Kristof bids farewell to foray into Oregon politics
By ELLIS CONKLINVeteran West Coast Journalist To paraphrase the infamous rant Richard Nixon delivered upon losing the California governor’s race to Pat Brown in 1962, you won’t have Nick Kristof ...
Jeb Bladine: Maybe it's all just collateral damage
Old quotes can mature with time, like this one by Joe Gandelman in 2012: “Here’s a prediction about real gun control reform: Don’t. Hold. Your. Breath. It’s unlikely to happen ...
Mass school shooters burn with hate, self-hate, despair
By JAMES DENSLEYOf Metropolitan State University and JILLIAN PETERSONOf Hamline University When the Columbine High School massacre took place in 1999, it was seen as a watershed moment in the United ...
Collins: Pre-trial justice for all the norm in our nation
By JOHN L. COLLINSRetired Circuit Court Judge Both the United States Constitution and the Oregon Constitution lay the foundation for the above quote from the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Salerno. ...
Jeb Bladine: Complex context of local growing pains
In case you hadn’t noticed, McMinnville is experiencing some growing pains. It happened around 1980, when the city population hit 15,000; about 2000, when that population passed 25,000; and now, ...
Rucklos: Locals pointing the way in downtown makeover
By DAVE RUCKLOSThe McMinnville Downtown Association Retired attorney Charles Hillestad’s hit job on a public process that has been ongoing for three years, published in last week’s Viewpoints ...
Patrick O’Connor: County stages robust rebound from devastation of pandemic
In February 2022, Yamhill County’s total employment was 80 jobs above its pre-pandemic level of February 2020. In just under two years, the county had already added back the nearly 5,800 jobs ...
Schuck: With intoxicating freedom comes sober responsibility
My daughter and I came home from Denmark about two weeks ago. Actually, that makes it sound more like a vacation than it actually was. Truth be told, she had just wrapped up a semester in Sweden, and, ...
Shierman: The other insurrectionists are worthy of note, as well
By ERIC SHIERMANOf the Oregon Catalyst The Jan. 6 Committee has my full appreciation in investigating the inexcusable violence on Capitol Hill that was intent upon an attempt to prevent the certification ...
Neumann-Rea: Revitalized West Valley Campus conveys strong civic commitment
A Father’s Day weekend was full of quiet pleasures, including our first foray into the community of Willamina since moving to Yamhill County a little over a year ago. Our Saturday night destination ...
Bladine: Again drawn in by late-night hearings
Late one night this week, I watched taped congressional hearings about presidential abuses. It was mesmerizing intrigue, and later, online, I found these comments from one of the key witnesses: “I’m ...
Putin is attempting to justify the unjustifiable
By LAWRENCE WITNERThe State University of New York The Russian government’s justifications for its war in Ukraine — the largest, most destructive military operation in Europe since World War ...
Yamhill County well-prepared for new pre-trial stipulations
By TIM SVENSONYamhill County SheriffNot everyone who is accused of committing a crime belongs in jail.That seems an odd statement, doesn’t it, especially for the county’s chief law enforcement ...
Opening our eyes to history in all shades of good and bad
Political conservatives deplore rewritten history, which they perceive in the 1619 Project and Critical Race Theory. However, rewriting history actually involves erasing events, achievements and ...
Clearcutting in the offing for historic Third Street?
By CHARLES HILLESTAD Retired business and real estate attorney Can you imagine Third Street with all of its magnificent array of mature trees cut down? Well, you won’t have to imagine it much ...
