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Opinion: Low-Income Oregonians Need Wheels, Not Another Light Rail Line

Want to help a low-income individual prosper economically? Give them a car. Multiple studies have shown that having access to private wheels is positively correlated with income levels and hours worked. Thus, giving someone a personal vehicle is a sure way to help them gain access to more job opportunities, and thus a greater potential […]
Written by Rachel Dawson September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

Eric Fruits, Vice President of Research at Cascade Policy Institute, submitted testimony to the Oregon Senate, who was holding a hearing on “Equity in Education Policy Proposals”

On Monday, September 21, Cascade’s Vice Policy of Research provided testimony to the Oregon Senate, who was holding a hearing on “Equity in Education Policy Proposals.” Cascade urges the legislature to flip its education funding model. Instead of funneling money through its dysfunctional public school system, the state should support students directly by providing each student their share of the State School Fund. On […]
Written by Eric Fruits, Ph.D September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

Opinion: ‘Climate arson’ and other wildfire nonsense

Real goal is to avoid responsibility for policies, and increase control over energy, lives, property In what has become an annual summer tragedy, wildfires are again destroying western US forests. Millions of acres and millions of animals have been incinerated, hundreds of homes reduced to ash and rubble, dozens of parents and children killed, and […]
Written by Paul Driessen September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

Opinion: It Is Scientifically Impossible For Masks To Work

We have been hectored, harangued, and harassed into wearing masks, even though there is not one single, solitary, random controlled study that shows that they have ever worked. Not one. But no matter. At the beginning of this panicdemic, Dr. Fauci, the Oracle at Delphi to the regressive left, told 60 Minutes (on March 8) […]
Written by Bryan Fischer September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

Opinion: Mail-in voting? A “political question” which only state legislatures and Congress may decide

It has become obvious that one of the purposes of the COVID-19 scam is to bring about unrestricted mail-in voting in the toss-up and Red States so that the upcoming presidential election can be stolen by the Left for the senile Joe Biden and his constitutionally ineligible running mate, Kamala Harris. On September 9, 2020, […]
Written by Publius Huldah September 19, 2020September 19, 2020

Opinion: Why is Fox News Protecting George Soros?

Catholic League president Bill Donohue (pictured) comments on Fox News and George Soros: On September 16, Newt Gingrich was cut off the air on a Fox News show, “Outnumbered,” for merely mentioning the role that George Soros is playing in fomenting the anti-cop agenda of the left. Here is what he said. “The number one problem […]
Written by Press Release September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Opinion: Living Within Our Means

To me, true fiscal conservatism means spending taxpayer dollars the same way in which you manage your household budget. Think about it this way—most people get paid on a regular basis and have to prioritize bills. Rent, utilities, and insurance usually come first, along with debt service like car and student loans and credit card […]
Written by Mark Shull September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Dub The Cub: Help Name The Zoo’s New Red Panda Baby

Keepers invite community to support the zoo via a name-the-baby raffle Mei Mei’s red panda cub has begun venturing outside, and Oregon Zoo keepers say it’s time for the little guy to get a name. That’s where you come in! To help fund critical needs during an especially challenging year, keepers have handed naming honors […]
Written by Hova Najarian September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Clackamas Wild Fires Update: New Evacuation-Level Reductions

Effective immediately (Thursday, Sept. 17), the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office — in collaboration with the Riverside Fire Incident Management Team SWA Team 1, Clackamas Fire District #1, Molalla Rural Fire Protection District #73, Colton Rural Fire Protection District #70, the Oregon Department of Forestry, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the […]
Written by Press Release September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

“Oregon Liberty Lovers Unite, and Take to Salem this Month”

Community leaders and Grassroots activists unite under the banner of medical freedom this month at the Oregon State Capitol. The event hosted by Oregonians For Medical Freedom on September 27th comes on the heels of devastating fires. As the state of Oregon comes to grips with 30 years of failed policy by one party rule, […]
Written by Press Release September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

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