Gathered together for safety, no one slept that fitful night. It’s hard to describe how slowly the hours of darkness crept along. And yet, without sleep, everyone in the room experienced the same nightmare. The gruesome scenes of Jesus bloodied stayed at the forefront of their minds. In the quiet of those long hours, their […]
Volkswagen, maker of the Beetle automobile, expanded its product offerings to include a microbus, which went into production on March 8th, 1950. Known officially as the Volkswagen Type 2 (the Beetle was the Type 1) or the “Transporter,” the bus became a favorite mode of transportation for hippies in the U.S. during the 1960s and […]
Oregon’s economic engine is losing steam. For the second year in a row, Multnomah County lost population. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the county now has 21,000 fewer people than in 2020. In contrast, Clark County, Washington added more than 11,000 in population. It’s not an accident and it’s not a mystery. Over that time, […]
Radical library employee resigns after parents won’t back down. Drag Queen event moves out of library – but its new venue gets “cancelled” by prominent non-profit. The pendulum is moving the right way! The parents flooded the Library Board meeting to sound off about the sexuality and obscenity targeting children in the library. Pocatello, Idaho, […]
In May of 2016, the Vietnam Veterans of America joined with the Boring Community in cooperation with the Sandy & Gresham Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts to honor the Wright family of Boring. The Wright family lost two sons, George and James, who were killed in action in Vietnam. Fallen Hero Memorial Highway signs were […]
Mar 27 – Last week saw a sharp increase in attacks on US troops occupying northeastern Syria, with a drone strike against a US base blamed on “pro-Iran” forces and a US counter-strike said to have killed at least 19 people. After the US retaliation, another strike by “pro-Iran” forces hit a number of US […]
Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a case concerning gun owner privacy in California have filed a respondent’s brief in the ongoing case of Barba v. Bonta, challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 law requiring the California Department of Justice (CAL/DOJ) to share extensive personal identifying information of gun owners in […]
In the village of Shunem (in the northern kingdom during the nation’s split) lived a kind and generous woman whose name we don’t know. She was hospitable to the prophet multiple times. “One day Elisha went to Shunem. And a well-to-do woman was there, who urged him to stay for a meal. So whenever he […]
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analysis claimed 1 in 36 8-year-old children have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), drawing from 2020 data. The statistic is an increase from last year’s report based off of information from 2018, which stated that 1 in 44 8-year-old children had autism. Another CDC report noted […]
In about 18 months, Portland-area drivers will be paying the first of many tolls if the Oregon Department of Transportation has its way. By the end of 2024, ODOT plans to toll both the Abernethy Bridge and the Tualatin River Bridges on I-205. Tolls could be as high as $2.20 each way on each bridge, […]