Ramsey McPhillips: Look to the land for answer to climate crisis
Climate change is happening. Arguing whether glacial melt and extreme weather are manmade or just part of the planet’s natural cycle is a waste of time. And it’s time we humans don’t ...
Jeb Bladine: Locals enjoying event-rich August
August … What a month! Like June and July, August is fulfilling promises made when The Oregonian compiled a statewide calendar of summer events with this introduction: “Summer events have ...
Leesa Novak: Public access comes with responsibility, stewardship
By LEESA NOVAK Resident of rural High Heaven Road As the county commissioners have apparently made a decision to keep the gates open on High Heaven Road, I would like to offer this map for those of you ...
Jim Barks: Friends for all seasons
By JIM BARKS Retired teacher and coach July 11 hip surgery has given me time, in between doctor and physical therapy appointments, to think about things. I’ve been thinking mostly ...
Robert Koehler: Weighed against native school atrocities, apologies fall short
By ROBERT KOEHLER Journalist and author “I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples.” So said Pope Francis earlier this month ...
Offbeat Oregon: After frontier murder, suspect was auctioned off as a temporary slave
In the first month of 1852, everyone in the frontier community of Cynthian was talking about the big crime wave. Well, it was big by frontier Oregon standards. Although it was (and still is) the seat ...
Bader: Gun safety isn't just about laws
The July 30 incident in McMinnville — in which a man fired 200 rounds from multiple weapons from inside a house, striking several neighboring homes — showed that Yamhill County is not immune ...
Jeb Bladine: Jack Crabtree followed clear moral compass
Jack Crabtree, 62, died far too young. Graveside services Friday (today) will celebrate his memory and promise a new life – services I regrettably will miss. Were that different, I would be telling ...
Back, and Forth: ‘No Boundaries’ can be found in quieter corners of the fair
My best memories of the 2022 Yamhill County Fair include a tutu. Truly appreciating the fair, any fair, is somewhat of a ballet — turns and jumps that lead to new discoveries. As a journalist, ...
Bjork-James: Social media sites fueling surge in white nationalism
By SOPHIE BJORK-JAMES Of Vanderbilt University White nationalists keep showing up in the hearings of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection of 2021. Evidence is mounting that ...
White: Take a step on the wild side and adopt a Mustang
Wild horses and burros are America’s Western icon, and they are currently filling federal holding corrals by the thousands. These holding corrals have been operated and maintained by the federal ...
Jeb Bladine: Too many jobs for too few candidates
America’s nationwide workforce crisis has triggered a mass waiting game. Businesses and institutions are challenged by the inability to find qualified employees to fill key positions. As a result, ...
Finley: Death penalty a barbaric practice lacking any meaningful purpose
By LAURA FINLEY Of Barry University There is no doubt about Nikolas Cruz’s culpability for the mass murder of 17 people and the injury of 17 others at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas ...
Davis: Not even Supreme Court can save Big Coal's eclipse in U.S.
By REBECCA DAVIS Of Stephen F. Austin State University The U.S. coal industry chalked up a rare win this summer, when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling limiting the government’s ability ...
Anderson: A proactive approach to aging's challenges
Challenges bring out the best in most people, and aging is one of the most onerous challenges we face. We are all aging each day. Add enough days together and we will see our 80s, 90s or even 100s. A ...
