Do we, in fact, need chips that taste like other chips?

Finally saw “Forrest Gump” for the first time this weekend (I know, I know), and I’m still upset that virtually everyone dies. It’s like the end of Hamlet, good lord.

I know we’re all happy about the rain, but I didn’t miss what it does to my hair.

Federal judge in Portland tests positive for COVID-19; leads to mistrial in Gypsy Jokers racketeering case, lawyers say trib.al/oLVTUCT

A bipartisan coalition of 15 attorneys general signed a letter calling on Congress to pass legislation supporting local journalism through the Local Journalism Sustainability Act of 2021 in the House and Senate. bit.ly/3Bb4RnK

Oh wow, longtime Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio won't run for reelection. That's a huge deal down in the Eugene area.

In June, the feds issued 70,000 emergency housing vouchers. Clackamas, Lane and Washington Counties have issued 93% of the 320 vouchers they got. In Multnomah County, it's just 3% (not a typo). wweek.com/news/city/2021…

Reading “The Age of Innocence” for the first time, and I am SO concerned that Newland and May are going to end up stuck in this unhappy marriage forever.

Oregon Supreme Court overturns precedent, rejects the automobile exception under the state constitution. In Oregon, warrantless automobile searches now have to be justified by exigent circumstances on their facts. cdm17027.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… #N

FWIW, my research shows that at least ~ 35 people at the director level or above left Nike in 2021. Many have jumped to new impactful roles at other apparel or retail brands

#BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocked President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for many employers by a 6–3 vote. But the court allowed the administration's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers to go ahead by a 5–4 vote.

The Oregon Supreme Court announced this morning it expects to release on Feb. 17 its ruling on whether Nicholas Kristof will be on the May primary ballot as a Democratic candidate for governor.

Big news this morning: Oregon Supreme Court says no to Nick Kristof’s run for governor. opb.org/article/2022/0…

Kristof is out. In a 33-page opinion released this morning, the Oregon Supreme Court affirmed SOS Shemia Fagan's ruling that Kristof didn't meet 3-year residency requirement to run for governor. wweek.com/news/2022/02/1…

Wow, so the case law on Article I, Sec. 8 of the Or Constitution is something else.

NEW: William Poehler and I report on how Foster Farms & private equity firms are quietly buying up farmland and planning mega chicken farms on rivers, near schools and in rural communities. Blindsided locals are vowing to fight but ... THREAD. statesmanjournal.com/story/news/202…

Thoughts and prayers to anyone with kids this week. I’m 35, and daylight savings time is killing me. I don’t know how the five year olds of America manage to get through this.

God bless whoever first taught me to use ctrl+f. I owe that person eternally.

Statesman Journal is hiring two outdoors journalism interns for this summer. The positions pay $15 an hour and allow for exploring and writing about Oregon’s wildest places. Find out more: statesmanjournal.com/story/news/202…