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Posted on Jun 26, 2022July 2, 2022

Let me explain why I’m worried

It’s not the ones who take firearms seriously, it’s the others Just so we’re clear, I do not have a problem with responsible, legal gun…

By Matthew Meador
6 min to read
  • Culture
  • Policing in America
  • Politics
  • Portland
  • Race in America
  • Unity
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
5 min to read
  • Culture
  • Humor
  • Portland
  • Unity
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
  • 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
5 min to read
  • Culture
  • Humor
  • Politics
  • Portland
Posted on Jan 27, 2022March 30, 2022

The doorway deuce

WARNING: This is a true story. It is a story that will cause little or no disagreement — a bit of apolitical levity in a…

By Matthew Meador
6 min to read
  • Elections
  • Politics
  • Portland
  • Trump
Posted on Jan 25, 2022January 25, 2022

A special kind of disgrace

They smeared human feces all over the Capitol. My Capitol. Your Capitol. I just learned this today. Of all the outrageous acts committed on Jan.…

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
  • 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
8 min to read
  • Oregon Politics
  • Policing in America
  • Politics
  • Portland
  • Race in America
Posted on May 19, 2021October 29, 2021

An embarrassment of a cop

I am sick — really sick — of writing bad things about police officers. My father wears a badge. So does my cousin. My uncle…

By Matthew Meador
4 min to read
  • Oregon Politics
  • Policing in America
  • Politics
  • Portland
  • Race in America
Posted on Nov 24, 2020January 30, 2022

The aromas of coffee and pee

I’ve been posting photos of favorite Portland locations lately, mostly from the 1980s and 1990s. Every time I post an image, some people point out…

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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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