Oregon legislators are doing the right thing by allowing residents of Oregon to get a four-year driver’s license even if they can’t prove they have the right to be in the country. This would be allowed by Senate Bill 833, which has just been introduced by Democrats and Republicans, two of each in the Senate […]
The United Nations General Assembly has voted for a treaty to regulate the international arms trade, giving defenders of American gun rights another thing to worry about. Worry? Why? Because gun-rights defenders have learned that their opponents are devious and can’t be trusted. They say they respect the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms but […]
In Salem, the House Agriculture Committee spent a long public hearing Tuesday beating what appears to be a dead horse — or in this case, the issue of hunting mountain lions with hounds. Then the chairman, Democrat Brad Witt, closed the hearing without giving any indication if there will be another, or a work session […]
What’s it worth to make a mistake and park your car in a slot reserved for the disabled? According to this sign on a wall in downtown Albany, this particular offense could cost you not just the price of having your car towed and then bailing it out but also a fine of up to […]
Maggie sure doesn’t, as you can see in the accompanying cut. Does anybody? Well, the point can be made that as in Maggie’s case on this bench, one of several in the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area, the meaning is just as clear without the apostrophe. So, considering how often it is left out or misplaced, should […]
Democrats in the Oregon Senate are pushing bills that would make life more difficult for holders of concealed handgun licenses. Why would they do that? What do they have against citizens who have obtained those licenses? That ought to be the main question from CHL holders when the Senate Judiciary Committee under Floyd Prozanski, D- Eugene, holds […]
This is how the surveillance society grows — with good intentions every step of the way. You may remember some years ago when Albany was added to the cities authorized to install red-light cameras. After much debate, the city installed one set of two, at the corner of Geary Street and Queen. The last time […]
