http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=121020911773781500 Pretty much everything around you that you take for granted was not, at one time or another, actually here. This kind of topic comes up every so often in a newsroom because of the differences in age between some of us, such as young, fresh-out-of-school reporters and old, nearly-dead ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=121020902858386300 Elect Tony Marino as HD 35 representative I have known Tony Marino for about a year. We began as business partners and quickly became friends. In discussing other areas of collaboration, including his campaign, I have consistently been impressed with the sincerity and action-oriented focus Tony ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=121020890538789500 Proposals by presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John McCain to give Americans a holiday from federal gasoline taxes from Memorial Day to Labor Day are examples of bad election-year politics that if implemented would hurt, not help, America. We recognize that Clinton and McCain are trying ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=121020879128435200 If Oregon Democrats want to put forward a U.S. Senate candidate who provides the greatest potential contrast to Republican incumbent Gordon Smith, they ought to select Steve Novick in the May 20 primary election. Democrats can choose among six Senate candidates on the ballot in this primary. But ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=120915889048868200 There are all kinds of reasons we might choose to celebrate this new month. In this part of the country, May is the month it might stop raining all the time. I say “might” because it might also keep raining until mid-July. You just never know. When I was little, the beginning of May ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=120967915820995600 A blast of hot air rushed through Tigard City Hall on the evening of April 22 as the Planning Commission made its recommendation to the City Council for a new section of our comprehensive plan dealing with tree protection and enhancement of our urban forest. Behind the hot air was the Home Builders ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=120967872843483100 The important thing is to respectfully fly flag I found Mr. Wayne Harvey’s letter on the proper display of the United States flag interesting (“Improperly flying the flag is disrespectful,” The Times, April 17). I do have a 20-foot flagpole but am waiting for next month to raise ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=120967655704874000 Both Democratic candidates for Oregon attorney general have good ideas for extending the reach of that office deeper into the areas of environmental and consumer protection and crime prevention. But only one candidate — state Rep. Greg Macpherson of Lake Oswego — has the prerequisite ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=120967625515455200 Voters living in urban areas just outside incorporated cities should vote “yes” in the May 20 vote-by-mail election to continue funding for Washington County’s successful enhanced sheriff patrol district. For more than 20 years, the enhanced patrol district has been one of the ...