Friday, January 11, 2008 (No news posted)
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"A moderate by definition is one of three things; somebody who sits around and waits for a majority to form and then joins it, a conservative who is pro-choice, or a liberal."
-- Rush Limbaugh, June 5, 2001
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- Sen. Wyden Writing Forest Bill. (Oregonian)
- Hall of Fame Basketball Star, Bill Walton, to Be Campaign Chair for Rick Metsger Sec'y Of State Race. (Oregonian)
- Gresham "Gives" Property Owners Another Way to Pay for "Festival Street." (Oregonian) [There's more than one way to skin a cat of its skin. Nobody does it better than a gov't body."] The city is paying for the nearly $200,000 project with a grant from the federal Community Development Block Grant program, [YOUR tax $$] which funds revitalization projects in low- to-moderate-income areas. It must complete construction by July, and hopes the meandering reduced-speed avenue will spark new "high-density [future slum area]housing" development -- including affordable units -- in the city's historic core. -- Two of the affected property owners balked during a public hearing on the proposed reimbursement district Tuesday. One of them, Tom Orth, said he liked the design but thought he could do the work cheaper with a private contractor than the city could. "Why would I want to pay $55,000?" he asked. "My question: Would you do it if it were your money?" [Too intelligent a question for an out-of-touch gov't official.]
- CoorsTek Hosts Ron Wyden, Gives Employees Own Townhall Meeting. (azom.com) [Nano, nano = campaign $$$$]
- Marion County Judge Lets New Petition Rules Stand. (SJ)
- May Date Set for Special City Council Election. (Oregonian)
- Walker Middle School Teacher Resigns, Claims Personal Reasons. Lucas Hill is cited on two marijuana-related misdemeanors. (SJ)
- Jurors Weighing Evidence Against OR Realty-TV Star. Are sobriety tests skewed against little people? (Oregonian)
- Big $$: New Fee Would Repave Portland Streets. (Oregonian)
- FBI Looking Into Sen. Betsy Johnson Dealings. (Oregonian)
- OR Air Guard Gets 18 Of Its F-15s Returned to Service. (Oregonian)
- Novick, Merkley Blast No Child Left Behind. (Oregonian)
- Merix Corp. to Lay Off 180, Close Wood Village Plant. (Oregonian)
- Gov. K Ends "Cold War" With Coastal Commissioner. (Oregonian)
- Panel OKs Rule change for Cowlitz Casino Operations. (Oregonian)
- Clark County, Washington: Voter Registration Deadlines Nearing for Upcoming Primary Election. Both presidential primary and Clark County's special election, both to be held Feb. 19. (Oregonian)
- Gresham Leaders List 2008 Goals. (Oregonian)
- Pacific Univ. Plans for Hillsboro Campus Are Upheld Over Residents' Objections. In their vote, councilors overturned a unanimous decision by the planning commission to deny the height aspect of Pacific University's building design. Councilor Cynthia O'Donnell, who lives close to the proposed building, recused herself from the hearing and testified in opposition. However, councilors said they did not wish to set a precedent for encroachment on the conservation district and would grant a unique exception to Pacific, because the particular city block on which the university plans to expand is narrower than most blocks, giving the university less space to build. (Oregonian) [The "unique exception" WILL set a precedent regardless of what councilors claim.]
- Clackamas: Deputies Investigate Explosive Device. (Oregonian)
- WA County: Fire At Historic Nyberg House Believed Most Likely To Accidentally Caused By Transients Using House for Shelter. Plans for the property remain uncertain. The property is owned by Dean and Rana McBale, who also own the adjacent site, occupied by Jiggles, a strip club. The entire area is within Tualatin's urban-renewal district, but the city has run out of money for projects there. (Oregonian)
- ENVIRONMENTAL WHACKO Orgs File Suit to Put Polar Bears On Endangered List. (Oregonian)
- Eugene: 67% Increase In Crime. While most of the rest of the country has had drops in crime. (Oregonian)
- Crime Down In Portland, Salem. (Democrat-Herald)
- KATU: House, Senate Dems Outline Plans for February Session. Say increased state police patrols, more state funding for seniors to stay in homes, better monitor children in foster care at top of list.
- Statesman Journal: What Remains Off Dems List Of Priorities Drawing Almost As Much Attention As Items That Made It.
- OSU Resource Fees To Be Rolled Into Tuition Costs. (OSU, Daily Barometer)
 Oregon Mayorette Loses Her Clothes, Respect. (Radar Online)
- Kerry Endorses Obama. (AP)
- Wyoming Tribune Asks, Will Wyoming Be the Next Battleground State in 2012?
- Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Newspaper Saying Some Question Romney's Wyoming "Victory."
- Wyoming Will Be Penalized Half Their 28 Delegates to Nat'l Convention for Early Presidential Caucus. (Planet Jackson Hole)
- Ohio: Legal Groups to Create Plan for Foreclosures. The Chief Justice, of the Ohio Supreme Court recently released a statement asking Ohio attorneys to begin offering their services pro bono (without charge) to assist the courts with the growing number of foreclosure cases. (Mt. Vernon News)
- FBI: Murder Drops 6.5% In Big Cities. Crime dipped slightly for the first half of 2007, the FBI reported Monday, signaling a stop to a 2-year increase in violence nationwide. (AP)
- CA: FBI Doubles Reward for Murderers Of Sikh Brothers. FBI hate crimes division investigating. (Times Of India keeping an eye on the story.)
- FBI: Figures Show Murder Rate Rising In Louisiana's Major Cities. (Leesville Leader)
- The New Republic Goes After Ron Paul. But, are they making him look even better? Note the tampered photo. Is that blood? (Radar Online)
- Rush Limbaugh Listeners Should Wear Their Gitmo T-Shirts On January 11th. The ACLU is urging those against imprisoning Gitmo detainees to wear orange. (ACLU)
- Obama Family In Kenya Watches U.S. Vote. (News Max)
- Crocodile Tears. (Michael Ramirez, cartoon)
- McCain (Michael Ramirez, cartoon)
- They All Promise Change. (Michael Ramirez)
- Whales Before Men. (IBD Editorials)
- Bush Signs Anti-Gun Bill for Mentally Ill. $1.3-B in grant $$ for states to improve tracking of people deemed unqualified to have a gun. (WA Post)
- Impact Of Tom Tancredo Still Being Felt. (The Bulletin, Philadelphia's Family Newspaper) [He won't be running for Congress again. But, what about running for Senator?]
- For a Moment Tancredo Wishes He Was Still Running. (Boston Globe)
- Romney Wins Wyoming. Media makes little of it. (AP)
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