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River Cruise Provides a Bounty of History, Nature and Fun May. 04, 2025
By Victor Block In the winter of 1805, a group of men constructed a rustic fort near the mouth of th... Read More
Did Decriminalization Boost Drug Deaths in Oregon?: Recent Research Finds 'No Evidence' That It Did, Undermining a Key Claim by Critics of That Policy Feb. 14, 2024
Oregon is considering legislation that would recriminalize low-level drug possession, reversing a la... Read More
Oregon Movement To Join Idaho Is Rooted in Divisions That Sound Familiar Here Oct. 03, 2023
The eastern region of the state is under the yoke of a state government based far to the west —... Read More
Oregon's Drug Problems Were Not Caused by Decriminalization: Prohibition Is at the Root of the Hazards That Have Led to Record Numbers of Opioid-Related Deaths Oct. 02, 2023
Three years ago, 58% of Oregon voters approved Measure 110, a groundbreaking ballot initiative that ... Read More
Oregon's Drug Problems Were Not Caused by Decriminalization: Prohibition Is at the Root of the Hazards That Have Led to Record Numbers of Opioid-Related Deaths Sep. 27, 2023
Three years ago, 58% of Oregon voters approved Measure 110, a groundbreaking ballot initiative that ... Read More
Pinot Noir, Hops and Regeneration in the Willamette Valley Jun. 11, 2023
By Athena Lucero One hour's drive south of Portland, Oregon, lies the Willamette Valley, land of wor... Read More
Nick Kristof's Shamhill Clown Show Aug. 02, 2022
Maybe there's a small glimmer of hope for the Left Coast after all. First, San Francisco voters reca... Read More
Oregon School Board Flag Censors Flunk Patriotism Test Sep. 21, 2021
When Oregon school officials tried to banish political symbols from the classroom, English teacher G... Read More
Movie Reviews: 'Old' and 'Pig': Nicolas Cage Back at His Best, M. Night Shyamalan Not Jul. 23, 2021
There was a time when I thought "Lady in the Water" was M. Night Shyamalan's worst movie. (It's hard... Read More
Oregon Makes the Case for Decriminalizing Hard Drugs Dec. 10, 2020
In the aftermath of the November election, public attention focused on the sudden termination of Don... Read More
The Democrats Hold the Nation Hostage Sep. 04, 2020
As America's cities literally burn to ashes and violent crime spikes to its highest level in decades... Read More
The Real World Reasserts Itself Aug. 11, 2020
Since the death of George Floyd beneath the knee of a cop in Minneapolis on Memorial Day, the nation... Read More
Spying on Journalists Aug. 06, 2020
Last week, this column argued that the only constitutional role for armed federal forces in Portland... Read More
Reality Show on the Streets of Portland Jul. 31, 2020
Who won't they gas and beat? I'm talking about the camo-suited soldiers of Pres. Donald Trump's pala... Read More
Freedom and Political Dissent Jul. 30, 2020
Two weeks ago, this column offered a brief history of the freedom of speech in America. The essence ... Read More
Trump's Uneven Federal Response Jul. 26, 2020
WASHINGTON — What happens when the left gets political power? In cities like Portland, Oregon,... Read More
Trump Should Let Cities Police Themselves Jul. 23, 2020
Not long ago, President Donald Trump was talking about sending active-duty military troops to suppre... Read More
Trump Deploys Lawlessness Against Lawlessness: The President's Heavy-Handed Reaction to Protests Against Police Brutality Belies His Promise of 'Law and Order' Jul. 22, 2020
Donald Trump, whose 2016 presidential campaign was consciously modeled after Richard Nixon's 1968 ru... Read More
How Totalitarianism Begins Jul. 22, 2020
"The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but tho... Read More
A Pandemic Does Not Suspend the Rule of Law: Courts Are Beginning to Recognize That Public Health Powers, While Broad, Are Not a Blank Check May. 20, 2020
The recent court decisions overturning COVID-19 lockdowns in Wisconsin and Oregon focused on abstrus... Read More
