The Oregon State Police (OSP) agency lacks basic cybersecurity safeguards, according to an audit report released today by Secretary of State Bev Clarno. “The security of Oregon’s criminal justice data is a serious issue,” said Secretary of State Bev Clarno. “OSP should take immediate action to address the findings outlined in this report.” While some […]
Oregon’s experience with COVID-19 will change the ways students in our state are educated. Out of this public health crisis can come a unique chance to improve educational opportunity for all children through a more personalized delivery of education. Long before schools closed or switched to remote learning formats in March, the landscape of options […]
In a recent live debate hosted by the Pomona Grange, Breeauna Sagdal came out on top, sealing her candidacy as the primary front runner, and winning our hearts with her broad scope of knowledge on the issues. She’s a champion for humanity, and the people of Clackamas County. Sagdal knows her stuff. We proudly endorse […]
When I was a teenager, my Dad bought a Willys “station wagon.” It was a great little vehicle and I loved it! Mom and Dad would load my girlfriends and me, along with picnic baskets and coolers, for our day-at-Zuma-Beach (just north of Malibu). What great times we had. In those olden days, if you […]
As of this writing, the Southwest Portland Little League (formerly known as the Mount Sylvania Little League) has suspended the Spring 2020 little league baseball season until further notice. Here’s the latest post from SWPLL’s Facebook page: The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is rapidly changing the way that we, as global citizens, think, act, gather, learn, […]
It is inexplicable that the unproven drug remdesivir has climbed to the top of the charts and is now recognized by our health care bureaucrats as the “standard of care” in dealing with coronavirus. It has already received emergency FDA approval despite the fact that it “is currently not approved for any treatment for any […]
The Holy Bible is the only book that foretells the future. Of those expert theologians who study both the Bible and the ancient Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek languages, many agree on certain points involving the upcoming ‘winding down of events’ on Earth—and they caution us that Jesus commanded that we are to be watchful of […]
A very interesting passage of Scripture comes to mind in light of these days. 2 Chronicles 7:13–14 says, “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command LOCUSTS to devour the land or send a PLAGUE among My people, if My people, who are called by My name, will humble […]
The front page of The Oregonian on Jan. 1, 2017 showed a photo of Mayor Ted Wheeler with the quote, “This is where the rubber meets the road.” Seems to me the only road this city has been on since Wheeler took office is the Highway To Hell.
This May, Portland voters will be asked to renew the city’s 10-cents-a-gallon gas tax. As with the last one, Measure 26-209 promises slightly more than half of the money raised will be used to repair and repave Portland streets. As with the last measure, while the dollars look big, the results are minuscule. For example, […]