150 years of St. James Parish

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. James Parish and Catholic church in McMinnville. Archbishop Alexander Sample of the Archdiocese of Portland, which includes ...

Commentary

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

On July 10, President Donald Trump announced something that should have stopped Washington in its tracks: The United States would continue negotiations with Iran, but the ceasefire was over.

Editorials

What do fine art, wine and dining, street-vendor craft and food fare, vintage garage-sale finds, live local music, brewpub and taproom beer, custom street rods and local field and orchard bounty have in ...

When the Oregon Legislature established the groundwork for Oregon’s restrictive, contentious and litigious land use system in 1973, it made major construction projects significantly more costly and ...

The wine industry seems to have lost some of its luster in the last few years — regionally, nationally and even internationally. That’s bad news for the community long heralded as the hub of ...

County Commissioners Mary Starrett and Kit Johnston missed a sterling opportunity last week to opt for competence over cronyism in filling one of the three lay seats on the county’s six-member budget ...

Gov. Tina Kotek’s 15-member Oregon Prosperity Council released its 452-page prescription for Oregon’s ailing economy to great fanfare last week. Cutting through the report’s massive scope ...

Letters

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 ...

A cheaper way Are you cringing when you fill up your car or truck? My small SUV costs me less than 2 cents a mile for fuel. How? I own an all-electric car — not a hybrid, as they still burn gasoline. My ...

Every vote counts So, you think your vote doesn’t count or make a difference. Well, you are wrong. I recently read a short article, taken from the book, “This is the Plan,” by Ben Wikler. Wikler ...

GOP restraint? Jonah Goldberg’s “Right and Left Need to Confront Their Own Radicals” has a central false assumption. Namely that there is still a moderate right/Republican faction willing ...

Showing his colors Another great News-Register, except for the always annoying and deceptive column by Jonah Goldberg, who exposes his MAGA leanings with every one. There are enough lies, fabrications ...

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