Many years ago, I attended Basic Youth Conflicts. A phrase you’d often hear was, “Please Be Patient. God Is Not Finished With Me Yet.” He never stops working to change us to be more like Jesus. And He won’t be done until we see Him face-to-feet. “I am certain that God, who began the good […]
This month, Cascade Policy Institute is releasing a new report explaining why government-mandated “affordable housing” doesn’t actually make housing more affordable. In The Affordable Housing Scam, author Randal O’Toole writes that while “U.S. taxpayers spend tens of billions of dollars a year subsidizing housing for low-income households,” those units cost “about 20 percent more per […]
Last week, Cascade Policy Institute provided suggestions to the Board of Portland Public Schools to reduce costs on the Jefferson High School modernization project. The project is paused due to the budget ballooning from $311 million (approved by voters in a 2020 bond issue) to $491 million. Cascade’s primary advice for the PPS Board can […]
Extinct in wild, these critically endangered birds are settling in at zoo’s Vollum Aviary PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo is home to many critically endangered species, but perhaps none as rare as its newest arrivals: a trio of sihek (SEE-heck) kingfishers. Once native to the island of Guam, these tiny, brightly colored birds have been […]
It is time we have a scoping conversation. Executive Summary of Public Health is a Failed Model – #Plan B is the Revolutionary Reform Way Forward The traditional centralized public health system has faced significant challenges and criticisms, particularly highlighted by its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. This model, characterized by slow responses, bureaucratic inertia, […]
An elected leader who serves the people is one who sets policy, conducts public meetings, and provides administrative services. They establish long-term visions, create strategic plans, then collaboratively lead and empower others towards that shared goal. They must also give special attention to the complex financial limits of the services they provide, as well as […]
Israel invaded Syrian airspace to support attacks by Al Qaeda on West Aleppo “Israel stood by our side…We wouldn’t have survived without Israel’s assistance” – including weapons the Netanyahu regime supplied. Spokesman for one extremist group in Syria 2017 Israeli aggression against Syria takes a new turn – escalation or desperation? Official statement from the […]
This series covers how a freefall of public trust in the face of spin and censorship has led to the rise of new and independent media. It investigates how Russiagate (part 1), the 2020 presidential election (part 2), and COVID (part 3) specifically have eroded trust in legacy media and then analyzes the growth of […]
Alexis Baden-Mayer from Organic Consumers Association Monday 4/1 at 7:00 pm Eastern Since 1894, scientists have predicted the end of agriculture, claiming it would be cheaper and better to make food in the lab than continue to grow it on farms. Today, the Frankenfoods industry is bringing this vision to fruition with genetically engineered microbes […]
With warm, sunny weather forecasted across the state, this will be the perfect weekend to kick off some spring fishing. Trout stocking is underway in several zones – a couple dozen waterbodies have been stocked this week, and more will be stocked next week. Spring Chinook are arriving in the lower Columbia – time to […]
