Jonah Goldberg: Facts of Pretti's death undeniable
The killing of Alex Pretti was unjust and unjustified.
Jeb Bladine: Minneapolis could become a flashback of history
Time will tell if the 2026 shootings of ICE protesters in Minneapolis will be a turning point for America. Public response to the killings was deeper and more far-reaching than reactions to other Trump ...
Haley Cox: County fumbling precious recreational opportunity
What a complete mess Yamhill County has managed to make of the Yamhelas Westsider Trail issue.
Investigating the Bible: Attack with love
There’s an old church joke, which can be retold variously depending on which religious group is favored. Fictitious denomination names are used here. A remote rural village had one church, the First ...
Jeb Bladine: It's a target-rich environment for commentary
Every day, timely commentary becomes more difficult as new issues and events multiply at unprecedented rates. This week helps prove that point. Consider a few local meetings on Thursday — all past ...
William Koenig: The county expands access to substance use screening
Substance use continues to negatively impact individuals and families throughout the Yamhill County community.
Quirk of the Week: Up Newberg way, old boats and an odd booth
They can be seen on certain roadsides: small homemade structures big enough for perhaps two people to sit down and wait for a bus. Seen on Hillside Drive a few miles north of Newberg is an unusual example ...
Jonah Goldberg: Trump would rather be feared than honorable
A decade ago, a famous and successful investor told me that “integrity lowers the cost of capital.” We were talking about Donald Trump at the time, and this Wall Street wizard was explaining why then-candidate Trump had so much trouble borrowing money from domestic capital markets.
Investigating the Bible: Biblical teamwork
Archie Griffin is a former professional football running back and the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy (1974-1975). At 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 189 pounds, he wasn’t exceptionally big.
The Conversation: New opportunities for women opening up in Orthodox Judaism
By MICHAL RAUCHER Of Rutgers University When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But the term “rabbi” means much more than ...
The Conversation: Buddhist nuns win access to advanced degree
By DARCIE PRICE-WALLACEOf Northwestern University In August, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious institutions across India and Nepal — a record number — gathered at the Dolma Ling Nunnery ...
Bladine: Immigration enforcement war needs a solution
Tracking national news these days is an exhausting mental labor. This week alone, among others, we’ve been confronted with high-octane controversies related to Venezuela, Iran, Greenland, Mark Kelly, ...
Goldberg: Mamdani's call for collectivism dead on arrival
By JONAH GOLDBERG The day before the Trump administration captured and extradited Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, many on the right, including yours truly, had a field day mocking something newly ...
Investigating the Bible: The edited life
E.B. White’s short book, “The Elements of Style,” has elementary rules of composition to improve English usage; these are too often broken, yours truly included. Some violations ...
Letter to Readers: How much rain did we get? Too much
Rain, rain, go away, local residents chanted in December, but that didn’t deter a couple of “atmospheric river” storms from passing over Yamhill County. Rain fell, swelling rivers, filling ...
