Special guest, a fellow working Portland mom; schools and masking; crime in Portland neighborhoods

Rational in Portland

English - August 14, 2021 18:29 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Next Episode: CRT/intersectionality; data on mask mandates for kids in schools; my conversation with a state representative and ideas for public health education

In this episode:

Special guest, fellow working mom and Portlander

Rampant crime in all Portland neighborhoods, even "nice" ones, including shootings, shakedowns and robberies at local gas stations, carjacking at gunpoint and bikejacking from little kids. https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/homeless-community-finds-returns-boys-stolen-bike/

https://www.kctv5.com/teen-suspects-14-and-15-arrested-for-gunpoint-carjacking/article_84046b76-edd9-55fe-b3d1-e27931b7b2de.html

Why one of my Twitter friends and fellow Democrats is leaving Portland

The Wall Street Journal op ed by Drs. Marty Makary and H. Cody Meissner, "The Case Against Masks for Children" https://www.wsj.com/articles/masks-children-parenting-schools-mandates-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic-biden-administration-cdc-11628432716

Digging into why this podcast for now will continue to involve anonymity, and how hard it is to deviate from the dominant narrative in any way, shape, or form in Portland, Oregon