Once again, our city has been struck with a snowstorm. The news channels today show the cars that were abandoned on the highways last night. Where do people go after they leave their cars? Do they hike down the highway until they come to an exit? Do they climb over the barriers and knock on […]
Testimony to Clackamas County Commissioners Feb. 16th, 2023-1st Public Hearing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELDrbV5G9mw Mar. 2, 2023-2nd public hearing 10am Business meeting I opposed Emergency Regulations Ordinance 6.03 related to elected officials at the August 11th hearing because: It was unlawful and misrepresented the intention of Emergency State Law Chapter 401. It crafted a threatening and contentious procedure […]
The recent decision of the Eugene Oregon City Council to be the first in Oregon to ban natural gas hookups for new construction was surely made with the best of intentions. The three women and two men on the council who voted for the ban thought that they were leading a righteous crusade against fossil […]
Words can mean different things to different people so it’s important to understand individual words in Scripture. Before we move on from Romans to Corinthians, I’d like to point out 10 prominent words in the Pauline epistles with a view to define the meaning of the original Greek words translated variously to English. I’m not […]
A new report published by Cascade Policy Institute finds that school choice programs such as vouchers and education savings accounts can improve public school quality. The report, “Decades of Research Finds Voucher Programs Are Associated with Improved Public School Quality” reviews more than 20 years of research evaluating the relationship between school choice programs and […]
Imagine being unable to speak, wanting to speak, with everyone treating you like an infant. For your entire life. You’re not able to ask for things you like, or let your loved ones know you’re in pain. You cannot report any wrongdoings that are done to you. You can’t express your feelings. How would you […]
Tongass, Atty and Kaya benefit mentally and physically from shape discrimination PORTLAND, Ore. — Forget Wordle or spin class. The latest craze in mental and physical fitness is shape training — if you’re a harbor seal at the Oregon Zoo, that is. Care staff in the zoo’s marine life area are working with harbor seals […]
Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod Validation) are required those two days. Both Oregon residents […]
Twenty years ago this spring the US government was finally successful in lying us into war with Iraq. Administration after administration had sanctioned and bombed and even invaded the country, but finally 20 years ago next month the Bush Administration unleashed “shock and awe” to flatten a country that did not and could not threaten […]
Residents are Organizing to Ensure the School Board Doesn’t Mute the Mic to Silence the Majority Descent The Caldwell School District Board introduced new transgender and LGBT policy 3281 during the January 9th, 2023, school board meeting. Over 1,000 concerned Idahoans packed the 50-seat school board meeting room, while the remaining parents and grandparents filled […]