Letters to the Editor: Oct. 21, 2022
Vision for future I’ve known Zack Geary since our days running jog-a-thons together at Memorial Elementary School back in the early ‘90s. Zack has always been a passionate and selfless leader, ...
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 15, 2022
Mudslinging Thank you for running the story in the Oct. 4 News-Register, “District 6 debate gets personal.” I was unsure as to who I was going to back for this position. I back the individual, ...
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 7, 2022
Selfless service I am writing this letter on my personal behalf in support of Zack Geary’s candidacy for city council. I do not intend to represent the views of the McMinnville Downtown Association ...
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 30, 2022
A benefit to all I was most disheartened to read that our News-Register staff does not support Measure 111, which obligates the state of Oregon to make sure that every resident has access to affordable, ...
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 23, 2022
Not on my street I must register a resounding objection to proposed demolition of three historic buildings on Third Street for a big new hotel. As the owner of a downtown business lying less than a block ...
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 16, 2022
Whose safety? The public safety power shutoff should be called the investor safety power shutoff. After the horrific California fires caused by Pacific Gas & Electric’s failure to properly ...
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 9, 2022
Waste not, want not This summer, the news has been full of stories about raids on illegal, large-scale marijuana-growing operations. The stories all end with the destruction of the seized marijuana. ...
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 2, 2022
Overpasses, please Back in The 1940s, McMinnville and Dayton petitioned the Oregon Department of Transportation for a bypass. They ended up getting Highway 18, which went on to become the busiest secondary ...
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 26, 2022
It’s only $20,000 Things that cost $20,000: - Repairing 100 potholes. - Sending 40 kids to a 4-H sleepover camp. - Contracting for nine months of work at minimum wage. - Doubling ...
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 19, 2022
No to strip mall Leave Three Mile Lane as is. Don’t try to fix what isn’t broken. Putting another strip mall in that area isn’t going to change the fact that it was tried before, two ...
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 12, 2022
Law has changed This letter is in response to Sandra Ponto’s letter about bicyclists not stopping at stop signs. There has been a change to the rules for bicyclists. Starting Jan 1, 2020, bicyclists ...
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 5, 2022
Officer goes missing For a couple of years, we have had a police officer with a radar gun patrolling our neighborhood. This was no ordinary officer, as he was made out of cardboard. He dutifully stood ...
Letters to the Editor: July 29, 2022
What’s the rush? If the Three Mile Lane Area Plan has taken years to create, and was just approved by the planning commission March 17, why, oh, why is public input being rushed so? The city has ...
Letters to the Editor: July 22, 2022
Unrestricted access I would like to respond to former sheriff Lee Vasquez’ letter of July 15: I absolutely respect the office of sheriff and the dedicated men and women who work there in any capacity. ...
Letters to the Editor: July 15, 2022
Remaining engaged I was surprised to learn in Friday’s Viewpoints article by Ellis Conklin that I have bid a “bitter farewell to foray into Oregon politics.” It’s true that I’m ...
