Bladine: Time for the county to show who we are
We owe a debt of gratitude to those who produced an opportunity to vote for the recall of current Yamhill County governance. Yes, your mail-in ballot says this vote is for or against the recall of Yamhill ...
Gibson: End of the road for Roe?
Guest writer Scott Gibson returned to his childhood home 30 years ago to practice medicine. A board-certified internist, he served on the McMinnville School Board from 2011 to 2017, when he and his wife, ...
Nealon: OSU team discovers cancer-fighting compounds
By SEAN NEALONOf OSU News and Research CORVALLIS — A team of Oregon State University scientists has discovered a new class of anti-cancer compounds that effectively kill liver and breast cancer ...
Berschauer: Vote No - Official is keeping her commitments
When I ran for county commissioner, I knew that many difficult decisions would come before the board. Not only were we facing a pandemic with ever-changing rules and restrictions, but local issues like the fate of the Yamhelas-Westsider Trail.
Forve: Vote Yes - Berschauer berates, bullies and divides
Yamhill County Commissioner Lindsay Berschauer is not serving the needs of our community. She is causing unnecessary division, and she is wasting county resources through incompetence and self-service.
Channel-Justice & Lassen: Putin’s goal is to create a new Russian empire
As some Western observers have feared, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just proved that his aggression toward Ukraine was never really about NATO.
In a speech on Feb. 21, Putin recognized the occupied territories in Ukraine of Donetsk and Luhansk and moved Russian forces into them.
Bladine: Invasion of Ukraine sparks old memory
Thoughts of writing about the Yamhill County recall campaign disappeared when I considered the scope of commentary already scheduled for today: commentary from the recall petitioner and the commissioner ...
Bladine: City should resist utility surcharges
Surcharging McMinnville water bills to finance general government services is a topic featuring many numbers requiring complex calculations. One simplification would be to declare it a bad idea and move ...
Schuck: Finding good stuff amid heaps of data
Guest writer Eric Schuck holds a Ph.D. in economics from Washington State University and a professorship in economics at Linfield University. He’s twice been honored with Fulbright Fellowships to ...
Moran: Why do Americans still have to file their own tax returns?
Doing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse when there are delays and backlogs, making it especially hard to reach the Internal Revenue Service for assistance.
Henderson: Eliza 2024 The droid we’re all looking for
We science fiction nerds know the truth that ordinary mortals who watch “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” would rather avoid. It’s that artificial intelligence will one day rule the world.
Bladine: How will COVID change the world?
We see the physical manifestations of a two-year pandemic: masks, quarantines, social and civic separation, empty offices, canceled events, to name a few. What remains to be learned is how our shared exposure ...
Back, and forth: Past, present bump elbows in old postcard, new zoning plan
Over a span of 85 years, my father collected a thousand or so postcards. It’s a fascinating collection culturally, historically and personally. I found three from the 1940s mailed to McMinnville ...
Kircher: Drive for ag overtime pay a threat to Oregon farmers
By ROBERT KIRCHERYamhill County Dairy Farmer As a dairy farmer, I can assure you that nobody wins with mandatory agricultural overtime policies like those proposed in HB 4002, now under consideration ...
Finley: The dangerous arc of the parents’ rights movement
Given the current political divide and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ambitions to be the next Republican presidential candidate, it’s not surprising to see him advocating for the “Don’t Say Gay” legislation now before the Florida Legislature. Not surprising, but disgusting.
