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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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- Iraq Is "Getting Worse," Kulongoski Says Of Visit. (SJ)
- Smith Out to Prove His Continued Bipartisanship In Gaining Support for Gov't Funded Care for Suicide Prevention. "If there are problems, they will find them, but in finding them, we are identifying a better path to the future," he said. "This is not the federal government against the state; this is about how we, the American people, can do better in dealing with mental health." (SJ) [Since when has the gov't not been able to "find a problem" for which to spend gov't $$? If money is the answer to this problem would there ever be enough? Is this a realistic way to deal with such pain and loss?]
- Settlement Nets Mayfield $2M. Islamic Portland man sued the U.S. over treatment in a bombing case. The government also agreed to destroy all materials seized from Mayfield's home and office. And it agreed to issue the 40-year-old lawyer another apology for FBI foulups that matched him to a fingerprint found in Madrid, leading to his investigation as a possible terrorist. (Oregonian)
- Portland Commuter Conundrum. For many workers, job & home are miles apart. (Portland Tribune)
- Tribal Activists "Elders" Urge Young People to Fight for "Native Rights." (SJ)
- Salem-Area Job Like Slavery Says Ethiopian Woman. Files human trafficking suit. (Oregonian)
- Old Political Friends To Return to Capitol for Fundraiser Reunion. Vic Atiyeh, Barbara Roberts will lead a list of others for OR State Capitol Foundation. (SJ)
- Portland: Adams Proposes Sliding Scale for City Business Tax. (Portland Tribune)
- Gov. Names New Chief Of Staff, Deputy In Shuffle. gave top staff jobs Wednesday to members of two key groups who supported his re-election. (SJ)
- State Interim Budget Panel of Lawmakers Direct Cash to Own Districts. Fuels pork-barrel criticism. (Oregonian)
- Sen. Wyden: Examine Chinese Logging. Alleged abuses have damaged U.S. producers of hardwood used in furniture. Says have done illegal logging of Asian, African forests. (SJ)
- Special Senate Commission Proposal Approves Education Package Including Head Start Program for Kindergarten for Any District. (Oregonian)
- Portland: Mayor Potter Needs a "Yes" Instead of a "Maybe." (Ryan Frank of Oregonian)
- Clackamas: Voters Defeat In Gov't Camp Reject Village Idea. (Oregonian)
- Portland: Lax Conditions, Lack Of Space Led to Murder Of Jail Inmate. (Oregonian)
- Lars Larson To Be On TV Showtime Series Penn & Teller Sometime after March. (Willamette Week)
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National/International News
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- U.S. Supreme Court Hearing Weyerhaeuser Co. Competitor Case. Weyerhaeuser is fighting an $80 million award to Ross-Simmons stemming from a jury verdict that found the larger company had violated federal antitrust law. Ross-Simmons accused Weyerhaeuser of paying too much for alder logs and not using what it bought, with the goal of driving out competing sawmills.
- Importance of Foreign-Language Speaker In OR Grows, Claim Officials. Spanish remains the prevalent foreign language spoken in the state. Of the 217,614 who speak Spanish, however, fewer than half are fluent in English. [Shouldn't the headline have been, "Importance of foreigners' learning English grows"?]"We can no longer assume that knowing just one language will get us by in the work force," he said. "But it's also important that a person be able to adequately and sufficiently speak the foreign language." [And just what is more efficient than everyone knowing one common language?] (SJ)
- Another Trip Not Reported by Four Legislators. (KATU)
- Portland: Fur Store Says It's Had Enough. Hounded by protesters and citing safety issues, Schumacher is pulling out of Portland after 11 years. Headed for suburbs. Won't say where. [But, will the protesters bother to go there to bully him out of business too?] (Oregonian)
- Sen. Smith Sets Mental-Health Summit Today. (SJ)
- N. Clackamas: Builders Pressed to Help Pay for Schools. (Oregonian)
- W. Salem Grad May Plead Guilty In Espionage Case. (SJ)
- Departing Congress May Ditch Mt. Hood Bill. (Oregonian)
- Feds Tell OR to Examine Passing Scores On State Tests. (Oregonian)
- Salem: Possible E-Board Earmarks Raise Some Eyebrows. (Oregonian)
- 3 States Seek Fed OK to Kill Sea Lions at Bonneville. (Oregonian)
- Junction City: Principal Proposes Student Breath Tests. (Oregonian)
- NW Scientists Push for Creation of "Unified" U.S. Climate Service. Claim would provide better long-term forecasting that would "help" farmers, firefighters, utilities and others because of global warming. Say would produce "timely information about climate variations and trends." [In other words, they will continue even louder the fake doctrine of global warming. And the "help" for farmers and firefighters? That would be new rules interfering with their getting their jobs done. As usual the gov't is just trying to "help" you. Semantics, schmantics.] (Oregonian)
- Barlow: Waiting for Anyone At All to Win Mayor's Race. (Oregonian)
- Oregonian Editorial Thinks Bush Terrible for Not Wanting Gov't To Address Global Warming. Hope Supreme Court will force him.
- OR Supreme Court Won't Hear Klamath County School Appeal. (Herald and News)
- UO Loan Program Ends After Audit. (OR Daily Emerald)
- How OR Politicians Pay Their Help. (Oregonian, Politics Updates)
- Legislature Is the Focus Of Salem City Club Lunch. (SJ)
- NW Republican: WA State GOPers, Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong.
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