Once again Oregon is going through the sausage-making process of redisticting the state’s legislative and congressional districts. Sausage-making is never pretty. This year’s redistricting process brings to light two political altruisms: number one: to the victor go the spoils; and number two, just because you can,…
Saturday, Oct. 9, was not a typical Saturday morning for many of McNary High schoolers. Rather than sleeping in or enjoying the next trending show on their favorite steaming service, students from McNary’s Leadership program and the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) met…
Satya Chandragiri Re: My position on Resolution No 202122-2: While I deeply continue to be concerned about the issue of addressing white supremacy and racism, but I am more concerned about our district and board’s ability and credibility to sustainably undertake this task at this…
Recently, while asleep, I experienced walking a steep, high mountain trail that dead-ended only to have the return path blocked by a slide. I could jump and risk death or starve. Thankfully, I awoke to a safe bedroom in Keizer. The dream just may have…
My wife and I took our first sea cruise in the early 1970s, journeying down the west coast of Mexico to visit such well-known watering holes as Acapulco and Mazatlán. My travel experiences had already included a lot of western Canada and European nations during…
For a series that regularly takes us to a galaxy far, far away, it’s crazy that Star Wars has never journeyed to the much closer, equally mysterious land of Japan. Enter Star Wars: Visions, a new anthology series made up of shorts created by some of the most…
Remember when the usual conversation of America was about family, kids, school, careers, concern for others, community, hard work, and, in general, the pursuit of happiness? Now it seems that the topic of American conversation is politics. The problem with politics is politics. Especially party…
A trillion dollars here, a trillion dollars there, soon it all adds up to real money. The game of chicken being played out in Washington over the debt ceiling and a massive infrastructure bill will have to come to an end somehow. Some say…
Education is more important than ever. Many businesses will not interview job prospects for some jobs without a degree. Many jobs are going unfulfilled; a dearth of applicants bedevil hiring managers across the country. Many workers today are expected to change jobs up to seven…