The Nose The Nose needs to confess.He should be in prison.If the example of Mike Hawash, the Intel engineer now sitting in jail on charges of conspiring to wage war against the United States and aid al Qaeda ...   More

The Nose Is it arrogant to think that Measure 26-48 is an IQ test? That those who vote "no" are so shortsighted that they can't ever see a tax increase they could support? That those who vote "yes" are enl ...   More

The Nose When it comes to the affairs of state, apparently the Nose is completely clueless.The evidence?Well, let's see:Schools are broke.There's not enough money to put car thieves on trial. Thousands of poor ...   More

The Nose Talk about defining heroism downward.The Nose's email box fairly sparkled this week with a message that included a link to a Washington Post story about ex-Portlander Charles Moose. Moose was the Po ...   More

The Nose The Nose watched way too much TV last week. He watched it while slurping down his morning raisin bran. He watched it in the locker room after he snuck off for a quick lunchtime jog and shower. And ...   More

The Nose The Nose thought he was prepared for this war. He thought that by now his convictions would be as solid as Ashford & Simpson. But even though he'd joined the marchers on March 15, when the Tom ...   More

The Nose On Saturday, the Nose went to the Portland peace rally.On Monday, the Nose watched our commander in chief give the butcher of Baghdad 48 hours.On Tuesday, he woke up and wondered: Is it just possibl ...   More

The Nose The Nose loves his local utilities. He loves the feeling when his furnace clicks on in the morning. He thrills at how his electric company sends power to his Mr. Coffee. He quivers at all the "res ...   More

The Nose The Nose wants to know: Where is the public outrage at the cockamamie health benefits we are forced to offer these unions? Where are the marches in the streets or the letters to the editor? Where ...   More

The Nose Forget what you see or read elsewhere. The impasse between Portland teachers and the school district isn't about a greedy union. Nor is it about a hard-headed school district, seeking to balance i ...   More