Paul Sullivan - For the love of birds
How former bird hunter became enraptured with feathered friends who fly with wind beneath their wings
Alice Darnton - Loving your library
In addition to reading, many people enjoy discussing their favorite books, authors.
Kitz campaign story revives old memory
All WhatchamaColumns This week, I was mentally transported back 27 years to a dimly lit conference room in the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office. It was the site of a vile political ambush that ...
Chrissie Manion Zaerpoor - Legislature has chance to prevent antibiotic overuse
Guest Writer Guest writer Chrissie Manion Zaerpoor is co-owner of Kookooloan Farms in Yamhill. As a farmer in Oregon, I feel the pride that growing food brings to our state on a daily ...
Jeb Bladine - Website changes, but newspaper still print
One reason for change is many people enter our website with smart phones and tablets
Advice to governor either bad, or good!
Perhaps, governor's decision not to resign cautious stems from cautious deliberation
Mary Starrett - N-R Jan. 30 gun rights editorial really miss the mark
Editorial and background check system are puzzling, misleading and inaccurate
Perspectives on Department of Fish & Wildlife
Oregon Hunters Association and Oregon Wild proffer their views on what to look for in next director of ODFW and ideas for increasing revenue
House committee has higher taxes in mind
There’s little to slow the onslaught of every imaginable tax hike proposal
Ellen Rosenblum - Wise giving guidance
Precautions include watching for tax deductibility, pressure to make donation quickly, bogus charities
'Gross-thought' ignores basic rule
In the long run, net results mean much more than immediate consequences
Legal marijuana still a mind-altering drug
Let’s not act as if it’s harmless to have pot drifting openly through Americans' lives
Elaine Burke - Preventing abuse and neglect
Children younger than age 5 and their families benefit from relief nursery, parent education
Latest park project joins a long tradition
McMinnville provides an amazing array of parks experiences