en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1460169 Comments by Equestrian2 http://www.katu.com/home/video/KATUs-11-pm-newscast-on-May-18-1980-MSH-StHelens-volcano-152028685.html#IDComment362776771 I attended college with photographer Reid Blackburn who was killed on the mountain. It was an amazing several days following the blast, not just the day of. The images of devastation were unbelievable, the stories from survivors numbing, reports of the dead were heartbreaking, and scenes from ash-covered Spokane surrealistic. I still carry face masks in the car glove compartment. Fri, 18 May 2012 18:19:40 +0000 http://www.katu.com/home/video/KATUs-11-pm-newscast-on-May-18-1980-MSH-StHelens-volcano-152028685.html#IDComment362776771 http://www.katu.com/news/local/White-powder-found-in-envelope-at-federal-courthouse-149145095.html#IDComment348865515 What do these yahoos have against the mail room staff? Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:13:56 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/White-powder-found-in-envelope-at-federal-courthouse-149145095.html#IDComment348865515 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Kitzhaber-wants-study-of-coal-export-impacts-149013665.html#IDComment348864962 Hmmm. The jet stream flows east to west. I'd rather not inhale coal particulates from Asia. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:12:52 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Kitzhaber-wants-study-of-coal-export-impacts-149013665.html#IDComment348864962 http://sherwood.katu.com/news/news/471089-sherwood-man-claims-presitigious-equestrian-title#IDComment348864223 Best wishes to Rich Fellers and Flexible on the trail to the U. S. Olympic Team. Thanks to KATU for covering equestrian sports. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:11:20 +0000 http://sherwood.katu.com/news/news/471089-sherwood-man-claims-presitigious-equestrian-title#IDComment348864223 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Sherwood-man-wins-historic-international-equestrian-competition-148915595.html#IDComment348095016 Congratulations on a Big win for a fabulous horse and rider team! Here's hoping the pair is named to the US Olympic team. Thanks to KATU for covering equestrian news. You should do it more often. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:09:59 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Sherwood-man-wins-historic-international-equestrian-competition-148915595.html#IDComment348095016 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Limbaugh-apologizes-to-law-student-for-insult-141312093.html?clmob=y#IDComment307416363 Freedom of speech ends at slander. Sun, 4 Mar 2012 01:05:24 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Limbaugh-apologizes-to-law-student-for-insult-141312093.html?clmob=y#IDComment307416363 http://www.katu.com/news/entertainment/JK-Rowling-has-deal-for-new-novel-for-adults--140148583.html#IDComment300195273 Hope she's well edited for this book. They gave her a pass on the last HP books. However, she does know how to hook readers and create empathetic characters. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:06:55 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/entertainment/JK-Rowling-has-deal-for-new-novel-for-adults--140148583.html#IDComment300195273 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Grant-High-principal-says-more-than-one-victim-in-hazing-incident-138686479.html#IDComment283291159 Apparently the hazing included anal penetration. That's why it's being investigated as sexual assault. This was mentioned once (possibly in "The Oregonian") but has not been clarified since. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:06:00 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Grant-High-principal-says-more-than-one-victim-in-hazing-incident-138686479.html#IDComment283291159 http://www.katu.com/politics/Gay-marriage-bill-faces-crucial-vote-in-Wash-Senate-today-138495694.html#IDComment282365728 Marriage is a legal matter -- property and inheritance rights. Heterosexuals can have any old ceremony they want to call a marriage, but without the proper legal document they are not married under the law. A single, affordable government document clears up spousal rights to joint property, access to medical records, beneficiary designations, etc. As for traditional marriage -- historically fathers sold their daughters to the man with the most goats (or whatever their culture valued), or bribed men to marry their daughters by offering farmland or a dowry. Sovereignties solidified coalitions with marriages. These were property and political arrangements. Note that the women had little to say in these arrangements, since they were part of the property covered under the marriage contract. The arguments used against homosexual marriage are eerily similar to those used against inter-racial marriages. I suspect alcohol, drugs, abuse, and financial problems have more to do with disrupting the institution of marriage than the gender or race of the individuals. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:55:15 +0000 http://www.katu.com/politics/Gay-marriage-bill-faces-crucial-vote-in-Wash-Senate-today-138495694.html#IDComment282365728 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Komen-faces-backlash-after-Planned-Parenthood-decision-138604659.html#IDComment282329957 Apparently "organizations under investigation" are guilty until proven innocent under Komen for the Cure's policies? Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:11:03 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Komen-faces-backlash-after-Planned-Parenthood-decision-138604659.html#IDComment282329957 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Judge-rules-Butts-fit-to-stand-trial-for-police-chief-killing-138606089.html#IDComment282323077 Re-elect Judge Grove! Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:02:36 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Judge-rules-Butts-fit-to-stand-trial-for-police-chief-killing-138606089.html#IDComment282323077 http://www.katu.com/news/local/He-just-kept-screaming-Mommy-I-dont-want-you-to-die-137224483.html#IDComment262791017 You do NOT engage in conversation with these types. Especially if you have a child or elder for whom you are responsible. Call 911. Get a good description. Watch where they go when/if they get off. But don't speak with them. You can't de-escalate the situation because ANYTHING you do or say is their excuse to attack. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:45:40 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/He-just-kept-screaming-Mommy-I-dont-want-you-to-die-137224483.html#IDComment262791017 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Idaho-man-convicted-of-sex-abuse-with-teen-marries-victim--135183628.html#IDComment234306834 Illustrates the difficulty of writing law. "Statutory rape" is supposed to protect youths who are deemed too young to consent to sex, but the laws don't always cover situations where the protected youth is a willing participant. Wed, 7 Dec 2011 19:59:24 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Idaho-man-convicted-of-sex-abuse-with-teen-marries-victim--135183628.html#IDComment234306834 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Sandusky-arrested-135185458.html#IDComment234301784 Anyone else remember the Oprah show when she spoke with several child molesters who described how they selected and groomed their victims? Sandusky's interviews sound creepily like the men Oprah had on her show. Wed, 7 Dec 2011 19:47:39 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Sandusky-arrested-135185458.html#IDComment234301784 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Occupy-Portland-ponders-next-move-after-weekend-of-confrontation-135045393.html#IDComment233896653 Why do none of the news media ask the participants in Occupy Portland how they make a living? It appears to me that the original angry tax payers have been outnumbered by non-working neo hippies, the homeless, and drug addicts. If the campers don't have a taxable income, then what are they protesting? Legitimate Occupy participants can make their point by gathering lawfully without destroying public and private property. No camping necessary. Frankly, I too am ticked off at bailed-out banks that turned around and paid million dollar bonuses to the very executives that created the financial disaster. Tue, 6 Dec 2011 23:33:14 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Occupy-Portland-ponders-next-move-after-weekend-of-confrontation-135045393.html#IDComment233896653 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Horses-could-soon-be-slaughtered-for-meat-in-US-134751903.html#IDComment230387754 Actually eohippus was native to our continent. Its descendant horse was reintroduced with the arrival of the Spanish. As a horse owner, slaughter for consumption appalls and disgusts me. However, as you point out, starvation and disease is also a cruel end. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:56:24 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Horses-could-soon-be-slaughtered-for-meat-in-US-134751903.html#IDComment230387754 http://www.katu.com/living/outdoors/Multiple-arrests-made-in-poaching-cases-134749023.html#IDComment230377749 ODFW is funded primarily by hunting license and tag fees -- not the General Fund. So non-hunting tax payers are contributing very little to the management of Oregon's fish and wildlife. What General Fund money is received usually goes toward nongame projects. Elk herds are often fed at wildlife management areas to keep them off private ag lands. LImited entry hunts are one tool to thin the specific herds causing damage and/or to reduce herds to a sustainable size for the habitat available. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:41:51 +0000 http://www.katu.com/living/outdoors/Multiple-arrests-made-in-poaching-cases-134749023.html#IDComment230377749 http://www.katu.com/news/local/133420503.html#IDComment218847420 Fortunately, I don't have $70,000 to lose to scam artists. But please...keep an eye on elderly family and friends. Age and illness can take a toll on the synapses. Have a power of attorney and/or other legal protections in place in case you need to jump in to prevent a situation like this. Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:32:16 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/133420503.html#IDComment218847420 http://www.katu.com/news/local/133440308.html#IDComment218837109 The friend may have left out the detail about the stolen truck -- just wanted Chase out of his house. Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:11:18 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/133440308.html#IDComment218837109 http://www.katu.com/news/local/133451653.html#IDComment218835543 The story did sound fishy from the beginning. We can only hope she secretly placed the boy in the safe care of someone and then devised the lame story to cover up his absence. Could be her response to a custody issue and fears of the father returning to Pakistan with the son. Their parenting skills seem less than stellar. Regrettably it is the children who pay the price. Hope both children end up safe. Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:07:58 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/133451653.html#IDComment218835543