Feb. 4 guest opinion: Did Reagan raise taxes? Let GOP candidates answer

published: 2/3/2012 2:16:57 PM

  Politicians and their flacks lie every day, but it is unusual for someone prominent to utter a totally indefensible falsehood like the whopper that recently sprang from the mouth of Eric Cantor’s press secretary on national television.


Feb. 4 Letters to the Editor

published: 2/3/2012 2:15:05 PM

To the editor:   From 2004 through 2010, my parents, Maxine and Gene Reitmann, faced many grave medical problems — my mother suffered a massive and highly debilitating stroke and soon after her death in 2009 my father began to suffer from rapidly progressing dementia before he died in 2010.
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Feb. 4 editorial: Mezzo Devotion finally earns its due

published: 2/3/2012 2:13:40 PM

   The members of the Newberg High School choral group Mezzo Devotion have been toiling for years behind the scenes to hone their skills as singers and performers.
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Feb. 1 Letters to the Editor

published: 1/31/2012 3:26:11 PM

   To the editor:   I am returning as a client to a pharmacy that I have not used for many years.
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Feb. 1 editorial: Education is the key to a better life

published: 1/31/2012 3:24:40 PM

   The good news is that figures released Friday by the Oregon Department of Education indicate that the graduation rate at Newberg High School is higher than the state average.
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Jan. 28 editorial: Numbers staggering in race for 1st

published: 1/27/2012 6:29:00 PM

   Figures in today’s front page story on the amount of money raised and spent in the two candidates’ campaigns to fill David Wu’s seat in Congress are, simply put, staggering.
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Jan. 28 Letters to the Editor

published: 1/27/2012 6:29:00 PM

   To the editor:   Rob Cornilles will bring a fresh voice to Congress. Rob, being a native of this area, is uniquely qualified to understand, support and advance the concerns and issues of Oregon’s 1st Congressional District.
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Jan. 25 guest opinion: City not all that thrifty with taxpayers’ money

published: 1/27/2012 6:29:00 PM

   I see from the Jan. 21 Newberg Graphic that the city of Newberg is having trouble making ends meet.
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Jan. 25 editorial: It’s your money — you deserve to know

published: 1/24/2012 6:58:00 PM

   Here we go again. The Oregon Legislature will begin next week considering legislation that, if adopted, will fundamentally diminish the public’s right to access information.
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Jan. 25 Letters to the Editor

published: 1/24/2012 6:58:00 PM

   To the editor:   Riverbend Landfill, with the approval of the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners, is about to get bigger.
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