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Peggy Bodner is a long-time conservative, who majored in economics and politics in college, and follows politics still. She has lived in the Portland area for over 30 years, and has seen it grow and change, some for good and some for naught. Contact Peggy at pdxpeggy@gmail.com.

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Congress, the BCS, and sound check

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 · 2 comments

So now that the House has passed the nearly 2,000 page health system bill, they have some time on their hands...
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One year ago today...

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Last year on this day the powerful snowstorm began to roll in that set records for the amount of snow received at...
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West Linn middle school "redefines" free speech

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 · 1 comment

The Athey Creek Middle School librarian seems to have an odd notion of what should be free speech. As part of a...
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President's Afghanistan policy shaky at best

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After pledging to bulk up the number of soldiers in Afghanistan by 30,000, the President this week also announced...
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Contaminated water communication failure cause for concern

Portland is blessed with a fabulous water supply from the Bull Run reservoir, filtered naturally on its path from...
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is, of course, Thanksgiving Day, a day to reflect on the year and what we have to be thankful for. Near my computer in the front room I...
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Senate to vote for cloture Saturday

Cloture, or bringing debate to a quick closure, is an old parliamentary procedure from France via England, first...
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How to truly honor our veterans

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Last week was Veterans’ Day, and while parades went on and thank yous were said, an unspoken truth was...
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Two murder/suicide shootings in two days

I’m taking a step back from politics today to pause and reflect on the two murder/suicide shootings this...
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Health care vote moves to Senate

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By a narrow 220-215 vote (including one Republican), the House Saturday passed a health care bill with a public...
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