast Oregon has changed significantly over the past century and a half. Myself and my family have borne witness to much of it. From the railroad to the state highway, hyd…
In order to help meet our obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement, the United States should invest public funds into cultured-meat research. For those who don't know, cultured meat is gr…
In Carol Ryan Dumas’ article, livestock pharmaceutical corporation Elanco’s Animal Health Chief Sustainability Officer Sara Place presents a creative interpretation of the word “sustainable” w…
This letter regards Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson’s proposal to remove four of the Snake River dams. His proposal may or may not save the salmon, and would greatly negatively impact the North…
I enjoyed reading your opinion piece in the April 2 Capital Press about hard truths that need to be said/echoed.
In early 2020, the Oregon Department of Agriculture, in a panic over COVID, took the pesticide license certification program to virtual only. License holders with poor computer skills or a lac…
Your March 5 article, “Farm labor supplier opposes new ag workforce bill,” is a one-sided portrayal of the newly reintroduced Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA) and does a disservice to y…
I agree 100% with Tom Kammerzell's assessment of the plan to take out the Snake River dams. I would add: for the most part, the dam removal people are driven by a worthy desire to bring back t…
Depression and suicide are an overlooked health crisis in our rural communities. Washingtonians living outside urban centers are left with fewer resources to address mental health issues and f…
A nonprofit group will hold a meeting to discuss two proposed climate bills and whether they address farmer needs.
Your Opinion section’s analysis of climate change (Feb. 5) attempts to use the same old diatribe minimizing the effects of the U.S. reducing their discharges of greenhouse gas emissions.
Your call to end the hate and violence and come together (Jan. 15 editorial "We must stop this now") spoke to me. I wholeheartedly agree. We would do well to remember our common values of love…
People are manipulated through fear.
I read with interest the comments made in the Guest View by Mike McCarthy; California is right up there with Oregon as an extremely costly state for farming.
I feel compelled to communicate with Gov. Kate Brown about the present situation in Oregon and a major decision she has recently made.
Will Rogers said, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” This virus scare has put us in a hole. The mainstream media have done an excellent job of inciting fear. Of course, their succ…
It is starting to look a lot like Chi-com Christmas. Did you know that Wal-mart, Cabellas-Bass Pro and Costco stores' inventories are around 40% Chinese imports? For you distance learners, tha…
In 1980, my 10th season on a tree planting crew in Oregon, a buddy and I were camped on the Elk River at a USFS campground, while our crew was working on units in the Sixes River drainage.
You need three things for a fire: oxygen, a spark and fuel.
America became the greatest nation in the world because we were free to dream, free to act and free to mold our own destiny.
This is in response to the article on Impossible Foods. If these fake, highly processed, chemically laden concocted substances are what they want to call food, then count the majority of Ameri…
COVID-19 infections and deaths are surging. Vaccines are hopeful but months or more away from successful impact. If you are genuinely interested in balancing health and economy, I suggest the …
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission unanimously passed their 25-Year Strategic Plan at their last meeting. This is the document that will be used to justify all their act…
Critics tout global warming as the prime cause of the growing number of wildfires in the West. In truth, it's harassment from them that's largely led to mismanagement by federal agencies. We c…
On Aug. 31, a fire was spreading quickly just 500 yards from our home in Roy, Wash. The wind was blowing in the direction of our house and ash was falling on us from the billowing brown smoke.
The main article, “Beauty Out of Dust,” by writer Sierra Dawn McClain in the Sept. 4 Capital Press was commendable. I was impressed with the balance of historical content, human interest and e…
Your posted news (Capital Press, Aug. 28) noted on this subject line is cause again for my comments, in particular to the photo of “red fladry” shown accompanying the article. What is most tro…
Your "Our View" editorial, dated Aug. 7, 2020, is a bullseye; right on the target. Thank you for addressing this important issue.
The Green New Deal, climate and economic justice legislation popularized by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, should include funding for cultured-meat research. This new form of protein is grown from …
