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First, a Salem legislative update: It ain’t lookin’ good. Look, I know from experience that our citizen-legislators barely earn minimum wage. But they’re currently overpaid, … Continue reading
I have exactly 1,476 trophies, and I adore every single one of them. I have participation awards from every sports team I’ve been on since … Continue reading
How do we assign value to a forest? Is it in board feet of timber? Is it in jobs? Is it in its ability to … Continue reading
One way the news media demonstrate bias is by what they report and what they leave out. Another is the negative or positive content of … Continue reading
Take a drive out Highway 99 to Clear Lake Road and turn west. As soon as you leave the busy industrial highway you are in … Continue reading
“They call them huddles, Vicki, not meetings,” my sister Annabelle said over the phone. She was telling me about her weekend event with the L.A. … Continue reading
In January the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs of Oregon’s Tribal Council approved a resolution to protect TV Butte in Oakridge. Lane County has nevertheless … Continue reading
What should we make of the appointment of Betsy DeVos as the U.S. Secretary of Education? The answer is, perhaps, “Not very much.” For professional … Continue reading
In the flurry of disturbing and provocative executive orders coming out of the new presidential administration, it is understandable that some of us may have … Continue reading
It’s almost impossible to overstate how devastating the 1980s recession was for Oregon. The early 1980s had the largest percentage of job loss since World … Continue reading