A Punch from the Left

By Vicki Dunaway of Florence, Oregon. Vicki retired from USPS last year, but just can't sit back and relax.

Recently I received an email from National Popular Vote (NPV), which I am subscribed to, and whose plan for overriding the Electoral College through a multi-state pact I support. The email from NPV’s founder urged voting for Greg Warnock, who is opposing Senate President Peter Courtney, the 11th District Democrat who has blocked the Oregon Senate from voting on NPV at least three times.

Yes, of course - Pass House Bill 4145 Democratically Run Oregon Senate

Albert Kaufman

Oregon needs better gun control and has the votes and public backing to move it forward. The time is now to get moving.

Thousands rally in Florida for increased gun control

From the WWeek: "The bill establishes a procedure for taking guns away from those convicted of stalking an intimate partner, and expands the state's authority to take guns away from abusers—not just spouses, but any person who has lived with or had a sexual relationship with the victim."

By Albert Kaufman Feb. 20, 2018 Posted in open discussion.

Diversity is not an option

By Will Newman of Canby, Oregon. Will is a retired organic farmer & small business consultant, and a non-retired advocate for justice and equality.

I am a farmer, so I attempt to influence what grows where, and when. That’s called agriculture. Since I want to be a successful grower, I learn a lot from observing natural systems.

One of the first lessons learned is that we are not in charge. It's a simple lesson, learned the first season by any gardener. We are a part of nature, and the incredible complex dynamic balance that is the natural world. should glory in that diversity, celebrating the myriad possibilities, and the strength we derive from the mix of those possibilities.

Merkley Sticks His Neck Out Against Pipeline, For Clean Energy Jobs

By Eric Hansen of Ashland, Oregon. Eric Hansen is a co-founder of True South Solar, employing 20 people in southern Oregon in the growing solar industry.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley stuck his neck out this month by opposing the Jordan Cove fracked gas pipeline and export project and arguing instead for investment in clean energy jobs and infrastructure.

Merkley gave a number of reasons for opposing the project that has been proposed by a Canadian multinational corporation that is eager to pipe fracked gas for 229 miles across southern Oregon and then export it to Asia from a massive new terminal at Coos Bay on our coast.

He said it is unacceptable that private landowners who don’t want the pipeline crossing their land are being threatened by this private Canadian company with the use of eminent domain – a power designed to accomplish critical public projects.

Yes, Oregon, we're on track for a sixth congressional seat

Kari Chisholm

Once again, here in late December, the Census Bureau is out with the latest population estimates for each of the 50 states -- and my inner population data nerd comes out to play. For over a decade, I've been tracking Oregon's progress toward a sixth congressional seat.

And you know what? Prospects for a sixth seat are stronger than they have ever been.

By Kari Chisholm Dec. 21, 2017