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Portland's Opinions
February 03, 2015
My View: CLASS project needs Legislature's support
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For more than 35 years, I’ve conducted opinion research across the nation (including in every corner of this state) for hundreds of different clients about hundreds of different topics. In my…
February 03, 2015
My View: PPS, teachers union making progress
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The Portland 80%ers for Educational Excellence successfully advocated for early hiring and incorporating the state statute definition of competency into the recent contract between the Portland…
February 03, 2015
Readers' Letters: Driving best option for most commuters
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Walking, biking and taking the bus are just not feasible for the vast majority of commuters (Highway initiatives would worsen traffic, guest column, Jan. 22). Today people change jobs often and…
January 29, 2015
Our Opinion: Focus on things that endure
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As Mayor Charlie Hales prepares to describe the state of his city on Friday, it’s safe to say that by most objective measures, Portland is doing fairly well at this precise moment in time.…
January 29, 2015
Two Views: Minimum-wage hike too simplistic
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If the merits of raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour were as simple as proponents state, politicians would have done it years ago and taken credit ever since. But last week the nonpartisan…
January 29, 2015
Two Views: Higher pay creates better future for all
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Ostensibly, 2014 was a good year for the U.S. economy. The national unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent — the lowest in 6.5 years — while job growth averaged 246,000 per month. It’s tempting…
January 27, 2015
My View: Emergency clause abuses democracy
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In Oregon’s political order, do state lawmakers recognize the people’s primacy — or game the system to impose their own? Oregon’s constitution guarantees its citizens the right of referendum, to…
January 27, 2015
My View: Community colleges are ladder to success
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This month President Obama announced an ambitious proposal to fund two years of community college for eligible students. Many lauded this announcement as a potential game changer. Others…
January 22, 2015
Our Opinion: Wage hike would backfire on the poor
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Oregon legislators pushing for a $15-per-hour minimum wage are revealing an astonishing lack of understanding about how this state’s economy works. The $15-per-hour proposal is one of several…
January 22, 2015
My View: Highway initiatives would worsen traffic
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There’s a reason why the statistics published in the Portland Business Alliance’s 2014 Economic Impacts of Transportation study are attention-grabbing: The possibility of spending 69 hours per…
Jan 22, 2015
Readers' Letters: Transportation solutions are anything but
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Please. It is going to get a whole lot worse before it gets any better (It’s time to clear air on emissions, guest column, Jan. 13). Need proof? How about the $300 million redo of the Sellwood…
Jan 20, 2015
Our Opinion: Ducks' success made entire state proud
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Playing for a national championship was a big plus for the state of Oregon, even in defeat. The publicity and recognition has been a nice advertisement for Oregon and for the state’s most…
Jan 20, 2015
My View: Low-income housing options needed
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Gov. John Kitzhaber’s proposed 2015-17 state budget brings good tidings to housing advocates across Oregon. He believes Oregon should invest an additional $100 million in affordable housing for…
Jan 20, 2015
My View: Connect dots for true economic view
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News anchors and commentators are driving me crazy these days, even more than usual. The latest is how well the economy is doing. You’d think we’re back to the Roaring Twenties with the way they…
Jan 15, 2015
Our Opinion: Let voters do the driving on street fee
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The road that Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and city Commissioner Steve Novick have been traveling got loopier last week with their idea of holding an advisory election to determine what form a…
Jan 15, 2015
My View: Boring should be removed from Metro
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Very few people are aware that half of Boring is within the boundaries of Metro and half of Boring is outside those boundaries, and it means that half of Boring is subject to one set of rules…
Jan 15, 2015
Readers' Letters: Priority budgeting should be on the ballot
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In your story, city Commissioner Steve Novick says, “I know that most Portlanders agree we need more money for transportation (Hales: Street fee to become multiple-choice ballot measure in May,…
Jan 13, 2015
My View: It's time to clear air on emissions
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I have been testing tailpipe emissions since 1975. One aspect of my business for more than 25 years was specializing in fuel-efficient products that reduced emissions, and we were one of the…
Jan 13, 2015
My View: Density keeps city housing costs down
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In your Tribune article (Expert: Growth plan too costly, Dec. 2), Portland State University professor Gerald Mildner says that the region’s planners are unrealistically relying on dense…
Jan 08, 2015
Our Opinion: No time for more detours on street fee
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For the better part of a year, Portland city officials have talked about a street fee — or income tax, or some other method of raising money for roads. As entertaining as that conversation has…
