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KATU - Portland, OR : Neighbors say legal pot grows are a nuisance | News | Northeast Portland News

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:53:51 +0000

Thanks to the KATU News Team this garden probably will get ripped off and KATU will cover it. That is clearly the plan here. Take a shot at medical marijuana and create a crime news story as a bonus.

KATU - Portland, OR : Neighbors say legal pot grows are a nuisance | News | Northeast Portland News

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:06:29 +0000

It is time for the state to step in and control everything planted in citizen's backyards. For instance, cottonwood trees, anybody caught planting, possessing or cultivating cottonwood trees should be arrested . They spread like crazy, shed huge amounts of fluffy litter and often rot from the center and fall down, sometimes on a house, car or person. Then there are roses. My neighbor grows roses, there has to be several dozen plants in their yard, I can see the tops of them over the fence. They stink, the smell of roses gives me headaches. Roses are also a hazard due to their thorns. Maybe we could pass laws against cottonwood trees and roses to protect air quality, if nothing else. Nice job exposing the medical growers to violent criminals. I hope you don't get to follow this one up with one about the potential robbery you just helped set up.

KATU - Portland, OR : Suspect accused of operating not one, but two pot grow operations | Crime | Vancouver News

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:49:36 +0000

Whether it was a positive isn't the point. Prohibiting alcohol made the problem worse. People continued to drink alcohol, the only difference prohibition made was adding crime and official corruption to the drinking problem. So should we start a campaign to re-prohibit alcohol nationally ? How about criminalizing every activity that poses a potential for harm ? When we start prohibiting where do we stop? I think we need to be looking for some kind of balance rather black or white answers.

KATU - Portland, OR : Suspect accused of operating not one, but two pot grow operations | Crime | Vancouver News

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:28:05 +0000

Since alcohol prohibition ended it is rare to hear of illegal distilleries, rum runners and moonshiners. In fact, alcoholic drink production employs tens of thousands, creates tax revenue and is a major export bring wealth to our country. The way to stop these criminal operations (these two were most certainly that) is to legalize, regulate and tax sales of marijuana. This is something that should be left to the individual states to decide for themselves. The federal government can hardly function as it so it would be best to take the marijuana burden from them and give it to the states. Yes on HR 2306 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h11...

KATU - Portland, OR : N. Korea threatens to fire at S. Korea | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Break

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:56:11 +0000

Somebody's been putting LSD in his kim chee ...

Portland News, Oregon News and Local Weather from KPTV FOX 12 News : WA State Marijuana Legalization - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland

Wed, 9 Feb 2011 16:40:03 +0000

There will be some sort of legalized marijuana use or there will be illegal marijuana use. Either way there will be people using marijuana. The question is, how much is Washington, or for that matter Oregon, willing to spend fighting an unwinnable battle against marijuana use. After over 40 years of the Drug War marijuana is more potent and plentiful than ever.

KATU - Portland, OR : Motorist shot in head while driving in Federal Way | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weath

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:20:51 +0000

Yeah, kill people that don't drive fast enough to suit your lifestyle. Stupid people trying to drive within their limits shouldn't be allowed to breathe. Speed up, dammit, I'm in a hurry and got lots of bullets.

KATU - Portland, OR : Snow survey: Mt. Hood at 104 percent of average | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:17:19 +0000

There is no such thing as normal weather.

KATU - Portland, OR : Homeland Security chief defends airport security | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:40:21 +0000

Forget the scanners, I demand to be fondled by Federal employees. I pay my taxes and want a little something in return.

Portland News, Oregon News and Local Weather from KPTV FOX 12 News : Geese Hunt In Yard Angers McMinnville Family - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:43:44 +0000

Shooting Canada Geese at a golf course is almost as sporting as clubbing baby Harp Seals. However, the seal clubbers have to rough it a bit.

KATU - Portland, OR : Report: U.S. drone attacks surge in Pakistan | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:28:44 +0000

Winning hearts and minds by blowing up near stone age people living in mud huts on the other side of the world by remote control ? Yeah, that's going to work. Seems to me that the current administration is working hard to insure the long term continuation of this misguided Crusade. I suppose that's the whole point, though. Pay no attention to who is pulling the strings, just keep watching the puppet.

KATU - Portland, OR : Replacement hip singles out woman for new TSA pat-down | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic W

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:17:08 +0000

Thanks to my artificial hip and my habit of not wearing underwear, TSA groping are great fun for me and, I hope, them as well.

KATU - Portland, OR : City will crack down on food carts | City Center News

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:37:50 +0000

Go investigate yourselves, KATU.

KATU - Portland, OR : Columbia Sportswear\'s Gert Boyle attacked in home invasion | West Linn News

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:33:30 +0000

Good work, WLPD Glad Gert is okay. Hope Bax and Nestor become room mates.

KATU - Portland, OR : CEO: Media, politicians too hasty to pin all blame on BP | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:36:43 +0000

BP is as American as Halliburton. In other, words to big and self important to be bothered with petty nationality. It was BP's well, BP's contractors and BP's fault.

KATU - Portland, OR : Poll shows growing number think Obama’s a Muslim | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic W

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:46:02 +0000

Why should it matter which to which superstitions Obama or anyone else subscribes? It's not like his god can beat up anybody else's god or vice versa.

KATU - Portland, OR : Marijuana a growing problem in Oregon forests | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weathe

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:08:23 +0000

Once upon a time hikers had to worry about stumbling upon illegal moonshine stills and their attendants in our forests. Prohibition had made this a lucrative enterprise for criminals, corrupt officials and the unemployed. So in order to fight crime, stop corruption and create jobs alcohol prohibition was ended. And now today we don't have competing liquor distributors shooting at each other and moonshiners polluting our forests.

Portland News, Oregon News and Local Weather from KPTV FOX 12 News : As Oil Spews, BP Chief At UK Yacht Race - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:18:45 +0000

Hey, Tony. The small people would like the Gulf Coast back. They should be holding this race in the Gulf of Mexico using skimmers behind their yachts. However, given the nature of the oceans currents there is a good chance that someday some of his oil will foul the lovely white paint job on his yacht.

KATU - Portland, OR : Israeli commandos storm aid flotilla; 10 killed | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weat

Mon, 31 May 2010 16:03:49 +0000

And when Israel receives retribution for this who do you think they are going to call for help? Israel is all grown up now, it is time to let it stand or fall on its own. No more US aid to Israel, please. Remember the USS Liberty

KATU - Portland, OR : In hot pursuit: When’s it OK for police to give chase? | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Tra

Tue, 25 May 2010 14:13:49 +0000

Maybe KATU could get Anna Song to go undercover as a traffic law violator and expose how easy it is to get the police to chase her.