Kiden, a 2-year-old Masai giraffe, joins Buttercup and Desi in zoo’s Africa area The Oregon Zoo’s animal population gained 11 extra feet recently, all courtesy of Kiden, a female Masai giraffe recently arrived from South Carolina’s Greenville Zoo. The towering 2-year-old, who arrived in Portland late last month, met the zoo’s other giraffes, Buttercup and […]
Portland attorney James L. Buchal, in association with attorney Tyler Smith of Canby, Oregon, has filed suit in federal district court to enjoin the Governor’s continuing shutdown of businesses throughout the State. The complaint, brought on behalf of small businesses throughout the State, alleges that full shutdown orders are obviously no longer necessary to prevent […]
Does Metro’s appetite for more money ever end? Last November, Metro raised property taxes by $475 million for parks and nature. Now, with Measure 26-210, Metro wants another $2.5 billion for housing services. In November, Metro will have a third ballot measure, asking for an additional $3.8 billion to expand light rail. That’s nearly $6.8 […]
Despite the claims of environmentalists promoting wind and solar energy, there is no perfect energy source. Each alternative has its own unique benefits and costs. So, it was certainly no surprise when a recent Michael Moore film criticizing renewable energy made headlines and caused panic in liberal circles. In his Earth Day film, Planet of […]
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 […]
As of this writing, tens of thousands of Americans have reportedly died from the coronavirus. Also, 30 million have abruptly lost work. Scan the headlines these days, and the bad news because of the coronavirus seems to get worse and worse: April’s unemployment is described by the Wall Street Journal as “the largest one-month blow […]
This year when President Trump renewed the American custom of a National Day of Prayer, within the attendees sat clergy of every denomination, and a number of Jewish Rabbis. President Trump is consistently scorned by his antagonists and called a racist and an anti-Semite. The truth is that every time President Trump speaks, and acts, he is […]
My last two studies covered Romans 1:1 – 17 wherein the word “faith” occurs six times, teaching, among other things that the Gospel of Christ the Lord Jesus Christ revealed to the Apostle Paul “is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek,” Romans […]
Mothers have a tremendous influence in the lives of their children. What kind of adults their children become is not entirely dependent upon their mom, but she plays a huge role in how they turn out. Motherhood is no picnic. It is probably the greatest challenge women face, being a 24/7 commitment. Even when the […]
Being a protective mother with a toddler, I became very curious about every substance I put into his growing body. This led me to research the history of vaccines, including the current efforts for COVID-19. Among the key players in the spotlight of our virus induced global distress, there has been few as vocal or […]