Letter to the Editor September 2020
To the Editor: The North Tabor Neighborhood Association meets every third Tuesday to discuss topics that impact our community. One of these topics in…
To the Editor: The North Tabor Neighborhood Association meets every third Tuesday to discuss topics that impact our community. One of these topics in…
Editor’s note: Letters to the Editor should be less than 300 words. The Southeast Examiner reserves the right to edit letters for length or content. Su…
By Rachel Hemmingson I will always remember my visit with a healthy, vibrant retiree in Oregon City who lived up on a bluff. She and her late husban…
Op Ed by David Krogh “Keep Portland Weird” is one of many descriptors for Portland and it is entirely apropos considering the many diverse philosoph…
By State Representative Rob Nosse As State Representative, not a week goes by where someone does not contact me with concerns about homelessness in …
By State Representative Rob Nosse Happy Labor Day! Unlike the rest of the world that celebrates workers and their unions on May 1, the United States…
Save the Bus Stops on SE Division Regarding the so-called Bus Rapid Transit plan (BRT), an $80 million federal grant is good news for Tri-Met and…
By State Representative Rob Nosse There was a time when Oregon’s K-12 schools were the pride of our state. Our graduation rates were among the highe…
By State Representative Rob Nosse Recently, articles in The Southeast Examiner and several other local news outlets have highlighted how our stat…
Dear Editor: Thanks for your recent front-page article on the fact that crime in Portland keeps happening whether we listen or not. It’…
Greetings I am reading the latest issue and amidst all of the growth and turbulence and congestion of this “New Portland”, there remains The Southea…
To the Editor: In response to the December article by Midge Pierce on “The 5G Juggernaut” I would like to expand a little. Few understand that propo…
By Rob Nosse, State Representative The 2019 legislative session has begun. Since I began serving, one of my priorities has been addressing the risin…
What to expect in 2019 By Midge Pierce It can only get better, right Portopia? Consider: Ubiquitous Airbnb host Nadia Everywhere delivers an …
Dear Commissioner Eudaly, Thank you for having a staff member write to answer my concerns about the Residential Infill Project (RIP). I wrote to …
By Midge Pierce Feeling Scroogey Portopia? Take heart. Donation buckets and poetry posts are full. Little Libraries balance give and take. Phones re…
Op Ed by David Krogh Christmas has different meanings to different people. To devout Christians, it identifies a celebration of the birth of Christ…
Editor’s note: As a follow up to last month’s letter about gas-powered leaf blowers, an important section on noise pollution was omitted. Here is the c…
An Argument for the Banning of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Gas powered leaf blowers have become ubiquitous in Portland and the noise and air pollution …
By Midge Pierce Portopia’s storied charm has the yips. The former Rose City is declared a cesspool, the noxious air so thick Beijing boasts better a…
OpEd By Corey Brunish Everyone wants the safest possible city. Every building owner wants to know he has done everything in his power to make his pr…
Dear SE Examiner I realize the title of this article is “Pushback Over Parking Reform,” but perhaps you could have found someone’s perspective that …
Upcoming ballot measures By Representative Rob Nosse In late spring, I wrote about petitions that were circulating and vying for the November bal…
OpEd By David Krogh, AICP So much is happening in Portland lately in terms of land use, planning, and government processes. Here is a summary of sev…
To the Editor: I had a fall from my trike – a combination of unfamiliar area, (I’m from SW) failing light, etc. etc. The SE neighbors got me disent…
Dear Editor, RNA Appoints all Candidates to the Board, Overrules Election Results As a Board Member of the Richmond Neighborhood Association, and…
What to expect on your ballot By Representative Rob Nosse If you’ve been out in our part of the world this time of year, chances are you have bee…
Hit the Road for Portopia’s Sake By Midge Pierce It’s good to put Portopia in the rearview mirror from time to time. Leave baggage, victim blamin…
Left turns I read with interest your article in the May 18 SE Examiner. I was ‘with’ you until your comments about left turns in intersections, as y…
Better recycling Every once in a while the powers that be promote increased cost to consumers to solve a stated city wide problem. I expect such …
By State Representative If you live or work in the Portland Metro Area, the odds are pretty good that you’ve bought something from a New Seasons…
