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...
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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...
Six quick hits for Monday
Here are notes on matters that didn't quite seem enough to stand on their own as separate blog posts -- but put them all together, and voila! With apologies to Green Bay Packers fans: I looked deep...
Your Weekend Reader for Jan. 22-23
My two daughters were grown and out of the house by the time the pandemic hit, so I couldn't imagine the burden that the coronavirus put on families with children. So here's a new piece in The...
Your Weekend Reader for Jan. 15-16
Even by the admittedly somewhat dubious standards of Your Weekend Reader, this week's edition is all over the board. There's no rhyme or reason or pattern to this weekend's selections -- just a...
Bowl numbers tell the story of Pac-12 weakness
The college football season came to an end earlier this week, with the national championship game. Judging by who was on the screen most of the time when I popped in to view ESPN's broadcast, it...
Your Weekend Reader for Jan. 8-9
Let's try something different with this edition of Your Weekend Reader: Instead of leading this week with stories about the grave dangers facing American democracy (not that those are going away),...
Your Weekend Reader for Jan. 1-2
Happy New Year! Here's hoping that 2022 brings you nothing but good news -- and, now, let me set about breaking that particular resolution. (I promise this edition gets happier as it goes along --...
Your Weekend Reader for Dec. 25-26
Merry Christmas! I promise that I'll finally finish the last batch of Christmas cards this weekend and get them out in the mail pronto. (Who am I kidding: What I mean to say is, I'll get started on...