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KATU - Portland, OR : Amid freeze, Oregon hired 1,931 state workers | Politics | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:10:19 +0000

BTW, state parks are NOT funded with taxes. Zero ($0) general fund. Haven't been since, uh, 2000 or something like that.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : \'I think it\'s more of a respectful thing\' | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 19:01:38 +0000

If the Cow Creek Band doesn't mind, why should anyone else? Your school name is a symbol of pride. If anything, calling them the Indians has a _positive_ effect on the kids who go to school. They learn to associate feelings of pride with the word, rather than feelings of shame over our treatment of the people who were living here when we moved in during the mid 1800s.

KATU - Portland, OR : Lawmakers consider proposal to spend more on rest stops | Politics | KATU.com - Portland News, Sport

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:37:42 +0000

No, ODOT _doesn't_ have the money to do this. Another state agency -- this strange Oregon Travel Experience outfit -- hired a lobbyist to convince a legislator to try and take money away from ODOT. Money ODOT doesn't have. So if this goes through, some other public service will suffer. Those kinds of shenanigans -- one public agency poaching money from another to line its own pockets -- is the real story here.

KATU - Portland, OR : Rhonda Shelby: \'Training\' day in Salem as rain pours down | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portland

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:56:14 +0000

Yes they did. http://www.chemeketa.edu/

Tea Party Tribune - Tea Party & Political News : Neurosurgeon calls Mark Levin about Obamacare

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:26:58 +0000

Yes, nearly all of it, and this claim is a lie. Why doesn't that bother you? The facts are plain: in an independent survey of small, medium and large businesses, the top reason they don't hire more people is fear of the cost of providing health care. Not "taxes" and not "government regulation." Businesses fear health care costs. If you cared about putting people back to work, you'd support any law that starts to address the problem. This reply is for both you and Donnell ... you seem to be focused on a person you don't like (the president), instead of trying to solve a problem that is holding back the economy. Every law that rolls out has weaknesses ... that happens when you compromise and sacrifice ideology for progress. Health care costs are an important problem, and we can't solve it if we're wasting time on personal attacks.

KATU - Portland, OR : Stimulus jobs went to foreign nationals in Oregon timber industry | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Po

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:30:56 +0000

Ah. So the _government_ forced the private company to hire foreign nationals. Interesting. How?

KATU - Portland, OR : Stimulus jobs went to foreign nationals in Oregon timber industry | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Po

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:29:53 +0000

Kinda interesting how you took what a private company did and turned it into the government's fault.

KATU - Portland, OR : Charge against boy reveals quite a bit about investigation | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traff

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 20:14:43 +0000

Because the cops and prosecutor have access to the evidence none of us know anything about, or they're proffering this lesser charge at the outset in an attempt to persuade the kid to cooperate ("See? We know you didn't mean it. Now, where is she?"). Once they have the body, and depending on how that changes the evidence, they can up the charges. These tactical decisions aren't driven by the public bloodlust that cries out for righteous vengeance.

KATU - Portland, OR : Calif. company issues cilantro recall over salmonella | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic We

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:28:00 +0000

That's highly unlikely, given the scope of the problem. It's much more likely the original source of bacteria was irrigation water contaminated by livestock feces.

KATU - Portland, OR : Police to scale back SWAT presence in Waldport | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather a

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:02:35 +0000

Well, dearie, what a person does for their job has nothing whatsoever to do with whether they're my friend or not. Conversely, if someone is a cop AND my friend (and I have two that fit that description), I still expect them to do their job, even if it means busting me. That's why it's called "duty" and not "friendship time." If you expect otherwise, maybe your comprehension of what law enforcement entails is deficient.

KATU - Portland, OR : Police to scale back SWAT presence in Waldport | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather a

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:20:30 +0000

Ooo! Ooo! Are we playing the "two word game"? Cool. Here's my contribution: ignorant jerk.

KATU - Portland, OR : Cops think Durham is still in Waldport area | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:25:50 +0000

You might as well say "Space aliens did it! They kidnap cattle! They could have kidnapped Kyron!" Now prove it wasn't aliens. The only connection here is they're both crimes, and frankly, that's pretty thin.

KATU - Portland, OR : Suspect’s arraignment postponed because of outburst | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffi

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:12:26 +0000

Yeah, I see your point. Kook-o-meter was definitely banging into the red.

KATU - Portland, OR : Suspect’s arraignment postponed because of outburst | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffi

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:34:47 +0000

"The man accused of killing the city of Rainier’s police chief got so disruptive during his arraignment on aggravated murder charges Wednesday afternoon it was postponed and he was escorted out of the room. " This seems inaccurate to me. The hearing was postponed because his attorney asked for time to determine Butts' fitness.

KATU - Portland, OR : Police release surveillance photo of suspect at center of manhunt | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:23:09 +0000

Or ... the hair is tucked into the hat (which seems more likely).

KATU - Portland, OR : Manhunt continues, police surround suspect’s home | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:20:44 +0000

Very much agree. I find the fact the perp was preparing for surgery interesting, since he may have been on pre-op meds of some sort. Those alone, or in combination with alcohol, pot or other drugs, could have made him paranoid (or more paranoid than he normally is). Given that his dog has now been found, and assuming the earlier reports that they are "inseparable" were true, I'm guessing he may no longer be with us, if you know what I mean.

KATU - Portland, OR : Manhunt continues, police surround suspect’s home | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:24:32 +0000

LOL. No. But a depressed, paranoid person might smoke to relieve the anxiety.

Portland News, Oregon News and Local Weather from KPTV FOX 12 News : Lincoln City Police Officer Shot, Suspect Sought - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:27:50 +0000

I'm guessing even odds the suspect has already ended the manhunt by his own hand.

KATU - Portland, OR : Court: Rahm Emanuel\'s name can\'t be on Chicago ballot | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:03:12 +0000

Maybe he should have checked on this before he quit his day job.

KATU - Portland, OR : Lincoln City officer ciritical after being shot during traffic stop | KATU.com - Portland News, Spor

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:01:37 +0000

Calm time. I think Soup may simply have misunderstood John46's intent. If the suspect came out, unarmed, hands up, no sane person would encourage the cops to shoot him anyway. If he came lurching out of the woods, pistol a-blazing, he would soon discover cops actually practice hitting their target. It's safe to assume LE doesn't have a shoot-on-sight order (which may be how Soup took John's comment), but you can bet they're not going out with beanbag rounds and tasers.