Jeb Bladine: A political feud spills over grave
A political feudspills over grave It now is clear: Donald Trump does not like John McCain. Whatchamacolumn Jeb Bladine is president and publisher of the News-Register. > See his column All ...
Jenny Berg: Interaction, discovery a route to better health
I just finished listening to an interview with Eric Klinenberg, author of “Palaces For The People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, And The Decline Of Civic ...
Fred Hertel: Not your father's fire service
The menu of tasks undertaken by fire service agencies has undergone extensive expansion and transformation over the last three decades, and so has the roster of personnel and tools taking on the ...
Jeb Bladine: Our contributions to annals of fraud
Financial fraud, while nothing new, is distressingly prevalent. McMinnville has contributed to that unfortunate reality, as we were reminded this week. In the 1920s, Victor Lustic sold the Eiffel ...
Mike Kemper: Justice slow but sure in nuisance cases
As sole code enforcement officer for Yamhill County, I’ve been tasked since July 2012 with enforcing the county’s building, zoning and waste disposal ordinances. But I’m allowed ...
Have the public unions got a tax bill for you
By ALLEN ALLEY For the Oregon Transformation Project It’s tax season. With that in mind, I wanted to alert you to a tax you likely don’t realize exists — a tax you are certainly on ...
Jeb Bladine: Remembering two prominent politicians
Oregon, where statewide-elected Republicans are a rarity, lost two last week. They were leaders worth remembering. Ten days ago, sitting Secretary of State Dennis Richardson died after a public, courageous ...
Scott Gibson: Oregon duty-bound to tighten vaccination law
In recent weeks, the Pacific Northwest has confirmed some 70 cases of measles, a disease declared eliminated from circulation in the United States in 2000. For this dangerous outbreak, we can thank ...
Jeb Bladine: Students handcuffed by predatory loans
McMinnville acupuncturist Lisa Pool, for a time, was silently ashamed for not fully understanding the pitfalls of student loans that financed her medical degree. But her voice returned when she learned ...
Mike Full: Through the mists of time
Almost anyone who knows me will tell you my viewpoints can be a bit eccentric. Looking out across the Yamhill River Valley, most folks see combines harvesting wheat and hear harvesters moving ...
Jeb Bladine: Socialism will be 2020's red herring
Lines are being drawn early for the 2020 presidential campaign. Americans respond to absolutes, and Donald Trump is an artist with lines in the sand. Democrats are socialists. Socialism destroys personal ...
Rich Leipfert: Costs swelling, dollars shrinking at Mac Fire
In the McMinnville Fire Department service, Before Self is our motto. We are continually striving to improve the service we provide to our citizens is the goal. These driving forces have molded the fire ...
Jeb Bladine: Legislature showing 'tyranny of majority'
Oregon Democrats hold 18 seats in the Senate and 38 in the House; thus the supermajorities needed to raise taxes on their own. But that’s just the beginning. At least with taxes, uncertainties cross ...
Mark Floyd: Warming taking a toll on Oregon
The changing climate is having a significant impact on Oregon, a new report concludes, with the state growing progressively warmer, experiencing more severe wildfires and undergoing a shift ...
Justus Armstrong: Expanded rail service not cost effective
The Oregon Department of Transportation recently published its Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Oregon Passenger Rail Project, which plans to expand and improve passenger rail service ...