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Just Stop Oil says it will stop throwing soup at paintings and end disruptive protest
Too late
White House pulls Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination amid concern over narrow Republican House majority
Stefanik’s presence in the House guarantees a slim GOP majority.
Mahmoud Khalil: Trump administration accuses pro-Palestinian activist of hiding info on green card application
This will need to be adjudicated.
U.S. Supreme Court ruling ends Oregon youth climate case
I’m amazed it got this far.
Advice for Democrats
Doing the wrong thing repeatedly will not somehow yield success.
A laser focus on literacy for summer learning programs runs into opposition at Legislature
I’m not sure good ideas can survive the Democratic Party in Oregon
A Portland center for Black culture closes its doors
It only cost Portlanders a million dollars in public safety.
Oregon Republican lawmaker reads sexually explicit passage on House floor to call out bill that would ban book bans
Public libraries are one thing. School libraries are another.
Family’s experience highlights high mortality rate of Black babies as Oregon weighs ‘Momnibus’
Another good idea made less so by the coverage of it.
District leaders say Oregon school reform plan gets the details wrong
Giving more control to the people who’ve damaged public education seems like a bad idea.
Essays
Advice for Democrats
Doing the wrong thing repeatedly will not somehow yield success.
News Sources
Trying to get a well-balanced meal.
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.