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One reason for the endless bad news is that the media is serving up the same kinds of sources that got us into trouble in the first place: business journalists, Wall Street analysts, CEOs. All of these people should have seen the economic crisis coming. So why listen to them now?

Here's an idea for Think Out Loud: who knows more about the economy than Wall Street and Washington? Here's an expert northwesterners are turning to: http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/power-brokers/feng-shui-predictions/

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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Our reaction to the Sam Scandal says a lot more about Portlanders than it does about our mayor. Why shouldn't We The People display the leadership qualities we expect in our elected officials, such qualities as tolerance, forgiveness and attention to the greater tasks that the city confronts. If "proper" sexual conduct were essential, there would have been no FDR, ML King, Gandhi, or even Queen Elizabeth 1 who had quite an appetite for young boys. Rather than call for Adams's head like some unreflective mob, let's put a moral ombudsman in City Hall to raise the level of behavior for everyone. Adams is a visionary and this reckoning will only make him humbler and stronger.

posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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