Starla Pointer

"Stopping By:" A reporter who knows that everyone has an interesting story to tell welcomes suggestions.

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Nathalie Hardy

A local mother writes her columns in the margins of a busy family life.

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"Whatchamacolumn" by Jeb Bladine

The News-Register publisher writes about the community; people; local, state and national affairs; and sometimes whimsey.

Karl Klooster

Features Editor Karl Klooster focuses on people, local history and wines.


Nicole Montesano

"Greens & Beans:" A reporter who likes to eat, cook and garden, and write about all three.

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Tom Henderson

"Along the Street:" News about businesses around the Yamhill Valley.

Elaine Rohse

"Rohse Colored Glasses:" Reflections on history and home life.

Finn J.D. John

"Offbeat Oregon:" Unusual stories of historic Oregon ... suggestions welcomed.

Nancy Carlson

"Happy Tails:" Tales of the bond between humans and animals.

Whatchamacolumn: For Linfield, a time of transformation

It’s transformation time at Linfield University, where prolonged years of turmoil are evolving into a series of institutional and operational changes. But turbulence continues to bubble beneath the ...

Whatchamacolumn: It does, after all, take a community

Some have urged us to keep reminding readers about changes shaping up for the News-Register — they include variations in space, time, frequency, dimension and, arguably, “state of matter.” Beginning ...

Back, and Forth: Author reflects on four decades in the vineyard

“I’m optimistic about Brand Oregon,” said Allen Holstein, 43-year veteran of vineyard management and winemaking in Dundee. He spoke recently at Linfield University’s Nicholson ...

Whatchamacolumn: Head-scratching Medicare choices

**Editor’s Note: Dec. 15 is an application deadline to enroll for new Medicare services under the Affordable Care Act. However, the deadline to change below-described plans for MedAdvantage coverage ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Coastal Hills Quilters founder Cris Darr of Willamina holds up a tray made by her late husband, George. The Rock Candy pattern is made using Kewazinga, curly maple and dyed poplar in a white oak frame. Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register
Coastal Hills Quilters founder Cris Darr of Willamina holds up a tray made by her late husband, George. The Rock Candy pattern is made using Kewazinga, curly maple and dyed poplar in a white oak frame.

Back, and Forth: In Willamina, creative talents and spirit of community converge

Sampling four of the nine stops on the Coastal Hills Art Tour on Nov. 11 added layers to my appreciation for Willamina, a community I have gradually been getting to know. The quilt show was just the starter; ...

Whatchamacolumn: Car crash boosts development plans

Belated thanks to the 80-year-old driver who, in June, accidentally slammed through a back wall of the county Planning Department building at Fourth and Ford streets. You were unidentified in the news, ...

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