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The  The  East Oregonian will institute a deadline for letters to the editor, so we can be fair with all the letters we receive and allow for responses before Election Day, if necessary. We run local letters of endorsement on a first-come, first-served basis. Please submit your endorsement letters to the editor by 5 p.m. Friday, May 7. You can email them to editor@eastoregonian.com, or mail them to  East Oregonian, c/o Andrew Cutler, 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton, 97801. We will pu...

The spring/summer of 2020 forced many of us to evaluate and prioritize our political, social and practical activity. Consequently, when activism driven by social injustice collided with COVID-19 restrictions and conservative mindsets, the results manifested as civil unrest and/or personal resentment across many parts of the state and nation. As I reflect on the aforementioned time in the city of Pendleton, I appreciate the fact communication and respect were not compromised by emotion as they w...

PENDLETON — A third principal from the Pendleton School District is resigning this year. At a Tuesday, April 6, Pendleton School Board meeting, members approved the resignation of Washington Elementary School Principal Aimee VanNice. Prior to arriving in Pendleton in 2012, VanNice had been an elementary school teacher and instructional curriculum leader in Bend. She was the principal of McKay Creek Elementary School for several years before taking over Washington in 2015 as it transitioned...

UMATILLA COUNTY — Although federal, state and municipal elections are decided in even-number years, dozens of local races will be up for election on May 18.

PENDLETON — Melissa Sandven’s three-year tenure as the principal of Pendleton High School is coming to an end. At a Monday, March 8, meeting, the Pendleton School Board is set to approve Sandven’s resignation, which will go into effect June 30. Sandven said she enjoyed her time in Pendleton, but with most of her family located west of the Cascades, she felt like she needed to return to the west side of Oregon. “I couldn’t go another year away from them,” she said. ...

PENDLETON — A bill introduced in the Oregon Legislature is seeking to end police contracts with schools, but the Pendleton School Board is taking action to preserve its relationship with

PENDLETON — Come this summer, nearly half of the Pendleton School District Board will consist of new faces. At a Jan. 6 school board meeting, Chair Debbie McBee announced that she and board members Gary George and Steve Umbarger intended to retire from the board at the end of their terms expiring in June. The retirements will open three seats on the seven-person school board, and McBee encouraged her colleagues to solicit interest among district residents in running for the seats. The scho...