Growing up, baseball surrounded and inhabited much of our lives. In 2007, my brother and dad and I did a barnstorming tour of the Midwest, seeing four games in four baseball stadiums in four days. It was just days before my dad’s 69th birthday, and …
Read MoreWhy Newberg/Dundee Needs a New School Board
Healthy schools make a thriving community. This May 16, 2023 School Board Election is about competence, not conservative or progressive. We need change. This is a one-stop post with a whole bunch of material to show that the actions of the current school board do …
Read MoreRegister to vote
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 …
Read MoreNewberg School District Finances: Background
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 …
Read MoreCellos, Empathy, and Society
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, …
Read MoreNewberg’s Graduation Data
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 …
Read MoreAdvent Caroling Madness Hall of Fame—2022
Here are all the winners of our voting over the years! 2013 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles Angels We Have Heard On High Pentatonix Joy to the World Aretha Franklin Original Christmas Song Breath of Heaven, Amy Grant …
Read MoreBest 90’s Christmas Song—Finals
Windham Hill and Adam Sandler watch their valiant, improbable runs come to an end. Celine Dion, the plucky 15 seed with a stunning voice and a boring arrangement, takes on Take 6 in the finals. Get your votes in by 7 pm PST on Christmas …
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