Readers respond to PioPoll: US Presidential Election
In its first-ever PioPoll, The Pioneer Log sent a voluntary online survey to the Lewis & Clark community via email and through social media to collect opinions …
Month: October 2020
Divided nation holds breath as race nears end
Amid widespread concern over the possibility of contested results, the accuracy of polling and the integrity of ballot counting, weary voters anxiously await election night in America. …
Biden’s adaptive politics perfect for citizens
Joe Biden is universally perceived as a moderate Democrat. He is moderate enough that some prominent Republicans, such as four-star general Colin Powell and former Ohio Gov. …
Mayor Ted Wheeler campaigns for reelection
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is running for a second term. This is more newsworthy than it sounds; three of Wheeler’s immediate predecessors declined to run for second …
Female candidates fight gender roles in advertising
Many people have come to dread the seemingly unending plethora of television ads that characterize every election season in the United States. Even if you do not …
Impending Nov. 3 election sparks mental health angst
states get called as blue or red on the electoral map as one of the candidate’s electoral votes gets closer to 270 can be thrilling for some. …
Vim becomes first “living person” to haunt Palatine Hill residents
You find yourself walking back home from the library late at night. The frosty October air fills your lungs as you walk along the lamp-lit cobblestone path. …
Students avoid party-affiliated organizations
Lewis & Clark has a reputation for being a liberal college campus. However, it has had a history of low partisan political engagement, which is fairly equally …
Judge Barrett endangers reproductive rights
Since U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, I think differently about the coat hangers in my dorm closet. Their twisted wires remind me …
Ten races eclipsed by US presidential elections
With all eyes on the race for the White House, voters may easily forget about other elections that will determine the composition of government. Democrats are favored …