Last week, WW examined the decision by Gov. Kate Brown not to include Oregon's gun shops among the businesses that must close during the COVID-19 pandemic (). A draft order by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler would have shuttered gun stores, but Brown avoided a culture war. Here's what readers had to say:Don Mulconey, via Facebook: "Because people are scared. And if the shit really hits the fan, citizens have the constitutional right (any right) to defend themselves."BetsyToll, via week.com: "She closed toy stores and strip clubs and bookshops and everything else. How was the decision that guns...…Last week, WW examined the decision by Gov. Kate Brown not to include Oregon's gun shops among the businesses that must close during the COVID-19 pandemic (). A draft order by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler would have shuttered gun stores, but Brown avoided a culture war. Here's what readers had to say:Don Mulconey, via Facebook: "Because people are scared. And if the shit really hits the fan, citizens have the constitutional right (any right) to defend themselves."BetsyToll, via week.com: "She closed toy stores and strip clubs and bookshops and everything else. How was the decision that guns...WW…

WW presents "Distant Voices," a daily video interview for the era of social distancing. Our reporters are asking Portlanders what they're doing during quarantine.Josh Lehner has the unenviable job of giving Oregon's governor bad news.Last week, Lehner, an economist with the state, delivered the state's quarterly forecast, predicting how much revenue from taxes and other sources Oregon state government will have to spend.The report was sobering.Lehner forecasts state revenue will be down more than $2.5 billion for the next biennium (the state operates on a two-year budget), which is...…WW presents "Distant Voices," a daily video interview for the era of social distancing. Our reporters are asking Portlanders what they're doing during quarantine.Josh Lehner has the unenviable job of giving Oregon's governor bad news.Last week, Lehner, an economist with the state, delivered the state's quarterly forecast, predicting how much revenue from taxes and other sources Oregon state government will have to spend.The report was sobering.Lehner forecasts state revenue will be down more than $2.5 billion for the next biennium (the state operates on a two-year budget), which is...WW…