By Jason Williams,  Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon Irving Berlin was a child when his family escaped violent Jewish persecution in Russia. Their home was burned down. His family found refuge in America. Irving sold newspapers at age 8 to help feed his family. He then began selling songs, which […]

I nearly reread Gordon Wood’s The Radicalism of the American Revolution this year but didn’t get to it. I first read that book while taking Tom Connor’s American Heritage course at Hillsdale College. Wood persuasively argued that America was founded as a credal nation. That is to say, we are defined by what we believe, […]

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House Republican Leader Lucetta Elmer Responds to Oregon Opt-Out of Federal Tax Credit That Could Generate Millions For Education BY Oregon State Republican House Leader Lucetta Elmer, SALEM, Ore. — Today, House Republican Leader Lucetta Elmer (R-McMinnville) responded to Governor Tina Kotek’s decision to decline to opt Oregon into a federal program that would offer […]

By Jason Williams,  Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon As World Cup fans tour America, they are posting their experiences online as they travel state to state.  An Italian visitor laughed when he saw the Costco Forever Roll toilet paper package.  A Swiss World Cup visitor compared the giant ground beef […]

Christine Drazan Responds to Resignation of Oregon Health Authority Director By Christine Drazan for Governor campaign, SALEM, Ore. – Senator Christine Drazan (R-Canby), candidate for governor, released the following statement after Governor Tina Kotek announced Oregon Health Authority Director Dr. Sejal Hathi will resign effective August 1. “Dr. Hathi made the right decision to step […]