Clare Pastore: Court weighs legality of banning public camping
About the writer: Clare Pastore, longtime professor at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, earned her bachelor’s degree at Colgate and law degree at Yale. A former ...
Winslow Myers: More light, less heat needed on our campuses
Civil disobedience, the willingness to break a law and endure the consequences for the sake of a greater moral good, enjoys a pedigree extending back through King’s civil rights movement, Gandhi’s passive resistance to India’s British colonizers, and even back to Thoreau, who went to jail for a night rather than pay a tax being used to fund the Mexican war of 1846-48.
Whatchamacolumn: Blanchet Farm treating alcohol disease
There is social response to realities described in a 2023 report by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), headlined: “Risky Alcohol Use: An Epidemic Inside the COVID-19 Pandemic.” One sign ...
Double the majors, double the value?
In 2022, just under 16,000 students earned bachelor’s degrees from Ivy League schools. And while they’re all great schools with amazing resources, keeping them in perspective matters: They aren’t that big.
Investigating the Bible: Honoring four mothers of great faith
Abraham Lincoln wrote: “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Four mothers in the Bible, three with tarnished reputations, responded with great faith to raise sons who would change the world.
Whatchamacolumn: Coming full circle on facility consolidations
Serious discussions about possible consolidation and redevelopment of Yamhill County facilities mostly have fallen on semi-deaf ears among community leaders. That is, until county Commissioner Kit Johnston ...
Calendar of Quirk: This week, a freewheeling collection of Quirk from around McMinnville
Six short items and one long, for this all-McMinnville grab bag of Quirk goodies. May 6 Yellow bike sculpture, set in concrete, at the entrance to Thompson Park in southeast McMinnville, with plaque honoring ...
Interpreting the Bible: Even in despair, suicide is never the solution
Judas Iscariot was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus. He and the others were sent to all of Israel to announce “… The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.” (Matthew 10:7-8, English Standard Version used throughout). He saw Jesus change water to wine, walk on water, and heal all who were sick.
Challenged to articulate response to protests
It was inevitable, but I wasn’t prepared when a friend casually asked, “What do you think about the college campus protests?” His unspoken question: “What do you think about the ...
Debunking some of the myths revolving around migration
The many bits and pieces floating through the mediascape and political world about immigration carry a feeling of uncertainty.
Calendar of Quirk: Spinning some cool grooves of quirk throughout Yamhill County
Calendar of Quirk takes a spin around Yamhill County this week, south to north and then west, from Amity to Dundee and Yamhill, over to Grand Ronde: April 29 In Amity City Park, a metal sign nailed to ...
Roger Currier: Back in the day, goal was to make our parks better
After reading all the letters about the pros and cons of the county’s parks, trail and recreation efforts, I felt I should drop my thoughts into the issue.
Investigating the Bible: Is Hell a place, an idea or a choice?
At a dinner party, Mark Twain was quiet as the subject of eternal life and hell was discussed. A woman seated next to him asked why he had not spoken.
Whatchamacolumn: Take the plunge into tri-weekly E-Editions
I was about 40 when computers first absorbed our business operations, and less than enthusiastic about the changes. Over subsequent decades, my wealth of valuable and enjoyable computer experiences has ...
Letter to Readers: ‘Our Town’ addresses the question of what’s still left to learn
The McMinnville High School production of “Our Town” is an evening well spent. As someone who has performed in the play three times, I know that the Thornton Wilder classic is a tremendously ...
