Northwest Natural gas company has a BIG PROBLEM. They are trying to sell fossil fuel in an area that strongly disapproves of fossil fuels. Yet we are heavily dependent on fossil fuels, because they provide a high quality of life at very reasonable prices (or once reasonable prices). What is Northwest Natural to do when […]
Children are very vulnerable, because of limited life experience. They inherently trust their parents, teachers, and other adults who may not live up to that trust. And their desire to be accepted by others is too often an invitation to risky behavior, involving alcohol, drugs, sex, radical ideas, and fear. In a word, they are […]
In part one of this series, we read about English-born Henry Lewis Pittock’s journey with a wagon train from Pennsylvania to Oregon in 1853 where, “barefoot and penniless,” he began working for Thomas Dryer’s Weekly Oregonian newspaper. In 1860, at the age of 26, Henry married 15-year-old Georgiana Martin Burton of Missouri. Six years prior, […]
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 […]
Its not seditious. It’s worse than that. It’s not racist. It’s worse than that. It’s not homophobic. It’s worse than that. What could be worse than all of these things? Criticism of the media! Welcome to the weird world of the People’s Republic of Portland, where the newspaper of record, The Oregonian, lives in its […]
Although people who read The Oregonian might believe differently, conservation efforts over the last few decades have greatly benefited the iconic symbol of the far north: polar bears. Their numbers have increased dramatically since the signing of an international agreement in 1973 to eliminate commercial and sport hunting. The uncontrolled slaughter of these magnificent animals […]
In a world awash with very serious problems, Oregonians seem trapped in an alternate reality. Our senior U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is most concerned about collusion with Russia, when a fat, belligerent, and very erratic tyrant in another far off land is fast acquiring nuclear weapons that will soon be able to strike the United […]