by Ty Davison | Feb 28, 2026 | News & Commentary
Common rental barriers are keeping a Salem family homeless – Salem Reporter: Mr. Moo Moo is in storage. Ally, who is 8 and has been living in motels since October, would like to hold him again. Her mom, Misty Blades, said the purple stuffed cow was lost after...
by Ty Davison | Feb 24, 2026 | News & Commentary
Fateful decision 15 years ago in Oregon could have implications for immigrants nationwide – oregonlive.com: Should a person be deported because once, a decade and a half ago, they left their toddlers home alone for a half hour to buy them pajamas at Walmart? No,...
by Ty Davison | Feb 22, 2026 | News & Commentary
This is going to be one of those weeks: Time to postpone any Mexico travel plans, especially to Puerto Vallarta. The level of drug cartel-based danger is far higher than many of us (me for one) appreciated, even in supposedly safe tourist areas. Iran’s...
by Ty Davison | Feb 19, 2026 | News & Commentary
Church at the Park reports over half of its departing residents moved on to homes, supportive programs and shelters – Salem Reporter: There are 240 people in the community who moved from homelessness into a shelter or home after working with Church at the Park...
by Ty Davison | Feb 16, 2026 | News & Commentary
Education, interrupted: A Portland school grapples with blending high-needs students and mainstream classrooms – oregonlive.com: Families were frequently asked to pick up their children with complex needs during the school day because of staffing shortages,...