by Ty Davison | Mar 7, 2025 | News & Commentary
Most Americans can’t afford life anymore — and they just don’t matter to the economy like they once did – MarketWatch: Life for Naomi Burns and her family of six is not easy. She and her boyfriend are raising four children in a small town about an hour from...
by Ty Davison | Mar 6, 2025 | News & Commentary
Denmark’s postal service to stop delivering letters: Denmark’s state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century. The decision brings to an end 400...
by Ty Davison | Mar 3, 2025 | News & Commentary
Spending on special education in Oregon needs a revamped formula, researchers find – Salem Reporter: The additional costs of providing a fair and equal education for a deaf or blind student are about $24,000 annually, according to the U.S. Department of...
by Ty Davison | Feb 20, 2025 | News & Commentary
To fix what ails Oregon schools, spend a lot more money, new report suggests – oregonlive.com: One of those reports says the typical Oregon school needs to spend 33% more per student to give every child a shot at academic success. And it says the additional...
by Ty Davison | Feb 18, 2025 | News & Commentary
I take it as foundational the belief that people behave in their own perceived self-interest, and that, with limited exceptions, they are best able to determine what that self-interest is. That a person is able to act on that self-interest, again with exceptions, is...