To Rep. Nosse There are a lot of problems facing our community right now and we’re all faced with difficult decisions on a daily basis, especially w…
Op-ed By Midge Pierce Ten months ago, a banner hung at Cleveland High protesting police officers at schools. Post-Parkland, conversations have explo…
By State Representative Rob Nosse Greetings from Salem. I am writing this column from my office on the fourth floor of the Capitol overlooking th…
By Midge Pierce Ah Portopia. Put a bird on 2017 and send it on its troubled way. Yes, there were high points. Totality was a moment to never forg…
To the Editor: The City has been falsifying and covering up information regarding its plan to install traffic diverters on Lincoln St. After the …
Op-Ed By David Krogh, AICP Retired Planner I am a resident affected by this project and have already submitted comments via your online survey. H…
Measure 101 By Representative Rob Nosse Lately it feels like the campaign season never ends, and we never get a break from politics. Didn’t we ju…
Dear Editor: We are Mt. Tabor neighbors who oppose the proposed diverter at SE 50th and Lincoln St. Along the proposed greenway, none of the dive…
Dear Editor: Like you, I’ve seen much lamenting of the “loss” of the Gorge and its beauty. I too mourn the landscape I’ve come to know. However, …
By Rob Nosse, State Representative I’ve had some time to reflect on the 2017 session since it ended in July, and it’s safe to say things were harder…
Op-Ed By Floy Jones Portland Water Bureau is rushing an August 2 City Council vote to make monumental, onerous, and costly changes to our pristine B…
To the editor: After reading so many recent articles on housing, the homeless, traffic problems, etc., I am amazed that these issues are being dealt…
Editors note: A reader requested a response from the Portland Water Bureau on the article Drinking winter well-water (concerns with radon, water qualit…
Feeding the Mouth That Bites You By Midge Pierce As Portopia’s snowglobe turned into swampland last month, head colds, Nyquil and dehumidifiers s…
By Representative Rob Nosse The Case for HB 2387 Many of you are probably aware of news stories about the rising cost of prescription drugs that …
To the Editor: After listening to thousands of concerned citizens of East Portland about the hazards to the city’s neighborhoods posed by the encroa…
By Midge Pierce Good riddance 2016. I admit it. My personal views ran off the rails somewhere between not-news, #not-my-president and four-year-ol…
To The Editor: I’ve lived in Portland since 1965 and in the inner eastside for the past 34 years. We were in Irvington until this year and now in Co…
By Representative Rob Nosse I will always remember where I was when I heard that Donald Trump won the 2016 election for President. I had just lef…
By Midge Pierce OpEd Portland residents agree that affordable housing is critically needed. What divides us is whether the Residential Infill Propo…
By Midge Pierce Once upon a time, several decades ago, neighbors came together to stop the Mt. Hood Expressway from tearing the Eastside apart. Port…
Dear Editor: In the 25 years that my wife and I have lived in our neighborhood, we have witnessed more change in the last two than the previous 23 y…
Measure 97 This upcoming November election is going to be one of the most important in recent memory. Certainly the presidential election looms larg…
To the Editor: Your recent story titled “Division Preferred for Rapid Transit” was excellently reported. Midge Pierce is to be complimented on her c…
By Nancy Tannler, Editor Dear Readers: The past few weeks every time I hear the news, I think of the line in Patty Griffin’s song, “Don’t bring m…
NOTE: The Southeast Examiner was included in many letters regarding Belmont Street zoning. We only have room to print the form letter and a few of the …
Residential Infill: Another Breach Of Public Trust Dear Editor: As citizens concerned with widespread home demolitions and egregious infill, we a…
By Robert McCullough You may suspect that this title is a parody of the wildly popular “Game of Thrones” television serial. And it was chosen in an…
How many homeless folks are in Portland? Last week when I was downtown, for the first time in a long time, I saw people sitting on the streets askin…
Editors note: Our neighbor has raised awareness of the most recent demolition/rebuild in our neighborhood. The following letter to Commissioner Dan Sal…
Op-Ed By Scott Fernandez M.Sc. Biology chemistry/microbiology US Executive Order 13563- “The American people deserve a regulatory system that works …
By Representative Rob Nosse I’m writing this column today as a father and SE Portland resident, as well as a State Legislator. Like many of you, I w…
To the Editor: For over forty years, the SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition has listened, helped, advocated, and educated on issues important to the …
