en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/309645 Comments by toxicity http://www.katu.com/news/business/118872119.html#IDComment138542631 Not at the one that hired me Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:48:24 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/business/118872119.html#IDComment138542631 http://www.katu.com/news/local/114191609.html#IDComment122308740 Plus one to all of you because that's the first thing I thought too. If they played "singin in the rain" at a MAX stop I'd probably get a little creeped out. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:31:58 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/114191609.html#IDComment122308740 http://www.katu.com/news/local/113945409.html#IDComment121969630 I love iced coffee drinks but I rarely treat myself to one because they are a ripoff. It's mostly ice yet they charge the same price as an ice free hot drink. One exception I know of is the Iced Kicker at Dutch Brothers. It's still mostly ice but at least they drop the price down to $2.00. It's been a while since I've had one though so maybe it's gone up. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:02:47 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/113945409.html#IDComment121969630 http://www.katu.com/news/business/113077689.html#IDComment120070796 I wish more companies were like this. There have been too many companies in the last couple years who have been paying executives more and more while taking government bailouts to keep their failing businesses afloat, all while letting their employees take the financial burden of their poor management. It's sickening. Steve Jobs is no doubt very wealthy, but he isn't worth nearly as much as most people would be if they were CEO of such a valuable company. His stake in Disney is actually worth a lot more than his stake in Apple. Fri, 7 Jan 2011 19:49:32 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/business/113077689.html#IDComment120070796 http://www.katu.com/outdoors/featured/112202534.html#IDComment117475165 I visited Grand Junction one summer and had the chance to see the Colorado National Monument. There's something about the contrast between the red-colored rocks and the green foliage that is just beautiful. Also beautiful is the nearby Grand Mesa. It's a 10,000 foot high flat-topped mountain covered in trees and lakes. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:06:21 +0000 http://www.katu.com/outdoors/featured/112202534.html#IDComment117475165 http://www.katu.com/news/national/112124809.html#IDComment116820250 I suggest you look into Kohlberg's six stages of moral reasoning. He considered level one, the pre-conventional stages common with children, to be concerned with "crime" and "punishment" and only one's self interests. He considered level two, the conventional stages common with adults, to be concerned with law and order and social norms. The problem with this level of moral reasoning is that how normal abnormal a behavior is is not always associated with whether or not it is moral. The third level is post conventional, a level that not all adults reach unfortunately. At these stages, a person forms their own ideas about what is right and wrong, based on reasoning that goes beyond saying a 2000 year old book or a 200 year old law tell me so. To say being gay is morally wrong just because the Bible says so, and that gay people will be punished by God, is to be at a child-like level of moral reasoning. To say that being gay is immoral because it is not "normal" is making it to the second level. I am at level three. I do not believe it is morally wrong to be gay. Gay people can do morally wrong things just like anyone else, but how can it be morally wrong to be born a certain way, especially when by itself being gay does not harm anyone? Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:45:43 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/112124809.html#IDComment116820250 http://www.katu.com/news/local/108458384.html#IDComment110130781 I felt a shake just before 8. I wouldn't have noticed it but I was still lying in bed reading. I later checked the earthquake app on my phone and sure enough there was a small quake at that time, yet it does seem like it would be too far away to feel. One thing to note is that due to geologic irregularities, some areas may experience greater shaking than other areas that are closer to the epicenter. Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:32:31 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/108458384.html#IDComment110130781 http://www.katu.com/outdoors/featured/106709133.html#IDComment108084359 I thought the same thing about the South Sister. I periodically search for any new reports on the South Sister, and the latest I heard was that the bulge stopped growing a few years back. I think it is still a potential threat though. The magma could start moving again at any time. Then again, the mountain could go dormant forever. It's pretty fascinating to me. Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:42:39 +0000 http://www.katu.com/outdoors/featured/106709133.html#IDComment108084359 http://lakeoswego.katu.com/content/carport-collapses-smashing-vehicles#IDComment107890157 It'd be nice for those affected to get some kind of timeframe so they can plan accordingly. Glad nobody was hurt at least. I don't think a car roof caving in is likely to be fixable. It looks like the Jag might have gotten pretty lucky though. Can't tell for sure from the picture though. Fri, 5 Nov 2010 00:04:17 +0000 http://lakeoswego.katu.com/content/carport-collapses-smashing-vehicles#IDComment107890157 http://www.katu.com/news/politics/106632218.html#IDComment107721064 There are many people in Eastern Oregon who vote for democrats too. Would you kick them out of your country? Also, If you formed your own country, the bigger cities wouldn't be helping to pave your roads, fund your state parks, education, etc. By the way I'm not personally a big city person, but I'm glad we have them because without them we wouldn't have many nice open spaces. Thu, 4 Nov 2010 04:35:57 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/politics/106632218.html#IDComment107721064 http://www.katu.com/outdoors/featured/106386143.html#IDComment107181908 CO2 was not in higher concentrations during the middle ages. Ice samples show that it is higher now than any time in the last 400,000 years. Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:32:28 +0000 http://www.katu.com/outdoors/featured/106386143.html#IDComment107181908 http://www.katu.com/news/business/106306238.html#IDComment106773547 I'm glad I don't have cable so I don't have to listen to all the ads, plus I can make up my own mind much better without hearing all the half-truths and distortions. Unfortunately my mailbox is still full of ads every day. Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/business/106306238.html#IDComment106773547 http://www.katu.com/news/national/106131093.html#IDComment106651941 The theory is that large ice sheets contain a lot mass, compressing the crust below. As the ice melts, the crust is less compressed and may start to rebound, which can cause new fractures or more activity along existing ones. Parts of the U.S near the Great Lakes and New England are actually still rebounding slightly today due to the ice sheet that melted around 10,000 years ago. The compression and decompression of the crust could also potentially cause volcanic activity. The massive landslide that initiated the Mt. St. Helens eruption had a similar effect, as the removal of mass above the magma allowed it to decompress, which was like the taking a cap off a shaken - up soda. In my opinion, I think it is possible to see earthquakes as a result of melting ice, but I think that such earthquakes would tend to be small. I can also see where melting ice could also cause an eruption in the right circumstances, however, this part of Russia is along the Ring of Fire. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:16:55 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/106131093.html#IDComment106651941 http://salem.katu.com/content/engineers-bad-concrete-used-failing-building#IDComment106432527 Wow, what a waste. I've always been nervous about tall buildings made of concrete. Especially some of the really tall ones. Concrete seems to develop at least small cracks no matter what. I just can't see all of these concrete buildings holding up very well in a major earthquake. Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:54:20 +0000 http://salem.katu.com/content/engineers-bad-concrete-used-failing-building#IDComment106432527 http://www.katu.com/news/business/105637008.html#IDComment106051691 I know what you mean, my car could easily get 30 mpg on 100% gas, but I have to be going downhill with a tailwind to hit 30 with the 10% ethanol. On the other hand, air pollution was getting pretty bad in the 60s and 70s, and I can't imagine how much worse it would be if there were no emissions controls on cars. Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:47:12 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/business/105637008.html#IDComment106051691 http://www.katu.com/news/local/105614163.html#IDComment106050517 Thats pretty wet. My rain gauge on my weather station quit working over the summer, but its interesting to see how much more rain can fall along the cascade foothills vs the middle of the valley. Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:38:34 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/105614163.html#IDComment106050517 http://www.katu.com/news/local/105402128.html#IDComment105335163 Its nice to see someone on here that gets it. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:54:26 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/105402128.html#IDComment105335163 http://www.katu.com/news/local/105402128.html#IDComment105296872 Unfortunately the Bush Administration did not reduce spending (trillion dollar wars) and also lowered taxes on the wealthy, which they keep telling us is supposed help everyone because they love to hire people when they get tax breaks. What happened instead was, the debt skyrocketed during Bush's years, and the wealthy basically kept the money to themselves and shipped millions of jobs overseas. Democrats are actually the ones who tend to balance the budget, however, when the economy is bleeding 700,000 jobs a month like it was before Obama even took office, cutting spending is the last thing you want to do. Unfortunately, by spending out of control in better times it makes it impossible to stimulate the economy when times get bad. I'm tired of people blaming Obama when we were heading down a terrible economic path before he was even elected. Somehow people seem to forget such recent history. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:47:55 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/105402128.html#IDComment105296872 http://northeastportland.katu.com/content/macpac-store-broken#IDComment103331513 Me try it? Maybe in some minds a coward doesn't have the guts to rob a store but in my mind a coward doesn't have the guts to deal with problems like a grown-up rather than running from them and resorting to this type of behavior. Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:19:58 +0000 http://northeastportland.katu.com/content/macpac-store-broken#IDComment103331513 http://northeastportland.katu.com/content/macpac-store-broken#IDComment103310781 What cowards! I hope they are caught, I love that store. Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:39:07 +0000 http://northeastportland.katu.com/content/macpac-store-broken#IDComment103310781