We're in bad times, but we've overcome them before
January 27 2021
Our opinion: 'This too shall pass' appears in 2 Corinthians, resonates as an ancient Persian adage, and was spoken by Abraham Lincoln at a Wisconsin fair in 1859.
Portlanders are depressed and anxious. So are Oregonians and Americans and people worldwide.
A pandemic has taken 400,000 lives nationwide and 1,800 here in Oregon. We're hearing cries for racial equity on issues ranging from justice to health care to home ownership to education and so much more. The recession hit so fast, most of us were stunned. This summer's raging wildfires, right on the edge of the metro area, brought anxiety that this likely will be our new normal. And we survived the most polarizing, emotionally charged national election in our lifetime.