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 ...
Jeb Bladine: Blockbuster AI stories and hypothetical surveys
Every week seems to produce another blockbuster story about artificial intelligence, while we beginner, amateur and semi-pro practitioners try to navigate the giant web of AI opportunities and issues. This ...
Quirk of the Week: Nuts about Anthony
Third Street seems to be nuts about Anthony the squirrel. Squirrels may have their detractors, but you’ll find few on Third Street, at least when it comes to Anthony. Anthony, a lively Western ...
What in the Yamhill: The ABCs of McMinnville
To the observant eye or longtime local, the fact that McMinnville’s main north-to-south running streets in the city’s oldest section are in alphabetical order may not come as a shock. The ...
Kirby Neumann-Rea: Don't lean on the AI crutch for work you can do yourself
An ad line seen on Facebook proclaims: “New AI-powered software creates ghostwriter-level fiction books in under 90 minutes.” I am writing a book. I’m a walking cliche — a retired ...
Jeb Bladine: Legislature tosses transparency, citizen rights
Sometimes, I wonder if state legislators care about law-making transparency, or even bother to read proposed bills before voting on them. As evidence, look no further than the 2026 legislative session. Locally, ...
Jonah Goldberg: Iran war could shape policy for decades
By JONAH GOLDBERG The Iran war that never really ended is back on. Like everybody else, including members of the Trump administration and Iranian regime, I have no idea how it will end. But it eventually ...
The Conversation: Electronic warfare threatens safety of ships and crews
By ANNA RAYMAKEROf the Georgia Institute of Technology The war in Iran has dominated headlines in recent months with reports of airstrikes and other military activity. But beyond the immediate devastation, ...
Investigating the Bible: Hidden treasure, untapped power
In the southwest corner of Oregon is the unincorporated community of Kerby. It’s listed as a ghost town, for old buildings still stand from the mid-1800s, when it was a gold-mining town. ...
Gary Conklin: Novel suggestion raised on road project funding
Public affairs advocate Rick Metsger, a former legislator, has waded into the deep end of the pool by suggesting a bold idea for funding major transportation projects in Oregon — creation of a new state agency. Before rolling your eyes, hear him out.
Jeb Bladine: Scientists restore access to climate data
Decades ago, a NASA scientist told a U.S. Senate committee that human-caused “global warming” had begun, launching a wave of forums, programs and civic discussions focused on future risks. ...
Jonah Goldberg: Both right and left need to confront their own radicals
It’s starting to sound like we’re in the middle of the Spanish Civil War. For those of you who forgot, the Spanish Civil War was the great prequel to World War II, one in which the combatants ...
