Talk:Tom McCall
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I still think he is one of the best governors Oregon has had -- if not the best. Unfortunately, he has few competitors for this title: the only other person I would nominate for this honor is Oswald West, one of whose achievements was securing the beaches in Oregon as public land. llywrch
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[edit] We Should expand on this.
I've been meaning to write a very in depth article on Tom McCall and his contributions to oregon for quite some time. I'm just not sure exactly what to include. I don't want to over do it. I mean there would definitely something about the bottle bill and the beach bill,...but there are about 100 other things I know he did and I'm not sure if they should be included. The Vortex concert for instance.
Anyway...we should collaborate on a mega article for Mr. McCall... he deserves it.
12 Nov 2004: Vinny quotes from the page: "Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park, a 37 acre (150,000 m²) park which runs along the Willamette River for the length of downtown". Downtown of which city? -Vinny
[edit] needs more
go ahead fullerton, I'd like to read more about him. i might even give it some research right after i finish the other stuff that keeps piling up. If you need suggestions, see other articles about govs: Gary Locke Neil Goldschmidt, etc. Cacophony 01:50, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Expect a bunch soon
Yeah, I'm going to write a ton about him, I'm finsihing up a second biography now and when I'm done reading I'll draft an entry. I'm organizing it all in my head right now. (fullerton)
Let me suggest adding Fire at Eden's Gate as a reference. As far as I know it remains his only biography besides Tom's own autobio. (Jeffreykopp)
[edit] Context vs. off topic
Off topic would be discussing the life of his widow's new husband. Off topic would be discussing the political leanings of Mark Hatfield a contemporary and sort of rival. Context is providing information such as the failure of measure 6 in 1982, or much of the info about Vortex I. Now, the current wording is not ideal, but the lifespan dates should remain as relevant information that some readers are likely to want, such as did he marry some young hussey 3o years younger than him, or how long after she lived after he died (or in other circumstances related to spouses did the wife die before the husband). But note the name of the section is "Marriage" and he did marry her. Now if it went off into a full-on biography of her talking about where she liked to shop, that would be off topic. Aboutmovies (talk) 14:04, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
