HERE THEY GO AGAIN-THE BOREGONIAN EDITORIAL BOARD

Last week, TriMet's mild-mannered  (looks are very deceiving) general manager, Neil McFarlane, attempted to grab this region by its collar.

In a speech of extraordinary power (malice is more the word) and candor, McFarlane warned that TriMet is "slowly strangling from a union contract that desperately needs a reset."

 End stranglehold on TriMet | OregonLive.com