by Ty Davison | Jul 6, 2020 | News & Commentary
Amy Cooper, who accused Central Park birdwatcher of threatening her, will be prosecuted, DA says – CNN: Amy Cooper, the woman who was filmed accusing a Black man of threatening her, faces a charge of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree, according...
by Ty Davison | Jul 4, 2020 | News & Commentary
I think the thread may have been lost. Police declare riot early Saturday, third time in week. It is unclear to me what is now being accomplished other than the destruction of property and the risking of lives. Whatever specific changes protestors might be...
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 | Jul 1, 2020 | News & Commentary
Gov. Brown warns Oregonians to mask up or see businesses close: Brown resisted saying what numbers of cases and hospitalizations would trigger her to impose new restrictions across the state. She said she would likely impose the restrictions the same way she granted...
by Ty Davison | Jul 1, 2020 | News & Commentary
Seattle’s “Summer of Love” ends early. The Grim Lessons of CHOP : This reached a breaking point about a week ago with two shootings in 48 hours. In one of them, a 19-year-old kid who was trying to get other protesters to stop setting off dangerous...
