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  Soon after tweeting that he was about to withdraw American support from our longtime allies in the fight against terrorism, the Kurds ...

When I asked my sister for help with constructing our family tree, she demurred, saying that the study of genealogy gives ancestors “ ...a...

In 1997, Oregon became the first American state — and the third place anywhere — to legalize physician assisted dying.* Since then, eight...

Gadsden Flag As I crossed the street to the demonstration, a motorcycle gang roared past. During the next 90-minutes, I was cursed tw...

Today, exactly one week after two larger than usual mass murders, downtown Eugene will simultaneously become the site of a God, Guns, ...

As of August 5, which was the 217th day of the year, American has seen 255 mass shootings. In the past nine days, there was: A shooting...

  I know few bloggers who post about Trump, and I know some who do their utmost to avoid the news. After all, when a president does or say...

Brewsky on bottom, Sage on top When I got my fourth cat, a bonafide cat woman bestowed upon me the venerable designation of cat man ....

Matthew Shepard From boyhood through my forties, I was singularly non-judgmental, my one notable prejudice being against the under sch...

For the second time since April, Oregon's Republican lawmakers are boycotting the state senate rather than risk losing a vote. If they...

Rather than renouncing him when it became evident that Trump was unsuited for office, Republican support rose from 81% (the number who vot...

Rev. Jonathan Daniels, Episcopal martyr I might compare my relationship to the Episcopal Church to that of people who practice Yoga...

With physical activity comes pain, and this being my most active time of year, I live with exhaustion, irritability, despondency, a shoddy...

The Ketamine infusion left me tired, cold, and nauseous, with a metallic taste in my mouth. Hell, for me, would be an endless repetition o...