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News & Commentary
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.”
Schools hiring emergency teachers for special education, potentially violating federal law
Ask the impossible. Complain when impossible is not achieved.
Downtown Portland coffee shop announces closure, cites safety concerns
Frothy coffee
Bud Light’s Sponsorship With Trans Star Dylan Mulvaney Sparks Backlash
Know thyself, and know thy market.
Essays
How Few Thoughts a Brain Holds 6
Breast-feeding? Statistically awesome. Gay sex? Equally protected. Affirmative action? Halle Berry. Opinions R Us reopens for business. Not that it's been missed. Before Jonah was born I had a friend tell me to be careful at the hospital if Erin and I were going to opt for formula-feeding the newborn instead of breast-feeding. "Those nurses are Nazis about it," he said. Erin and I always planned on having her breast-feed Jonah, so it wasn't an issue for us. It turns out,...
Patriotism Run Amok
A critique of Beth Chapman's Stand Up for America rally speech. If you own Alabama State Treasury bonds, you'll want to sell. Note: This speech is reprinted for critique and commentary purposes under the Fair Use doctrine of US Copyright law (Section 107 of the US Code). While the speech has been widely disseminated across the Internet to the point of mistakenly being regarded as a hoax, a corrected original can be found at Beth Chapman's web site. After a preamble, her...
You’re Cutting My WHAT?!?
Routine infant circumcision. If baby boys could talk, what do you think they'd say? Note: I am not a doctor. If possible, I'm not even as medically qualified as The Simpsons Dr. Nick Riviera ("Hi, everybody!") None of what follows should be construed as professional advice. It is amateur advice at best, and you deserve better. So stop kidding yourself: If this is a topic of concern to you, research it and reach your own conclusions. I'm happy to tell you what I think, but...
Women of Substance
The University of Portland keeps emailing me alumni information and news. I'm not giving the school any money no matter what they send me—though a formal apology might be a start. (But how would it read? "Dear Mr. Davison, We're sorry we confused our publicly-stated Christian mission with training young men and women to kill people. Enclosed is a coupon good for $5 off at the school cafeteria.") It's depressing and irritating that it's still so easy to find areas of...