{"id":36,"date":"2019-01-05T08:56:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T16:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oregoncommentary.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:07:03","slug":"about-douglas-berg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oregoncommentary.com\/index.php\/about-douglas-berg\/","title":{"rendered":"About Douglas Berg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:-80px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Douglas Berg moved to Oregon in 2008 from the Seattle area after retiring from a long career in the Information Technology field.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to his technical IT skills, his areas of interest include economics, investing, taxation, and public policy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of his opinion pieces have appeared in the legacy Eugene Register Guard, the Oregonian\/OregonLive, and Lookout Eugene-Springfield on topics such as Oregon ballot measures, taxation, and the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is blogging as a private citizen, and does not represent any company or interest group.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Douglas Berg moved to Oregon in 2008 from the Seattle area after retiring from a long career in the Information Technology field. 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