By David Morrison Op-ed from a concerned parent “Parents deserve to know wireless radiation can cause a wide range of symptoms including headaches…
By Representative Rob Nosse Portland’s Housing Crisis With the 2016 legislative session approaching, I thought it was a good time to write another co…
Dear Editor, I am writing to give my complete support to the Policy Recommendations for Portland put forward by the Division Design Initiative. I own…
Dear Editor, I read the parking problem solution letter sent by Steve Gutman. I completely disagree with part 2 of his submission. I ow…
To the Editor: Your article on Vanport really brought back memories. At 86, I remember going to Vanport College the fall of ‘47, my B.A. instructor,…
Opinion By Stephyn Quirke The past few months have seen growing conflict over rising rent, houseless sweeps, home demolitions, and a rapidly transfo…
The Southeast Examiner is experimenting with a new column to pose controversial questions affecting the neighborhoods and solicit neighbors’ solution…
Dear Editor: I am writing to thank you for publishing our information seeking volunteers to help children read in your July 15 edition of The Southe…
By Representative Rob Nosse Greetings from your State Representative! This is my inaugural column, and I hope to do this every couple of m…
To the Editor: The most recent issue of The Southeast Examiner carried a front-page story updating us on the continuing battle between Portland (Cit…
To the Editor: Re: the cell tower issue: In 2008 I was made very ill by exposure to mold toxins, which according to many of the physicians I’ve sin…
Op Ed By David Morrison In response to Edward Louie’s letter to the editor on June 15 regarding an article about a cell tower scheduled to be instal…
Op Ed By Eileen Brady Many residents in Portland are scrambling to delay or preserve historic homes from demolition, while, hiding in plain sight, i…
Dear Editor, My husband and I are new to the Tabor/Montavilla area and the following has been on our minds for a while. The first time I cruised…
To the editor: As soon as I read the February 2015 “Build and They Will Critique”, I nearly fell out of my chair. The statement: “with …
Dear Editor, After reading the article Transit Improvements on Powell Boulevard and Division Street, January 2015, a heavy question poppe…
OpEd by Mark Bartlett Is the Bureau of Development Services (BDS) providing special treatment to the Portland Water Bureau (PWB) as applic…
To the editor: My wife and I have lived on Mt. Tabor since 1966. When we first moved in, it was a proud neighborhood. People maintained their y…
To the Editor: Concerning the extension of short term rentals to condos and apartments, it is not enough for the mayor to say that since t…
Dear Editor: Like many of you, I have heard rumors that St. Francis Parish in the Buckman neighborhood was thinking of selling St. Francis Park (SE …
OP Ed By Katherin Kirkpatrick A group of Mt. Tabor residents submitted their tap water for independent testing during the May 23, 2014, bo…
Dear Editor, Commissioner Fritz and Commissioner Fish will be drafting an amendment, to protect the Mt. Tabor Park Master Plan as well as …
Proposed Portland Street Maintenance Fee The City of Portland is claiming that it needs to raise revenue for street maintenance, but here …
Dear Editor, It’s Cascadia’s Fault! There are a multitude of reasons to maintain the open storage reservoirs of the Portland Water Syst…
Dear Editor, It is sidewalk repair time in Portland, and in a City known for its progressive self-consciousness, the sidewalk code is bein…
OP Ed By Scott Fernandez Master of Science in Biology, M.Sc. Why Shouldn’t Portland Have Safe Drinking Water? The answer is easy: we c…
Op Ed by Rex Burkholder Amidst the debates about how our community should look there is a missing question: who will be living here in the…
Time for a Portland Public Water District Op-Ed By Floy Jones and Kent Craford Portland’s sewer rates are already …
Dear editor; On behalf of Oregon’s 242 cities, the League of Oregon Cities would like to thank Representative Jules Bailey (SE Portland) f…
Dear Editor, I read with interest your article on Fluoridation. The National Academy of Sciences absolutely endorses fluoridation (www.cdc.gov/fluor…
Dear Editor: The pending nomination of the north Buckman neighborhood to be an historic district is bad news for homeowners. There is no e…
Dear Editor, In 10 weeks on May 21, we will be voting on the fluoride issue. Please tell (and remind again later) 10 of your friends to vote NO! and…
(Letter excerpt) ...I was invited by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to speak before the Democratic House of Representatives in 2002, on the issue of hea…