The upcoming election implores us to consider that, although we are all Americans, we are also a diverse people with many viewpoints, beliefs, ideas and perceptions. That is the great strength of the U.S. Through our diversity we become stronger, not weaker. Democracy is an action word. Not just an idea or a notion. Citizenship […]

I’m enthusiastically supporting Pious Ali to be Portland’s next mayor, and I’d like to share why. Pious is a deep, caring soul with a unique ability to bring people together to forge solutions to our city’s problems. We all keep walls up to protect ourselves. Pious works to have us lower those walls to confront […]

Nestled in the briefings column of Friday’s newspaper were the federal deficit figures for the first two months of the 2021 fiscal year. The federal government spent nearly double its revenues. This, even without any new coronavirus relief measures. While there is a strong case for deficit spending in times of crisis, I am perplexed […]

The City of Portland’s 2020 Christmas tree was  selected and erected at Monument Square.  I thought that you might be interested in a little bit of background on the tree.  You see, it was taken from my childhood home. My father built the home for my mother in 1961 and they lived there until he passed away in […]

We just finished watching the first term Congresswomen, who were again attacked for their beliefs and their reasons for running for Congress and getting elected. Although we don’t agree with all of their ideas, we respect and appreciate their right to speak up. They showed during this news conference a great deal of respect for […]