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Posted on May 9, 2022May 11, 2022

Questioning Roe

No answer to satisfy the masses I have been dreading writing this column, although I’ve known I had to write it eventually. My reticence stems…

By Matthew Meador
3 min to read
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Posted on May 8, 2022May 10, 2022

An exclusive club

Reflections on the blessings of Mothers’ Day A little over 21 years ago, my soon-to-be brother-in-law told me I was about to become a member…

By Matthew Meador
2 min to read
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Posted on Apr 28, 2022April 28, 2022

The upper hand

A transit driver proves who’s boss Three obnoxious teenage males were standing at the back of a nearly-empty bus one evening in a major U.S.…

By Matthew Meador
6 min to read
  • Culture
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Posted on Apr 24, 2022April 24, 2022

White privilege isn’t what you think

A brief primer on what white privilege is — and isn’t When I first saw the term “white privilege” being used commonly in discussions on…

By Matthew Meador
4 min to read
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Posted on Apr 18, 2022April 18, 2022

Standing watch

At 3:00 a.m., the only sounds in the church are the shifting winds outside, whispering insistently through the fir trees, now and then eliciting a…

By Matthew Meador
12 min to read
  • Politics
  • Trump
  • Ukraine
Posted on Apr 10, 2022May 8, 2022

Ukraine VI: Putin the Ploughman

The Ukraine situation, sixth observation It looks like any one of a hundred semi-rural towns scattered throughout the Pacific Northwest. Modest, single-family homes lining quiet…

By Matthew Meador
3 min to read
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Posted on Apr 7, 2022April 11, 2022

The definition of an extraordinary woman

She was confirmed. You know deep down she deserved confirmation. Ketanji Brown Jackson is, after all, a woman of great professionalism, accomplishment and dignity. She…

By Matthew Meador
5 min to read
  • Culture
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  • Portland
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Posted on Apr 1, 2022April 1, 2022

The reek of retribution

When it seems like pretty much everyone is actively looking for something to stoke their rage, sometimes it’s satisfying to see a complainer get his…

By Matthew Meador
7 min to read
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Posted on Mar 29, 2022April 6, 2022

The award for hypocrisy goes to…

Ah, awards season. It’s that special time of year when people who have fame, money and power celebrate the talent that earns them all that…

By Matthew Meador
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Posted on Mar 21, 2022March 22, 2022

A moral failure

When reports emerge of a teenager doing something reckless, careless or just stupid, my Republican friends are often the first to demand accountability from lazy…

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“I’ve become everything I ever mocked as penance for the hedonism of my youth.”
— Matthew Meador

Matt Meador is a retired food and beverage writer and editor. Since age and circumstance conspired to deprive him of his customary food and drink, he has shifted his attentions to political commentary because this switch allows him to be a little grouchy.

Prior to his work celebrating food and spirits, Matt was an award-winning graphic artist.

Rumor has it Matt hung around the capitol where he learned a simple plate of cookies delivered to Legislative Counsel could get his bills moved to the top of the pile. Who says there’s no corruption in state politics?

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