News-Register Letters Policy
The News-Register welcomes written opinions about issues of public interest and about the content of this newspaper. Letters from non-local writers are accepted only if they focus on local issues. This ...
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 21, 2025
Criminal collusion The recent “negotiations” between the Trump administration and Putin remind me of the Hitler-Stalin Pact of August 23, 1939. The pact gave carte blanche authorization for ...
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 14, 2025
Call to action We tell our kids, “Use your words.” No stomping, no piercing screams, when experiencing upset. Now is the time to follow our own advice. We need to pay attention to the destruction ...
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 7, 2025
Save our democracy Most of the world, like me, was shocked when Trump won the election. I hoped he would be a better president this time, but that hope was soon dashed. He is the same arrogant, vindictive ...
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 31, 2025
Mail balloting attack Many people have been attempting to blame Kamala Harris’ loss in the 2024 Presidential election on one group of people or another, thus further dividing us. The actual culprit ...
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 24, 2025
Transit looking up Thank you, Cynthia Thompson and the Yamhill County commissioners, for approving a two-year plan to use state funding to improve local public transportation. Adding more routes between ...
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 24, 2025
Transit looking up Thank you, Cynthia Thompson and the Yamhill County commissioners, for approving a two-year plan to use state funding to improve local public transportation. Adding more routes between ...
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 17, 2025
Lamenting lanes loss A Joni Mitchell lyric in the song “Big Yellow Taxi” warns, “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” That will be true this ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 10, 2025
Signage blizzard redux? Don’t count Lindsay Berschauer out just because she lost her re-election bid to Bubba King. There’s a rumor circulating that she plans on running again in about 18 ...
Letters to the Editor: Jan. 3, 2025
Clear the way Since the Yamhelas Westsider Trail right of way is owned by the county, we ask the county to clear the brambles so county residents can walk sections of the trail and judge for themselves ...
Letters to the Editor: Dec. 27, 2024
Alternate facts I was having a conversation with an office mate last week when I violated one of the third-rail rules: Never talk religion or politics at the office. I waded in because I thought we could ...
Letters to the Editor: Dec. 6, 2024
Another option I agree with Erik Halstead that a roundabout at the junction of Highway18 and the Lafayette Highway is a poor solution. A grade-separated intersection would be ideal, but is unlikely to ...
Letters to the Editor: Nov. 29, 2024
Mad in McMinnville I’m mad. Mad as hell. Today we learned that the murderer of Laken Riley was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole. He should have been executed. I, for ...
Letters to the Editor: Nov. 8, 2024
Taxed to death I was reading the article about the homeless saying they are being ignored. As a hardworking taxpayer, I am tired of my property taxes increasing. Nothing is free. That money has to come ...
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 25, 2024
Better grasp Relatively new here, I’ve made it a priority to understand how our city operates. Having met Mayor Remy Drabkin several times, I’ve been impressed with her professionalism, dedication ...
