"Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, believes that in 25 years, somewhere between 75 and 80 percent of all the species of living animals will be extinct." - Sen. Gaylord Nelson

There is a lot of concern today about the direction the country is headed. At the top of the list of concerns is the lack of fiscal responsibility and the country’s ability to continue with record deficits. These are not just the concerns of conservative people either; this is across the political spectrum [...]

Press Release: Doug Keller Excluded from Dorchester

For Immediate Release
March 3, 2010
Contact: Mark Schreiber
Mark @Keller4Congress.com
Excluded From Dorchester: Comments from Doug Keller
SEASIDE, OR – Oregon’s longest running grassroots political conference, Dorchester, is set to convene Friday, March 5th. Unfortunately, grass roots CD #1 candidate, Doug Keller, will be excluded from the debate.
Doug said he was excited to have the opportunity to [...]

Politics as usual: Can it be changed?

I have to admit, high school felt awkward. Years later, I found out that just about everyone felt awkward, but it would have made things easier knowing that back then. I always found the high school cliques interesting. Probably the best time to see the cliques on display was in the lunch [...]

February 20, 2010 Newsletter

As I write this there are less than 3 months until the primary election and I’ve been at this campaign for nearly 6 months now. It seems like a good time to renew my focus on the central principles of the platform on which I’m running.
That focus is, simply, the dignity of and respect [...]