by Ty Davison | Aug 12, 2025 | News & Commentary
Rising crime, overdoses reflect pre-pandemic trends – not drug decriminalization – PSU study finds – Salem Reporter: Researchers from Portland State University’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice released their final report examining the impacts of...
by Ty Davison | Aug 11, 2025 | News & Commentary
Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him | CNN: Nearly seven months later, Israel killed the Al Jazeera journalist and four of his colleagues in a strike in Gaza City. Yes, because he was Hamas, and label “journalist”...
by Ty Davison | Aug 8, 2025 | News & Commentary
This is the Pacific Northwest on Drugs-WSJA new study finds that Oregon’s and Washington state’s experiments with decriminalizing drug possession caused a surge in serious violent and property crime, especially in Portland and Seattle. The paper, a collaboration among...
by Ty Davison | Aug 7, 2025 | News & Commentary
Rivian expects deeper loss this year, amid ‘significant uncertainty’ over trade and EV policy – MarketWatch: Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc. fell after hours on Tuesday after the electric-vehicle maker forecast a bigger loss for this year, amid what it called...
by Ty Davison | Aug 7, 2025 | News & Commentary
Sale of Big Pink, other Portland office towers drive millions in property tax losses – oregonlive.com: …with sales pushing a big reset on property values, are regional governments and taxing districts experiencing those losses. Portland’s plummeting office...
by Ty Davison | Aug 2, 2025 | News & Commentary
CNN’s front page clickbait headline was reworded as the following for the story itself: What did we learn from the Sydney Sweeney jeans drama? | CNN: “This is intentional. This is pointed, and you’re calling out to the consumers that you hope to attract here,”...
