I just read the Oregon Public Broadcasting interview of the director of the Oregon Health Authority, Patrick Allen.
The newest data on COVID-19 vaccine distributed to Oregon is 262,300 doses, but only 66,933 doses had been administered, around 25%, a very lo…
Social scientists know that people interpret facts through the lens of their values.
Rep. Mike Nearman of Independence was caught on surveillance video opening a door to let violent protestors carrying weapons into the state Ca…
On Jan. 6, 2021, and in response to the insurrection that took place at our nation’s Capitol, leaders across Benton and Linn counties united t…
The night of Jan. 7, someone removed my Black Lives Matters sign from my fence after four months of rain, cold and wind!
Who are you to speak for everyone? You’re part of the problem in America, asking for impeachment of the president. You do not believe in a fre…
I would like to express my support of the For the People Act (H.R. 1) currently being considered in Congress.
The pace of global warming/climate change is accelerating while the will to address the issue seems stalled. We hope the new administration, w…
While rightly condemning the refusal of Congressional Republicans to make adequate direct payments to Americans economically impacted by COVID…
As our TV screens flashed images of the mob incited by President Trump storming and vandalizing the U.S. Capitol, commentators stated that Jan…
On Jan. 7, Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR 4th District) sent out a letter of support for removing the president by any means possible within 12 days o…
I have a friend in Albania who sent me the following email. It is certainly worth pondering.
“Good riddance to bad rubbish” is said when you are pleased that a bad or unwanted thing or person, or something of poor quality, has gone, an…
Mitch McConnell and your cohort of enablers, just look at what you have facilitated. Just look!
Many in this country believed the lies of Trump himself that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent, but many relied on the false testi…
A dangerous surge of COVID-19 cases in Oregon began in late October. However, that surge has largely been brought under control by widespread …
Regarding the entire scene of protesters at the U.S. Capitol building:
I emphatically condemn the unlawful actions that took place at our nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6. Everyone who broke the law should be prosecuted.
(Editor's note: The letter is being rerun after the first paragraph of another letter was added to the top.)
To my fellow Oregonians who have supported Trump:
Everyone knows vaccines are safe and effective; except for those who know better.
With the beginning of a New Year, most of us reflect on the past and pledge to be better in the future.
Jan. 6: A sad day indeed when Turkey and Russia get to advise the United States on democratic principles.
As I sit here in the old folks’ home, waiting for word that I can get the vaccine, I was wondering …
How many Black lives would have been lost if Black Lives Matter demonstrators had taken over the capitol?
We had an armed insurrection in our nation’s capital, and President Trump is to blame.