There are some people out there who actually believe Democrats, the media, and government agencies are either inter-dimensional demons or psychic vampires running a child sex trafficking ring. There normally wouldn’t be any reason to waste time explaining...
Change may be slow at times, but nothing can stop it. Every year is historic in its own way, but 2020 stands out as one of the most turbulent and interesting in recent times. One of the...
A jointly authored article from The Nation and the Columbia Journalism Review noted last year: “Judging by the climate coverage to date, most of the US news media still don’t get grasp the seriousness of this issue. This journalistic failure has given...
Looking at pictures, one might assume he is looking at images of United States military personnel patrolling some street in a far-flung country half a world away. But, no. It's Portland, Ore. And those are camouflaged federal law...
Twenty-two. That's how many veterans on average commit suicide in the United States every day. It's also the number of miles Navy veteran Thomas Zurhellen plans to walk each day on a trek across the country from...
This week, Oregon became the fifth state to raise the age for buying tobacco to 21. The other states are Hawaii, California, New Jersey, and Maine. Under the Oregon bill signed by Governor Kate Brown, merchants...
Oregon Governor
In some good news, a push for less discrimination and equality for the LGBTQ has had a win in Oregon. The Governor Kate Brown of Oregon signed a Transgender equality bill and has said the government has...
President Donald Trump's ascent to office seems to have emboldened the scum of the Earth. The man who has been arrested in Portland, Oregon for fatally stabbing two people and wounding another on the MAX...
healthcare
The House is set to vote on the Obamacare replacement bill later today. But a series of sobering independent studies from think tanks across the country should give our Representatives pause before they cast their votes to make...
Tradition states that presidents put their assets in a blind trust in order to avoid conflicts of interest. In the U.S. Constitution, the Emoluments Clause bars officeholders from taking gifts from foreign leaders. You know, that...
Nelson Mandela said: "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." If that is true, our society has a very dark soul. Portland, Oregon, like so many American...
A 31-year-old man in Portland, Oregon is the first person to be convicted and sentenced under Oregon's new revenge porn law. Benjamin Barber will serve six months in jail after being charged with five counts...
A group of anti-government protesters, led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy have been acquitted of federal conspiracy and weapons charges. This comes after almost a year since the group staged an armed takeover of a federal...
The announcement that Sweet Cakes for Melissa is gone for good (image courtesy Sweet Cakes' Facebook)
You may recall that back in 2013, Laurel Bowman and Rachel Cryer, a lesbian couple in Portland, wanted to get a wedding cake from a baker in nearby Gresham--only to have the bakers tell them...
If you happen to be driving down I-5 near Sutherlin, Oregon, look up. You may be horrified by the display a man has created that reflects how he 'feels' about this round of presidential elections. Billy...
19-year old teenager, Larnell Malik Bruce, had his head smashed in a store window and was later run over by a white supremacist and his girlfriend with their Jeep Wrangler, eventually leading to his death few days...
Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer, the real victims in this saga (image courtesy Beth Nakamura, The Oregonian)
Three years ago, a lesbian couple in Portland wanted to get a wedding cake--only to have a baker turn them down, citing their Christian beliefs. While state officials ultimately found in favor of the couple,...
An unaccompanied minor was sexually abused on a plane Wednesday, June 15. Unaccompanied minor flying is generally used for children between the ages of 5 and 15, and flight attendants help keep track of the minor children. Airline rules about allowing minors...
A brave rancher in Eagle Point, Oregon helped thwart a bike thief at a local Walmart. Witnesses say a man was trying to steal a bicycle, so this rancher just lassoed him. The thief was arrested...
For much of the spring, several students at Portland State University who oppose Donald Trump have had to endure outrageous and borderline criminal harassment from an outfit called "Portland State Students for Trump." On April 7,...