By NW Spotlight, Fires and the smoke can cause intense orange haze during sunset. Credit: State Fire Marshall.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Sensory rooms are being created in airports, stadiums and concert halls across the country.  The above photo is one from the Portland International airport.  They are designed to help disabled, autistic and even service animals from sensory overload in high traffic and high volume places. What is interesting is […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Oregon State Government has been growing faster than population and inflation – you can’t afford it. The Oregon budget doubled in just a decade.  The reckless, wasteful, and unsustainable skyrocketing spending is why politicians are constantly raising your taxes and fees.  Government should live within its means like the […]

by Randal O’Toole Defensible Space Is Every Property Owner’s Responsibility Oregon has entered fire season earlier than usual this year, which means we are hearing repeated litanies from various interest groups. “If only we had more money to suppress fires,” says the Forest Service. “If only we were allowed to manage the forests” by cutting timber, says […]

By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows a home that was overwhlemed with people dumping tires on his property.  View the post below, then follow Dahlgren and financially support him. By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows another video of a homeless people abusing their dogs through […]

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