A feud between a legislator and an Oregon newspaper. Gas prices. A lighthouse for sale. Why everyone is acting weird. And the guitar solo is no longer trendy. It’s all here in the new Weekend Reader.
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Your Weekend Reader for March 26-27
“Greater Idaho” and abortions. Flu season. The streets of your city. OK, climate doomer. The power of bad news. “The Power of the Dog.” Free speech and campaign cash. And clever magpies. They’re all in “Your Weekend Reader.”
Your Weekend Reader for March 19-20
Spring break arrives. The case against daylight saving. Coronavirus lurks. Primary elections loom. Alden vs. Lee. William Hurt in Oregon. Classical and jazz music — and toilet-training cats.
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...
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...