Investigating the Bible: Faith of the famous
The United States has many Halls of Fame. Some are well known, like football’s in Canton or baseball’s in Cooperstown. Lesser known are the Robot Hall of Fame in the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburg, the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, the Gunfighters Hall of Fame in Tombstone, and the Idaho Potato Hall of Fame, of course in Blackfoot, Idaho. Our state has the Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville. The Bible has a Hall of Fame in the book of Hebrews.
Jeb Bladine: It’s never too late to correct a factual error
Consider this column a much-belated correction impacting a current story that is generating local controversy. That story is the city of McMinnville’s prolonged plan to flip the former Ultimate RB ...
Investigating the Bible: Foolishness and wisdom
The snipe is a beautifully camouflaged bird with a Pinocchio beak. It inhabits marshlands in Europe, Asia, and New Zealand.
Quirk of the Week: A spin on a motley crew of local signs
A motley collection of signs serves as this week’s collection of Quirk. The list starts with a sign that no longer exists, at least not where it was photographed. Many will probably recall the beautifully ...
Ken Dollinger: Yearning for safe harbor in sea of political extremes
It is late at night, or maybe early in the morning, and my eyelids just popped open. My mind has started racing multiple thoughts around its mental track. Sleep is just not happening. One interesting ...
Whatchamacolumn: Career criminals play a role in budget deficits
McMinnville’s huge city budget deficit was on display this week, with officials trying to figure out why it evolved while grappling with how to respond. “I’m failing to understand,” ...
The Conversation: Trump's nonstop newsmaking threatens to drown out all else
By JENNIFER MERCIECA Of Texas A&M University Like many other news organizations, The Associated Press maintains a scrolling “live updates” page. It posts the latest from the administration ...
Whatchamacolumn: Caution urged with using Social Security chainsaw
Get ready for some numbers about Social Security and aging Americans — if you don’t care for statistics, you might consider skipping this article. First, let’s warm up with some figures ...
Quirk: ‘Visible spectrums,’ be they fleeting or ageless rainbows, add vivid local color
Talk of rainbows and pots of gold made the rounds this week. While no such discoveries were reported, some reliable rainbow sightings can be documented. It turns out that around McMinnville, a trove of ...
Barrett Rainey: Memories of icy Greenland belie the renewed interest
For me, the mention of that name brings back mixed memories. That’s because I spent 11 months and 14 days there some 65 years ago.
Investigating the Bible: Does each child have an angel?
Children surprise us. A young child had a school assignment. She asked her mother where she came from. Her mother said, “A stork brought you.”
She then asked, “Where did you come from, Mommy?” Her mother said, “I was found in a cabbage patch.”
The Conversation: Foundational scientific theory under attack in statehouses
Scientific theory has had a rough time in America’s public schools.
Almost 100 years ago, John Scopes was convicted of violating a Tennessee law prohibiting teaching the theory of evolution. Although his conviction was overturned on a technicality in 1927, laws banning classes on Darwin’s theory stuck around for another 40 years — until being ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1968.
Whatchamacolumn: Commentary comes easily in a turbulent world
When it comes to commentary, we are living in a target-rich environment. Let’s start local: If people contact authorities about a hybrid wolf pack prowling school playground areas and killing neighborhood ...
PeaceVoice: Good governance is a vital American value
By STEPHANIE GASIOR Growing up, my dad told me the best job I could ever have would be working for the government. He identified three clear reasons: stability, benefits and impact. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ...
