Jeb Bladine: City council gets to make final housing decision
One of democracy’s most memorable quotes – too often ignored – came from American abolitionist Wendell Phillips in 1852: “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever ...
We need policies to ensure our news is fair and factual
By JERI LYNN PAULLOne of the biggest differences between the year 2026 and the years when I was growing up, the 1960s and ’70s, is information and technology. In the ’70s and ’80s, news ...
Tim Nesbitt: Are we letting Oregon's initiative process become a playground for political weirdness
By TIM NESBITT When Initiative Petition 28 failed to qualify for Oregon’s November ballot last week, my first reaction was relief. IP 28 would have banned all hunting and fishing and most ranching ...
Jonah Goldberg: Trump a legend in his own mind
Trump a legend in his own mindBy JONAH GOLDBERGIn January, The New York Times asked President Donald Trump if there were any limits on his global powers.“Yeah,” the president responded. “There ...
Quirk of the Week: We break for signs
The 1971 Five Man Electrical Band song (surely you remember!) told of signs: “blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind.” On the other hand, throughout Yamhill County, many signs ...
Jonah Goldberg: Socialtists pose no real threat in America
I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but it’s almost like the GOP is secretly promoting the Democratic Socialists of America, which is now producing much of the energy and excitement within the Democratic and Republican parties.
Jeb Bladine: A daily flood of consequential surprise stories
Flash floods through the Midwest-South-Appalachian corridor have dominated summer news, often overshadowing a flood of consequential surprises in our daily news feeds. That thought surfaced this week ...
Investigating the Bible: Putting feet on prayers
A little girl was very upset that her brother made a trap to catch birds. Later the same day, her mother saw her daughter smiling and cheerful. Curious, she asked her why. “First, I prayed that my ...
Gary Conkling: Small liberal arts colleges as steadily disappearing
As a graduate of a small liberal arts college, I feel sad to see the demise of similar institutions around the country, with more likely to follow.
Quirk of the Week: A flippin’ fertile foray
Things can get topsy-turvy when it comes to Quirk. It’s the spirit of this appreciation of the unusual, but sometimes it’s literal, as one stop in this roadside roundup will show. Recent ...
Mel Gurtov: Trump triggers retreat on climate front
Mel Gurtov, syndicated by PeaceVoice, serves as an emeritus professor of Political Science at Portland State University. We once took for granted everyone concerned with global warming outside the Trump ...
Local editorial wins international honor
Steve Bagwell, editorial page editor at the News-Register, has been honored with a Golden Dozen award for editorial writing by the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. This is the sixth ...
Cyrus Javadi: Why is health insurance so infuriatingly opaque?
Have you ever sat down at the kitchen table, opened a bill from a doctor, hospital or clinic, stared at the amount you owed, and exclaimed:
Investigating the Bible: Who can you trust?
Long before Amazon, many shopped using the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue. Colorful and with around 1,000 pages, it supplied everything an American needed or didn’t need and wanted. A catalogue ...
