When I was 18 years old, I walked into the offices of The College Reporter in Lancaster, PA and soon thereafter my work as a reporter commenced. My time as a college journalist was difficult but educational. The administration threatened to sue me and frat boys banned...
The Magic of Don: How He Hides His Crimes Out In The Open
Did Donny the Dangler employ a brilliant communications strategy to win the White House? According to Roger L. Martin, a business professor at the University of Toronto, he did, and the sooner we understand how it works, the more effectively we can combat him. What he...
Keep Following The Money
Democrats and other concerned Americans are now asking, "How did we fall this far this fast?" My counter is we didn't all of a sudden arrive at the gates of kleptocracy. It's been a slow drip of corporate and government malfeasance ever since Nixon lied about Vietnam,...
2016: The Year in Place
When you live in the Portland area and want to travel, point yourself in any direction and win. We started 2016's explorations with a closer look at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument—a three-site paleo wonderland in Eastern Oregon. The Clarno Unit is the...
Don’t Get Trapped In Bad Media Habits
I gave myself the gift of digital detox and no TV news for Christmas. After one week, I feel better already. Which begs the question, what am I doing with my head so far up the machine's ass? Why are any of us willing victims to the manipulations of media? The obvious...