Guest Opinion
Oct. 3 guest opinion: Black pastors are not urging congregants not to vote
published: 10/3/2012 1:34:39 PM
A story last week by the Associated Press has caused quite a stir, especially among African-Americans, when multiple news outlets ran it with the following headline: “Some black pastors are telling their flocks to stay home Election Day.
Oct. 6 guest opinion: Protecting homebuyers and protecting our economy
published: 10/5/2012 2:27:51 PM
In a Sept. 18 article, this newspaper called attention to the possibility that people in Newberg might no longer be able to get home loans through the US Department of Agriculture.
Oct. 10 guest opinion: Organic subsidiaries are out-parenting conglomerates
published: 10/9/2012 2:46:04 PM
One of the most important elections being held Nov. 6 doesn’t even have a Democratic, Republican, Green, Libertarian or other partisan candidate on the ballot.
Oct. 13 guest opinion: The 1 percent’s cry for justice in age of economic disparity
published: 10/12/2012 3:18:35 PM
It’s out! This year’s list of American success stories has just been published, and according to its compiler, it “instills confidence that the American dream is still very much alive.
Oct. 17 guest opinion: It’s no surprise Yamhill County DA is against Measure 80
published: 10/16/2012 1:56:35 PM
(Editor’s note: Mr. Heuer’s column is in response to a front page article in the Oct. 10 edition of The Newberg Graphic headlined “DA not high on pot act.
Oct. 20 guest opinon: Clinton’s legacy? The financial and housing meltdown
published: 10/19/2012 3:11:31 PM
Bill Clinton is certainly full of himself these days. That might have something to do with the fact that no one is likely to ask why he hasn’t owned up to his share of the blame for the housing and financial bust.
Oct. 24 guest opinion: America’s drone terrorism
published: 10/23/2012 2:19:41 PM
In the United States, the dominant narrative about the use of drones in Pakistan is of a surgically precise and effective tool that makes the United States safer by enabling “targeted killing” of terrorists, with minimal downsides or collateral impacts.
Oct. 27 guest opinion: People working very hard on behalf of animals in Newberg
published: 10/26/2012 2:06:20 PM
I read with great sadness The Newberg Graphic story about the dear cat and the tragic circumstances that recently occurred when, in response to a complaint, it was picked up by the city’s animal control officer.
Oct. 31 guest opinion: Yes, I am a ‘college’ dropout, when it comes to presidential elections
published: 10/30/2012 2:17:19 PM
Shortly after the cooling of the Earth, I, then a much younger man, worked in two statewide campaigns in Ohio, during which lifelong friendships were forged and many colorful characters were met.
