Someone identifying herself as Kari Virding, the new Miss Oregon, left a comment on this blog last evening defending her credentials as a true Oregonian. She seems like a nice person, but I still feel like Lieutenant Columbo with these nagging questions I have. If you can offer a thought that would help the two of us get on the same page, please leave a comment in that thread yourself. I feel as though I'm messing around with something bigger than me.