No, not the radio talkshow guy who seems to take twenty minutes to make one point. When we were on our trip to the National Parks, one morning Steve was napping after getting…

Buried in this week’s Portland City Council Agenda: 912 Approve Council Minutes for January 5, 2005 through December 28, 2005 (Report) Not the most important item, perhaps — but maybe in some ways,…

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David Sarasohn published yet another thoughtful editorial in the Oregonian this past Sunday (the web page dates it from 7/08, but it was in my paper this Sunday, not last). He starts by…

The BBC’s web site has been running a contest, asking readers to submit a summary of the first six Harry Potter books, using 100 words or less. The seventh book will be released…

Thursday’s Oregonian published an insightful guest Op-Ed column written by Chapman Elementary School teacher Steve Brand, titled “The silent segregation of Portland’s schools”. It’s written in response to reports earlier this month about…

KATU’s Anna Song has reviewed five years of neighborhood crime statistics to give analysis beyond the raw data. Although the neighborhoods with the highest number of burglaries were Lents, Powellhurst-Gilbert and Centennial, all…