When a government does not want to pursue a specific policy or does not know a specific policy, it often appoints commissions to study a problem. That offers a means for policymakers to appear to...
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A bias assertion of bias in Judge Karin J. Immergut’s recent opinion in Firearms Federation v. Kotek Oregon Alliance for Gun Safety raises a question. What makes an expert witness bias? Immergu...
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Lies, damn lies and statistics Mark Twain The above phrase is often attribute to Mark Twain but has probably been around as long as statistics have been accepted as valid “facts.” However, ...
When I was a young lawyer in Helena, Montana, I was walking back to the state capitol from downtown. I encountered an elderly woman and mumbled “Good morning” as I passed her. She wheeled and...
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By Rep. Lynn Findley This week marks the first week of the 2019 Legislative Session. There have been several topics, which have, unsurprisingly, shown to be important to the people living in East...
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By Rob Taylor — Soon the state legislature will be in session, and every person who owns a firearm will be in the sights of its members because they are beaming with new ideas in ways to disarm...
by The Committee to Preserve the Second Amendment Currently, in Oregon, Chief Petitioners in five counties, Deschutes, Grant, Lincoln, Linn and Yamhill urgently need help gathering signatures to...
During the Oregon GOP Primary Gubernatorial Debate hosted by Lars Larson, candidates Knute Buehler, Greg Wooldridge, and Sam Carpenter sought to reach last-minute voters in the race for the Repu...
I’m going to the Good Guys with Guns BBQ this Sunday at 1 PM – 4 PM in Corvallis, Oregon’s Avery Park. It’s a fundraiser to support the founding of this new pro-2nd Amendment organizatio...
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By Rep. E. Werner Reschke The tragic deaths of 17 students at a Parkland, Florida high school is a grim reality we must all face. In addition to the tribulation, this mass-shooting once again br...
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