Don’t punish the cyclists

Last month, Oregon Rep. John Davis introduced a bill that would require all cyclists to wear reflective clothing when bicycling between sunset and sunrise. Failure to do so would be…

Get stuffed

I’m about to send you into the most massive food coma you have ever known. I’m going to impregnate you with the biggest food baby anyone has ever seen. This…

Big beer is still beer

Last November, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. from Bend, Oregon, sold to Anheuser-Busch. This January, Elysian Brewing from Seattle, Washington, also sold to Anheuser-Busch. People are outraged. On 10 Barrel’s Facebook,…

Reading, Not Banning Books

Last month an easily offended, over-protective mother found a passage she really didn’t like in contemporary author Neil Gaiman’s novel Neverwhere. Her complaints ultimately ended up getting the book taken…

Knowledge, Not Test Scores

Technology is changing the way we learn, but the American school system is struggling to keep up. Our access to information, the way in which we interact with each other and…

Healthy Living, not Crash Diets

I think we all can appreciate that losing weight is difficult, but it’s still a New Year’s resolution for countless people and a goal at the beginning of bikini season….