Jeb Bladine: The two sides of 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
A lifetime of television, film, and other media can make certain artists, athletes, actor-directors, politicians, and other public figures feel strangely personal —parasocial bonds with people we’ve ...
From the Conversation: COVID vaccines eyed for fighting late-stage cancer
By ADAM GRIPPINOf the University of Texas& CHRISTIANO MARCONIOf the University of Florida The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark ...
Speaker being set up as the GOP's falll guy
About the writer: Conservative D.C.-based commentator Jonah Goldberg serves as editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, hosts The Remnant podcast, authors a weekly Los Angeles Times column, holds a chair with ...
Steve Duin: Oregon - No place to die
Imagine this: You’ve recently retired in the state you love. You’ve raised a family, paid off a mortgage. Supported nonprofits and the local restaurants in your community. Against all odds, you’ve even put some money away for the grandkids.
Investigating the Bible: Miracles before Christmas
There were at least seven miracles mentioned in the New Testament before the miracle of Jesus’ birth. First, was the miracle of the creation. “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
Quirk of the Week: Celebrating a ‘Christmas carnival’ and our many eclectic yard displays
A sly “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” theme in McMinnville and Sheridan finds a new shine during the holiday season. Thank the folks at a locally based chain of auto parts stores and car ...
Jonah Goldberg: You can't duck war crimes by calling them 'fake news'
Since September, the United States military has been blowing up boats allegedly trafficking drugs in the Caribbean.
Kate Lynch: Concerns about ICE heard, but local options are limited
I’ve recently been asked why I did not join Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s Nov. 24 letter to the U.S. attorney general and secretary of homeland security, which references the arrest of a 17-year-old McMinnville resident by federal agents.
Sal Peralta: Deportations demand strong local response
I have received a great deal of correspondence from residents in recent weeks asking the city to address community concerns about federal immigration enforcement actions in McMinnville and around the nation.
Jeb Bladine: Tax laws impact charitable gifting in America
There are three weeks left in the holiday season — still time to consider how our altruistic feelings and personal finances can merge into year-end charitable giving. The Fed cut interest rates ...
Investigating the Bible: Prayer suprises
In Fred Lockley’s, “Conversations With Pioneer Men,” he interviewed Robert Booth. When Booth was a young boy, one time his mother and father were completely out of food and money. His father said God would provide.
Quirk of the Week: At Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Quirk is sometimes ‘not for sale’
ReStore is a reliable place. And a zone of surprises. McMinnville Habitat for Humanity’s thrift store (hardware, scrap wood, home and garden goods, décor, tools, furniture, CDs — ...
Cyrus: Javadi: The musical chairs of the housing market
When you don’t have enough homes, prices go up until somebody is pushed out. That’s how economics works.
Jonah Goldberg: Leaked peace wish list hardly America First
Late last month, a 28-point “peace plan” for the Russia-Ukraine war surfaced. It was apparently fleshed out in Miami over cocktails by President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Witkoff’s Russian counterpart, Kirill Dmitriev.
Jeb Bladine: Does search continue, or superintendent found?
McMinnville School Board meets Monday to answer this question: Do they continue the search, or have they already found their next District 40 school superintendent? The board reportedly is almost evenly ...
