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The Way: Cyreena Boston Ashby, Jeff Allen, Tim Nesbitt, and David Frank offer Way(backs)

Way(back): David Frank on Kevin Frazier's Thick Tolerance Piece

Way(back): Cyreena Boston Ashby on COVID-19

Way(back): Jeff Allen on Sarah Iannarone's Transportation Piece

Way(back): Tim Nesbitt on Electric Vehicles

Recycling isn't working. Oregon can help change that.

The Liftoff: Oregonian of the Year

The Interstate Bridge Oregonians Deserve

The Way: Rep. Wilde on checks & balances, Levine on Shorter School Weeks, Frazier on Team Sports

The Tragedy of Gaming Alone. And, the Need for Team Sports.

A Student's Perspective on Shortening the School Week

The Liftoff: What to make of new polling in the Governor's race

[Part 2] Oregonians Deserve More Accountability

The Way: Tobias Read on In-Person Education, Novick on Kotek / Kristof, Gomez on Law Enforcement

Listen to Students - Remove Student Resource Officers

What will the candidates of 2022 do for the class of 2025?

Restoring Trust Between Law Enforcement and Our Communities

The Case for Prioritizing In-Person Education

The Liftoff: Kotek's cavalry arrives; Knute is back in the fray

Oregonians Deserve More Accountability

Tina Kotek, Nicholas Kristof and Clint Eastwood

The Way: Yamamoto on timber, Scott on hope in schools, Stephens on COVID, Hester on the Great Resignation

Turning the Great Resignation into an opportunity

Resolution of Timber Lawsuit Holds Opportunity to Heal

How can we make the greatest impact in this global pandemic?

The Liftoff: What DeFazio's retirement means for Oregon politics

Hope is a Thing With Feathers: Public Education During Pandemic

*SPECIAL* Year in Review: Top Ten Pieces in the Way

The Way: Wilde on higher edu, Schuberth on transparency, Frazier on diapers, Garson on NIMBYs

Blame NIMBYism for the Unsheltered Crisis

Students, Parents, and all Oregonians Deserve Transparency from their Department of Education

Closing the Diaper Gap in Oregon

The Liftoff: What Drazan's entrance into the race for Gov. means

How to Realize Oregon's Higher Education Goals Today

The Way: Iannarone on Transportation, Davis on trust, Moore on campaign finance

From Gridlock to Greatness - How to Move Oregon Forward

Thankful for Three Lessons from Gov. Kitzhaber

Big differences, small tent 

Want a Competitive Governor's Race? Wait Until Campaign Finance Reform Occurs

The Liftoff: Political leaders signal possible end of COVID restrictions? Plus *big* money flows in Gov. race

If You're Not Upset With Partisan Politics, You're Not Paying Attention

The Way: Gomez on Renewable Energy, Kulla on Water, Yaden on Kristof

Should we be growing more homes on our farmlands?

Future Water Woes Demand Action Today

How Multi-Member Districts Could Create Better Politicians

Nick Who?

The Liftoff: Nick Kristof's eye-popping fundraising

Keeping an Open Mind About Oregon's Energy Revolution

The Way: Schuberth on the Literacy Crisis, Estep on Trees & Climate, Garson on Homelessness

Beneath the Red and Blue: The Wallowa Country Changes and Grows

What Flags Tell Us About Polarization

Addressing Homelessness Through Housing First

Solving the Literacy Crisis in Oregon

Why carbon offsets must be on the table

The Liftoff: Powerful state leader poisoned; more legislative shakeups

The Way: Rep. Wilde on Biden's Bill, Hester on Supply Chain Issues, Harris on PRO, and more!

Announcing Proportional Representation Oregon (PRO)

How Biden's Plan Would Transform Oregon

Supply chain problems threaten more than Christmas

Sowing the Seeds of Success

Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Which Candidate Will Champion Job Creation?

The Liftoff: Which candidate for Gov. has the best logo?

The Way: Broadband Access, Legal Aid, #GovernorGoals, and more

What the heck is the MVPF?

