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ill this virus change our lives permanently? I certainly will and education is just one of the areas affected, unless the politics of money and power get in the way to keep education mediocre. What is Kate hiding from? She doesn't want to take questions from reporters about the Willamette Week story about closing down virtual online schools. https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2020/03/26/oregons-virtual-charter-schools-are-the-definition-of-social-distancing-the-state-shut-them-down-anyway/ Kate skips her daily briefing: because of the WW story above […]

Ballot measures to shut down future walkouts by legislators get ballot titles: the unions at it again. https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/03/proposed-ballot-measures-aim-to-stop-oregon-lawmakers-from-walking-out.html   Oregon’s coming severe recession: special session coming to deal with a 2008 style downturn in state revenues: stop the sales tax? https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/oregon-faces-severe-economic-contraction-but-its-length-depends-on-coronavirus.html   Sen Tom Cotton’s idea to move pharmaceutical manufacturing back to America: duh! https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/03/25/pinkerton-tom-cottons-idea-to-insource-u-s-pharmaceuticals-echoes-one-of-our-great-successes-in-world-war-two/   Beer to bike? Innovation in weird Portland: https://www.wweek.com/culture/2020/03/25/from-beer-by-bike-to-stripper-food-delivery-portland-businesses-are-adapting-on-the-fly-to-the-coronavirus-shutdown/

Should you attend a Coronavirus party so you can build anti bodies in order not to contract it when it comes back this fall? Happened in Kentucky: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/24/kentucky-resident-attends-coronavirus-party-contracts-it/   I praise Kate for putting in place a weak stay at home/business shut down order: she’s reluctant to hurt business anymore than she has to do so though I suspect her motivations are not because she loves business but because she […]

Has the constitution been quarantined? A constitutional lawyer says so: https://www.rt.com/op-ed/483758-coronavirus-constitutional-rights-government/ New Hampshire law suit dismissed challenging the Gov's meeting size exec order: should Kate's be challenged along with her stay at home order? https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/judge-upholds-governor-s-power-to-ban-large-gatherings/article_f0e8bac3-fd0c-572c-b9de-87e909dbb1ac.html Kate' stay at home and business shut down order: it's inconsistent and not as far reaching as other states which is good except that she gives bureaucrats the unconstitutional power to shut categories of businesses […]

Will she or won't she? Pressure building for Kate lock us all down! https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/pressure-continues-to-mount-for-oregon-stay-at-home-order-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.html Queen Kate may issue her edict stay home! Is it going to be applied fairly, or will it favor her political donors? https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2020/03/22/gov-kate-brown-is-preparing-to-order-oregonians-to-stay-home-effective-monday/ Sen Boquist on how to deal with Coronavirus and it's impact on you personally: 15 days is all we ask! https://oregoncatalyst.com/46714-sen-boquist-15-days-slow-spread.html

Will Kopycat Kate follow CA Gov Newsom and order shelter in place here in Oregon? Based on what evidence it's necessary? She's says no but... https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/03/no-shelter-in-place-order-for-now-oregon-gov-kate-brown-says.html And so it begins: legislative panel needs more money so they are laying groundwork for Coronavirus special session and the kicker/sales tax might be on the agenda: yeah, well the only thing the Dems will want to do is to steal the kicker and […]

Kate's administration warns of economic downturn and the legislature should watch it's spending! Astonishing as Kate's utopian vision is driving the incredible growth of state spending! Is a sales tax coming from a special session? https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2020/03/oregon-gov-kate-browns-administration-warns-of-economic-sea-change-in-update-to-lawmakers.html PERS is taking a huge hit from 30% stock market decline that we will pay for about four years down the road: https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/coronavirus-market-chaos-slashes-oregon-pers-investments-by-billions.html Trump doubles down on calling the virus the Chinese virus and […]

Should Kate lock down the state? no cause the regular flu is declining in OR: https://oregoncatalyst.com/46679-oregon-debates-full-lock-opinion.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OregonCatalyst+%28The+Oregon+Catalyst%29 CDC regular flu has killed 22,000 already but is declining: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/17/delayed-weekly-flu-report-death-toll-22000-including-144-children/ Surge in gun sales in OR: Doctors and nurses are buying: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/456694-372469-oregon-gun-sales-surge-as-virus-spreads-pwoff Why Kate extended the school closures: not enough staff: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/456519-372271-why-did-governor-change-course-on-closing-oregon-classrooms-pwoff

Kate issues edict: no meetings over 25 people and all restaurants/bars are closed except for takeout for 4 weeks: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/03/no-gatherings-of-more-than-25-people-in-oregon-for-at-least-4-weeks-gov-kate-brown-says.htmIs Is it a conspiracy? Is the Coronavirus really a bioweapon engineered in a lab? By Whom? Who does it help or hurt? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/514b05c6e4b04d7440eb010a/t/5e43713e383ee71bf828b05d/1581478219297/Letter-to-White-House-Officials-Feb-10-2020.pdf