Editorial: 2022 brings new urgency to fix age-old problems
For the second year in a row, Oregonians have had to cope with once-in-a-century crises. The climate catastrophes of 2021 and the delta-driven resurgence of the pandemic thrust the state, elected officials and local communities into responding to life-or-death emergencies rather than focusing on a return to normal. Without a doubt, such turmoil necessarily curtailed ambitions and capacity for what could be accomplished in 2021.