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most self-deluded online superstar
News & Commentary
Emissions are no longer following the worst case scenario
It’s not great, but it could be worse.
Marion County DA drops reckless-driving case after a prosecutor calls defendant ‘drunk Hispanic guy’
The Oregonian buries the lede
Bud Light gets lit up
Beer maker sees sales plummet
Portland Timbers legend Jimmy Conway had Stage 4 CTE, study finds
One of my coaches as a kid. A large figure in Oregon soccer history.
How a $15.98 theft threw an Oregon coast town into turmoil
People want accountability
Housing Should Be Affordable Except When I Sell My House for a Million Dollars
McSweeney’s latest national treasure: The American Dream
Some Portland officers responded to LGBTQ+ training with racist feedback, report says
Crap training and surveying like this rampant in Oregon government.
REI to close only Portland store, citing break-ins, theft
Another retailer says “no thanks” to downtown Portland.
In Portland, plans to overhaul private fundraising for public schools will have to wait – again
Nihilism in outside public education funding.
Local schools to install refuges for teachers, staff to address stress, fatigue
“Staff feeling stayed flat.”
Essays
Ed Davison Field
My speech at the dedication of the field
Trump and COVID-19
It’s not a hoax, and if you think it is, this essay is for you.
Stereotypes
Why I can think Americans are idiots but you’re just dandy.
Fourth of July 2020
A call for a return to American values