Investigating the Bible: Strength in weakness

Franklin Graham is the son of Billy Graham and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian organization providing aid to those in crisis around the world. One of the ministries of the Samaritan’s ...

Christine Bader: Flag football push proves inequity persists in sports

About the writer: Christine Bader coaches the local Valley Panthers Girls Rugby Club — and, in her spare time, teaches in Linfield’s Master of Science in Business program and serves on the ...

Jonah Goldberg: Why do the Trumps always get a pass?

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche recently joined ABC’s “This Week” to defend or explain a lot of controversies for the Trump administration — the Epstein files, the events in Minneapolis and so forth.

George Cassidy Payne: Don Lemon, the DOJ, and the chilling of press freedom

When federal agents arrested journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort in connection with a protest inside a Minneapolis-area church, many commentators framed the incident as a straightforward defense of sacred space.

Quirk of the Week: Fence adornments provide both humor, nostalgia

Good fences make good neighbors, or so goes the oft-misused Robert Frost quotation. Sometimes neighbors make good fences. We celebrate three in this edition, ones that blend car culture, popular humor ...

Eric Schuck: Don’t let discordant notes mar symphony of the Fed

Unfortunately, “Schoolhouse Rock!” never covered the Federal Reserve.

Then again, if it had, it might not have made for terribly compelling TV. After all, the ideal song for monetary policy should be a lullaby — soft, calming and familiar, guaranteed to soothe and stabilize.

Jonah Goldberg: Trump’s brand of globalism stands to impoverish us all

I’m not sure what to call the new era we seem to be entering. But I am sure it will make people poorer.

Let’s start with some basics.

Jeb Bladine: Challenges in a new chapter of city government

McMinnville, now embarked on a new chapter in city government, has challenges galore in areas of finance, operations, special projects and community trust. It begins with planning for a new budget year, ...

Investigating the Bible: Thinking bravely

Sociologists call “groupthink” the tendency of cohesive social groups to never question group decisions. In 1980, financially struggling Bill Gates offered to sell his computer operating system ...

Quirk of the Week: By the ways, here are a few odd sightings

This week’s Quirk collection we could call “the traffic report.” All involve roadside … sightings. “Attractions” is not quite the word. Also, this being the week of ...

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 ...