Hillsboro's Opinions
May 24, 2013
Oregon's double standard on driver's licenses
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As a Forest Grove resident and occasional News-Times reader, I hope you don’t mind that your recent article [about driver’s licenses for undocumented residents] has driven me to speak out. It…
May 24, 2013
"Weda" urges Latino community to keep speaking out
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I spent my summers as a kid working on Mike and Jean’s Berry Farm with about 200 migrant workers. Driving tractors in a cucumber field, I was the lone white girl amongst a sea of brown faces. I…
May 24, 2013
U.S. Attorney ask for trust as he treads on First Amendment
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Give embattled U.S. Attorney Eric Holder credit on one score. He’s managed to do something his boss hasn’t — unite Republicans and Democrats. Leaders from both parties have been blasting Holder…
May 17, 2013
Letters
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Sollman’s involvement makes her a good choice for school board The importance of educating the next generation of leaders is constantly high in the priority of our legislators, parents and…
May 17, 2013
Metro measure is a good investment
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Portland-area residents probably don’t know the exact scale of the natural riches they own. As the Metro regional government has purchased land in the past two decades, it has accumulated 16,000…
May 17, 2013
Oregon Republican legislators snub state's immigrants
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Two immigrant rights bills have recently been passed by the Legislature and with the governor’s signature will soon become law. A tuition equity bill, House Bill 2787, allows undocumented…
May 17, 2013
Jobs and families are key to curbing poverty
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With more than 46.2 million Americans and one in five children living below the poverty line, our economy spends more than $500 billion a year solely on child poverty. In Washington County…
May 10, 2013
Shootout over guns reveals deep divisions
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It was a night of dueling applause lines at last week’s town hall forum in Hillsboro, and guns were at the heart of it. A number of issues were addressed during an April 30 session at the…
May 10, 2013
Letters
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Mr. Novick goes to Hillsboro I don’t apologize for standing up for my city after Nike hurt our feelings by spurning us for Washington County. But I was impressed and amused by your April 26…
May 10, 2013
Our picks for Hillsboro School Board
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Voters who reside inside the Hillsboro School District boundaries can relax: There are no bad choices on the May 21 school board ballot. That’s not to say there aren’t any differences among the…
May 03, 2013
Let your voice build a path for region
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As your Metro councilor, I have heard you ask time and time again for more transportation choices. You want to be able to get to where you need to go, safely and comfortably, in whichever manner…
May 03, 2013
What we need is one brave Republican
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The Oregon Senate is attempting to accomplish what the U.S. Congress should have done — but didn’t — in passage of expanded criminal background checks for firearm purchases. Last week, the U.S.…
May 03, 2013
Letters
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Sollman is best choice for school board This is a trying time for our schools, and the upcoming Hillsboro School Board election on May 21 is pivotal. We need the right leadership to guide our…
Apr 26, 2013
Life, culture and quirkiness beyond the tunnel
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We understand that Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick and the editorial writers at The Oregonian were disappointed by last Thursday’s news that Nike will expand its Beaverton campus rather…
Apr 26, 2013
Running community wont be intimidated by Boston bombings
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My Aunt Jo, who hailed from Chicago, had an expression that was legendary in our family. “We must affix the blame,” she’d say every time anyone did something that caused trouble or trauma. When…
Apr 26, 2013
An open GATE to public accountability
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Government needs to be more efficient. This is not new news. I bet every Oregonian has their own story about some bureaucratic dead-end, needless hoop, excess fee; whatever it is, it’s frustrating…
Apr 26, 2013
Oregon must invest in its school buildings
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A decade ago, when Oregon faced one if its greatest-ever infrastructure challenges in replacing its failing bridges, state leaders knew exactly where to look to set priorities. Today, we face a…
Apr 26, 2013
Letters
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Boosters will not be silenced Recently, the Washington County Fair Board took unprecedented action in an attempt to silence the Washington County Fairground Boosters. The board’s inability to…
Apr 26, 2013
An open GATE to public accountability
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Government needs to be more efficient. This is not new news. I bet every Oregonian has their own story about some bureaucratic dead-end, needless hoop, excess fee; whatever it is, it’s frustrating…
Apr 19, 2013
Entering a new galaxy
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I’ve been at the associate editor’s desk for the Hillsboro Tribune only since March 1, but already it feels like home. That has a lot to do with the team of people I work with. The combined…
