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 […]
Although it may not be appealing to consider kissing a bear goodbye, especially a Russian bear, it is surely necessary now, as Vladimir Putin presses a war of conquest in Ukraine. His full scale attack on a sovereign nation is something we had hoped to avoid after utterly defeating the naked aggression of the Germans […]
How did we get to the brink of war in Europe, with Russian President-for-Life Vladimir Putin threatening to overrun Ukraine, the second largest country by land area in Europe after Russia? First of all, Putin is a former KGB officer, who loyally served the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and has dreams of restoring the […]
Even though among the darkest and coldest months of the year, we have much to celebrate this December. Although plagued by problems made worse by an elderly and inept President, American freedoms and wealth remain largely intact. And we seem increasingly resolved to confront our problems, instead of letting them get worse as some pretend […]
It is almost the same story, time and again. Most people prefer to trust rather than verify, opening the door to fraud, sometimes fraud on an incredible scale. Just a little competent checking might have prevented monumental disasters. Did anyone note the recent passing of one of the most brazen con men of all time: […]
As of this writing in late April, 59,266 Americans have died from the “Wuhan Chinese coronavirus,” where the name has been changed to protect the guilty. So it is now officially designated by the acronym, “COVID-19.” A month ago, only 2,110 Americans had perished. We are now into a major pandemic. Some will be quick […]
In the name of saving us from imagined disasters, three real disasters are about to unfold that will have long term consequences for communities from tiny Corbett to the entire state of Oregon. To no surprise, the disasters will result from the incompetence and greed of those elites who determine our future. The panic over […]