There's No Acceptable Alternative: Internet for All by 2030

What You and Richard Chambers Have in Common #GovernorGoals

The Liftoff: Changes to the Oregon State Senate

Would You Invest a Dollar if Society Would Receive $21 of Benefits?

The Way: Minty Morris on Water, Wilde on Organized Crime, Unger on #Striketober

How to Make Oregon a "Home" for All

Keeping Wild and Scenic via the River Democracy Act

#Striketober is Just the Beginning

There's a Will to Solve the Basin's Newest Water Issue. The Way is Collaboration.

The Liftoff: The most unpredictable race for Oregon governor in decades

Ending Weed-Related Organized Crime Requires Investing in Enforcement

The Way: Rep. Wilde on Service, Nesbitt on Collective Action, Moreno on Leadership

Detecting the Middle Majority

Healthy Leadership: Young Oregonians Need and Deserve Elders

Your Community Needs You, and Vice Versa

Amaury Vogel with the Oregon Values & Beliefs Center EP. 26

Left, Right, and Rural: A Case Study in Finding Common Ground

The Liftoff: Who's running for what?

Let's Give Oregonians the Chance to Serve

The Way: Frank explores CRT, Laufer analyzes COVID, Knopp reviews Pence's visit

Let's Create the Green UBI: Using a Carbon Tax to Support Low Income Oregonians

Healthcare Reform Requires More Than Just Good Policy

Critical Race Theory Should be Taught in Oregon’s Schools - Part One: Identifying the Roots and Presence of Oregon Racism

Rooting for Better Politics: What Reformers Should Learn From #GoDucks

Sad and Flummoxed: A Comparison of Vaccination Rates in Marin and Lane Counties

REBRAND! Welcome OR360 Media & ”The Bridge” EP 25

Writing a New Ending to the Story of Sundown Towns

When Redistricting, First Isn't Always Best: Oregon Has Room for Improvement

The Oregon GOP Deserves Your Attention

The Liftoff: Kotek's power play pays off; plus, the great congressional scramble

The Way: Read runs for governor, Mosier calls for EVs, Wiener reflects on respect, and more!

Elon Aside, EVs are the Way Forward

Behind the pod & news media with Producer Buddy Terry | EP 24

Job Opening: Dream Director

"Deeds, Not Creeds." Let's Show All Oregonians the Respect They Deserve.

The Liftoff: Tobias Read is running for Governor; potential redistricting miracle

Why I'm Running for Governor

Let’s Show the Nation What Portlanders Can Do. Join Carpool to School.

The Way: Rep. Wilde on High Speed Rail, Frazier on PDX v. SEA, Vial on Election Reform and more

Let's Not Wait for the Worst to Happen - Proactive Ways to Keep Oregonians in Their Homes

Will Oregon Answer Gehl's Call to Action?

Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle on political polarization and re-imagining apprenticeships | Ep. 23

How a Train Commute Can Become a Reality

How Portland Lost the Battle for Cascadia: Process v. Progress

The Liftoff: Redistricting meltdown? Plus, crowded ballots in 2022 and David Sedaris on Portland

The Way: Comm. Cribbins on Abortion, Tim Nesbitt on EVs, Sue Hildick & Adam Davis on School Reform

Responding to Texas - Resolving to Pursue Equality

Umatilla County's Approach to Getting Stuff Done

In Search of the Oregon Coast Trail…

GOP Candidate for Gov Bridget Barton opens up about addiction and her vision for OR | Ep. 22

Students on School Reform

Time to Update the School Year

Thoughts From the Slow Lane: How to Speed Up EV Adoption

The Liftoff: "Deborah and Ted", Oreos, flip-flops, redistricting, notable goodbyes, and more!

On the Brink: Oregon’s Anadromous Fish

20 Years After: What Oregon Can Learn

The Best Way to Respond to 9/11? Help Realize the American Dream

The Way: Jessica Gomez on Vaccines, Mayor Pulliam Reviews the Kicker, Tam Moore Questions Property Tax Policy, and more!

