Tag Archives: Oregon

White Paper: Why Flood Conditions Are Present in the Portland Area and Expected to Persist for Several Days

Posted on December 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Focus region: Portland–Vancouver metropolitan area, Willamette and lower Columbia basins Date: December 9, 2025 1. Executive Summary Since December 8–9, 2025, the Portland metropolitan area has been experiencing significant flooding and flooding-related impacts driven by a prolonged, warm atmospheric river … Continue reading →

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White paper: The costs borne by USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington in leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten—and why they went anyway

Posted on September 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Between June 2022 and August 2023, four flagship Pac-12 members—USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington—accepted invitations to the Big Ten, with competition beginning in the 2024–25 academic year. All four schools incurred tangible new costs (travel, athlete-welfare spending, governance-imposed … Continue reading →

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Future Oregon Town Spots

Posted on February 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

As I am nearly done with a work on developing the Four Corners area of Central Florida, I was curious to see what kind of areas were similarly available for development closer to where I live. Here is a question … Continue reading →

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The Greater Idaho Movement: The Urban-Rural Divide And Government Challenges In The American West

Posted on December 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Greater Idaho movement represents a significant example of rural-urban political divisions and reflects deeper issues of representation and governance in the American West. This analysis examines the movement’s appeal and underlying causes through the lens of state government effectiveness … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Oregon 1859

Posted on August 22, 2024 by nathanalbright

Oregon 1859: A Snapshot In Time, by Janice Marschner As far as an idea for a book goes, this one is certainly appealing. 1859 was the year when Oregon became a state of the United States, and looking at the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Chaining Oregon

Posted on July 16, 2024 by nathanalbright

Chaining Oregon: Surveying The Public Lands of The Pacific Northwest 1851-1855, by Kay Atwood It goes without saying that surveying is not a sexy subject, but it is one of vital importance. It was not by accident that, in contested … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Breaking Chains

Posted on May 2, 2024 by nathanalbright

Breaking Chains: Slavery On Trial In The Oregon Territory, by R. Gregory Nokes There is definitely room for a good or even great book on the subject of slavery and the freeish black experience during the territorial phase of Oregon. … Continue reading →

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A Plague Of Biblical Proportions

Posted on April 15, 2022 by nathanalbright

I normally do not have much reason to think of hail. While I am not sure how common hail is as a condition overall, it is at least in my experience a fairly rare or fairly minor occurrence in my … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Time In The Dalles

Posted on April 11, 2022 by nathanalbright

Judge John Wolf is running for re-election as a circuit court judge in the 7th District of Oregon, which covers the five counties of Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Wheeler, and Gilliam. Of those five counties, Hood River and Wasco counties … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Gardening With Native Plants Of The Pacific Northwest

Posted on April 29, 2021 by nathanalbright

Gardening With Native Plants Of The Pacific Northwest, by Arthur R. Kruckseberg What is the motive for writing a book like this one? To be sure, I am no great shakes as a gardener, but for a variety of reasons … Continue reading →

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