A lot of news from OSU – and it’s not all about the Pac-12 Conference! Lonely Americans, get outdoors. Birds and windows, a bad mix. And J. Edgar Hoover mixes it up with Bobby Kennedy in a story with an Oregon connection. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
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Your Weekend Reader for Oct. 28-29
A climate warning. Chaos in the skies. Pac-12 in the courtroom. A new Beatles track. The speaker’s faith. Trust in the media declines again. And everything you need to know about candy corn. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Oct. 14-15
The eclipse we didn’t see. Nike running shoes. Dan Rayfield files. Pac-12 action in the courtroom. Girl Scout cookies. And the origins of homelessness in Oregon. It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for July 8-9, 2023
Fact-checking vs. misinformation. Online comments. Iowa: Too soon? The globe heats up. Kristof in Ukraine. Sabrina Ionescu. OSF names a new leader. Don’t check your bags. And Gillian Anderson! It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
A poem for Poem in Your Pocket Day
As promised in last week's Weekend Reader, here's the poem I've picked for Thursday's Poem in Your Pocket Day. It's "High in the Bamboo," a well-loved poem by the late Oregon writer Peter Sears, a...
Nominate a favorite tune for the Holiday Music Hall of Fame
It’s the happiest time of the year: You get to nominate your favorites for inclusion into my Holiday Music Hall of Fame.
Your Weekend Reader for Oct. 29-30
GOP prospects look good. Pandemic closures hammer students. The state of Oregon journalism. Covering homelessness. Volunteers hunt stolen cars in Portland. And Halloween for adults. It’s the Halloween edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Corvallis mayoral candidates on houselessness
In collaboration with Unity Shelter, I asked the three candidates running for Corvallis mayor five questions about houselessness and how the city should deal with the issue. Here are their answers,...
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 27-28
Climate change and summer nights. Inoculation against misinformation. The new COVID guidelines. Streaming sports on TV. Fending off dementia, for you and your dog. Brushing your cat’s teeth. And testing your “fun vibe.” It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.