http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814412901191400 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814412901191400 en-us The thought of a breakdown, an engine not starting or otherwise being stranded is scary as it is, but those things happening in freezing winter weather add another level of fear. So, when the weather outside is frightful, a little advance preparation can make winter driving more delightful. An ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814403952984700 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814403952984700 en-us Our city manager, Alex McIntyre, will be leaving for a position in Menlo Park, Calif., on Feb. 22. Best of luck to him in this new position. Before spending the money on an expensive nationwide search for a replacement, members of the current staff should be considered for the position. A person ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814397896626700 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814397896626700 en-us Thanks to all of you who worked so hard to stop the streetcar from progressing. Now Lake Oswego citizens need to remain involved and help identify and support fiscal conservative candidates to run for mayor and city council. These candidates, in turn, must pledge to listen to the citizens, act in ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814393663255400 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814393663255400 en-us I’ve been thinking about wiener dogs ever since I watched the Adele concert, “Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” last weekend while the other person who lives at our house and I took turns ironing. (And, by taking turns, of course, what I really mean is that mostly she ironed and I ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814388386244200 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814388386244200 en-us How about Chris Dudley for mayor of Lake Oswego? To the Editor: Given the West End Building purchase, sensitive lands, government takeover attempt, trolley (streetcar) folly and the unneeded water project farce, arrogance in some of our elected representatives is ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814378116362600 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814378116362600 en-us Perhaps it’s the final chapter of a “significant other” relationship: when you try to pick up the pieces and seek closure from an 18-year friendship that comes to its inevitable end with death. When support groups preach, “It is you who must move on, start a new chapter in ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814372350199400 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814372350199400 en-us ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814334036118900 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814334036118900 en-us As we woke up Wednesday to the results of Tuesday’s Florida primary, no one could complain that the Republican presidential sweepstakes is dull. The field of conservative candidates has gotten smaller with Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, John Huntsman and Rick Perry calling it quits. Iowa ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760209294940400 2012-01-26 10:21:32 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760209294940400 en-us Last year the Oregon Ducks lost the BCS football championship. On Jan. 2 they won the Rose Bowl. The victory has been 95 years in the making. Football teaches us how to get up and keep going after we have been knocked down. In football, as in life, we have to learn not to be defeated by our ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760203919947200 2012-01-26 10:20:39 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760203919947200 en-us It was very dismaying to read the recently published “Near Term Strategic Initiatives Proposal,” and see that the (Lake Oswego School) District is considering placing portables at Rivergrove Elementary and funding a language immersion program in the wake of school closures and program ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760101119797200 2012-01-26 10:03:31 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760101119797200 en-us Lake Oswego City Council just completed goal setting for 2012. Let’s look at how they did on some key issues identified as council goals for 2011. The first goal council listed was resolution of the West End Building issue. Purchased in 2006, the WEB has been a drain on taxpayers. In ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760094992377700 2012-01-26 10:02:29 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760094992377700 en-us The following is an open letter to Lake Oswego Mayor Jack Hoffman: Dear Mayor Hoffman, I am so sorry to read that you have decided not to run for another term as mayor of Lake Oswego, but I am especially distressed about the reasons for your decision. It seems that some people in our town (and ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760089462037500 2012-01-26 10:01:34 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760089462037500 en-us About 650 families have purchased upscale Oswego Lake waterfront property and built homes over the past century and in the process have claimed private access to the lake through their membership in the Lake Corporation. Michael Blumm, a professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, now claims that ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760082730014500 2012-01-26 10:00:27 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760082730014500 en-us These days you can spend your day reading and listening to negative news about the economy and government so please allow me to add some positive news. In 2008 when I campaigned for my seat on the Lake Oswego City Council my message was to move our city forward, to look to the future to ensure ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760066561458600 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760066561458600 en-us Editor’s note: A word was inadvertently left off of a headline last week for a citizen’s view by Lake Oswego city councilor Jeff Gudman. The headline on the piece should have read: “Property tax rates can be reduced.” According to Gudman, “City property taxes from ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760057738150200 2012-01-26 09:56:17 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132760057738150200 en-us Oregon’s lackluster economy is not solely the result of the nation’s recent recession. Along the wide spectrum of state economies, Oregon’s situation continues to be worse than most – even as the United States finally enters what seems to be a sustainable recovery. There ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132752365336367500 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132752365336367500 en-us I’ve been noticing lately that a lot of us don’t seem to know where we are. By that I mean, we’re confused about where we live, where we work and where we like to go to shop or eat. Let me give you an example. When we get press releases from Bridgeport Village, they always ... http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132752340035672800 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132752340035672800 en-us ...