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Columbia River Crossing Boondoggle

February 19, 2013

Those who voted "yes" for the Oregon Columbia River Crossing (CRC) boondoggle on February 18, 2013 after listening to groups from all over the political spectrum state reason after reason why the public does not want the CRC in its current form. These folks still voted yes, and it goes forth, and we all get to pay. Start your letter writing/emailing/phone calling now:

Open Letter to Portland Mayor, Sam Adams

May 31, 2012

I want to let you know a dangerous thing happened to my family this morning because of your policies. ■I walked out to my back porch to let my dogs (we are dog sitting so for now, it’s plural) out. I saw on my back porch smearing of garbage. Honestly it looked like an animal […]

Setting The Record Straight On Portland's Tow Trucks And Oregon's Senate

April 26, 2012

Recently, a theme has developed in the Portland metro area regarding supposedly predatory tow truck drivers. It just so happens that the owner of a couple of these tow services, Gary Coe, is running as a Republican for Oregon Senate District 14. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the industry is being smeared, and […]

International Women's Day, Sort Of

March 11, 2012

So yesterday was International Women’s Day or something like that. I have a friend who hasn’t liked my sentiments on the subject because she thinks I don’t appreciate the amazing suffering women internationally have experienced. Oh let me speak. I understand that as an American woman I have access to rights privileges and equality unmatched […]

International Women’s Day, Sort Of

March 11, 2012

Open Letter To Ibrahim Mubarek

January 5, 2012

April 15, 2011 I took my two kids to our fourth Oregon Tea Party event. We love Tea Party events. They are family-friendly, fun, lots of creative signs, embracing freedom, and celebrating the founding principles our country was built on. That all changed on this day. We arrived. It was raining like crazy. And as […]