by Ty Davison | Nov 23, 2020 | News & Commentary
[For reasons that surpass understanding, this post was banned from Facebook on November 22, 2020.] The case being made here is that schools should not generally be closed. Schools, the author argues, statistically match the spread in the surrounding community, so we...
by Ty Davison | Oct 27, 2020 | News & Commentary, Sports
The wild inconsistency out of the Governor’s office continues. Like so many decisions, this makes no sense. Either basketball is safe (which I seriously doubt) or it’s not. Canzano: University of Portland basketball programs preparing to hurdle Gov. Kate...
by Ty Davison | Oct 2, 2020 | Essays
[This essay was also crossposted to Facebook on October 2, 2020.] If your response to the news that President Trump has COVID-19 was “it’s a hoax” then this essay is directed to you. Given all the gaslighting and lying from the president, skepticism...
by Ty Davison | Aug 15, 2020 | News & Commentary
Study Says Obesity Raises Risk of Death from Covid-19 Among Men – The New York Times: Older age and chronic health conditions like high blood pressure and heart disease are known to increase the risk of severe Covid-19. The Centers for Disease Control and...
by Ty Davison | Aug 14, 2020 | News & Commentary
Oregon says it will track coronavirus positivity rate consistently across state reports – oregonlive.com: Calculating the rate should be straightforward: People who test positive divided by total people tested. But the fine print of the calculations is...
