No practice necessary when it comes to calling out cherry-pickers. Obesity rate: Oregon's is highest among the 13 western states, comparable to Georgia's and inexplicably higher than rainy Washington's and car-obsessed California's. Ouch. Education: already covered that. Poverty: yep, it's high in the deep South, but Oregon ranks well below Kansas and Missouri, and Lane County at 19 percent would be right at home in Alabama (18.5%) and Georgia (17%). Don't even look at poverty rates among children and women in Oregon, speaking of fewer rights; you'll just get depressed

So, Spanky, back to that super-duper, local quality-of-life thing and community values. Tell us how the city council reflects those, since that was your original screeching assertion, or somehow even contributes to them. Please cite current examples. Thank you.