State care facility reporting is nowhere near up to snuff
Nursing homes are pretty much all the same, right? How much difference could it make, really? Well, consider this: In the last 10 years, the 37-bed Brookdale McMinnville Westside has received 125 complaints ...
Agri-tourism issue not fully settled, but case-by-case system is working
The recent application of the Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery for on-site tasting approval fostered some oh-so-common opposition, much of which can be tossed aside, but also positive and useful big-picture ...
Responsibility for racist hate runs to the top
The fatal act of white supremacist terrorism perpetrated on a Portland train Friday will not soon be forgotten, at least not by anyone who can muster an ounce of compassion. The horror will reverberate ...
Set a summer goal to experience the variety of community events
This just in for the summer: Yamhill is expecting more hot July nights. Sheridan is a small town with big dreams. Carlton has a serious case of the blues on the horizon. But don’t feel bad for Carlton. ...
Good intentions run amok in OR Medicaid expansion
There is a disheartening similarity to the revelations of government fraud and waste arising periodically in Oregon. Typical elements include the sudden creation or massive expansion of a well-intended ...
Time to expose GOP blinders on universal health care coverage
The United States’ founding document deemed “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” inalienable rights. Former president Barack Obama must have had this in mind as he sought ...
Reorganization shouldn’t curb Mac’s disaster prep efforts
There is some subtle irony in the public objections raised in response to McMinnville’s decision to cut its half-time emergency management coordinator position. After all, isn’t one ...
Budget, PERS and transportation demand plan with broad buy-in
The Oregon Legislature is facing a general fund shortfall of $1.4 billion, a Public Employees Retirement System shortfall of $21 billion and a transportation system deficit, harder to estimate with any ...
There’s no excuse for inmate’s painful death
Let’s make one thing clear from the outset. Joshua Mulbreght and Zachary Chronister are each serving more than six years, Mulbreght for manslaughter and Chronister for assault, for the Yamhill County ...
Left does itself no favors by allowing fringe to run amok
Increasingly in recent years, Republican Party leaders have shirked their moral responsibility to condemn dark, ugly fringe elements of their base — fascists, racists, Nazis, militiamen, Klansmen, ...
For now, the gross receipts tax appears to be only plan in play
The governor and Legislature are battling on two fronts to balance the state budget for the next biennium. On the first, the government has no choice but to curb spending. The Oregon Constitution requires ...
Linfield fumbled opportunity to embrace free exchange of ideas
Linfield College’s administration, faculty and student body didn’t come off very well this week in their hyperbolic response to a guest speaker lined up by the nascent Young Americans for Liberty ...
When addicts and families talk all the rest of us need to listen
Following a report on a recent town hall meeting with state legislators, the News-Register received a stern rebuke for not including comments about the need for funding drug addiction services. As ...
Roberts, Benner deserve a return to Mac school board
Zach Dotson, candidate for the McMinnville School Board’s Position 1, is thoughtful, articulate, community-minded and could provide a complementary voice to the board. So is retiree Vernon V.J. Adams, ...
Small-town newpaper’s Pulitzer celebrated by peers everywhere
As if 21st century journalism weren’t challenging enough already, community newspapers frequently have to battle being lumped in with national web, broadcast and print outlets. As President Trump ...
