Prior to COVID-19, medical errors were the THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH in the US. That’s STUNNING: No one in their right mind should entrust their lives to for-profit medicine. Most Americans won’t remember this, but prior to the 1980’s, the very thought of a medical practice turning massive profits was considered highly unethical. All […]
With only a small percentage of Americans accepting COVID-19 vaccine second shots, CDC calls for an end to quarantine, screening and offers a mild nudge toward masking. Timing says it all. Proving that public health’s response to COVID-19 was skewed by politics, two days after the FBI raided former President Donald J. Trump’s personal residence […]
Connecticut’s bus service just pulled its entire fleet of electric buses after one bus burst into uncontrollable flames. While the small risk of an electric bus fire is scary, Portland’s TriMet could face huge financial fires if it continues growing its electric fleet. The upfront costs to go electric are high, and TriMet has no […]
Last week Cascade Policy Institute released a new research report finding wasteful spending in Oregon’s 1.5% for Green Energy Technology program, known as GET. Under the program, any government construction or renovation project costing $5 million or more must spend 1.5% of the budget on green energy technologies. These technologies can include solar, woody biomass, […]
By January 2021 the Oregon fabric of society was on fire. The people of Clackamas County were living with angst and helplessness. The second year of lock down was now starting. Citizens were completely burned out from bearing the brunt of unemployment, business shutdown, children at home instead of school, and their own psychological deterioration. […]
There are genuine concerns about election integrity in Oregon. Vote by Mail has come under fire as we head towards the November election. “Ballot harvesting” and worries about electronic voting machines have dominated the list. It’s important to understand Oregon’s election system when trying to separate facts from rumors. 29 States rely on online voting […]
The Great Heat Wave of June 2021 was brutally hot by any analysis. Portland, Oregon set five daily record high temperatures with three of them in a row that were higher than any high recorded previously in the 80 years of records at the Portland Airport. That makes June 2021 stand out, even when compared […]
Over the last decade, while three quadrants—Northeast, Northwest, and Southeast–of the City of Portland became sorely inflicted with the scourge of homelessness, Southwest Portland, particularly the Far Southwest districts, remained largely immune. That is changing. A particularly debased encampment has sprung up under the SW Barbur Blvd. overpass at the Multnomah Village exit. Lodged on […]
Northwest Natural gas company has a BIG PROBLEM. They are trying to sell fossil fuel in an area that strongly disapproves of fossil fuels. Yet we are heavily dependent on fossil fuels, because they provide a high quality of life at very reasonable prices (or once reasonable prices). What is Northwest Natural to do when […]
Our new series: We’ll be sharing shocking insider material forwarded to us by teachers, parents, and local activists from across the country. You will learn what’s going on behind the scenes that parents never see. In Hawaii, teachers are instructed that an “inclusive classroom” means pushing the entire LGBT radical agenda on students. For decades, […]
