Calendar of Quirk: A track record of noisy, fleeting, inspiring and humorous moments
This week’s Quirk list is less about places or objects than a celebration of moments: some recurring, one annual, others incidental or fleeting. Dec. 18 The singing of jingles and chanting of “tag ...
Brier Dudley: News deserts still expanding according to latest report
This isn’t what you want to hear in a presidential election year, but 55 million Americans now have little to no local news coverage where they live.
Investigating the Bible: The baby and the bathwater
Lucille Ball delighted millions in the 1950’s with the “I Love Lucy” show. She was an intelligent and savvy businesswoman, but in her sitcom she portrayed a ditzy blond.
Whatchamacolumn: City governance to represent all the people
McMinnville City Council’s final 2024 meeting on Wednesday began with extended, well-deserved accolades for long public service by Mayor Remy Drabkin and outgoing council members Kellie Menke and ...
Readers have a hand in helping papers survive
Hello N-R Readers: Dudley Brier, the writer of today’s main Viewpoint article (see Page A16), is the Northwest’s and perhaps the nation’s town crier regarding the demise of newspapers ...
Whatchamacolumn: New waves from Artificial Intelligence tsunami
Alan Turing’s 1950 “Computer Machinery and Intelligence” launched an embryonic tsunami of artificial intelligence that is crashing down on our lives in ways yet unknown. As widely reported ...
Ramsey McPhillips: The rise of plundercrats reshaping a fragile world
The natural world is on the brink of collapse, and it’s not due to lack of awareness or solutions, but to the deliberate exploitation of our planet’s resources by powerful corporations and the Brahmins who lead them.
Investigating the Bible: ’Twas the First Night of Christmas
(with thanks to Clement Clark Moore) ‘Twas the first night of Christmas in little Bethlehem. All the creatures were sleeping, every goat, sheep, and lamb. The children were snuggled under their ...
Calendar of Quirk: Guac talk, vinyl choc and a framed arachnid: a truly varied week
For another week, the move continues to examples of indoor Quirk. Dec. 11 In the display windows at venerable Mac Prescription Shop, facing Second and Third streets, one can view a sign reading “General ...
Investigating the Bible: Take money from husband’s rich family to join huge, luxury reunion?
A young man boarded an airplane and happened to sit next to a philosopher, famous for his intelligence and wisdom. The youth asked the gentleman: “Please sir, is it true that all of life is a paradox?” The sage thought, then he replied, “Yes and no.” Paradox is in the Bible.
Whatchamacolumn: Producing history with downtown development
There are several well-known, foreboding quotes about failure to learn from history, but my favorite is the lighter touch provided by Mark Twain: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often ...
Kirby Neumann-Rea: Time to get off the logo - at least symbolically
“Off the logo!” The Texas football coach’s words might have been the quote of the sport’s Thanksgiving weekend. Steve Sarkisian wanted to avoid a repeat of the pathetic outburst ...
Terry Donnelly: Vaccination saves lives; one may be your own
About the writer: Terry Donnelly is a 79-year resident of Planet Earth, a 51-year-resident of Oregon and an 11-year resident of Yamhill County. Now making his home on McMinnville’s west side, he ...
Erik Halstead: Highway 18/223 junction ill-suited for roundabout
Roundabouts are just one of many transportation tools to help traffic move. The problem in America is that roundabouts are used as a “traffic calming” device, whereas in Europe and elsewhere in the world, they are as a “traffic throughput” device — that is, they are built to efficiently move traffic without significantly slowing or stopping traffic.
