Letters to the editor: Feb. 26, 2021
Arming up not answer The push to create a gun sanctuary in Yamhill County isn’t as much about the Second Amendment as it is about the arming of America. Our country is awash in guns. We are not ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 19, 2021
An enduring romance Just a great story about Roz and Bernie Turner on the occasion of their 69th wedding anniversary. I cannot say I ever met Roz, but I remember my brief encounters with Bernie very ...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 12, 2021
The good professor Is the good professor now a guest writer? I’m referring to Steve Rutledge of course. He’s a real lefty. And, of course, he bashed Trump. The professor likes to tout his ...

Letters to the editor: Feb. 5, 2021
Seniors slighted It’s so very confusing why Gov. Kate Brown decided to not distribute the COVID vaccine to our senior community as a priority. For many months, we have listened to the governor ...

Letters to the editor: Jan. 29, 2021
Celebration of hate While walking my dog in McMinnville one morning last week, I passed a house with a “Trump 2020” banner on the garage. Below the “Trump 2020” was the statement, ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 22, 2021
Something better awaits Thank you, News Register, for providing space for my guest column of Jan 8. It seems to have provoked some thought, as I have received both supportive and critical comments. Many ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 15, 2021
Taking a stand In this country, there is no shortage of opinions about where our priorities should lie on the many issues that face our nation. Nor is there any shortage of beliefs that underlie those ...
Letters to the editor: Jan. 8, 2021
Started at N-R Thanks for the nice mention in your "Year in Review" of the books by Jim Tankersley and me. As you note, both of our books touch heavily on Yamhill County, and Jim and I are both now writers ...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 31, 2020
Cold, cruel place Yet another homeless death on the streets of McMinnville. RIP Mike Stepp. It’s a cold, cruel place for some 1,400 of our neighbors. Mr. Stepp lost a toe as a result of a bike ...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 24, 2020
Reconsider and reverse We must support our local businesses during this pandemic. And we need more than a resolution from the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners. Please join me in encouraging ...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 18, 2020
Judeo-Christian heritage Two train wrecks were presented in the Whatchama Column of 12/11/2020. I agree with the subject matter, but see the conclusions somewhat differently. The first is the coronavirus ...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 11, 2020
Paying it forward Every now and then, we hear stories of random acts of kindness. Maybe a customer leaves a big tip or pays the remaining balance on someone’s Christmas lay-away items. These stories ...
Letters to the editor: Dec. 4, 2020
Swamp creatures Joe Biden will most assuredly be our next president. His latest quote is, “Now is the time to unite America.” After four years of unrelenting bias and downright lying to the ...
Letters to the editor: Nov. 27, 2020
Saving farms and forests We need to set the record straight with the News-Register. Last week’s editorial incorrectly stated that the city of McMinnville‘s proposed urban growth boundary ...
Letters to the editor: Nov. 20, 2020
Trump treated badly The recent column by Matthew Meador demonstrates a profound disconnect from reality. Conservatives had to endure four years of unrelenting, unsubstantiated propaganda that Russia ...