The Red Electric

From 1915 to 1928, the interurban Red Electric train passed through Hillsdale, now part of Portland. The trip offered a chance for passengers to share their views. My Red Electric blog is a vehicle for web travelers to do the same.

Monday, July 23, 2018

The risk to our security resides in the White House

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If anyone should have his security clearance lifted, it is Donald Trump. Who in America's intelligence community can trust what might ...

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Titrating Trump

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I, like a multitude of others, chose not to watch tonight’s State of the Union address. Mine wasn’t a political protest as it was for many....

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Trump and the Apocalypse

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From the beginning, the biggest problem with Donald Trump has been his deranged psychological state. As numerous psychologists will tell you...

Friday, April 14, 2017

MOAB hits home — mine and yours

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Just to make the power of the GBU-43, aka “Mother of All Bombs,” up close and personal… Dropped on our Portland neighborhood of HIllsdale, w...

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Breaking News! The Pilgrims were undocumented aliens!

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Just a heads up. The Pilgrims were undocumented aliens. So were all the colonists. The very idea of a colony was alien. So too, property own...

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About Me

Rick Seifert: Portland, Oregon, United States; I'm a semi-retired journalist and former college teacher of journalism. Much of my time is devoted to volunteering in my Portland neighborhood of Hillsdale. As a Quaker, I am active in Hillsdale Quakers and in the Multnomah Friends Meeting.

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