Citizen Smith Ken Smith

Native Oregonian, Nicholas Kristof, is hanging up his columnist job at the New York Times to toss his hat as a Democrat in the candidates pool for governor of Oregon in 2022.

The pandemic has proven people are happiest working less, and more productive. Let's scale back the work week hours, initiate a four-day work week. The industrial revolution is over.

The NFL investigated emails by coach John Gruden and they weren't nice. Homophobic, misogynistic. What's the future hold for the coronavirus? Experts way in. Tech bonanza in Seattle is buying up remaining commercial leases -- is Portland, Oregon next?

One thing we've all learned from the pandemic is that a little thing like a medical mask protects us from transmitting viruses. So, let's keep it going for doctor visits, dentist appointments, restaurant servers etc. Permanently!

The summer surge of the Delta variant appears to be heading downward -- for now. That's good for hospitals. Cannabis -- good or bad. Let's talk about it.

Frances Haugen, who worked for Facebook as a product manager, has a lot to say about how the company should be regulated and other issues the government should be concerned about with the social media giant.