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.
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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.
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 20-21
California’s coming megastorm. Sea otters on the coast? A toss-up in the governor’s race. A Pac-12 wrinkle. Book controversy in Philomath. “Cinema’s First Nasty Women.” Hoarding classified documents. “House of the Dragon.” And Girl Scout cookies! It’s all in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 13-14
A deep (and enraging) dive into immigration policy. Gerrymandering in statehouses. Liz Cheney. The Inflation Reduction Act. Climate change and outdoor theaters. The power of storytelling. Local journalism. Voting (again) on psilocybin. All this and more in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Aug. 6-7
Weird vibes in the economy. Oregon politics and highways. Meteors in the night sky. Press freedom and abortion. Honoring Vin Scully. Pickles are hot. Why doing nothing is so hard. All this and more in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.