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 MoreHow to order Finding Hildegard
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 …
Read MoreNew City Council
Tuesday’s special election for Newberg City Council did not go as I was hoping. This morning I met with Derek Carmon, one of the newly elected councilors, at his request. I am grateful for his time, his desire to meet face to face, his commitment …
Read MoreA Caring Newberg
Many misleading statements have fueled changes in the Newberg I love. (Addendum added below on Dec. 13, 2022) This is the poster that mobilized people to create the COPS PAC and overturn the Newberg School Board: A desire to make our school and community welcoming …
Read MoreAdvent Waiting and Longing—Round 2
My pleas saved Audrey Assad, but likely just for one round, because now she faces she-who-is-Christmas, Amy Grant. But thanks to Jenn Perez for creating a Spotify playlist with all of these songs, so many new to me and so good. I genuinely love the …
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