Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Seen on Northeast Davis Street in McMinnville, a hearse with a license plate pun.

Calendar of Quirk: Quirk blend of duplicate business names and a hearse, dumpster and mystery cairns

A series of similarities start off this week’s Calendar of Quirk – and other examples of oddities that are: set firmly in the ground, roll around on four wheels; and come and go according to ...

Culbert: Knowledge pays off

Learning basic principles of investing is key to attaining financial goals

Letter to Readers: A poignant reminder, found in a Post-it note

I’m one of the luckiest guys in McMinnville. As a photographer and sometime writer for the News-Register I’ve have the privilege to visit every school in our readership area — ...

Bladine: Proposed ballot measure would disrupt city services

Tax-limiting ballot measures are nothing new in Oregon, but the proposed McMinnville referendum on city property tax levies is a rarity. If petitioners can collect 3,540 signatures from active registered ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##A bicycle door frame tucked away in the future “Art Alley” behind The Cabana Club.

Calendar of Quirk: Bike art, bike racks, and messages in Italian, English and mathematics

This week’s Quirk runs an unusual gamut, taking us from a popular pizzeria to a downtown alley to a set of bike racks that say “to the limit.” Remember: “CQ shall find” … March ...

Bladine: Is there enough electricity for our tools?

I’ve been thinking about replacing my gas-powered leaf blower with a modern electric model. That idea got a boost this week when Portland City Council approved a phased-in ban on gas blowers, which ...

Investigating the Bible: Scriptures abound with moments of joy, humor

Some may think it sacrilegious to suggest the Bible could include humor. It deals in serious matters of eternal life and death. Comedy in our culture is often frivolous and vulgar. However, the Bible honestly portrays humans who sometimes were witty. We miss the funny moments because ancient stories are familiar and from the Bible’s lean writing style — no descriptions of laughing crowds. Here are some examples:

 

Hunnicutt: Hemmed in by too-strict boundaries

Fortune magazine recently published an article on Oregon Senate Bill 1537, legislation Gov. Tina Kotek managed to push through this year’s Legislature in a scaled back form.

Letter to Readers: Runaway paper bags and grocery store ‘gallantry’

We should all have at least one humorous and humbling public experience every month or so. On a recent Saturday I had two. They were 20 minutes apart. Both were funny for me, and they must have been ...

King: Getting old enough to join the aging club

Seventy, maybe. But it wasn’t until 80 that I began to take my age seriously

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Strange and whimsical art (and dozens of 1980s-’90s concert posters) line the walls of McMenamin’s Hotel Oregon. This is an example of one visible while taking the stairs to the Rooftop Bar.

Calendar of Quirk: Weird? Random? Obsolete? This week’s Quirk checks all the boxes

From overhead water bottles to rows of indoor umbrellas. Calendar of Quirk has it covered. March 11 Pair of water bottles tied together and looped over the power line on Southeast Ford, have remained ...

##A color guard holds American flags and a banner emblazoned with a swastika during the German American Bund rally in February 1939 in New York City. The three-hour event, described on posters as a “Mass Demonstration for True Americanism,” drew 20,000 people to Madison Square Garden.

Thoburn: Lest you think that it can’t happen here

About the writer: Leland Thoburn is a retired business consultant. He has been a writer all his life, but didn’t start writing professionally until 2007. He has had more than 100 articles and short ...

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Futornick: Streetscaping vital element of downtown Mac rebuild

I would like to express my support for McMinnville’s Third Street Improvement Project, and especially its inclusion of trees and shrubs. I live outside the city, but have for many years enjoyed the vibrant downtown.

 

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Bladine: Legislative session ending with a bipartisan flurry

Unlike Congress, Oregon’s 2024 Legislature is winding down with a strong showing of bipartisan attention to public interest legislation. Thursday, as this column goes to production, the Oregon Senate ...

Investigating the Bible: Let’s instead say, ‘Spare the rod; school the child’

The toddler threw a tantrum. His father gently carried him to an empty corner of the dining room so he wouldn’t hurt himself. However, the tike began spitting on the linoleum floor. This continued for several minutes and then silence. His father asked: “Are you ready to come out now and behave?” The child yelled, “No! I’m waiting for more spit!”

 

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