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...
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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...
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. 11-12
Happy holidays. Let me ruin your weekend by calling your attention to a blockbuster Atlantic story by Barton Gellman (he's the reporter who wrote the story outlining the strategy by then-President...
Your Weekend Reader for Nov. 20-21
Thanksgiving is Thursday, and so I vowed to stuff this edition of Your Weekend Reader with stories that evoked some sense of gratitude -- and that vow lasted until Monday morning, when I read this...
Your Weekend Reader for Oct. 9-10
Let's start with a deep dive into the state of local newspapers today. I promise I have some fun reads in store this weekend, but this isn't one of them: Elaine Godfrey, a staff writer at The...
Your Weekend Reader for Sept. 18-19
Let's start this edition of Your Weekend Reader (I'm still waiting for the lawsuit from the Weekly Reader folks to roll in, but in the meantime, I like that title) the same way that we started last...
Your weekend reader for Aug. 14-15
Climate change, wildfires, the delta variant: For me, it was a grumpy week -- and I can't blame you if you felt the same way. There's little doubt that my mood affected this week's selections, but...