Vote By Mail, or Vote By Snail
Today, as the calendar creeps closer to Election Day on Nov. 3, tossing your ballot in the mail is a game of Russian Roullet. Mrs. Wesselink isn’t there anymore to guarantee your vote will be counted.
Democrats have long decried changes to the U.S. Postal Service as an effort to suppress votes. Republicans counter that the changes are designed to help stem the red ink from the USPS that has sent costs soaring and revenue declining.



Caucus Cohesion or Cage Match?
/by Rick MetsgerOne week after an election that saw deep blue acrylic poured over the nation’s congressional map, Oregon Democrats are poised to revisit their own canvas and decide whether to touch up the caucus artwork ahead of the 2027 legislative session.