As the mercury rises today, I plan to cherish the fact that Oregon enjoys four seasons – and summer is finally here.

The Oregonian publishes a summary by Arthur Gregg Sulzberger and Gail Kinsey Hill today about Multnomah County’s solar power project. See more detailed information on Commissioner Jeff Cogan’s blog. It seems like a…

Another from the set of Steve’s photographs from a recent trip to the Painted Hills, near Madras. Each summer, the Fritz family usually takes a nine hour drive to the Steens Mountain area…

Campaign to Bring the Troops Home Aims to Keep National Guard from Iraq and Afghanistan Guest Post by Dan Handelman, co-founder, Peace and Justice Works A number of Oregon-based community groups are working…

The Agenda for the Portland City Council’s meetings this week shows a long list on Wednesday morning, nothing on Wednesday afternoon, and items on Thursday afternoon. There are three Time Certain items on…

As mentioned by Dave Lister in a comment last week. I love not only the feature but also its “don’t need a high-falutin’ fancy-schmancy title” name. It’s two miles long, and 70 feet…

My firstborn son, Luke Steven Fritz, graduated from Western Oregon University last weekend. Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies, summa cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi. Here he’s collecting a certificate saying “Congratulations” in…

At the Sierra Club meeting last night, I heard about the survey on the state’s Big Look site – talking about Oregon’s land use planning program and what might/should be done to improve…

Commissioners Randy Leonard and Sam Adams are on vacation this week, so you’d think the Portland City Council Agenda would be light. Not so. Try several hundred million dollars in new indebtedness, extending…