Starla Pointer
"Stopping By:" A reporter who knows that everyone has an interesting story to tell welcomes suggestions.
Nathalie Hardy
A local mother writes her columns in the margins of a busy family life.
"Whatchamacolumn" by Jeb Bladine
The News-Register publisher writes about the community; people; local, state and national affairs; and sometimes whimsey.
Nicole Montesano
"Greens & Beans:" A reporter who likes to eat, cook and garden, and write about all three.
Tom Henderson
"Along the Street:" News about businesses around the Yamhill Valley.
Whatchamacolumn: For Linfield, a time of transformation
It’s transformation time at Linfield University, where prolonged years of turmoil are evolving into a series of institutional and operational changes. But turbulence continues to bubble beneath the ...
Whatchamacolumn: It does, after all, take a community
Some have urged us to keep reminding readers about changes shaping up for the News-Register — they include variations in space, time, frequency, dimension and, arguably, “state of matter.” Beginning ...
Back, and Forth: Author reflects on four decades in the vineyard
“I’m optimistic about Brand Oregon,” said Allen Holstein, 43-year veteran of vineyard management and winemaking in Dundee. He spoke recently at Linfield University’s Nicholson ...
Whatchamacolumn: Head-scratching Medicare choices
**Editor’s Note: Dec. 15 is an application deadline to enroll for new Medicare services under the Affordable Care Act. However, the deadline to change below-described plans for MedAdvantage coverage ...
Back, and Forth: In Willamina, creative talents and spirit of community converge
Sampling four of the nine stops on the Coastal Hills Art Tour on Nov. 11 added layers to my appreciation for Willamina, a community I have gradually been getting to know. The quilt show was just the starter; ...
Whatchamacolumn: Car crash boosts development plans
Belated thanks to the 80-year-old driver who, in June, accidentally slammed through a back wall of the county Planning Department building at Fourth and Ford streets. You were unidentified in the news, ...