February 3, 1941: U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Wages and Hours (later Fair Labor Standards) Act, banning child labor and establishing the 40-hour work week. Enjoy your weekend.

First up on Wednesday, February 7, as soon after 9:30 a.m. as the Mayor calls the meeting to order (generally up to five minutes late) and hears “How are the children doing?”, is…

Council accepted the Staff Report and recommendations in the Corrado Measure 37 claim yesterday, rejecting it as not proving lost value. I believe that means so far, only two claims in Portland have…

Some options for your Saturday To Do List: * Celebrate Portland Public Schools! Figure out which school might best meet your child’s needs, if you live in District 1J (most of Portland, except…

“You want a groundhog photo? I’m a doctor, not a rodent biologist!” I do not like squirrels. In fact, I have come to despise, abhor, and detest squirrels. I used to like ’em.…

Brad Schmidt’s Prep Wednesday article (catch it on The Oregonian‘s site before it disappears into the paid archives) reviews this year’s reorganization of high school sports leagues, from the perspective of Portland-area schools.…

I was going to post a complimentary comment about how, now I’m more used to the new design of The Oregonian‘s updated web site, I’m finding it more user-friendly than the old one.…

A couple of weeks ago, I asked readers to give me advice on the ethical choice in my testimony to City Council on the Charter Reform proposals, at the hearing next Wednesday morning.…

I hope everyone is enjoying the daily dose of beautiful photographs taken by my husband, Steve Fritz, in and around Portland. Oregon is indeed a Pacific Wonderland.