With only a small percentage of Americans accepting COVID-19 vaccine second shots, CDC calls for an end to quarantine, screening and offers a mild nudge toward masking. Timing says it all. Proving that public health’s response to COVID-19 was skewed by politics, two days after the FBI raided former President Donald J. Trump’s personal residence […]
Connecticut’s bus service just pulled its entire fleet of electric buses after one bus burst into uncontrollable flames. While the small risk of an electric bus fire is scary, Portland’s TriMet could face huge financial fires if it continues growing its electric fleet. The upfront costs to go electric are high, and TriMet has no […]
Last week Cascade Policy Institute released a new research report finding wasteful spending in Oregon’s 1.5% for Green Energy Technology program, known as GET. Under the program, any government construction or renovation project costing $5 million or more must spend 1.5% of the budget on green energy technologies. These technologies can include solar, woody biomass, […]
By January 2021 the Oregon fabric of society was on fire. The people of Clackamas County were living with angst and helplessness. The second year of lock down was now starting. Citizens were completely burned out from bearing the brunt of unemployment, business shutdown, children at home instead of school, and their own psychological deterioration. […]
Everyone in this world wants to be loved. Each of us needs a friend with whom we can share the joys of the good times and the hurts of the bad times. This blog is about having that kind of friendship with God. The message of the Bible can be condensed to the phrase, “You […]
Word is out. The buzz is live. Anticipation is mounting. The Clark County Fair is coming to a fairground near you–the Clark County Fairgrounds to be exact—and all indications are that this will be a county fair to write home about. Hall of Fame rock band Cheap Trick is scheduled to deliver a riff-tastic extravaganza […]
Have you received an email with the subject line “Thank you for your purchase!” that looks like it came from McAfee, a computer security software company? The email claims your account has been “re-approved” and your credit or debit card was charged hundreds of dollars. At the very end of the email, it encourages you […]
Inflation is ruining the pocketbooks of many homes, as the prices of everything are rising sky high. Families are struggling to pay for gasoline, food, electricity, and housing. In the future, there will be spiritual inflation, in which the cost of following Jesus will be astronomically high. God revealed king Nebuchadnezzar’s dream to Daniel. In […]
Well, I guess I better admit it. I am a “squirrel junkie”. I just go bonkers over the little buggers and I am spending a questionable amount of “moolah” on feed. Son Chris called the other day and had me listen to a radio program about squirrels. Here is what I learned: squirrels create their […]
Why are so many executives quitting their high-paying jobs in leadership positions in hospital and health systems? Source: Becker Hospital Review Author: Ayla Ellison (Twitter) – 11 hours ago “Dozens of hospital and health system executives have stepped down from their positions in 2022. Here are 18 hospital and health system executive resignations that occurred […]