A century later, a war of semantics engulfs the World War I-era banishment of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. The urge to purge arose again, of course, on the U.S. West Coast during World War II. And...
When I walked out of my old polling place Tuesday morning, Nov. 6, I felt depressed. Not just because there were so many complex ballot issues (all those constitutional amendments with virtually no...
Oregon voters, except those in Multnomah County where Portland sits, can be bought.
Not something to be proud of, but at least it took $12 million to do it. No cheap you-know-whats here. As reported...
Oregon's statewide vote-by-mail elections are often held up as an example of electoral innovation that motivates more voters to do their thing. But not everyone loves the arrangement–each election...
Preaching to the choir may be better than not preaching at all -- and it's a start. On Saturday, the National Day of Climate Action as Step It Up 2 calls it, rallies will let people in Seattle...
Come next week it will be very quiet in Portland's independent bookstores, coffee shops, and the free-sample lines at Trader Joe's. All the writers will be at Wordstock III.
When you turn 50, the American Association of Retired Persons sends you a nice red-plastic card to show folks who might otherwise mistake you for, say, a well-preserved 49-year-old.
Beware of anything that adds more corporate zip and removes some of the people's flex.
Despite the companies' predictable spin – more cars for everyone! – it is hard for dedicated car-sharers to...
