Control Cometh Before the Fall of Education
The desire to be in charge is as human as pride. It’s easy…
Read Blog DetailMonth: December 2011
Turn out the Lights
Now that the Dear Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka…
Read Blog DetailSecret Santas Light a Candle at Christmas
Struggling parents with children’s clothing and toys on layaway are finding that anonymous…
Read Blog DetailNight of a Thousand Laughs
Come laugh; it’s for the children! Join State Representative Matt Wingard and three…
Read Blog DetailTaking Work Personally: How Individual Accounts Reward Personal Responsibility
Recently, I had a long conversation with an owner of a bakery near…
Read Blog DetailSave the Mail! – Delivery to Slow as Debt Crisis Looms
I read with a tinge of dismay that the U.S. Postal Service is…
Read Blog DetailTo Save the Library, Don’t Leave Good Ideas on the Shelf
Sometime in the next three months, the Multnomah County commissioners will decide whether…
Read Blog DetailNew Oregon Law Okays Pocketing Other People’s Money
Even the most casual football-watcher has to have noticed the eye-catching ads run…
Read Blog DetailBlended Learning: Making Technology Work for Students
In the Nation’s Digital Learning Report Card, Oregon received great marks for our…
Read Blog DetailThe Postman Winked and Chirped
No more next-day first class mail delivery? This is just the latest sign…
Read Blog DetailCapitalism Is Not Democracy
Among the colorful images of Occupy marches and camps over the last few…
Read Blog DetailThe Oregon Education Investment Board: Top Down on Steroids
The recent firing of University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere has unleashed strong…
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