Jeb Bladine: Baby Boomer Band just plays on and on
America’s population bulge is moving through the chart of U.S. census statistics with relentless impacts on many areas of our lives. It’s one thing to recount the raw numbers of Baby Boomers ...
Matt Johnson and Erika Marksbury: Whose side are you on?
Downtown McMinnville congregations strive to move past the blame game on homelessness
Jeb Bladine: Health care debate on a whimsical ride
America — albeit through backroom deliberations by a single political party — is struggling to design an efficient, humane and affordable health care system. As that national controversy continues ...
Lata Nott: Still Going Strong After 225 Years
By Lata Nott Special to the News-Register Common practice for liberals and conservatives now is to take turns calling each other enemies of the First Amendment. The results of this year’s “State ...
Jeb Bladine: ‘Maintaining a safe, livable environment’
There are many roles in solving the problems of a growing homeless population — local and state government, social service agencies, religious and humanitarian institutions, and volunteer citizens, ...
Ossie Bladine: Ushering in the arts industry
When it comes to economic development, the arts industry is often viewed as a complementary asset at best — a contributor perhaps, but certainly not a mainstay. Conventional reasoning has it that ...
Jeb Bladine: Story had lesson about cycles of life
Our Tuesday story about Cal and Debbie Kearns touched many readers with its calm, composed yet emotional telling of a human condition that too often is hidden from view. Debbie, assisted by Reporter Starla ...
Jeb Bladine: Traditions provide community strength
Currently, city leaders and others throughout the community find their attention increasingly focused on a complex mixture of homelessness and vagrancy challenges requiring strong consensus for responsive ...
Tom Emery: CCC helped millions
June 30 marks 75 years since the end of the Civilian Conservation Corps, an organization that also fought fires, improved timber, irrigation, wildlife protection in Oregon
Jeb Bladine: Time to move the sidewalk bedroom
McMinnville is experiencing some fallout from political correctness. Uncomfortable with offensive labels, we have created a homogeneous concept known as “The Homeless.” Compassion for human ...
Jeb Bladine: Americans in dark on health care law
Our national attention suffers from a scattershot effect that features one high-profile news cycle after another. We leap from travel ban appeals to climate change treaties; from Russian hacking to deadly ...
Jeb Bladine: Former FBI chief takes center stage
I’m all in with this week’s testimony by former FBI Director James Comey. It’s 7 a.m. Thursday; Comey just started his Senate testimony; and my column deadline is in two hours. The stage ...
Jeb Bladine: Beware risks of muscle memory
Drivers in downtown McMinnville need to leave their muscle memory behind and pay close attention to new traffic patterns and controls. Citywide transportation bond projects became reality this week with ...
Others Say: Lawmakers must focus on stabilizing state’s future
Lawmakers must focus on stabilizing state’s future On the surface, it appeared the recent revenue forecast of an additional $187 million to flow into Oregon’s coffers was good news. But the ...
Lata Nott: Why social media keeps failing us
Attempts to improve modern online communication may be wrapped in false hope
