Eric Fruits' Blog

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Posted by Eric Fruits at 12:05 PM

Things you won't see on Downton Abbey: Fines for beating a German in his own Fatherland and well-known German drinking customs

Tempers were flaring in the run-up to World War I, at least according to this report in the Daily Telegraph from January 29, 1914 . Tw...
Meet the 1 Percent: Oregon PERS Tier 1 retirees

Oregon's Public Employee Retirement System is a messy patchwork of "tiers" in which Tier 1 old timers get away with outrageous...
Case-Shiller: 2013 was a good year for home price growth, but expect slowing in 2014

Originally posted at http://www.econinternational.com/blog/2013/12/case-shiller-2013-was-a-good-year-for-home-price-growth-but-expect-slo...
What the heck is Chicken Little?

Drive down Glisan Street in Northeast Portland and you'll go past a tiny storefront, with a sign that says, Chicken Little -- Fried Chic...
Oregon Tax Court dings a challenge to the Portland Arts Tax

The Oregon Tax Court has nixed a challenge to the Portland Arts Tax. The court ruled a lawsuit arguing that the tax violates the state&#...