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KATU - Portland, OR : Supreme Court tosses FCC policy and fines over curse words | Business | KATU.com - Portland News, Sp

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:39:21 +0000

Brace yourself for the onslaught of no-talent, vocabulary-challanged, no-class "stars" using shock tactics to boost their ratings.

KATU - Portland, OR : Supreme Court tosses FCC policy and fines over curse words | Business | KATU.com - Portland News, Sp

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:36:08 +0000

Off switch doesn't do you much good AFTER the fact. Kind of like buying a condom after you find out your girlfriend is pregnant, isn't it?

KATU - Portland, OR : House committee holds AG Holder in contempt | National & World News | KATU.com - Portland News, Spor

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:11:08 +0000

I see all the right-wing partisans have shown up for the "discussion" of this article.

KATU - Portland, OR : Heads up everyone - there will be naked people on bikes tonight | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Port

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:56:20 +0000

Not if it gets you arrested and charged. I don't care if the charges are ultimately dropped. The cops can't charge you with it if it isn't "illegal" in some rule/ordinance/statuate somewhere (and everyone keeps harping on the Oregon STATE statuates but ignore that the guy I'm talking about was charged for violating a CITY ordinance) and the "charge" would never survive the first court appearance if it were, in fact, a bogus violation. And EVERYONE seems to want to ignore my main point .... selective enforcement of a questionable ordinance based on an "unpopular" viewpoint. So much for equal treatment under the law.

KATU - Portland, OR : Heads up everyone - there will be naked people on bikes tonight | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Port

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:27:26 +0000

For dblshot and WCA --- Airports may fall under a different jurisdiction and the PofP my be a "region ... with it's own set of rules" but if the location of the alleged offense had any bearing on the charges you would expect the court used to reflect that. Ports (including ship/rail/air) are under the purview of Homeland Security and/or TSA, which are federal agencies. Any breaking of those rules would be a federal offense and would be tried in a federal court. Brennan last appeared in a Multnomah County Court charged with violating a city of Portland ordinance. "Brennan is charged with "indecent exposure," a Portland city ordinance that says it's unlawful for "any person to expose his or her genitalia while in a public place or place visible from a public place, if the public place is open and available to persons of the opposite sex." State law allows nudity -- as long as it isn't done to sexually arouse oneself or others." (from an Oregonian article here: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012... ) The point I was trying to make remains. Selective application of a questionable ordinance. So much for equal treatment under the law.

KATU - Portland, OR : Heads up everyone - there will be naked people on bikes tonight | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Port

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:22:12 +0000

I suggest you tell Portland Police that they charged a man with a crime that the court says is protected right. Let me know how that goes for you.

KATU - Portland, OR : Heads up everyone - there will be naked people on bikes tonight | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Port

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:18:05 +0000

I am not trying to back up anything. I am simply pointing out that nudity is not necessarily okay/legal in Portland. I am simply pointing out that one guy is being railroaded while others doing the same thing will be ignored. So much for equal treatment under the law. The guy from the airport WILL have legal expenses. You claim being naked is a protected free speech. Why don't YOU back up your words and go fund that guys legal bills?

KATU - Portland, OR : Heads up everyone - there will be naked people on bikes tonight | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Port

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:10:47 +0000

The fact remains that he was charged with public indecency. Last I heard he was awaiting a trial date.

KATU - Portland, OR : Heads up everyone - there will be naked people on bikes tonight | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Port

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:20:30 +0000

They should all be arrested for public indecency just like the guy at the airport that did a protest strip a few months ago.

KATU - Portland, OR : Heads up everyone - there will be naked people on bikes tonight | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Port

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:19:43 +0000

Then why is John Brennan facing public indecency charges for stripping down at the airport to protest excessive intrusion by the TSA?

KATU - Portland, OR : Heads up everyone - there will be naked people on bikes tonight | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Port

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:17:02 +0000

Oh, yeah? Ask John Brennan about it. He's the guy that stripped down at the airport a few months ago and was charged with public indecency. As I remember, most of the right-leaning posters here were all for tarring and feathering the guy.

KATU - Portland, OR : Think the fix is in on gas prices? New report may back you up | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portla

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:42:56 +0000

Typical right-winger answer. "I have no answer so I'll just make a personal attack." How sad.

KATU - Portland, OR : Think the fix is in on gas prices? New report may back you up | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portla

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:29:43 +0000

Everybody quit yer complainin' The oil industry will police themselves and take care of this "problem". Just ask the republicans and tea party conservatives that hang out on these boards.

KATU - Portland, OR : Oregon jobless rate stuck at 8.4 percent, but 6,900 jobs added | Business | KATU.com - Portland News

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:25:39 +0000

So answer the question, mr. expert. Reagun's voodoo economics has been going on for 30 years. The rich have gotten their tax cuts -- where are the jobs?

KATU - Portland, OR : Oregon jobless rate stuck at 8.4 percent, but 6,900 jobs added | Business | KATU.com - Portland News

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:25:16 +0000

So how's that trickle down theory working for you?

KATU - Portland, OR : Oregon jobless rate stuck at 8.4 percent, but 6,900 jobs added | Business | KATU.com - Portland News

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:22:32 +0000

By the time you factor in kids, non-working housewives, retired, etc., the figures are in the ball park. According to US Census Bureau, Oregon population = 3.871M. 42.7% of that is under 18 and over 65. Subtract 42.7% from 3.871M and you get (approx) 2.218M. Woman are just over half the population so (approx) 1.9M. If even just 200-300K of them are non-working housewives, than you end up with a working population around the number you came up with --- 1.952M. Seems like you're seeing a problem that doesn't exist (govt. cooking the numbers) (in this article).

KATU - Portland, OR : Cyclist hurt in collision with SUV in SE Portland | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portland News, Spo

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:27:05 +0000

they means more than one Not always. In this case it is being used as a gender-neutral singular pronoun rather than a plural pronoun. If you don't know the sex of the person the only other way to reference them would be to call them an "it". Not generally used for persons.

KATU - Portland, OR : Hidden camera spies Wash. bridge project workers drinking on job | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Por

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:29:31 +0000

And your assumption shows that you know very little about construction or construction projects. See my reply (below) to Last_Boyscout if you would like clarification.

KATU - Portland, OR : Hidden camera spies Wash. bridge project workers drinking on job | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Por

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:26:07 +0000

And how do you know they are union workers? Your anti-union bias and lack of knowledge is showing. The problem seems to be in the project office. From my 30+ years working construction, I'll share some information that may enlighten you. It is very uncommon now for a large project like this to be managed by the construction firm or even the state agency. Most are now managed by contract to an outside "construction management" company. It is very rare that those companies employee's are union. Even when the project is managed by the contractor, most union help is at or below the on-site project superintendant or on-site foremen. Even in union construction companies it is rare for middle magagement and above, i.e. project managers and above, and the supporting project office staff (including engineers, architects, safety officers, etc.) to be union. My bet is that NONE of the people involved are union. Could be wrong, of course, so I will wait for more information before passing judgement.

KATU - Portland, OR : Residents near proposed pipeline fear plunging property values | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portl

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:37:58 +0000

You must begrudge Mitt his multiple mansions, then, since he has never "worked" for anything in this life. Or do you consider being born into a rich family and having everything given to you "working" for it? (Sure, he's made some money on his own ... but it's easy to make a million when you start out having multi-millions given to you first.)