Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it's my responsibility to make it better..

This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life..

The interests of Oregon for today and in the future must be protected from the grasping wastrels of the land. We must respect another truism - that u….

Quality of life is the sum total of the fairness of our tax structure; the caliber of our homes; the cleanliness of our air and water; and the provis….

We who are privileged to be in these chambers today can view the challenges we face as opportunities, not as reasons for despair. We can do this only….

I am just...wondering, where is the glow of yesteryear? I'm wondering where the heroes went. Gosh, I don't know how long ago they left. Heroes are no….

Oregon is demure and lovely, and it ought to play a little hard to get. And I think you'll be just as sick as I am if you find it is nothing but a hu….

You all know I have terminal cancer—and I have a lot of it. But what you may not know is that stress induces its spread and induces its activity. Str….

. . . the solution is not to toss youthful offenders into jail or prisons. We long ago recognized alcoholism to be a disease, and abondoned efforts t….

You all know I have terminal cancer - and I have a lot of it. But what you may not know is that stress induces its spread and induces its activity. S….

Oregon is an inspiration. Whether you come to it, or are born to it, you become entranced by our state's beauty, the opportunity she affords, and the….

You and I shouldn't claim we love Oregon more than anyone else, but that we love Oregon as much as anyone. Our thoughts today, and our deliberations ….

We want you to visit our State of Excitement often. Come again and again. But for heaven's sake, don't move here to live. Or if you do have to move i….

If the salmon and steelhead are running, then as far as I am concerned, God knows that all is well in His worldthe health of the environment is good ….