No need to worry; it can't happen here
I thrill to the adventures of fictional journalists such as Lois Lane and Tintin. They comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable and generally speak truth to stupid. Guest Writer Tom ...
Study up, then help build more stabilized housing
One of the many things I enjoy about working with our local Habitat for Humanity is how immediately recognizable it has become in the community. Guest Writer Steve Long has tried ...
Traveling the world one conversation at a time
During my first December in McMinnville, in 1978, a Saturday stretched ahead of me. My Linfield College roommate was on the way to Portland, along with several other residents of Grover Hall, so ...
Jeb Bladine: Who’s ready to plan for county facilities?
Setting aside comment about the long wait: Hooray for Yamhill County and its new $95,000 contract to assess the use, condition and future needs of county government facilities. Whatchamacolumn Jeb ...
Jeb Bladine: Try to remember: ‘Presumed innocent’
Local financier J.W. Millegan will appear in U.S. District Court next week to answer federal charges that he systematically cheated investors and hid ill-gotten gains from the IRS. Whatchamacolumn Jeb ...
Charter options limited only by our collective imagination
“Besides the sun, our creativity is the other essentially unlimited resource on the planet.” — contemporary American writer and ecologist Starhawk. Guest Writer Casey Kulla ...
Community finds its fortune in shared web of connectivity
For 30 years, this space has featured variations of our long-running “Shop Local” crusade. We still have a passion for supporting local businesses, but this year our message is one even more ...
Jeb Bladine: Cell phone comment was ahead of its time
Many online forums are snake pits of rude and abusive commentary. In contrast, we’ve come to appreciate the reader comments on our newspaper website articles. Whatchamacolumn Jeb Bladine ...
Thankfully, Thanksgiving demands lots of time, toil
True confession time: I don’t like turkey. Guest Writer Eric Schuck knows his way around a poultry processing plant, which may help explain his holiday preference for ham He also holds ...
Jeb Bladine: Polarization thrives in American politics
Public impeachment hearings this week dominated national news, the Democratic presidential candidate debate and front pages of media outlets around the world. The drama appears headed toward U.S. House ...
Is it too late to save the Everglades?
By WILLIAM NUTTER Of the University of Maryland The Everglades encompasses a vast network of subtropical freshwater wetland and estuarine ecosystem that once spanned the length and breadth of southern ...
Jeb Bladine: Football still popular as player-count falls
It’s mid-Fall, and football teams at every level are trying to stretch out their seasons. But as the New York Times reported this week, player counts are steadily dwindling in what still is America’s ...
Nixon first to court foreign interference
By KEN HUGHES Of the University of Virginia Whatever Donald Trump does, Richard Nixon usually did it first and better. Nixon got a foreign government’s help to win a presidential election more ...
Coordinated health care serves entire community
The most valuable, lasting change for communities often comes from the thoughts and dreams of local people who are invested and inspired. And such is the case with the community-rooted health care model ...
Historic hardwood re-emerging in local market
Oregon’s Willamette Valley was once carpeted with towering oak trees. But there was virtually no market for hardwood logs. Guest Writer Guest writer Ben Deumling launched the Zena Forest ...
