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Why Do Transit Commuters Take Longer to Get to Work Than Drivers?  Nationwide, the average worker spends 24.7 minutes, each way, trave...

Two thoughts from the Lake Oswego Review front page article November 13, 2014. Waluga bus garage has neighbors fuming By Jillian Daley ...

A story from the top of the world.  If you want to read more, find the story at:   wsj.com/everest    Death at 19,000 Feet Sherpas,...

City Council gets a message.  What are they going to do about it? As you may have read in previous blog posts ( Planning Department Oops!...

A little-publicized measure on the ballot that prohibits Metro from requiring higher density in single family neighborhoods.  This does not ...

The   Reality of   Sustainability and Smart Growth   This is the Metro 2040 Functional Plan on a larger scale.  Everything that is go...

Planners OK 'quick fixes' to Sensitive Lands Lake Oswego Review , November 13, 2013   By Saundra Sorenson Excerpts: USC comment...

It's November - the beginning of the windy-rainy season in Western Oregon.  Time for fallen trees, power outages, and cozying up to a wa...

It happens here too.  Under the  guise of "civil discourse," people are pressured to fall into line with the prevailing attit...

Gardening: The cure for whatever ails you Plus it's better than a trip to the gym. I'm going to rake leaves.  I'll be b...

Someone was reading my mind - easy access for election information in Oregon.  Hack Oregon is a new site that is growing, but until the site...

What if rail enthusiasts are all wrong?   Taxpayers would have a very expensive white elephant, but at least some people would have made mo...

               Thank you   to all the candidates for City Council  who stepped up to take on a very hard and time consuming job.  Most of...

   ...from authoritative sources: Regarding the city's budget: Sales, fees and services bring in more money than property tax...

Every vote counts!

Automobile The Next Cigarette The Resiliant Earth , May 15, 2013  By Doug L. Hoffman A recent report on the IEEE website claims that the ...

Carbon tax, the Cover Oregon of tax reform: Editorial Agenda 2014 The Oregonian, September 17, 2014  Editorial   Excerpt:   In the ...

Their Climate Smart Plan See letter from Clackamas County to Metro  on County website - Item 4 in ag enda packet for the CCBC me...

Who's leading the pack?   With Election Day just 4 days away, most of the ballots are already turned in.  On Wednesday there will...

To see a map of the country's metropolitan areas and how far $100 goes, use this link to see the MAP from the Tax Foundation .  There a...