Letters to the editor: April 24, 2020
Unsung heroesMany members of our community have written to thank all the people who are helping to keep us healthy.I would like to add one more group — the people who work to keep our water clean ...
Letters to the editor: April 17, 2020
Use for cars, not bikes If the lame duck commissioner was as interested in the rights of the people of Yamhill County as he seems to be for the welfare of Ken Wright, this whole rail-to-trail meeting ...
Letters to the editor: April 10, 2020
Rerouting makes sense My mother remembered when Highway 47, built in the late 1920s, divided the family’s now Century Farm into two sections. It was, of course, not the most efficient from a farming ...
Letters to the editor: April 3, 2020
Checks to charity With the arrival of assistance checks from the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, comes an opportunity. Many people in our county will need to put this money to ...
Letters to the editor: March 26, 2020
All in this together As we navigate these difficult days, let’s give a word of thanks not only to the dedicated and stressed health care professionals, but also to others helping our community. Take ...
Letters to the editor: March 20, 2020
Enjoy great outdoors We are very fortunate to live in Oregon, and even more so now, in a time of quarantine. While so much of the rest of the country is cramming into enclosed spaces, we can quarantine ...
Letters to the editor: March 6, 2020
Our turn in November At a time when our state is more divided than ever, all Democratic lawmakers seem to care about is shoving through Gov. Kate Brown’s cap and trade during the short session. They ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 28, 2020
Above the law? It appears President Trump is trying to subvert the country’s justice system for his own purposes. The president is trying to convince officials like the attorney general of the ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 21, 2020
Opportunities for Oregon On Wednesday, the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce submitted written testimony to the House Revenue Committee in opposition to HB 4010, which would disconnect Oregon from ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 14, 2020
Clearing up misconceptions I was the person who contacted the News-Register about the listing for a property that had been used to produce child pornography. I read the article’s online comments ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 7, 2020
Lacking legal precision I think there’s one thing that people can agree on about the recent House impeachment and Senate trial. The whole process seems to be vague and poorly defined. It lacks ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 31, 2020
The logic of impeachment President Trump is standing trial on two articles of impeachment: 1) Abuse of power for using his power as president for solicitation of the interference of a foreign government, ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 24, 2020
Cuffed without cause I have lived in McMinnville for more than 40 years, and am very concerned about the lack of local police transparency. I am speaking out of personal experience, after having two McMinnville ...
Letters to the Editor: January 17, 2020
Nothing but the best Reading your editorial on our local Willamette Valley Medical Center might make some folks reluctant to seek treatment there. As a recent patient, I want to go on the record: I received ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 10, 2020
Slow the growth The future of McMinnville is in the control of those with a bulldoze-and-build mentality. They are intent on creating new subdivisions with hundreds of homes. The official line is that ...