First Drafts of New Districts Shows Evidence of Partisanship

85 Billion Reasons to Appreciate the Kicker

Will the pandemic save or sink rural Oregon?

Oregon's Flawed Property Tax System is a Choice

Katherine Gehl has an idea to improve our democracy: Final Five Voting | EP 21

Setting the Record Straight on Oregon's Healthcare Reforms

Saving Lives Requires Restoring Trust in Government

The Liftoff: Redistricting backlash and the race to replace Speaker Kotek

Tomorrow is too late. Climate action must start now.

The Way: Jim Moore on Kotek's Run; Rep. Wilde on Gambling; Kristina Edmunson on Wildfires

Speakers of the House Becoming Governors: A Rare Feat

It's Time to Talk About Nuclear Energy in Oregon.

Aspiring Future Governors, Please Describe Your Endgame

Who is running for Governor? Will national GOP donors invest in OR? | EP 20

The Future of Gambling in Oregon

The Liftoff: Big developments in Governor's race; national Republicans not targeting Oregon (yet)

Where are Oregon's Wildfire Photos?

The Way: Steve Novick on Property Taxes; Casey Kulla on Welcoming Afghans; and more!

Greener Pastures? Make the Most of Where You Are.

Dr. Bud Pierce: Is Oregon ready for a Republican governor? | EP 19

The "Greater Idaho" is the latest episode in a series of map-manipulation gone awry

Outside the Box Should be the Norm: Rethinking Red Tape and Welcoming New Oregonians.

The Liftoff: One pandemic trend you're probably wrong about (plus Afghanistan reverberations & history-making Oregonians)

Property Tax Inequity: A Modest Proposal

The Way: Jim Moore on OR's foreign policy; Jessica Gomez on H.S. requirements; and more!

Get to Know Your County Clerk - They're Protecting Our Elections

Stop Heckling. Start Helping.

Commissioner Casey Kulla: Why a Scientist and Former Cannabis Farmer Wants to be Governor | EP 18

Two-Party Politics Stymie Nuanced Relationships

Lessons for another "unprecedented" school year

A collective response to climate change can improve our political climate, too

Oregon Needs a Foreign Policy

Failure is an option for Oregon's students. That must change.

The Liftoff: Twitter wars, finger pointing, and private military contractors in Oregon

The Way: Mark Hass on Community, Adam Davis on PDX, Rep. Wilde on Redistricting, & more!

Don't miss your chance to shape Oregon's political future

May the Year 2020 Mark the Hardest Year to be a Parent (Kim Mosier)

Multnomah County Commissioner Susheela Jayapal on Homelessness & Public Safety | Ep. 17

What will become of Portland?

Uniting Around Stewardship

A Reminder of the Need for Local News: The Shrinking Tribune (Tam Moore)

Pastor's Monday: A Novel Way to Build Community (Mark Hass)

The Liftoff: Underpaid state leaders and surprising campaign contributions

The fund-race for Oregon governor (Democrats and Republicans)

The Weekly Way (8/6/21)

Othering and Belonging in Oregon (Dahnesh Medora)

A mind-blowing conversation with Sen. Sara Gelser | Ep. 16

Recovering from COVID-19 won’t cure all economic ailments (Mark Hester)

From headlines to help (Kevin Frazier)

The Liftoff: Oregon legislators call for vaccine "mandate"

Oregon Needs a Major Investment in Care (Melissa Unger, SEIU Local 503)

The Weekly Way (7/30/21)

In Praise of Enthusiastic Amateurs

Can Republicans win again in Oregon? James Ball & Nick Prelosky | EP. 15

A Better Way to Vote?

WANTED: Oregonian under 30

The Liftoff: A Preview of Nick Kristof's campaign for Governor

What Nick Kristof's writing tells us about his potential campaign for Oregon Governor

The Weekly Way (7/23/21)

Don't blame the farmer. The Oregon cannabis was created by policy.

Partisan Fighting Can't Be America's Pastime

A changing, better Oregon Way

Farm-grown + journalist = gov?

