The Lake Oswego Review - Opinion http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information Was a trade made – clear water for our backyards? http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766320589460500 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766320589460500 en-us Ever since a light was shown on the city’s plan to seize control of almost 2,000 private yards by expansion of the deceptively named “Sensitive Land Ordinance,” people have been trying to answer the basic question: “Why?” When the question was ask of (Mayor Jack) ... Habitat tree is now gone from Luscher http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766313842973300 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766313842973300 en-us I love Luscher Farm. I have gardened at Luscher Farm for years. Over these years I have grown bushels of tomatoes and potatoes, harvested peas, beans, garlic, onions, winter and summer squash, carrots, herbs and a variety of flowers from spring through late fall. Some cool weather crops like ... LO Stewards want same rights as city http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766304344221700 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766304344221700 en-us In last week’s Review, Ricardo Spaccarelli made a plea for the city to stop its plans to cut down a 100-year-old fir tree on the Luscher Farm property. We found the city’s response, provided by the newly hired community affairs specialist, Christine Kirk, to be ... Are you up for the ‘Take 10’ challenge? http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766272236064900 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766272236064900 en-us On behalf of the U.S. Census Bureau, we are asking our partners to join us in making history by helping to boost the mail back participation rates across the nation and in your community during the 2010 Census. During each Decennial Census, the Census Bureau undertakes the count of every person ... letters http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766264927113100 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766264927113100 en-us Waluga play is worth seeing To the Editor: After seeing “Night, Light, and Louie” written by Amy Gretencort I would strongly encourage others to support this original performance held at Waluga Junior High School. The play has many lighting effects and comical moments based on ... Contact DeFazio to save lives http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766261005253200 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766261005253200 en-us United States congressmen and congresswomen often serve with little fanfare, voting for issues that represent their constituents and making few headlines. Rarely does a single representative hold the power or authority to save lives, possibly hundreds each year. But today, that opportunity has ... cartoon http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766250947531600 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766250947531600 en-us ... Metro decision means Stafford could change http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766247678491300 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126766247678491300 en-us It’s doubtful that the Metro Regional Government got it right last week when it decided to set aside only 28,000 acres for potential growth of the Portland metro area in the next 50 years. For some areas, the decision probably will have little effect – and that’s because those ... Luscher Farm fir should be saved http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705321855134000 2010-02-25 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705321855134000 en-us My name is Riccardo Spaccarelli, a resident of Lake Oswego for more than 30 years and the owner of Riccardo’s Ristorante in Lake Oswego. At this moment, I am not wearing the hat of a restauranteur, but rather that of a concerned citizen of our community. For more than 15 years, I have been a ... Americans need to stand up for their beliefs http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705310147089300 2010-02-25 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705310147089300 en-us It seems that we have so long been led by chicken hawks, those who advocate wars at every turn but never serve in them, that we are rapidly becoming a nation of chicken hearts. I don’t know how else to describe the increasingly prevalent, “waa, waa, waa – we’re too ... Come to Camp Bid’nwinabunch to aid cause http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705303609154500 2010-02-25 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705303609154500 en-us Yearn to return, just for a night, to summer camp and its delightful memories of campfires and camaraderie? If those camping recollections beckon, the high school group at Lake Grove Presbyterian Church in Lake Oswego has the answer and is inviting church members and friends to join them in ... Klamath restoration pact will impact whole state http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705182100266300 2010-02-25 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705182100266300 en-us The Klamath Basin has been waging a water war of epic proportions since 2001. Although this community has had a long history of water disputes, the issue garnered national recognition in early 2001 when a drought was declared and irrigators’ water was turned off in order to protect endangered ... letters http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705175411236100 2010-02-25 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705175411236100 en-us How about the West End Building for a new library? To the Editor: Maybe I am just underthinking things, but it seems to me that the answer for a new library location would be the West End Building. Parking and traffic are not issues, and while we’re moving it there, put a fence around ... cartoon http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705169770541100 2010-02-25 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705169770541100 en-us ... Errors are crying out for Portland shooting probe http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705166591945700 2010-02-25 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705166591945700 en-us Sometimes the sheer magnitude of what happens in Portland has the capacity to color all of the metro suburbs with the same tainted bush. And sometimes getting lumped into the fold with Portland can be both embarrassing and just plain wrong. Such is the case when verbal flamethrowers were out in ...