The battle we have to win Tuesday is Christmas Day, a day that should be dedicated to peace and love. Sadly, for the 32nd time since our revolution began in 1775, it will be celebrated by a nation at war. Not a conventional war with defined territory and boundaries but a war nonetheless. And it is one we must win.
Larry Berteau - Write On
Dec. 20: Daisy rifle, older sister and Santa I'm not certain if Christmas leaves a lasting, positive impression on kids. The whole concept of "being good will bear material fruit" is fraught with psychological dysfunction. There is no life lesson in this. If I'm nice to my mother, I'm not about to get a raise at work, or walk outside Christmas morning and discover a Porsche 911 waiting for me.
Dec. 13: Artist's project - a gift alternative As Christmas approaches, I wonder how many of you are giving gifts of art. If you are, all hail to you. I have problems with movie recommendations to friends, much less finding artwork they might like.
Oct. 11: The news media fails us in our time of need Almost thirty years ago, British writer Malcolm Muggeridge complained about the growing amount of news available to the public, particularly on television. News was becoming a background hum in our lives, a ceaseless drip. It was, he said, a kind of Newsak complimenting the Musak that permeated department stores, elevators and corporate telephone lines.
Sept. 29: A solution to this Mars-Venus thing What is it with men and pillowcases? It's an astounding conundrum of physics gone awry; a mechanical, logical happening that should happen and doesn't.
Cathy Shaw - State Street
Abolitionist movement eyes OLCC As phone lines burn across Oregon and legislators gather in small groups trying to decide how millions of dollars can be cut from the Oregon budget in the upcoming special session, Don MacIntire (author of Measure 5) has a partial solution: abolish the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC). I have never before agreed with a measure brought to the Oregon voters by Don MacIntire, but this petition deserves our signature and the initiative our vote.
