Cultural authorities remind us of the reason for the season. Symbols of Christ’s lowly birth add feelings of pious humility to the flashy mash up of religion and commerce. [Read More]
Baby Gramps and the Geechee Goo
Life is woven with threads from many ancestors.
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Surfing Without a Pair
From what I’ve seen, the cross-cultural truth about cajones is that they often cause serious wipe outs. Yet for some reason people talk as if they’re essential to success, even for women. [Read More]
Bernie wins Indie vote while Dems boost Hillary
Sanders beat Trump in the Independent Party of Oregon’s primary. Clinton placed third, less than ten points ahead of Gary Johnson. [Read More]
Bernie and the Independent Party
What happens if Bernie Sanders wins the nomination for the Independent Party of Oregon, yet loses the nomination for the Democratic Party? I posed this question to Sal Peralta, secretary of the IPO. [Read More]
Indie Exodus
Today I went to the Secretary of State’s voter webpage and changed my registration to Independent. A mass civic migration over the coming weeks and months could have volcanic political consequences. [Read More]
Let’s Remodel the Housing Market
Before we rush to enlarge our urban footprint, we should make more efficient use of our existing built environment. [Read More]
Legacy of a playful local resistance
Forever playful, John Fraser. In communities where people approach life with a bit of whimsy, his kind of disposition becomes part of our civic identity. If neglected, we are easily overrun by tedium. [Read More]
Make Good Deals
Trade is an old reason to gather round the table. Two deals now focus our attention. One seeks to relax trade sanctions on Iran in exchange for a halt to nuclear armament. The other seeks to liberalize trade among Pacific-rim nations in exchange for, well, we haven’t been told yet. [Read More]
Sentences
Minds dip all day into words,
seining food from conversations
and roving stacks of books.
We gather, compose, revise —
slowly meaning more.
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