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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
8 min to read
  • Education
  • Oregon Politics
  • Politics
  • Second Amendment
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…

By Matthew Meador
5 min to read
  • Elections
  • Oregon Politics
  • Politics
  • Unity
  • Yamhill County
Posted on Mar 14, 2022March 19, 2022

The toaster

In my twenties, I was part of a group of friends who were united by shared tastes and interests, you know, the usual things that…

By Matthew Meador
3 min to read
  • Entertainment
  • Oregon Politics
  • Politics
  • Trump
  • Ukraine
Posted on Feb 25, 2022March 30, 2022

Treason at Fox?

A Twitter user ignited all manner of indignation today when she tweeted the following: “Ummm…. Fox just went into specific detail about what U.S. military…

By Matthew Meador
7 min to read
  • Culture
  • History
  • Oregon Politics
  • Politics
  • Portland
Posted on Feb 2, 2022March 30, 2022

“Tits up!”

Please forgive the title of this column. I wouldn’t dream of using those words in conversation. Not today. Not 30 years ago. But for reasons…

By Matthew Meador
7 min to read
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Oregon Politics
  • Politics
  • Race in America
  • Religion
  • Unity
  • Yamhill County
Posted on Jan 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Battle flags

When I was in high school, I took a political science class. The teacher was a proud Democrat who made no secret of his leanings…

By Matthew Meador
7 min to read
  • Culture
  • Oregon Politics
  • Policing in America
  • Politics
  • Portland
  • Race in America
Posted on Jan 16, 2022March 30, 2022

The dirty meme

When I was a kid, my father was a police officer in a large Southern California city. In the turmoil of the 1960s, law enforcement…

By Matthew Meador
7 min to read
  • COVID-19
  • Economy
  • Food & Beverage
  • Oregon Politics
  • Politics
  • Yamhill County
Posted on Jan 12, 2022January 12, 2022

The ice cream wars

Today, two things happened that made me think we’re sometimes doing more harm than good when it comes to masking requirements and how we react…

By Matthew Meador
7 min to read
  • Food & Beverage
  • Oregon Politics
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • Unity
  • Yamhill County
Posted on Jan 7, 2022January 8, 2022

The leader she was meant to be

She’s clear-eyed and focused — she’s confident she knows what she’s doing and where she’s going. I suspect this quality characterizes most aspects of her…

By Matthew Meador
7 min to read
  • Elections
  • Oregon Politics
  • Politics
  • Portland
  • Yamhill County
Posted on Jan 6, 2022January 7, 2022

Home is where the [vote] is

Now the fun begins. Maybe it’s not really fun but, I’ll tell you, you can see where they’re going to go with this. It’s as…

By Matthew Meador

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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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