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Supreme Court Espinoza Case Debates Parents’ Freedom to Choose Religious Schools

When Kendra Espinoza’s husband suddenly left their small family, her two daughters’ lives were thrown into chaos. Separation is never easy on kids. But on top of all the normal anxieties of the situation, Naomi and Sarah went from homeschooling with a stay-at-home mom to enrollment in the local public school while their mom worked. […]
Written by Miranda Bonifield February 7, 2020February 7, 2020

Gorsuch Reins In Renegade Judges

One of the things that ought to offend every American who loves the Constitution is the alarming tendency of lowly district courts to issue nationwide injunctions. This is appalling. District courts by definition have legal authority in their districts and nowhere else. They may issue an injunction that they intend to apply to the entire […]
Written by Bryan Fischer February 7, 2020February 7, 2020

Will Democrats be able to improve Oregon’s Climate with a Carbon Tax??

This is one time I would like to make a bargain with Democrats. Do you suppose that they will promise to return all the BILLIONS of dollars with interest that they are proposing to steal from Oregonians with their draconian ‘Carbon Tax,’ if our climate does not improve one bit?   Their scheme to drive up […]
Written by Gordon Fulks, Ph.D February 2, 2020February 2, 2020

World Premiere: UNSUSTAINABLE – The UN’s Agenda for World Domination

Free Screening Friday, February 7, 2020 — 5:00 PM Pacific NEW FILM EXPLORES THE UNITED NATION’S ROLE IN CLIMATE CHANGE ALARM, PROPERTY RIGHTS EROSION AND THE INFRINGEMENT OF GOD-GIVEN, SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS The world premiere for UNSUSTAINABLE will start Friday, 07 February 2020 at 5PM Pacific (8PM Eastern).  For a limited period of time, single-family […]
Written by Press Release January 31, 2020January 31, 2020

Oregon is meeting its 2020 GHG emissions goals, depending on how you measure it

Is Oregon meeting its 2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals? It depends on how you measure emissions. The Oregon Legislature established GHG reduction goals in 2007 through HB 3543. The law called for reducing GHGs to 10% below 1990 levels by 2020, and 75% below 1990 levels by 2050. However, the statute does not […]
Written by Rachel Dawson January 31, 2020January 31, 2020

Miss Virginia: A Trailblazer for Educational Opportunity for Today’s Kids

Virginia Walden Ford is a Washington, D.C. mom whose extraordinary sacrifice and determination changed not just her own child’s life, but the lives of thousands of low-income and minority students. Her story is now told through the new movie Miss Virginia, starring Orange Is the New Black’s Uzo Aduba. Virginia’s experience as an African American […]
Written by Kathryn Hickok and Miranda Bonifield January 31, 2020January 31, 2020

Oregon Zoo Offers Free Admission Day On Saturday, Feb. 1

Visitors can take in new ‘Washed Ashore’ exhibit and celebrate World Wetlands Day Visitors to the Oregon Zoo will be treated to free admission on Saturday, Feb. 1, as the zoo celebrates World Wetlands Day. Guests can enjoy keeper talks and activities highlighting some of the many animals that depend on wetlands, such as river […]
Written by Hova Najarian January 31, 2020January 31, 2020

Eric Fruits, Vice President of Research of Cascade Policy Institute, submitted testimony to Metro Council regarding the lax oversight of Metro’s Parks and Nature Program

Research Thursday, Metro Council will be receiving from staff an annual report on Metro’s Parks and Nature program. Cascade Policy Institute urges the Council reject the Annual Report and demand a revised report that includes details of the program’s skyrocketing administrative costs. In addition, the Council should replace the current members of the Oversight Committee with individuals who […]
Written by Eric Fruits, Ph.D January 27, 2020January 27, 2020

How the Electoral College is supposed to work

The Supreme Court has taken up a case from Washington state on “faithless electors,” that is, electors who pledge to vote for somebody then vote for somebody else. Many states have laws against doing that, and prescribe fines for going rogue. The case is about whether states are permitted to do that. In order to […]
Written by Bryan Fischer January 27, 2020January 27, 2020

Hundreds who survived abortion represent millions who didn’t

The anniversary of the infamous Supreme Court abortion decision, Roe v. Wade, is upon us again. And here we are, 61 million abortions later. Some of the most powerful spokespersons against Roe are those who survived an attempted abortion. At least 300 Americans alive today are in that category. Here we will highlight three such […]
Written by Jerry Newcombe January 27, 2020January 27, 2020

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