Talk:Oregon

Oregonians still have quite a bit of ethno-centrism that stands in the way of cultural progress,

in my own personal completely-biased opinion. For example, a great many

second- or third-generation white immigrants call themselves

native Oregonians despite their total lack of Native American heritage, simply because they are third generation instead of first. At the same time these same people blast

newcomers from other states, especially California. Although

we haven't seen any "Don't Californicate Oregon" signs in a while, the cultural undercurrent

is still quite present.

I'm not sure how to integrate it into the article without creating a big mess :-)

- Alan Millar

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I'm leaving this in the article, because I'm sure it says something true, but strictly speaking, it looks perfectly meaningless to me: "Oregonians are proud of their state's wealth of beautiful forests and streams, and place great importance on proper use of their environment, yet struggle to balance this need with the desire to achieve progress." Making generalizations about all Oregonians is appropriate for politicians but not encyclopedists. --LMS