Looking for (and not finding) the Oregon Way

Class size is not the end-all-be-all when it comes to education metrics

Kate Brown's no-good, very-bad week

For the Love of Politics

Redistricting—A Political Puzzle

The Weekly Way (7/16/21)

The Terms in Oregon

BREAKING NEWS! Mayor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is running for congress | EP 14

A Vision for a Better Oregon

The Case for the Kicker: Better Budgeting

Everything you need to know about Oregon politics this summer

Small Changes to Stem Climate Change in Oregon

The Republicans: Can anyone win back the Governor’s office after a record-breaking three-decade dry spell?

The Democrats: Crowded, competitive field expected in primary to replace Gov. Kate Brown

What Oregon Could Learn From New York City’s Ranked Choice Voting

A celebration of citizenship

The Weekly Way (7/9/21)

You can (and should) end the death penalty in Oregon.

Rep. Dacia Grayber - A Firefighter in the Legislature | EP 13.

What are your 12 priorities for the next governor?

Legislative "wins" don't negate a failure to address misconduct

Oregon Has Too Many Counties

Homelessness in Oregon: Some First Steps Toward a Solution

The Weekly Way (7/2/21)

How do you reconcile a lynching? Remembering Alonzo Tucker.

Stop pointing fingers. Stronger communities are required for Oregon to thrive.

A review: Open Democracy by Landemore

Being a RINO in Oregon

The Weekly Way (6/25/21)

If Internet is essential, why is it still so hard to get?

UO Student Series: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy

UO Student Series: Bipartisan Support for Students is Good Policy and Good Politics

Where Portland goes, Oregon follows: in the case of vaccinations, that's good.

UO Student Series: An Unrecognizable Landscape: Mismanagement in the Post-Forest Fire Cleanup

The Weekly Way (6/18/21)

Support, Service, Sacrifice: What it Means to Be a Good Dad

How 257 Artists Changed How One Sees Oregon

Congressman Cliff Bentz | EP 12.

Have Our Aspirational State Policy Goals Become Excuses for Delay?

Stewardship of Democracy

What Should Oregon’s Role Be in Addressing Climate Change?

The Weekly Way (6/11/21)

Civic Education in Oregon: It’s About Time

UO Student Series: Why it’s time to walk away from the carbon footprint

Walkout Obstructionism (by both parties)

UO Student Series: Support Our Students! Addressing the Mental Health Bottleneck in Education

Pushing forward

The Weekly Way (6/4/21)

Tilling the soil for the next Nike or Intel

Mayor Stan Pulliam | GOP Candidate for Governor | EP. 11

UO Student Series: College and Hyperpolarization: What’s Right and What’s Left

UO Student Series: Beyond Toxics and the Battle for Clean Air in Eugene

A plan to say 'yes' to Snake River Salmon

The Weekly Way (5/28/21)

Smart Guns: Oregon Should Accept the 'Ohio Challenge' to Reduce Gun Deaths

UO Student Series: If We Can't Talk About Politics, Then Our Democracy is Doomed

The End of the Road

UO Student Series: Combatting Facebook's Anti-Democracy Algorithms

The Weekly Way (5/21/21)

Trash Talk About Portland

Micah Meadowcroft & Nate Hochman | EP 10.

The often surprising geography of race

Gen Z Isn't Going to Sit on the Sidelines.

It's time to invest in our water infrastructure

This Moment and the Next One

The Weekly Way (5/14/21)

Reviving the Oregon Way Requires Private-sector Leadership

A Prosperity Formula for Oregon

Justice Requires Impartial Judges, an Impossibility in a Two-Party Duopoly

Homework Due May 31: Write a "Dear Stranger" Letter

Don't Bet Against Portland? Sure. Double-down on Independence? Even more so.

Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read | EP 9

The Weekly Way (5/7/21)

Kathleen Cornett: Road Warriors for Oregon

Increased Civic Participation - A Silver Lining of COVID-19

How to Turn Our Social Safety Net into a Path to Prosperity

Lessons Oregon Should Learn from Its COVID-19 Response

The Weekly Way (4/30/21)

To Be Open: There's No "Post-Chauvin" Until Everyone Feels Safe and Welcome

Tribute to an Oregon Visionary: Ed Whitelaw

OR GOP Chair Sen. Dallas Heard | EP.8

Achieving the Change We Seek Requires Changing the Faces of Leadership in Oregon

Two Cheers for Kotek and Courtney: Time for Participatory Budgeting in Oregon

Forgiveness in the COVID era

Disaster Preparedness Starts With You

Saturday Special from Mayor Stan Pulliam: We Need a Comprehensive Homelessness Policy. Now.

The Weekly Way (4/23/21)

This Earth Day Be a Steward of Oregon

Growing the Next Generation of Oregonians: Time to Support Our Kids

Skipping class? No excuses for wannabe school board members missing candidate forum

"Oregon's Future is Not a Spectator Sport." The Need for Oregon's Missing Third.

A Crisis on Campus: Sexual Violence

The Weekly Way (4/16/21)

100 Days After the Insurrection: A Call for Truth & Reconciliation

Would Greater Idaho be a Lesser Oregon? Yes.

Oregon and its progressivism is what we need

What Can We Learn from Harney County? The Case for Investing in Collective Impact

Matt Sutton | Bonus Episode! | EP 7. | Drug Policy Alliance

On gathering: after a year of Zoom, place still matters

Can Oregon make the best of a better budget?

Capitol Update

The Weekly Way (4/9/21)

Voters have the power to end gridlock, but many decide not to use it.

The Cascadia Bullet Train: Build it Because They're Coming

Jamie McLeod-Skinner | EP 6.

Jumpstarting the Oregon System: People-first Policymaking

"Don't Bend Baker" or "Build a Better Baker"?

My Homeless Community: It's Time for a new Approach to Addressing Homelessness

The Weekly Way (4/2/21)

Congress, Oregon Legislature can make progress on bipartisanship if they select the right issues

A Moratorium Isn't Enough: Oregon Needs to Abolish the Death Penalty

"Camp Oregon"-an Oregon Solution to the Growing Problem of Political Segregation

Uncharted: A Return to School as "Normal"

The Weekly Way (3/26/21)

Reviving Hatfield's Test for Good Governance

Rep. Christine Drazan | EP. 5

The Mid-Way (3/24/21)

Problem Solving the Future for Oregon’s Salmon

For healthcare: Everybody in and nobody out.

Ask not what Oregon can do for you

Where exactly is this blog headed?

The Weekly Way (3/19/21)

Remote Work and the Oregon Opportunity

Calling all Youth, Your Community Misses You!

Democracy has no "saved" seats: elected officials represent people, not parties.

Reforming our elections: Oregon registers, but does not empower all voters

You can Sustain the Way

Elden Rosenthal: The Census, Redistricting, and the Rule of Law

The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Sacrifice as a Core American Value

Biden Demonstrates the Politics of Best Next Steps

The clear case for the River Democracy Act

Elden Rosenthal: What does it really mean to be a hero?

The Weekly Way (3/12/21)

A Year of COVID-19: The Good, Bad & Ugly

RtOW: Conclusion

The seasons of politics: time to get involved

In celebration of the little things

Learning from loss

The mid-Way (3/10/21)

People-first healthcare, even in the aftertimes

A letter to our next governor, and you.

Visit and stay. Please.

Lori Chavez DeRemer | EP. 4

To Address Mass Incarceration, Force Prosecutors to Live Within A Budget

The Weekly Way (3/6/21)

We're all needed

RtOW: Chapter 9 - The Way in Present Day

Kevin Frazier | The Oregon Way | EP. 3

Alek Skarlatos | EP. 2

State Rep. Wlnsvey Campos | EP. 1

Mount Howard and the other Oregon

Hopes for a stable Oregon

The mid-Way (3/3/21)

Congress can learn from Oregon on minimum wage

Loran Joseph: As a voter, you're never out of power

A country united by creed

The Weekly Way (2/26/21)

Peter Laufer: Don’t tell me not to Californicate Oregon: A question of pedigree

Joseph Jordan: News and Notes from Salem (2/26/21)

RtOW: Chapter 8, Part II - The Election of 1992: The Door Leading Away from the Way

Rukaiyah Adams: Forward Together, Even in the "Aftertimes"

Mark Hass: Time for Nationwide Free Community College

The mid-Way (2/24/21)

Julie O'Shea: Moving much more than water

Couples counseling for all?

