In my sparsely butterfly populated corner of Northwest Oregon, a fleeting glimpse of large black and white lepidopteran wings immediately brings one name to mind – but not always the right one.
Oregon
A Great Way to Say Thanks
Following the recent unfortunate incident where a Portland Police officer was asked to leave a café because he was in uniform, two entirely different reactions occurred – both of which said something definitive about our society today.
Childish Name-calling
Even as the results from the 2010 Oregon Primary Election were still in the process of being announced, a new website was being launched that lowered the intellectual level of political discourse in the state to a level that can best be described as childish.
My Favorite Girl in Astoria
I freely admit it – during my family’s most recent visit to our ancestral home of Astoria, Oregon, I met a girl who swept me off my feet.