by Ty Davison | Jul 4, 2020 | Essays
Another day in Oregon with 344 new cases, second highest (yesterday was higher). The United States will report over 50,000 new cases nationwide. The to-do list would have seemed somewhat simple: Mask, meet outdoors, physically distance, ventilate interior spaces with...
by Ty Davison | Jun 27, 2020 | News & Commentary
Anarchy in the MLK An estimated 30-40 people, mostly white, out of a crowd of 200 vandalized buildings and businesses and set things afire on late Thursday night around NE MLK Blvd and Killingsworth Street. Police chief, Black leaders decry violence, vandalism...
by Ty Davison | May 30, 2020 | News & Commentary
Anarchy changes nothing. Riot erupts in downtown Portland after peaceful protest of George Floyd killing: After hours of largely peaceful demonstrations, violence escalated late Friday in downtown Portland, as hundreds of people gathered to protest the Minneapolis...
by Ty Davison | May 19, 2020 | News & Commentary
Federal judge tells plaintiffs their First Amendment arguments have no chance. When even I know the answer before the case is adjudicated, it seems a lot like lawyers collecting fees from gullible plaintiffs. US District Judge Michael J. McShane puts the hammer down:...
by Ty Davison | May 9, 2020 | News & Commentary
Salem-based Peoples Church and nine other churches across Oregon have sued Gov. Kate Brown to force her to remove state restrictions on religious services and other activities.The complaint was filed in Baker County Circuit Court on Wednesday by the Pacific Justice...
