The general election is under way, with what has turned out to be a very interesting field of candidates and measures at both the local and state levels.
Ballots were mailed Oct. 15 and must be returned by Nov. 4, giving us another two weeks to decide how to vote.
And yes, we should vote. We need to avoid allowing cynicism over Oregon’s disproportionate balance of power between rural and urban dwellers, or disgust with…