Letters to the Editor: July 1, 2016
Abortion is murder The right to one’s own life takes precedence over all lesser rights, such as another’s privacy, choice or convenience. Government-sanctioned murder is immoral, and the ...
Letters to the Editor: June 17, 2016
Requiem for an RV park The Mulkey RV Park sign on Highway 18 has been removed, so I guess the park is a thing of the past. I know nothing about the history of the park, except that some have lived there ...
Letters to the Editor: June 10, 2016
Road is a hazard I’m a resident near the intersection of Seventh Street and Duniway Road, and city officials have never posted a speed limit sign to replace the 25 mph sign removed during road widening. On ...
Letters to the Editor: June 3, 2016
‘Dumped’ headline fits I saw in the News-Register that a few people did not like the words used pertaining to County Commissioner Allen Springer being “dumped.” Frankly, the headline ...
Letters to the Editor: May 27, 2016
My fair share I served the federal government for 15 years as a U.S. Marine and then 21 years more as an air traffic controller. Social Security was withheld during most of my time as a Marine. As an ...
Letters to the Editor: May 20, 2016
Pray in private I’ve read a number of times about people being unhappy with the public prayer before the county commissioner meetings — particularly with Allen Springer’s participation. If ...
Letters to the Editor: May 13, 2016
He paved the roads I want to compliment County Commissioner Allen Springer. When he was liaison to public works (with staff members John Phelan Roy Panchow), many rural roads were paved.These roads were ...
Letters to the Editor: May 6, 2016
Bond needed In choosing to send a bond to the people of McMinnville, the district’s long-range planning committee and the school board kept fiscal responsibility front and center in the process. ...
Letters to the Editor: April 29, 2016
The price is right I support the upcoming school bond proposal because it’s the right proposal at the right time. Like many McMinnville residents, I felt conflicted about whether improving existing ...
Letters to the Editor: April 22, 2016
Fight drugs creatively Readers of the News-Register might be familiar with the section showing local arrests. If you pay the least bit of attention to these, you see that a staggering percent of people ...
Letters to the Editor: April 15, 2016
He does what he says As a former Yamhill County commissioner, I follow what is going on at the county. Commissioner Allen Springer is running for his second term, and I plan to vote for him. Three things ...
Letters to the Editor: April 8, 2016
A balanced voice Commissioner Allen Springer is a huge disappointment. After running as someone who promised to bring the community together, he routinely goes out of his way to antagonize those with ...
Letters to the Editor: April 1, 2016
Support schools I’ll keep this short and simple: Please support McMinnville schools and our entire community by voting yes on the school district facilities bond in May. Without changing our current ...
Letters to the Editor: March 25, 2016
Reaction was not slow Newberg High School’s averted tragedy draws slow reaction? Hardly. We have two grandchildren attending Newberg High. It was a paralyzing experience for all of us, a horror ...
Letters to the Editor: March 18, 2016
Common ground Both groups would deny it, but there are a lot of similarities between Republican and Democratic partisans. First, they share denial of this. Trump’s Republican followers are characterized ...
