Letters to the editor: March 20, 2020
Enjoy great outdoors We are very fortunate to live in Oregon, and even more so now, in a time of quarantine. While so much of the rest of the country is cramming into enclosed spaces, we can quarantine ...
Letters to the editor: March 6, 2020
Our turn in November At a time when our state is more divided than ever, all Democratic lawmakers seem to care about is shoving through Gov. Kate Brown’s cap and trade during the short session. They ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 28, 2020
Above the law? It appears President Trump is trying to subvert the country’s justice system for his own purposes. The president is trying to convince officials like the attorney general of the ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 21, 2020
Opportunities for Oregon On Wednesday, the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce submitted written testimony to the House Revenue Committee in opposition to HB 4010, which would disconnect Oregon from ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 14, 2020
Clearing up misconceptions I was the person who contacted the News-Register about the listing for a property that had been used to produce child pornography. I read the article’s online comments ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 7, 2020
Lacking legal precision I think there’s one thing that people can agree on about the recent House impeachment and Senate trial. The whole process seems to be vague and poorly defined. It lacks ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 31, 2020
The logic of impeachment President Trump is standing trial on two articles of impeachment: 1) Abuse of power for using his power as president for solicitation of the interference of a foreign government, ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 24, 2020
Cuffed without cause I have lived in McMinnville for more than 40 years, and am very concerned about the lack of local police transparency. I am speaking out of personal experience, after having two McMinnville ...
Letters to the Editor: January 17, 2020
Nothing but the best Reading your editorial on our local Willamette Valley Medical Center might make some folks reluctant to seek treatment there. As a recent patient, I want to go on the record: I received ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 10, 2020
Slow the growth The future of McMinnville is in the control of those with a bulldoze-and-build mentality. They are intent on creating new subdivisions with hundreds of homes. The official line is that ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 3, 2020
Our democracy in peril Mr. Henderson’s column, citing Upton Sinclair’s “It Can’t Happen Here,” was a stark reminder of the perils of this presidency and the lessons history ...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 27, 2019
Account fell badly short As one of the organizers of the Defend Democracy protest held last week, I would like to set the record straight. The News-Register article does not accurately reflect either ...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 20, 2019
Amazing community A little more than three years ago, my wife, Carol, and I relocated to Oregon. After quite a bit of soul-searching, we decided to make our home in McMinnville. Time and again, our decision ...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 13, 2019
Mission deserves better I have volunteered at the Yamhill County Gospel Rescue Mission in the past, and have seen how compassionate and caring the staff is first hand. Yes, there are rules. The staff ...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 6, 2019
Not the least Christ-like I was dismayed last week to read in The Atlantic that some leading evangelicals and religious leaders believe this nation’s sitting president is a product of divine providence ...
