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12 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - What exactly is that t... · 0 replies · +7 points

A complete waste of our tax dollars. This thing should be the new symbol for government waste.

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Rise in prepaid cell p... · 0 replies · +1 points

The problem is they want more & more & more money, it never stops! Use the money they do have wisely, this new tax goes to the general fund to be allocated to 911 or other. This is not about 911, butab out finding or expanding current taxes to fix the budget gap. 911 is important for sure. If they were concerned about equality they would be figuring out how to have the bike commuters pay their equal share. They have bike lanes, & street lanes dedicated to them, they get the benefits but don't pay to use them. Then you would say they pay taxes, true, but buy not buying gas they do not pay the road tax for maintenance.

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Rise in prepaid cell p... · 0 replies · +2 points

The problem is they want more & more & more money, it never stops! Use the money wisely, this new tax goes to the pot to be allocated to off set their cash flow shortage from taxes in a down economy. This is not about 911, but fixing the budget gap. 911 is important for sure. If they were concerned about equality they would be figuring out how have the bike commuters pay their equal share. They have bike lanes, street lanes dedicated to them, they get the benefits but don't pay to use them. Then you would say they pay taxes, true but buy not buying gas they do not pay the road tax for maintenance.

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Wis. gov. says he won\... · 1 reply · +6 points

@ CentralORGrammy The majority of Americans DID NOT want healthcare reform! Remember 2010 elcetions & who was defeated? Yes all those angry citizens mad about their house rep vote for Obama care voted them out in 2010. & all those town hall meetings the Dems did not put on because they knew their support for Obama care was not the majority opinion in their district. You can put your head in the sand, but the actuual facts speak for themselves. =)

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Wis. gov. says he won\... · 1 reply · +4 points

@ CentralORGrammy. The majority of americans did not want Obama care. That is why the GOP is now in charge of the House & came close to taking over the Senate. The overwhelming majority of the citizens of Wisconsin support Gov. Scott Walker. The same liberal media that did not & would not vet Obama during the Pres campaign also will not report on the overwhelming majority of the citizens of Wisconsin that support Gov. Scott Walker.

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Wis. gov. says he won\... · 0 replies · +1 points

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is just using the example set by Pres Obama with Obama care, no compromise or negotiations.

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Police: no one from ho... · 0 replies · -9 points

That is not AMC policy! "Get you facts right"

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Police: Wife of Army o... · 0 replies · +5 points

There is never an excuse to kill ( except to defend) anybody, especially your kids. One clue that might help us understand.
"Seena Jain, who carpooled with the Schenecker children and her own daughter, Sheema, 15, told the St. Petersburg Times that recently Parker Schenecker had picked up his wife's carpooling shift while she recovered from a serious car crash that happened about a month ago." AP
If Julie Powers sustained a brain injury or bruising on the left temperal lobe it can cause you to become easily very angry. You loose your moral compus so to speak. Spect scans that were done on serial killers showed very low to no activity in the left temperal lobe area of the brain. They had no emotions about killing, like they they were walking to the store for bread. Dr. Rick Sponaugle " It take about 4-6 weeks after a brain injury to the temperal lobe area before you typically see a behavioral change like aggression, Foul language that was never used before or thoughts of killing someone." From how Dr. Sponaugle has explained it is the only reason I can think of as to why Julie Powers would actually do such a horrendous unspeakable act against her own children.

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Woman recovering after... · 0 replies · +12 points

What kind of a person would do this hateful thing? My heart is so heavy for Bethany Storro.
Will be praying for complete recovery.

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - 5 percent pay hike for... · 0 replies · +7 points

Look at Tri-met, they also get 100% health care paid for. If they were the private sector they would only get 70-80% health care paid for.

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