Sheri King: Looking back in history at Oregon's first Fourths
On July 4th of 1846, Oregon was not yet even an incorporated territory of the U.S., much less a state. But that didn’t keep Oregon’s earliest American pioneers from celebrating their country’s birthday on the Pacific shores.
Jeb Bladine: A time for public opinion on housing projects
Complex issues drive the development of McMinnville. Housing is one prominent topic these days, with complexities that extend to housing types and locations, traffic flow and safety, downtown parking ...
Kathryn Hickok: New York says “Yes” to scholarships — Oregon should, too
Governor Kathy Hochul announced May 5 that she intends to opt New York into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), pending additional information expected from the U.S. Treasury Department later this year. This good news makes Gov. Hochul the 30th governor signaling intent to participate in the FSTC and the second Democrat, after Colorado Governor Jared Polis.
Investigating the Bible: Be angry without sin
A man spent three and a half frustrating hours at the Department of Motor Vehicles and then went to buy his son a baseball bat. As he made the purchase, the woman clerk asked, “Cash or credit?” ...
Jonah Goldberg: Trump's second term an embarassing spectacle
About the writer: Conservative D.C.-based commentator Jonah Goldberg serves as editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, hosts The Remnant podcast, authors a weekly Los Angeles Times column, holds a chair with ...
Quirk of the Week: Not just another roadside attraction
Life was a service station for Chuck Kadell. And a fanciful gasoline service station honors the late community volunteer. No gas is pumped at Chuck’s Hwy Service, on the south side of the main ...
Gary Conkling: How to prevent an AI race to recklessness
About the writer: Gary Conkling started writing stories as a child and publishing them on his own hand-cranked printing press. Little did he know digital technology would make it possible to repeat the ...
Jeb Bladine: A worthy holiday delays newspaper delivery
We newspaper folks keep track of many, many things: Deadlines, for example; election dates; court schedules; names and numbers of local officials who return phone calls, and those who commit themselves ...
Investigating the Bible: A very good father
Erma Bombeck was a syndicated humorist, writing thousands of columns from 1965-1996. Here’s one from 1973: “When the good Lord was creating fathers, he started with a tall frame. A female angel ...
Jonah Goldberg: Let's hear it for Team Capitalism
I am not a huge fan of Elon Musk as a political activist or commentator.
Quirk of the Week: Pulling for a ‘Sweet Song’
Or, altar-native takes at the county Clerk’s Office When Quirk of the Week’s “The Gone Show” left off last week, it mentioned the old-but-new voting instructions in portable voting ...
What in the Yamhill: Faulconer and Chapman
This week we return to the city of Sheridan in the West Valley. The town was laid out by Absolom Bainbridge Faulconer in 1865. His plat included land from four different claims, the Faulconer ...
Randy Stapilus: Looking at late Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood beyond the scandal
After Robert Packwood, the long-time U.S. senator from Oregon, died last weekend, news stories about him flowed around the country. Most had a common theme.
Investigating the Bible: Humble fruit
John Barletta worked as a Secret Service agent for Ronald Reagan at his Santa Barbara ranch. Very skilled on horseback, he became the president’s riding companion. Reagan’s code name was Rawhide. ...
Jeb Bladine: A good time for the occasional sports column
This is a sports column. I’m a long-time basketball fan. My earliest years of home TV coincided with Boston Celtic NBA championships in 1957-59-60-61-62-63. Celtic star Bob Cousy inspired those ...
