Author: Gregg Koskela

Today I turn 55. I am feeling all of those years creaking and groaning inside me. My fifties have easily been my most challenging and disillusioning decade, and they are only half over. But I choose these things today, and wonder what you will choose …

I’m writing because I really care about Newberg, and hope you can help. The upcoming school board election is critical for Newberg’s future. There is a far-right group that has poured a lot of money into school board and city council elections. When the school board …

As we wait for Newberg School District to release the results of the financial audit for 2021-2022, here is some background information about what to expect from a financial audit and some context from previous years. Here are the takeaways:  ______________________________________ School Finances are really …

The C string of a cello, when perfectly tuned, vibrates 65.4 times per second. If the cellist places their fourth finger correctly on a perfectly tuned G string, that G string will also vibrate sympathetically with the C string, also at 65.4 times per second, …

There are not many ways to measure or compare different school districts in Oregon. One is test scores, but with unreliable tests and more and more families choosing to opt out, test scores are not fool proof. Another measure is graduation rate, where each district …

ebook Amazon ($4.99) is the only option for getting the ebook version of Finding Hildegard. Print version I love supporting local bookstores! Finding Hildegard is available on Ingram Spark, which means you can go to your local bookstore and ask them to order it for …