Two stories about the time I worked for Val Hoyle — and why she should be the next Labor Commissioner.

Jack Antonoff (of Fun. and Bleachers fame) said that Love, Simon is "one of these stories that compels you to tell your story.” He's right. It's made me think a lot about my own coming out story. 

This is the end. My daily writing project is over.

To paraphrase Irving Berlin: as I watch 2017 die tonight, I will say a fond goodbye. My hopes for 2018, though, are high as a kite.

This is the under-appreciated of two former Oregon rivals joining together to do something important.

This is the story of when a student became a hero at his school by shedding tears in front of 100 of his peers.

This little girl didn’t know where she was going to go at the end of our three-day camp.

It's hard to know how to plan, let alone live, a life when you want to be a policymaker, a diplomat, a high school government teacher, a college professor, and a soccer dad. I also want to write a book. Or a screenplay.

When there is so much to change, it becomes almost impossible to start. Here's some help for successful New Year's Resolutions.

Hickory Farms peppermint snow mints, ginger bread, cinnamon rolls, and party mix all came out of their year-long hibernation and destroyed my relatively healthy eating habits -- but I'm not complaining.