Kathryn Hickok
Kathryn Hickok joined Cascade Policy Institute in June 2005. She is Director of the Children’s Scholarship Fund-Portland, Publications Director, and Development Coordinator.
Kathryn is coauthor of Cascade board member Larry Dennis’s book 15 Leadership Principles and Ronald Reagan: Use Them to Change Your World, and formerly managed a Portland accounting firm.
Kathryn graduated with honors from the University of Portland with a degree in English and a minor in French. She edited the University’s student literary journal, UP Writers, and served as a foreign language textbook editor for a member of the faculty. A winner of several writing competitions, she was the only high school student to win Cascade’s Independence Essay Competition twice.
Kathryn has been a college-level French tutor, volunteer teacher, and choreographer for ballet students. She held several positions of leadership in a local service organization for young women.
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Working to Live―or for Runaway Government Spending?
Tax Freedom Day arrived this year on April 17, coincidentally the same day tax returns were due. Tax Freedom Day ... read more
A Mother’s Gift Is Priceless
Democratic adviser and CNN contributor Hilary Rosen caused widespread offense April 11 by saying that Ann Romney, wife of Republican ... read more
Renewing Labor’s Moral Sense
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave a speech Tuesday expressing concern about Americans’ shifting attitudes toward work and government. ... read more
K-12 Funding Levels Surprise Washington Voters
A February survey of Washington voters by The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice indicates that voters there are much less ... read more
The Wild Gray Wolf―No Romance for Oregon Ranchers
The journey of the gray wolf known as “OR-7” from his home in Wallowa County, Oregon to south of the ... read more
Kathryn Hickok talks with Bill Meyer about charitable giving
Kathryn Hickok talks with radio show host Bill Meyer to discuss impacts of changes in the tax code on charitable ... read more
“Superman” Sets Off Education Debate, But CSF Kids Learn Today
This week, Parade Magazine published its first-ever list of “Personalities of the Year.” Top of the list: “the kids of ... read more
Back to School with the Children’s Scholarship Fund
[audio:QuickPoint9-8-10Kathryn.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary by Kathryn Hickok Download PDF This week 29,000 lower-income children ... read more
Solid Foundations Mean More Graduations
[audio:QuickPoint 9-1-10.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary By Kathryn Hickok Solid Foundations Mean More Graduations Download ... read more
For Real Reform, Allow More Innovative Schools
[audio:QuickPoint5-12-10Kathryn.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary By Kathryn Hickok For Real Reform, Allow More Innovative Schools ... read more
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Latest Publications
Insolvency, One Step at a Time
The Oregonian on Sunday examined TriMet’s deteriorating finances and called attention to high-cost union contracts, first approved in 1994, as the starting point of the ... Read More
Rural Freedom Project- Juniper Entrepreneur
Gerard Joseph Lebreque talks with Cascade Policy Institute about his struggles with regulations on juniper and his life in rural Oregon. His work can be ... Read More
Learning Freedom and Integrity from a Cold War Hero
By Susan Gore Freedom fighter Vaclav Havel’s recent death reminded freedom lovers everywhere that no matter how entrenched rulers seem to be, they are vulnerable ... Read More
Latest from Cascade Insider
Predicting TriMet’s Death Spiral
The Oregonian had a good page-one story on Sunday about the TriMet death spiral. The agency is steadily devolving from a transit district to a ... Read More
Still, No Plan(ners) required
In 2003 the Portland Business Journal editorialized about how Portland needed a grand economic plan – soon. I responded, arguing that, no, what we needed ... Read More
Taking on the Taxi Cartel
Are limos and towncars better than taxis? Well, that’s certainly a matter of opinion. But, the fact is that by city law Portland limos and ... Read More
Latest from Oregon Capitol News
Oregon Capitol News suspends publication
To our readers: Effective immediately, Oregon Capitol News is suspending publication. For more than two years, the OCN news team has been reporting on stories ... Read More
Starr heads off against Avakian in race to be Oregon’s labor commissioner
SALEM, Ore.- With around 100 employees, Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) handles several different issues involving businesses of all types and the people ... Read More
Court of Appeals releases report stating a need for more judges
SALEM, Ore.- Chief Judge David Brewer of the Oregon Court of Appeals released the Annual Court of Appeals Report Wednesday morning, stressing a need in ... Read More
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