InThe PolisbyElwood Watson, Ph.D.·Oct 19Bend, Oregon School Shooting, GunViolence, The Usual Evasive Rhetoric and Continuing Denial From…Another school year, another mass shooting. As of this column, there have been 326 mass shootings in 2026. The latest mass…A response icon6A response icon6
Jody-Lynn Reicher·Oct 17Gun Safety, Maybe Wasn’t ConsideredI’ve fired quite a few weapons. The last weapon was a M16A2, last time I fired a weapon, that was in 2006. First time was at age 15 with…A response icon1A response icon1
InOpinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]byChris Bailey·Jul 22, 2024My Tour de France: EpilogueWhat I learned and experienced, doing my own variant of Le Tour this year.
InOpinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]byChris Bailey·Jul 22, 2024My Tour de France: Stage 21 — USA Underbiking NationalsDid the US Underbiking National Championships in Bend today — videos below. And with that, now I need a good rest.
InOpinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]byChris Bailey·Jul 21, 2024My Tour de France: stage 20 — hanging in thereToday’s ride was good, although not big enough, but I’m pretty knackered at this point.
InOpinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]byChris Bailey·Jul 20, 2024My Tour de France: stage 19 — back pain & single speeding (due to AXS battery)Today was not what I’d hoped, and certainly not in the spirit of the real Tour stage, which was awesome (the tour stage, not my back pain)…
InOpinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]byChris Bailey·Jul 19, 2024My Tour de France: stage 18 — avoiding smokeIt was quite bad air, due to forest fire smoke, in town for much of today. So, I did a bit of an odd one and went up and did an hour up…
InOpinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]byChris Bailey·Jul 17, 2024My Tour de France: stage 17 — broken bottle cageGood gravel ride today, but broke a bottle cage due to the weight of the insulated bottle. Also, Tour riders eat incredible amounts!
InOpinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]byChris Bailey·Jul 16, 2024My Tour de France: Stage 16Nothing special today, definitely feeling the weekend’s efforts.
InOpinions on MTB and Gravel [Gear]byChris Bailey·Jul 15, 2024My Tour de France: rest day #2 — coffee rideVery much mirroring Tour teams today, with a mellow ride that involved a nice coffee shop stop for a macchiato and a marionberry muffin.
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