Common rental barriers are keeping a Salem family homeless

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...

Fateful decision 15 years ago in Oregon could have implications for immigrants nationwide

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,...

Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services

by Ty Davison | Feb 8, 2026 | News & Commentary

Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services – oregonlive.com: In 2020, Portland area voters passed a 1% tax on businesses and high-income earners on the promise it would “end our homelessness crisis” – a campaign catchphrase...

Exclusive: Imane Khelif, the Olympic Algerian boxer who became a political target in 2024

by Ty Davison | Feb 4, 2026 | News & Commentary

Exclusive: Imane Khelif, the Olympic Algerian boxer who became a political target in 2024, speaks to CNN | CNN: In a January speech to Republican lawmakers, Trump again incorrectly referred to Khelif as a “male boxer,” appearing to cement his support of the Supreme...

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post conducts widespread layoffs, gutting a third of its staff

by Ty Davison | Feb 4, 2026 | News & Commentary

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post conducts widespread layoffs, gutting a third of its staff | CNN Business: The Washington Post laid off about one in three employees across the company Wednesday morning, dealing another big blow to a newsroom that has reached a...