Bill Bradbury: Climate Reality Project

Glendora Claybrooks: Black Lives Matter, especially to the future of Oregon

Rob Harris: Strange Bedfellows can Reform Our Elections

The Weekly Way (2/19/21)

RtOW: Chapter 8, Part I - The Beginning of the End of the Way

Elden Rosenthal: Innovative ways to save our treasured forests

Trailer: The Oregon Bridge Podcast Hosted by Ben Bowman & Alex Titus

Are you a Republican legislator? Call me.

John Horvick: The Role of Education in Oregon's politics and culture

The mid-Way (Feb. 17)

Brenda Smith: 60 miles from nothing, there's innovation

David Frank: Kristof’s Lament: A Friendly Quarrel with Eric Ward

Tim Nesbitt: What the “vote your conscience” meme tells us about the need to change our party power structures

Rep. Mark Owens: Building Personal Relationships in an Impersonal World

Eric K. Ward: A BIPOC Vision for Oregon That Benefits Everyone  

The Weekly Way (HBD Oregon)

Joseph Jordan: News and notes from Salem

RtOW: Chapter 7 - The Oregon Story and the Oregon Way - Oregon under Tom McCall

Jim Moore: Happy Birthday, Oregon. Let’s Talk Party.

Kristina Edmunson: Do your part to help Oregonians get jabbed.

What it means to be a participant.

Peter Laufer: A needed reminder of "Oregon Nice."

Adam Davis: A Small and Large Campaign Change

RtOW: Chapter 6 - An Evolving Way - Oregon in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s

Mayor Kyle Palmer: The answer to disinformation? Accessible public servants.

Kenji Sugahara: Shifting Your Perspective on Drones

Loran Joseph: end of a term, but not the end of engagement

Jeff Gudman: Lessons Learned in Elective Office

Bill Bradbury: The case for action against climate change

Joseph Jordan: State Legislature: News and Notes

RtOW: Chapter 5 - The Early Oregon Way

Rich Vial: Constitutional lines should not be blurred

Christina deVillier: Credit Where Credit is Due: a black feminist reading list for the world we want to be

Mark Hass: The Importance of Boring, Wonky Governance.

No more safe seats

Ginger L. Savage: Mourning the Loss

Kelley Minty Morris: How can we Big Think ourselves into economic recovery

Closing a divide, one device and foster youth at a time

RtOW: Chapter 4 - An Overview of Oregon's Way

Rod Ray: Change: Expect It, Embrace It, Learn From It

Brenda Smith: Take a walk in my boots

John Horvick: What you should know about age demographics and Oregon

Rich Vial: Is there any way out of this mess? 

Moira Bowman: The best way to protect democracy is to practice democracy.

RtOW: Chapter 3 - The difference between Wisconsin and Montana

Eric K. Ward: Rejecting White Nationalism Must Be Part of The Oregon Way

Jim Moore: Thoughts on a Wild Week

One interpretation of "The Way"

Chris Harder: A Political Bridge: Economic Opportunity

Thomas L. Ngo: Two antidotes to white supremacy

Adam Davis: Attention problems

Tim Nesbitt: Are We Capable of a Third Founding?

Susheela Jayapal: Unity requires accountability

RtOW: Chapter 2 - The Chattanooga Way

Friday food for thought: the return on service

Nathan Howard: Let the real winner win

How to respond to yesterday - the easy way or the hard way?

Bruce Abernethy: What drives dishonesty in politics?

Mark Hass: Some parting thoughts

Loran Joseph: Resisting the temptation to focus on the short run

Sue Hildick: Is Our Reverence for Local Control Limiting Our Future?

RtOW: Chapter 1 - The Vermont Way

What we need from our high schools