By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, A 2024 report showed that the Blazer arena, Moda Center, needed $500 million in upgrades.  Now that request has been boosted to $880 million.  All of these requests are being asked from taxpayers throughout Oregon, 99% of whom do not attend Blazer games.   The State Legislature has passed bills […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Gallup has revealed new data on the public’s trust of the media and it continues to get worse.   As of 2025, it has hit a record low for the lowest number of people who trust the media by a measure of a great deal/fair amount.  A trusted free-press in […]

By Jason Williams Oregon250.com Website dedicated to celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. In 1776, the popular 7-up soda pop ran a 50-state version of their pop cans.   Each can feature a different state to honor.  Each can also hold one of the 50-part puzzle pieces, which, if stacked as a pyramid, showcased a secret image. […]

By Economist Dr. Eric Fruits, See his Oregon Ledger podcast Oregon’s Office of Economic Analysis puts out four economic forecasts a year. Usually, the changes from one quarter to the next are modest—updated tracking numbers, minor revisions, the kind of thing only budget watchers and weirdos like me pay any attention to. Three months isn’t […]

by John A. Charles, Jr. Portland Public Schools threw itself a party on May 29 to celebrate breaking ground on the new $460 million dollar Jefferson High School. The Oregonian dutifully repeated the talking point that the building would be “all‑electric powered.” Sounds impressive… until you look at the details. Because PPS quietly admitted—right before […]

Kudo to Babylon Bee for the Biden-mayor election spoof. By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below: