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Arts & Culture, Portland Book Festival 2019February 22, 2020<February 22, 2020

Deep River: A Saga of an Immigrant Family
Karl Marlantes on writing

main image: Portland Book Festival panel “Ties That Bind: Epic Family Sagas” featuring (left to right) New York Times children’s books editor Maria Russo,…

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Killed it. [And the variants “crush it”, “slay” as an exhortation]
OpinionDecember 22, 2019<December 30, 2019

Further Thoughts on Familiar Phrases

Killed it. [And the variants “crush it”, “slay” as an exhortation] Why must success be equated with the taking of life? Is there something…

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Two men exchanging familiar phrases
OpinionNovember 5, 2019<December 30, 2019

Brief Thoughts on Familiar Phrases
Are we too flippant with our words?

There are two sides to every issue.  The phrase would be more accurate if stated thus: “There are at least two sides to every…

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Commentary, Environment, International, International, Opinion, Politics, Portland, Uncategorized, WorldJuly 4, 2019<July 4, 2019

Interdependence Day
Thinking about America's history this Independence Day

Since 2018’s 242nd anniversary of the signing of our country’s Declaration of Independence last year, the corollary concept of interdependence has been on my…

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Opinion, Portland, Portland State UniversityJune 11, 2019<June 13, 2019

The Policeman’s Tale
Behind the badge during a ride along for the night shift

Portland State University’s campus police are, as Officer Matt Masunari says, “a small police agency in a big city.” The jurisdiction of the Campus…

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Art, Arts & Culture, Portland State UniversityMay 29, 2019<May 29, 2019

Artists on Campus: Eleanor Erskine, A Life in Art

“I have a little cup of coffee and get up and walk the dogs. Then I get to work by nine o’clock. I go…

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Arts & Culture, Film, LGBTQ, Portland State UniversityMarch 24, 2019<March 29, 2019

Artists on Campus: Julie Perini

Julie Perini is a tenured professor in the art department focusing on art practices, video, and time-based media. Following the completion of her MFA…

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Commentary, Education, Opinion, Politics, Portland State University, Social Justice, Social MediaMarch 21, 2019<March 21, 2019

Contextualizing Boghossian
The conversation about the hoax articles requires more context

In anything, the truth is much harder to find than we think. If we talk about photography, even news photos, the photo shouldn’t necessarily…

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Commentary, Education, Opinion, Portland State UniversityMarch 21, 2019<March 21, 2019

Is Civil Discourse in Its Death Throes
Backlash to Boghossian's hoax articles raises censorship questions

From fall 2017 through autumn of 2018, Dr. Peter Boghossian, philosophy professor at Portland State University, and coauthors Dr. James Lindsay and Helen Pluckrose…

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OpinionFebruary 3, 2019<February 6, 2019

Lilies of the Field, A Flower in the Hand
Seeking Religious Truth Beyond Dogma

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin. —Matthew…

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