Ensuring safety of students should top schools’ priorities
Two years ago, Ohio 13-year-old middle-schooler Emilie Olsen died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was a straight-A student with a perfect attendance record, standout athletic skills, a love for ...
Legislature must pick up the pieces of Measure 97’s failure
Oregon voters sent a message when they kicked Measure 97 to the curb: You can and must do better by us. The Legislature’s Democratic leadership was yearning for a voter bailout. Instead, it now ...
Throwing civility under the bus for personal and political gain
Ken Moore, Democratic candidate in Yamhill County’s House District 24, told the News-Register editorial board some weeks back how he intended to run a respectful campaign against his Republican opponent, ...
Jeffries: Please stand down; Council: What’s the rush?
Dear Councilor Jeffries: We really appreciate your eight years of service on the McMinnville City Council. You’ve spent virtually your entire tenure as its youngest member, so winning appointment ...
Measure 97 a sales tax in thinly veiled disguise
What’s the good of working to increase graduation rates, only to send newly minted alumni out into a job market devastated by Measure 97? Why invest in expanded services to seniors, only to force ...
Read gets nod for state treasurer, Rosenbloom for attorney
Given Oregon’s pronounced Democratic dominance, the GOP has often struggled to recruit credible candidates. It has frequently been saddled with obscure or extreme standard-bearers harboring no realistic ...
Not much to like in this year’s crop of measures
The seven measures making Oregon’s 2016 general election ballot are a motley group, often featuring poor conception or poor execution, if not both. We can find full favor with only three, none of ...
District raises solar objection worthy of serious state scrutiny
Earlier this summer, we published an editorial dismissing neighbor opposition to solar arrays proposed for farm tracts in the Sheridan and Dayton areas, based on fears of glare, traffic, noise, heat, distraction, ...
Adjustments for manager, city vital for future growth
Two years ago, the McMinnville City Council decided on a hire that bucked tradition in many ways. Martha Meeker is the just the third city manager in the history of McMinnville. Between them, her two ...
Crowdfunding provides aid, light in dark times
Crowdfunding was not born into the Internet. The practice by a community of people to contribute small amounts into what becomes a large pot was centered for ages around local banks. These funds can help ...
County, residents must brace themselves for coming quake
A website set up by Oregon Public Broadcasting calculates just how much damage people can expect in their individual ZIP codes when a 9.0 earthquake strikes the Pacific Northwest. Enter 97128 for McMinnville ...
Museum’s new makeup to ease operations, increase exposure
The writing was on the wall for many years: the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum campus built too much, and tried to operate too many projects for an education-based nonprofit entity. Museum founder ...
Records law pushes right way but not very far or very fast
There are two facts crucial to understanding the tension surrounding public records issues in Oregon. First, the state and local agencies that create, maintain and often attempt to hide public records ...
Presidential election mayhem fuels urge to focus on local ballot items
The U.S. presidential race has provided daily reminders through the summer months of the pending November election. It’s been a nonstop political circus of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, with ...
Clarification to parking regulation should be starting point
It’s welcome news that the McMinnville City Council will be discussing downtown parking at its Tuesday meeting. It’s an issue that has garnered much interest as traffic and tourism grow around ...
