14 May 2024

Restaurant apocalypse. Restaurants are struggling, as with many other things. I read yesterday that Red Lobster may declare bankruptcy. Who's not struggling these days? Oh yeah, government.

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Oregon is in the top ten most dangerous states. We're number 8, actually.

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Washington state has to pay more for child care because Congress is sending less money.  How did government get in the business of taking care of people's childcare?  What else are we going to subsidize?

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Washington state road deaths reach a 33 year high – up 10% from last year. WA has the third most dangerous roads in the nation, but it's not the roads' fault.  Here's a clue: "Last year, 400 fatalities involved a drug- or alcohol-impaired driver, 251 involved speeding". I'll bet the marijuana legalization has something to do with it

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NGOs that are facilitating the border crisis. It's a business model. They don't want the problem to go away, or they will be out of a job.

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Why does the Oregon ballot have judges up for election that have no opponent? Lars Larson explains why.

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