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:      

By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows a video of a homeless teen who is tired of drugs being pushed upon him.  View the post below, then follow Dahlgren and financially support him.

By Oregon Campaign Watch, Former U.S Senator Bob Packwood died while in hospice in California this June 6, 2026.  Packwood is most positively known for his leading role in the 1986 Tax Reform Act which was won of the biggest tax reforms in American history.  He is also known for the founding of the Oregon […]

By Jason Williams Oregon250.com Website dedicated to celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. During a  D-Day ceremony in Normandy, France this week, honored World War II veteran Arthur Rose read a letter he himself wrote shortly after experiencing D-Day June 6, 1944. “Dear mom and dad and kids, About a month before we landed, I had a […]