A degree in journalism never crossed my mind when I was starting my college education at Portland State. Communication studies seemed to be the way to go so I dove…
State of a union
Unions nationwide were recently dealt a blow when the Supreme Court ruled that state-paid home care workers could not be compelled to pay union dues. While the court stopped short…
Portland State: Second time is the charm
Fall 2007 is when I made my first attempt to extract a degree from Portland State University. Attending Benson High School and “majoring” in health occupations, I was put through…
Portland: The West Coast’s answer to Europe
It is unfortunate that Portland is sandwiched between Seattle and San Francisco. As hard as Portland might try, Portland will never be able to outshine ‘Frisco or The Emerald City….
Wikipedia scholars
Somewhere along the line, Portland State got complacent. PSU has started to falsely assume that everyone who comes through these doors will sooner rather than later be able to tell…
The American myth of the rugged individualist
Rugged individualism is a myth. At one time, the rugged individualist did have a place in America. However, the once noble ideal has been perverted into a myth that is perpetuated…
Portland’s Pistol Army
Gone are the days of Barney Fife with his one bullet that Andy gave him in case of emergency. Nowadays, cops have more bells and whistles hanging from their uniforms…
PERS poisonous payouts
In a nutshell: The Public Employee Retirement System exists to give those who have committed themselves to state, county and municipal work a steady pension upon retirement. This is fair…
A thousand points of light
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold…
The great white hoax
Apparently someone forgot to tell the Australian government that there are sharks in the waters off of its coast. Due to an upswing in the amount of shark attacks in the…
Peace Corps: A decade of rape
I’m sure that for most people, joining the Peace Corps will be an enriching and fulfilling experience that enables them to advance themselves in life. At the same time, they…