by Ty Davison | May 14, 2020 | News & Commentary
County fails to meet state’s already lax criteria, gets turned down. Not a great look for the commissioners. Marion County (and Polk County, too) won’t be re-opening on Friday despite the efforts of county commissioners. Next review by the Oregon Health...
by Ty Davison | May 14, 2020 | News & Commentary
One of these things is not like the other. Oregon Health Authority reported 55 new confirmed cases and four new presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 3,416. The new confirmed and presumptive cases reported today are in the...
by Ty Davison | May 13, 2020 | News & Commentary
But no, really, go ahead and re-open. As the latest Oregonian article on the subject makes clear, Marion County has no business trying to re-open. But, you know, they’re going to go for it anyway. Five Oregon counties are pushing full speed ahead to reopen at...
by Ty Davison | May 7, 2020 | News & Commentary
That COVID-19 disproportionally affects minorities should come as no surprise to anyone. Those populations are disadvantaged in a number of ways ranging from income to health to political representation. Why should the results of a pandemic be any different? In fact,...
by Ty Davison | Jan 27, 2018 | Essays
NSFW WARNING: There is no possible way to discuss the following without using adult language and talking about sex in graphic terms. Enjoy. It may be the curse of all aged human beings to watch the world they knew in their youth fade away as they begin to bemoan the...
