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Your Weekend Reader for March 12-13
A new and sobering look at the pandemic. What’s up with gas prices? Lots of news about Oregon journalism. A deep dive into a great Auden poem. And my Oscar challenge is back.
Your Weekend Reader for March 5-6
The Legislature calls it a session. You, too, can gerrymander political districts. A long-lost map by William Clark resurfaces. Drought endures, as does our national attention deficit. It’s all in this week’s edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 26-27
A note or two about Ukraine. The Oregon Legislature. Alden and Lee tussle some more. Clarence and Ginni Thomas. Unhappy students. Coronavirus good news, at last. OSU’s Andrea Aquino. Wordle. Oscar screenplays. It’s in the new edition of Your Weekend Reader.
Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 19-20
Oregon politics got a little less interesting last Thursday, when the state Supreme Court unanimously upheld a ruling kicking journalist and would-be candidate for governor Nick Kristof off the...
Four quick hits for Thursday
Assorted thoughts that didn't seem quite enough to justify their own blog: Check out the listings for Friday on my arts calendar: The evening features four -- count 'em, four -- musical events, all...
Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 12-13
Boy, what a nice weekend so far, eh? The sunshine. The warm weather. The flowers blooming. Just another nice mid-valley February day -- until you start to think: Is this TOO nice for the middle of...
Your Weekend Reader for Feb. 5-6
We've reached the first weekend in February, a month that usually filled me with dread when I lived in Montana. But here in the Willamette Valley, February (although it still can offer some raw...
Your Weekend Reader for Jan. 29-30
The intersection between the coronavirus and Oregon state politics has been a busy place for the last couple of years, and traffic at that crossroads was particularly heavy this last week. But...