The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comments on proposed regulations that would ban the sale of new gasoline or diesel-powered cars and light trucks after 2034. The only new cars available would be electric vehicles (EVs). These regulations were first adopted by the state of California on August 25. Now Kate Brown […]
People have asked for the simple truth on the Pfizer Vaccine and have it explained where they can understand it. Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Meryl Nass, MD have written a very good article explaining the truth. This article begins with a bottom line, simplified truth and then shows the article that supports the truth that […]
Politicians have a lot in common with magicians. Both rely on misdirection to ensure that you don’t see how the trick is performed. One magic show receiving a lot of attention right now is HB 2021, passed by the state legislature in June. HB 2021 outlaws the use of fossil fuels for new electricity power […]
The rich, abundant life of Frank William Maguire, Jr. came to its full transition on May 19, 2021, at his home in Arizona City. He was 83 years old. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 25, 1938, the son of Frank William, Sr. and Mary (nee McGrath). He grew up loving baseball, playing […]
Last November, Oregon voters approved three ballot measures related to drug use. While all three passed by large margins, the policies themselves are contradictory. The purpose of Measure 110 was to make health assessment and recovery services for drug addiction widely available, and to adopt a health approach to addiction by removing criminal penalties for […]
On Veterans Day, November 11th, we honor American patriots who have served our nation in the military. Did you know that several of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were veterans? See what you know about some of these earliest American heroes! Which signer of the Declaration, formerly an officer in the New Jersey […]
The issue of abortion has barely come up in the debates of Election 2020. But for many of us, it is still the issue that matters most. I am a one-issue voter, without apology, and that issue is abortion. I’m against it. If a politician thinks it is acceptable—whatever the rhetoric—to deliberately kill a living, […]
The state legislature is seeking policy proposals for “equity in education.” Here’s an idea: how about a money-back guarantee for public schools? The K-12 system is based on the assumption that all students should attend neighborhood public schools. Even in the best of times, that wasn’t working for many families. Now the assigned schools aren’t […]
Last month, the Metro Council voted to send a regional payroll tax to the November ballot. The rationale for the new $250-million-a-year tax is primarily to help fund a 12-mile light rail extension from Portland to Bridgeport Village in Tigard. It will also pay for a smattering of minor transportation projects throughout the region, but […]