Don't worry about your privacy, it disappeared a long time ago
Many people are genuinely concerned about encroachments on their privacy. It is hard to soothe their apprehensions when it often seems our every move is being monitored and recorded on one high-tech device ...
Local United Way support lacking in both directions
Think of United Way funding these days like being married to a millionaire undergoing a mid-life crisis. You thought you could always count on him to support you in the lifestyle to which you have become ...
Plenty of options on PERS, given the will and courage
McMinnville Rep. Ron Noble has a better idea. So does Bend Rep. Gene Whisnant. So do other critics of Oregon’s overly generous and easily gamed Public Employees Retirement System, whose unfunded ...
Victims enduring rape exams deserve swift, certain testing
Last December, Juliette Simmons filed a report with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office alleging she had been drugged and raped by an acquaintance in during a Mount Hood ski trip. She said she ...
Immigration agents muzzle critics in the ‘land of the free’
When an undocumented immigrant named Yesenia shared her story with the News-Register in February, she feared a simple unpaid parking ticket might expose her to immigration agents and thus separate her ...
City could use substance in its eco-friendly moves
The McMinnville City Council’s Tuesday night decision to divert municipal waste to an out-of-state landfill arrived with a hefty dose of self-congratulation all around. But the city needs to embrace ...
There’s no real reform in any of the tax plans now in play
After nearly a year-long litany of dashed dreams, the Trump administration appears desperate for a legislative victory it can savor on Fox and Twitter. And cutting taxes has long been considered a virtually ...
Citizens should be free from offensive litter
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. We get that. But when one man’s treasure begins to accumulate in unsightly heaps, creep into road right of way, encroach on neighboring property, ...
Runaway campaign spending helps fuel alarming government spending
The state Legislature’s Committee Days event, staged last week, produced plenty of hot topics. At the top of that list is a January special election measure to determine whether we fully implement ...
Citizens should be free from offensive litter
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. We get that.But when one man’s treasure begins to accumulate in unsightly heaps, creep into road right of way, encroach on neighboring property, ...
Runaway campaign spending helps fuel alarming government spending
The state Legislature’s Committee Days event, staged last week, produced plenty of hot topics. At the top of that list is a January special election measure to determine whether we fully implement ...
Union of new and old fueling wine industry
Oregon Wine Country can share a couple sentiments with Jackson Family Wines this holiday season. First, likely with a glass of wine hoisted high, cheers to the company’s new office complex ...
Dog slaying the price we pay for putting so much on police
About 18 months ago, we carried a quote in this space from a Texas police chief. In a moment of frustration, he complained, “Every societal failure, we put it off on the cops to solve. Not enough ...
County dodges strike; workers sound warning
News item: County workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees threaten to strike, shutting down crucial functions. Pay that allegedly lags behind that of comparable ...
PERS panel presents solid report, but it's of little value to major problem
The PERS Unfunded Actuarial Liability Task Force presented its final report to the governer this week. The group was tasked with exploring a range of money-generating options to pay down the state’s ...
