Rich Lowry: Who’s the Boss? Divided GOP congress must find balance
Donald Trump was supposed to take over the Republican Party, but the question going forward will be whether the Republican Party takes over him.So far the early legislative agenda of Republicans after ...
Charles C. Haynes: Historic win for Native American religionFirst Amendment works — and will — if we still have it
Our First Amendment freedoms will work — if we still have them around to use. Those five freedoms — religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — have been challenged at various times ...
Jeb Bladine: Calendar year has collection of politics
What would we do without calendar years? They provide regular opportunities to regret various behaviors and pledge to do better in the year ahead – thus, the tradition of New Year’s resolutions ...
Charles C. Haynes: Historic win for Native American religion
On Dec. 4, the two-year struggle by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protect their sacred land and water ended — at least for now — when the Obama administration denied the easement needed ...
The joy of Christmas
[The following was published by the editorial staff of the Telephone-Register on Dec. 22, 1921.] One of the finest things about Christmas is that it is real and true. It is a joyous time proving than ...
Gary Brower: Cell phone survival Making it through a wintry inconvenience
The bridge in Salem was out of commission, and I was cut off from my home in McMinnville. At 10 am on Wednesday, December 14, a wintery mix of rain, sleet and snow started to fall near my job site in ...
Others Say: Others step in where governor is silent
Addressing Oregon’s annual Leadership Summit a year ago, Gov. Kate Brown made no mention of the biggest financial crisis facing state government: PERS, the underfunded, bloated retirement system ...
Jeb Bladine: Quiet retrospective of 2016 life stories
In December, I stop to read our newspaper archive of obituary articles from the previous year. It’s a quiet, reflective and often moving experience that occasionally inspires a column about some ...
Scott Gibson: Take the test
Smarter Balanced testing allows schools to be held accountable for their performances
Jeb Bladine: Telling stories just part of the package
Grizzlies and Wildcats will mingle and reminisce at a Jan. 7 memorial service for Perry Stubberfield, and the source for many of their stories will be the man they are there to honor. Perry’s 78 ...
Sal Peralta: Crashing the parties
County ballot measures passed in November show voters’ desire to change campaign rules
Robert F. Dodge: The Treaty of Tlatelolco
Giving thanks to our Latin American neighbors toward a world free of nuclear weapons
Jeb Bladine: Partners produce holiday light magic
Once again this holiday season, a night drive or walk through downtown McMinnville reveals a spectacular canopy of tree lighting that magnifies the sidewalk and cross-street Christmas displays. It’s ...
Megan Corvus: Puddles, in fact, not part of final Waters of the United State law
In October, the News Register published a Viewpoints commentary by Yamhill County Commissioner Mary Starrett, outlining her concerns about the EPA’s “Clean Water Rule: Waters of the United ...
Jeb Bladine: Living in the local state of mind
The annual holiday spending spree began today on Black Friday, to be followed immediately by Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and four full weeks of pre-Christmas shopping. Through it all we try to ...
