Grandma Pelosi
Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi is 82 years old. Her top deputy, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, is 83. Number three in the organization, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, is 82. While the three are political barons of Capitol Hill, all three of them should consider themselves retired from politics in a matter of a few months, even if they win their own congressional seats in November.
Surprise! Oregon Is in Trouble
What an incredible experience and what an honor it was to run for the Republican nomination to serve as governor of Oregon – truly an experience of a lifetime. When the race was over, there were a million questions. Are you exhausted? Sorry you did it? Glad you did it? What’s next?
Will 2023 Be Oregon’s Year of Parental Choice in Education?
Oregon’s 2022 gubernatorial race features three competitive candidates, two of whom are not supported by public employee unions. For the first time in decades, it’s possible that Oregon’s new governor will not be beholden to teachers unions that have financially dominated Oregon politics for years. If that happened, what could be done to quickly expand students’ opportunities, improve outcomes, and even save taxpayers money?
Who You Gonna Call? Betsy Johnson Gets It Done for Oregon
Back in 2006, my colleague and I, editor and publisher respectively of BrainstormNW magazine (and currently editors of this newsletter), were wondering if our regional monthly "conservative" magazine could continue to financially pencil out in the very liberal Northwest.
Metro: Shake-Up or Shakedown?
Oregon voters had a chance in the May primary to shake up the Metro regional government. Five of the seven council seats were up for election. Rather than a vote for change, it looks like we are in for a few more years of the same old, same old. I hope not.
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