Series closes out with entertainment by Jujuba, Aaron Nigel Smith and Red Yarn PORTLAND, Ore. — Autumn is in the air this week and school is just around the corner, but there’s still time to enjoy an idyllic, family-friendly summer evening — or two! — at the Oregon Zoo.The last two chances to catch Zoo […]
I enjoy watching gymnastics at the Olympics. You’ve probably noticed that there are no tall gymnasts. Simone Biles, the top women’s gymnast of all time, is only 4’8”. Taking nothing away from her (I can barely get off the floor when I fall), I’m just pointing out that she has used her short stature to […]
The Portland Expo Center has been serving our region through trade shows and local events for nearly 60 years. However, the facility has been under-maintained, and in 2019 upgrades to the Oregon Convention Center made the Expo Center obsolete. The Expo Center is operated by Metro, which is looking for alternative uses for that site. […]
I’ve been writing several blogs about wisdom recently. We’ve seen that God’s wisdom is vastly different than worldly wisdom, seeking godly wisdom is the way of loving ourselves, and wisdom has nothing to do with one’s intelligence. Here is what Solomon had to say about wisdom in Proverbs (in no particular order). Avoids the wrong […]
40 years of failed science is enough. I’m asking Siri, Kennedy and Bigtree to make the right science happen. They can do it. In their recent publication in the New England Journal of Medicine, Salmon et al. finally acknowledge what many of us have known for years: the so-called comprehensive vaccine safety studies have been […]
Children are unique, with different talents, interests, and learning styles. A school that works well for one child doesn’t necessarily meet the needs of another. What if all students could attend schools that helped them learn best? Empowering parents to choose the best educational environments for their children is called school choice. School choice programs […]
Head-start program gives endangered northern leopard frogs a leg up in the world A hundred imperiled northern leopard frogs will be hopping back into the wild soon, thanks to a recovery program at the Oregon Zoo. The rapidly growing tadpoles were brought to the zoo as eggs earlier this spring by the Washington Department of […]
Worries about the Cascadia Subduction Zone have persisted for the last 50 years. Oregon school districts have considered the possibility of a major earthquake as they build and renovate existing structures. In line with this approach, the Portland Public School district has embarked on a decades-long modernization project, most recently the proposed $491 million modernization […]
Horses are a wonderful breed of animal—sleek, sure-footed, tireless, gentle, majestic, and patient. The horse is often the illustration of humility or meekness, which is “power under control.” We are called to be like them in the sense of being humble and allowing God to direct our lives. He said, “I will instruct you and […]
Remember Pearl Harbor. 2,393 Americans Died. The public will not forget what, and will not forgive for what, the mRNA jabs are done. In a national survey of 1,223 American adults, conducted June 13 and 16-17, 2024, the Rasmussen Report found that 33% of Americans agree that COVID-19 is “Killing large numbers of people”. In […]