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Editorial: Contribute to scholarships by touring the Umpqua Valley Festival...
In its 21st year, the Festival of Lights may be one of our area’s finest achievements. What began with a $150,000 loan by the Rotary Club of Roseburg has become one of the most spectacular Christmas...
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Guest column: Planning Commission can shape destiny in rejecting pipeline permit
The Butterfly Effect is a metaphor, which, loosely translated, means the existence of seemingly insignificant moments can alter history and shape destinies. Initially unrecognized, these moments...
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Pictures, video enhance new website calendar
If you haven’t clicked on the calendar lately on our website, www.nrtoday.com, you’re missing out on a colorful new format. And if you’re involved in publicizing community activities and haven’t yet...
View ArticleEditorial: It’s good to see Umpqua Watersheds compromise
Umpqua Watersheds should be applauded for withdrawing its appeal to the Loafer timber sale in the Diamond Lake District of the Umpqua National Forest. The move by the Roseburg-based conservation group...
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Publisher’s Notebook: Isn’t it better to do or sell something than to beg?
I believe in hand-ups, not handouts. “Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime,” as a Chinese proverb goes. A few years ago a buddy and I went to...
View ArticleUpdate: Breaking news: Schools announce Monday closures; Reedsport Head Start...
The following school districts have announced they will be closed Monday: Camas Valley, Elkton, Glide, North Douglas, Oakland, Riddle, Roseburg, South Umpqua, Sutherlin, Winston-Dillard, Yoncalla....
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Douglas County Moms: Where to give new and used toys to kids for Christmas
As a mother of very young children, I am extremely excited for Christmas this year. This is the first year that I have a child old enough to participate in holiday activities, to anticipate Christmas...
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Editorial: County shows its generosity in helping the homeless
When The News-Review’s editorial staff decided to look deeper into the issue of homelessness in Douglas County, we were impressed by the number of resources in place to help the homeless. There are...
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Publisher’s Notebook: What will happen if our community keeps on aging?
If you’ve been paying attention, it won’t surprise you that more people probably died than were born in Douglas County this year. In fact, according to a Portland research center, deaths outnumbered...
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Tech Talk: Plenty of video games available this Christmas season
It’s once again that time of year. With all of the tree-flocking, eggnogging and mistletoeing that goes on during the holidays, I thought I might offer a few quick suggestions for the parents and...
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Brews Review: Meet the Umpqua Valley Brewers Guild
What’s the Umpqua Valley Brewers Guild? We’re a club for home brewers in and around Roseburg and throughout the Umpqua Valley. We started in 2008 with a small classified ad that brought together a...
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Guest column: Making New Year’s resolutions that last
It’s almost time to make resolutions for 2014, which means it will soon be time for most of us to break those promises. Does it have to be that way? Long-term positive changes are difficult to make....
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Editorial: Commissioners should approve Kanipe Park plan
Douglas County has an extensive system of parks in beautiful settings. Established in 1950, the county park system was the first of its kind in Oregon. Having easy access to and getting discounts at...
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Publisher’s Notebook: People should not be squelched for stating their beliefs
Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross because he refused to keep his mouth shut. It seems the Roman soldiers have been replaced by the P.C. Cops, and they are waiting to nail anyone who utters an...
View ArticleEditorial: Quick work needed to salvage burned timber
A recent comparison between the public and private sectors reminds us how slowly government moves, even when federal employees want to move swiftly. From the charred remains of last summer’s...
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Publisher’s Notebook: Since it’s for a good cause, I’ll keep trying to find...
I have just weeks to find my hips. I didn’t know they were missing until my first samba dance lesson, when the Brazilian instructor asked me to move them. We were upstairs at the YMCA and I was...
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Guest column: Kanipe Park friends seek 1-month reprieve to collaborate
We are writing regarding the recommendation going to the Douglas County commissioners from the Douglas County Park Advisory Board to advertise for bids in February for a clear-cut of 20 acres at...
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Guest column: Non-timber products offer a brighter future for federal forests...
Contrary to the assertion that “Conservationists marginalize wood-products industry” (News-Review Editorial, Dec. 5), we believe that working together to manage our federal forests in a sustainable...
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Publisher’s Notebook: Is the state of our country driving some to stand in...
Two unrelated stories out of Colorado caught my attention last week. At least I hope they are unrelated. The first was the fact that Colorado’s new pot stores ran out of pot, as long lines battled to...
View ArticleEditorial: Baseball team could strengthen UCC enrollment
Bringing baseball back to Umpqua Community College could be a boon for the community. But for the proposal to become a home run, the program would have to pay for itself. UCC President Joe Olson plans...
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