Each year, our nation sets aside Veterans Day to remember all the men and women who have defended our liberty through their honorable military service. American cities big and small celebrate with ceremonies across the nation to honor their service and their sacrifice.
We have arrived at a moment in the history of this nation where traditional political parties serve little purpose other than representing money interests, radical ideology, political office power, governmental employment benefits and a home for radical elements of the political spectrum.
Salmon hatcheries have existed in Oregon since the late 1800s. They have never lived up to their promise, yet we have become addicted to them.
I am writing in response to The News-Review’s article from Oct. 19 about repairs to Winchester Dam anticipated for the summer of 2023. This is overly optimistic.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, eastern liberal elites have invaded our great western states. The first wave seemed to mostly consist of professors and other educators. The founders of Stanford and Reed College, as only two examples, desired to have higher education on par with the …
In the 1970s, after I returned from Vietnam, I chose a career in mental health. After nursing school, I worked in locked psychiatric facilities, including our county jail.
Please vote Yes on Ballot Measure 114. This intelligent gun safety bill WILL save lives. The voter pamphlet reports that: "This measure changes Oregon law by:
For the past few months, I have had the exciting opportunity to help plan a very important event for our area: Make a Difference Day Douglas County!
Two decades ago, during one of our daily half-hour lunch breaks out on the loading dock, the subject of celebrated beauties came up. When I nominated the actress Catherine Zeta-Jones for the title of “World’s Most Beautiful Woman,” Larry agreed heartily. “She’s the only reason I picked that …
I saw Senator Ron Wyden’s most recent political ad on television regarding the forest fires in Oregon. I was encouraged to find that he supports increasing efforts to reduce the unhealthy fuel loads on our Federal Forest lands through thinning projects and the use of prescribed burning. I al…
This week will be my last week as Pharmacist-in-Charge at Sutherlin Drug, as well as my last week working full-time as a pharmacist. Like so many others in my profession, I have come to the conclusion that now is the time to step back from the bench. I wanted to thank so many of the people o…
August was a busy month. The Douglas County Democratic Party, along with their candidates, tabled at the county fair, the state fair and Pioneer Days, along with hosting our annual picnic and planning several Democratic candidate events.
I am glad that President Biden used the word “semi-fascism” recently. It pleased me not because he accused some extremists within the Republican party of being fascists (which was sure to anger many people) but, instead, because it is vital to our democracy that we all understand the nature …
Many people who identify as LGBTQ+ in Douglas County often feel alone, isolated, outcast and just don’t think there are any others like them here in this county. However, if you dive deeper, nothing could be further from the truth.
I have lived in many varied places in “the Land of the Free,” the last of those being in one of the most beautiful environs on earth — Douglas County, Oregon. To me, Douglas County is special not only for its environmental beauty but even more so for the caring nature of its residents.
In 1996, a bipartisan group of senators led by Oregon’s own Ron Wyden worked to write the “26 words that created the internet.” Section 230 codified First Amendment protections for tech platforms, empowering them to moderate harmful content like hate speech or misinformation.
My cell phone rang. “I am ok,” my husband Kyle reassured me in an unsteady voice. Why wouldn’t he be ok? Three hours earlier he had texted that clearing the Pacific Crest Trail was going great! Because Roseburg temperatures were in the upper 90s, the Oregon Equestrian Club trail clearing vol…
This month, the U.S. Small Business Administration, under the leadership of President Biden and SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman, kicked off our Build America, Buy American initiative with a focused month of action to highlight our commitment to America’s small businesses, entrepreneurs and…
Roseburg may be on a path to becoming a “ghost town.”
I would like to thank Al Morlang for asking local church leaders for their input regarding the abhorrent behavior of Pastor Rob Johnson and other members of the Wellspring Bible Fellowship (WBF) at the recent Gay Pride Parade. This is an important topic of discussion and thanks go out to Rev…
As the next fire season approaches, questions and concerns continue to pour in from the public demanding ways to avoid a repeat of the stifling smoke and destruction of our Federal Forest lands yet again in 2022.
Thanks to good watchdog newspaper journalism, we now know that our top government agencies have been failing miserably to protect human lives and animal wellbeing when it comes to transmission of the coronavirus.
We live in a beautiful place that supports an incredible variety of life. Looking around at God’s creation it seems that diversity is an integral part of the natural world we celebrate. Think of the many species of birds, butterflies, fish, mammals, trees and plants that live in just our reg…
I voted for the Roseburg school bond but had real doubts about its passage. I alluded to possible bond issue problems in an earlier letter regarding the impact of the politically correct “spasm” the board had with “ditch” the Indian mascot, critical race theory, etc. last year.
In my yard, a robin built a nest in my last Christmas tree. This nest was more successful than most and it brought me to some basic, unexpected thoughts in my understanding of nests and their denizens. The bright blue exquisite eggs hatched three Pepto Bismol pink-skinned baby birds, crying …
School shootings create a special kind of Hell on Earth that doesn’t end when the shooter dies. I cannot imagine the horror those children and teachers in Uvalde, Texas, faced, nor can I imagine what victims here in Douglas County experienced when they were confronted by the UCC shooter. Fam…
I haven’t written for a couple of years, but today I am compelled to write. I wish I wasn’t. In the 1950s, our country had roughly 93 guns per every 1,000 people. In 2017, we owned 120 guns for every 100 people. Guns have gotten more powerful and more abundant, and those who wish to go out i…
Memorial Day is a day when we stand united as one nation to pause and to remember. We pause to honor those service members who died while in service to this nation — in service to us all — to preserve and defend our individual freedoms.
I was planning to write a letter in support of abortion rights eventually, but a recent letter-to-the-editor in The News-Review sped up my efforts. This letter was so detached from reality and filled with generic falsehoods that I could not help but respond. Most glaring were these gems: “… …
On May 24, 21 people, 19 of them children, were murdered by yet another selfish, angry young man with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. Again, “thoughts and prayers,” were offered as if they could make a difference. These empty, ineffectual words have become nothing more than an absurd and infu…
Brandon Bishop listed 15 questions asking “Why did the Roseburg school bond fail again. He ended his column “Help me understand, please.”
I am disheartened. Most know that the recent Roseburg school bond did not pass. In fact, it was defeated soundly. In 2020, the Roseburg school bond failed by a margin of around 600 votes. The recent school bond is failing by a much larger margin of around 1960 votes, as of Friday, May 20.
At whatever stage women choose to abort, it amounts to killing a baby,
