Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##A lighted message with 6-foot-tall letters honors Ethan Kearns and the late Cosme Velazquez at the intersection of Highways 99W and 18 at the east end of McDougall Road.

Back, and Forth: A bright season, guided by 8s

In 1978, as a cynical college sophomore, I wrote something dour about Christmas decorations. As Bob Dylan once mused, “I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” It had something ...

PeaceVoice: Israeli intelligence failure is worse than first thought

By MEL GURTOV Of Portland State University It turns out that more than a year before the Hamas attack, Israeli intelligence secured multiple documentations providing a detailed account of what Hamas ...

The Conversation: Learn to recognize hallmarks of online disinformation ploys

H. COLLEEN SINCLAIR Of Louisiana State University Information warfare abounds, and everyone online has been drafted whether they know it or not. Disinformation is deliberately generated misleading ...

Taking a quantum leap into a brave new world

Let’s say for a moment you are a leaf. The sun is out, and you are working on doing that magical thing that leaves do — take sunlight and use it to grab carbon dioxide out of the air and make ...

Whatchamacolumn: It does, after all, take a community

Some have urged us to keep reminding readers about changes shaping up for the News-Register — they include variations in space, time, frequency, dimension and, arguably, “state of matter.” Beginning ...

Back, and Forth: Author reflects on four decades in the vineyard

“I’m optimistic about Brand Oregon,” said Allen Holstein, 43-year veteran of vineyard management and winemaking in Dundee. He spoke recently at Linfield University’s Nicholson ...

William J Boag/Oklahoma Historical Society via Getty Images##Members of Osage Nation pictured in Oklahoma in the early 20th century.

The Conversation: For the Osage Nation, the betrayal yet lingers

Editor's note: This article contains plot spoilers of “Killers of the Flower Moon.” By SHANNON TOLL Of the University of Dayton “The sheriff disguised her death as whiskey ...

Alana Enticknap photo##An Anna’s hummingbird.

Birds' brainpower a wonder to behold

April 15 was a special day during our years living in a remote corner of Alaska. As we anxiously awaited spring, we rushed to the post office to file our taxes. But much more importantly, it was the day ...

Whatchamacolumn: County carpetbags into Mac tax politics

Yamhill County commissioners have formally accused McMinnville of “bait-and-switch” taxation tactics related to formation of the new McMinnville First District. Individually, commission Chair ...

Image: OSU Libraries##Jars of Queen Anne cherries undergoing Prof. Wiegand’s brining and bleaching process prior to being turned into modern-process maraschino cherries, in 1931.

Offbeat Oregon: Many iconic food items invented in Oregon

At the time of this writing, the Christmas shopping season is just starting to spool up, and folks are getting ready for some serious holiday eating. Most likely, that festive feasting won’t include ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Carol Fredrick, co-owner of Stone Griffon Vineyards in Carlton, talks Tempranillo with Tim O’Connor of Portland, who also enjoys a bowl of Fredrick’s squash soup, on the day after Thanksgiving.

Back, and Forth: Wineries pour their best at Thanksgiving

With a bowl of soup as my centerpiece interest, I spent the day after Thanksgiving touring a few Carlton-area wine locations, which served as a microcosm of what is a rising local wine vibe each November. Tastings ...

3rd District to remain blue but carry a lot less clout

Guest writer Randy Stapilus is a former reporter and editor who has turned to writing and publishing books from Carlton. He has devoted his career to covering politics and government in Oregon, Washington ...

Bladine: Medicare redux: with clarifications

Here’s a correction paragraph originally planned for display elsewhere on today’s page:  “Correction: The deadline to change Medicare Advantage plan coverages, discussed in ...

Gary Conkling: Will college football make the leap to pro?

Conference realignment, the transfer portal and compensation for athletes have rushed college football closer to a Saturday version of professional football. Reaching that dubious end zone may only be ...

Whatchamacolumn: Head-scratching Medicare choices

**Editor’s Note: Dec. 15 is an application deadline to enroll for new Medicare services under the Affordable Care Act. However, the deadline to change below-described plans for MedAdvantage coverage ...

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