Portland Mayor Keith Wilson wrote an opinion piece published in Newsweek , (“ Feds are courting disaster at Portland ICE facility, Mayor Wilson warns, ”) Oct. 20). Titled “ICE facility Is a disaster waiting to happen,” his piece is authoritative (rather than authoritarian), well-reasoned and compassionate toward everyone who’s been caught up in this unnecessary scenario. You can find it online at h ttps://www.newsweek.com/portland-mayor-ice-facility-disaster-opinion-10892062 /.

This isn’t the issue I voted for Wilson to tackle, but it’s one that’s been added to his workload, and he’s the right person for the job. As he says in his piece, “Words create outcomes.” In my opinion, that applies to the mayor’s wise words as well as to the Trump administration’s incendiary words about Port

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