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Oregon public schools hemorrhaged students during pandemic.
Salem-Keizer down 5.7% for those counting at home.
To Increase Equity, School Districts Eliminate Honors Classes
Salem-Keizer has moved to “embedded honors” which is lowest common denominator education for everyone.
White, male state workers in Oregon out-earn workers of color and women – and ‘pay equity’ raises widened racial gaps
This is a good example of the “woke” at work.
Oregon lawmakers back education bill to stem antisemitism
How good intentions can make bad laws.
Eugene parents decry high school ‘sexual fantasy’ health assignment
I’m all in favor of sexual education for teens. I’m not in favor sexualized education for teens.
Biden says efforts to restrict transgender rights ‘close to sinful’
Both sides see the other in this extreme light.
Colin Kaepernick calls out adoptive parents’ racism as he promotes new graphic novel
The grifter continues to grift.
National ban on transgender athletes in girls’ sports passed by U.S. House panel
The Democrats are on the wrong side of this, and I suspect the electorate will not be kind.
Oregon takes step toward letting people in prison vote
Allowing criminals to vote as a legislative priority.
The privacy loophole in your doorbell
Who owns your video footage? You might be surprised.
Essays
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...
The shuttle
Humanity advances on a time line of discovery. We dare to hope, occasionally paying a price for our longing. In the shadow of this morning's terrible tragedy, in our shock and sorrow, may we honor those who have given their lives in the quest to push the human race forward. Ours is a greater existential understanding because of their contributions. Soon, we will re-dedicate ourselves to the quest in which they led us, exploring with wonder and gratitude the universe. We...
The time is right…
The time is right for marching in the streets, but I find myself terribly reluctant to travel that path again. Today, anti-war activists around the world are issuing their pleas for peace to a Bush administration that seems bent on attacking Iraq regardless of what UN inspectors find. For me, it is a disheartening echo of my college years when George Bush senior pushed the Gulf War upon us. Those who can't see the linkage between American Middle East intervention...