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The East Oregonian does not run endorsements of more than 400 words. 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,...

Please accept this letter of recommendation for Briana Spencer, who is running for Position 7 on the Pendleton School Board. We first met 14 years ago, when I was teaching math and environmental studies for Nixyaawii Community School. As with a number of Nixyaawii students, we have kept in contact over the years. Briana has faced, addressed, organized in support of diversity and traditional values, and in the course of time, has overcome many challenges. Having the opportunity to see her come i...

UMATILLA COUNTY — Oregon schools are getting unprecedented flexibility in how they conduct state testing this year in the face of a year marred by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Umatilla

Briana Spencer is a voice that is needed on the Pendleton School Board. She is a community organizer and advocate that understands the needs of her community. Briana exhibits the type of leadership that is inspiring! She is a community organizer that understands the importance of bringing diverse voices together to exchange ideas and achieve shared goals. Her talent and dedication to equity and the best outcomes for students make her clearly the top candidate. The community will benefit from Br...

I have had ample opportunities in the past several weeks to analyze the aims and objectives of the various competitors in the upcoming school board race for the Pendleton School Board. Briana Spencer’s lived experience sets her apart from the other candidates. I am proud and eager to show my allegiance and support for Briana Spencer for Pendleton School District. Her deep compassion for educational equity and her ability to fight to improve the quality of educational experience for all stu...

PENDLETON — On the day ballots started going out to Umatilla County voters, Position 7 candidate Briana Spencer committed to serving on the Pendleton School Board if elected. A member-elect for the Nixyaawii School Board, state law prohibits Spencer from serving on a charter school board and a district school board simultaneously. According to a Wednesday, April 28, press release from her campaign, Spencer, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, m...

Please join us and vote for Beth Harrison for Position 1 of the Pendleton School District. I observed Beth in our Altrusa Club of Pendleton. She was a leader in Days for Girls, an international project. She always assists where needed in Altrusa. She was an advisor with me in the ASTRA Club. ASTRA is a student leadership group from our area high schools. She is prompt, organized and bright. She has served on other educational committees in our community and serves very well. She has "skin in th...

I enthusiastically support Briana Spencer for Pendleton School District Position 7.

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...

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.