OK, there must be more to this than I could gather from reading the Oregonian‘s Editorial today. Here are the first paragraphs: “Portland, we have a problem, and it’s only going to get…

– at the Japanese Garden

Parenting isn’t taught in schools. You don’t need a license to raise a child, and you don’t get a diploma at the end (and anyway, according to my lovely, wonderful mother, the job…

There have been times when I felt like the mommy Goose in this photo, getting my ducklings/goslings lined up while leading a class field trip or suchlike. I hope everyone who has ever…

Everyone may be anticipating a collective sigh of relief, or an overwhelming flurry of activity, in Portland City government the day after the vote count on Tuesday, as next week’s City Council Agenda…

I have twenty radio station options set on the buttons of my car stereo (ten AM, ten FM). When a commercial comes on, I’m usually quick to switch to another station. I sometimes…

It’s nice how many tell me they appreciate my advice, when I see them out and about. Amazing artwork, huh?

I took this photo with my phone’s camera, a couple of hours ago. It’s Ruth Adkins and her mother, Jane, taken while they and other Ruth Adkins for School Board supporters waved to…

The City of Portland has a projected surplus of $39m in the budget currently being finalized, while Multnomah County is faced with cutting $15m next year. Willamette Week‘s James Pitkin wrote a good…

State Representative Donna Nelson’s “Quote of the Day/Year”, reported with the headline “Refreshing honesty in Salem” on the Oregonian‘s Politics blog, has been picked up by BlueOregon in a post appearing to continue…