Op Ed

Measure 86 is proposing that the government of Oregon change its constitution to allow the state to go into debt to banks.

For those of us relatively new to the concept, “vaping” is when someone uses a device, like an e-cigarette, that heats up liquid which turns into water vapor that is then inhaled just as you would with a cigarette.

We can see Columbus as either a daring explorer who set out like a 15th century Captain Kirk to go “where no man had gone before,” or we can see him as an inept navigator who grossly underestimated the size of the earth and the distance across the ocean.

How often do we need to see NFL players getting carried off the field on stretchers to know that this is not the best game for men to play let alone children?

With Flexible Instruction Days if bad weather closes a school, kids won’t be lounging around the house all day watching TV or listening to their iPods, and schools will not be losing instructional days that disrupt school calendars and everyone’s personal lives.

Our appreciation of athletes isn't proportional to other areas of achievement, which leads athletes to have a sense of entitlement off the field.

So while the U.K. remains intact, the folks at Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews will never be the same. Cheers to the people of Scotland and the members of R&A for making the right call on both counts.

Anti-rape nail polish and bras are interesting technologies, but they're not the way to prevent sex crimes.

Commissioner Goodell should establish his priority for women and children’s safety by making it the number one rule for every player, coach, owner, and employee of the NFL – if you hurt a woman or a child you are banned from the NFL for life.

STEAM students will not just think outside of the box, they will design and build a new one.