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A Red Team Review Of Climate Crisis Assertions

Gavin Schmidt’s spat with Steve Koonin underscores why we need to debate climate change Various scientists, politicians and activists have long insisted that the United States and world must end fossil fuel use to prevent dangerous manmade global warming, climate change and extreme weather disasters. They say “the science is settled” and the time to […]
Written by Paul Driessen June 22, 2019June 22, 2019

Multnomah County Republican Party Supports State Senate Walkout

The Multnomah County Republican Party supports the decision of Oregon Republican Senators to refuse to provide a quorum for the carbon cap and trade bill.  “We applaud Senate Republicans for having the courage to use their lawful powers to stop this reckless and staggeringly unfair attack on farms and small businesses throughout Oregon,” said James […]
Written by Press Release June 21, 2019June 21, 2019

The City of Damascus is Alive and Well!

Damascus City Manager, Richard Carson, said that the city’s Budget Committee met on June 20, 2019 and approved a $1,738,000 budget for fiscal year 2020.  So starting July 1st the City of Damascus will be fiscally real. It is already legally real according to the Oregon Appellate Court, League of Oregon Cities, City-County Insurance Service […]
Written by Press Release June 21, 2019June 21, 2019

Bats, Spiders, And Woodpeckers

If evolution is true, then there must have been a time when these three animals did not possess their miraculous abilities. I’ve listened in on their meetings at that time. BATS. “Guys, I’m having difficulty flying at night and catching enough insects to fill my stomach. But I’ve been thinking. Why don’t we start using […]
Written by Marlon Furtado June 21, 2019June 21, 2019

Where Men Live Long

In honor of Fathers Day and men everywhere, we’ve come to our final Blue Zone. Not that there aren’t other places and other peoples who live long on this earth, but this Blue Zone is where, proportionally speaking, men live longer than anywhere else on our planet! In America only one in 5,000 people live […]
Written by Victoria Larson, N.D. June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

QuickPoint! – Metro Wants More Money — For Parks You May Never See

How much would you be willing to spend to buy parkland that would ban your dog? Metro hopes Portland area taxpayers will spend $475 million to buy land kept from public use for many years. That’s the purpose of a Metro bond measure on the ballot in November. Much of the new tax money would […]
Written by Helen Cook June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

Oregon Legislator to Oregon Business: “Let ‘em Leave!”

“Let ’em leave. Someone else’ll come in.” That was Oregon state senator James Manning’s response when told that new business taxes will cause some firms to leave the state. Unfortunately, the senator is not alone with the let-them-leave attitude. That seems to be the attitude of the supermajority in the legislature as well as the […]
Written by Eric Fruits, Ph.D June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

Freedom Flags

It is good to have Flag Day. I believe every day should be a reminder of the significance of our American flag. It is a symbol of the freedom we enjoy in this great country. As long as it flies, we know we have certain rights and privileges. The flag makes a statement of ownership. […]
Written by Bill Ehmann June 16, 2019June 16, 2019

I Never Heard My Father Say, “I Love You”

I’ll tell you how it started out that night: I’d gone to see my father where he lay, Determined not to try to make him hear Or summon up the memory of the guest Who’d come once more to visit him this night, In the old folks’ home. Most times he didn’t know That I […]
Written by Dan Bosserman June 16, 2019June 16, 2019

Superheroes: They’re Closer Than You Think

Of course, I saw the new movie touting all the super heroes! I grew up with them. I loved comic books but had no subscription. My sources were Susan, my best friend, whose brother had a large box of them. Susan’s mom had secured the comics in an unused wood stove in their basement. Susan […]
Written by Connie Warnock June 16, 2019June 16, 2019

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