Brad Lunt: Kent Taylor was one of the good ones
I went to get a new phone a couple of months ago and endured a conversion process that keeps getting harder the older I get.
Rob Davis: Spread of misinformation torched wildfire risk map
About the writer: A native of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Rob Davis cut his journalistic teeth in Virginia. He’s spent more than a decade now working as an investigative reporter in Oregon. Before ...
Investigating the Bible: Age is not a barrier
Economist and prolific author Thomas Sowell is ninety-five, so he is qualified for opinions about old age: “Some people age like fine wine and others just turn into vinegar.” An elderly champion of the Bible demonstrated how to keep living productively.
Jeb Bladine: City manager transparent on costs for bonds
Interim McMinnville City Manager Adam Garvin this week provided some welcome candor about taxpayer costs being estimated for McMinnville’s proposed $98.5 million recreation bond measure on the November ...
Quirk of the Week: Collection of county curiosities
Pasture boat, bear on a log, quizzical owl are stops on an imaginative route We start another around-the-county Quirk tour back where we left off last week, in Dayton. At the city’s dormant Palmer ...
Max Chase: The future is now for women's pro baseball
‘You’re a girl. You shouldn’t play baseball.
“You’re too short. You’re not strong enough. Why don’t you play softball instead?”
Jeb Bladine: Bringing it home with AI's database research
What’s the big deal with artificial intelligence? Well, for one, at least according to AI itself: “AI revolutionizes data-based research by automating data collection and analysis, identifying ...
Jeffrey Cohen: End genocide in Palestine and preserve our humanity
Israel and The United States of America are committing genocide. And while Israel continues to kill thousands of Palestinians, and the U.S. continues to provide the weapons of mass destruction that Israel is using to carry out that genocide, the entire planet is sitting on its thumbs giving lip service to recognition of Palestine as a separate nation.
Quirk of the Week: Distinctly different in Dayton, Oregon
Aside from the sand-and-gravel silos along Highway 18, with two-story wine bottles painted on them, and a few other examples, Quirk coverage has largely neglected Dayton. No more, for there is plenty ...
Investigating the Bible: Acts of love
Carol Burnett is an award-winning comedian. Her childhood was hard, with a divorced and alcoholic mother, an absent father, and surviving on welfare. Her grandmother, “Nanny,” was her loving and trusted caretaker.
Quirk of the Week: Linfield’s top 10 quirks
This is the first week of classes at Linfield University and, with new president Mark Blegen on board, it means it is time to revisit a few examples of campus Quirk and roll out some new ones, amounting ...
Rep. Cyrus Javadi: Politically convenient option or one that actually works?
About the writer: Republican Cyrus Javadi, a married father of five, is in his second term representing Clatsop and Tillamook counties in the House. In his private life, he owns and operates a Tillamook ...
Jeb Bladine: Reducing abuse of Oregon foster care children
Oregonians had a glimpse into the world of child foster care, but transparency is fleeting. From a report in The Oregonian: “Disability Rights Oregon and national advocacy group A Better Childhood ...
Investigating the Bible: Courage to accept
In 1956, Black student Autherine Lucy attended her first class at the all-white University of Alabama. Soon riots erupted and violence escalated. Lucy locked herself in a classroom, praying for strength. The University expelled her, claiming it was for her own safety and campus peace. Dr. David Jeremiah reported that in 2019, Autherine returned to the University of Alabama for an honorary doctorate and shed tears. She said, “I wasn’t crying — tears were just rolling down my eyes because it’s just so different. …I see laughing faces instead of people frowning and displeased at me being here.” One man in the Bible had courage to accept a feared Jew.
Eric Schuck: Whole generation missing out on benefit of fostering fitness
Like a lot of 50-somethings, I have a complicated relationship with my body.
When I look at a photograph behind my desk of an 18-year old me flying over a hurdle, I’m not going to lie: I miss that body, and the speed and grace it carried.
