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Hey Brian, it seems like your more concerned about which Oregon Duck tapestry to hang up than actually find out the truth in this story. On a side note, Dr. Suess will poison your children’s minds
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Thank you for explaining how bans work, and humor to me. You seem to have a firm grasp on the subject.
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The blindfolds fell off after Obama's appointments of two uber-liberal justices...... Sotomayor and Kagan. Thank God the Republicans can bring some balance to the madness.
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I'm more concerned about the no-fly zones mentioned in the headline. I don't have that many sweat pants.
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I’m not sure where you’re taking this. The letter-writer (and yes I know the difference from news articles and other opinion pieces) is clearly a Vinis fan. Disappointed with the Lindholm survey results, it appears she tries to discredit the survey by relaying her experiences. But it’s unlikely Lindholm surveyed her; the Register-Guard would not give Lindholm such credibility if his results were based on push-polling, and a Lindholm surveyor would have identified herself as such. So what are the odds that another entity was push-polling the same week as Lindholm’s survey? I would guess they’re low. So the letter-writer may not actually have been surveyed at all, or she was, but the tenor of the questions were not slanted like she wants us to believe. Yes, I’m biased against Vinis, but this letter is fishy.
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I like it! If you enter into a contract with the U of O for a cell tower and then the U of O decides they want it moved, all they have to do is say "We're really part of the government so we can force you to move your tower even though we did enter into a contract with you." They are probably right on this one; it's the arrogance which offends me. The Legislature tried that with the PERS contracts and were sent back to study their contract law lessons harder. Too bad that won't happen here.
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LOL........ il papa lives in a fortress city surrounded by impassable stone walls. The immigration policy for the Vatican is zero. il papa quia omnis hypocrita.
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Eliminate OK for sleeping on streets overnight. Provide space overnight in parking garages. Provide a few porto-potties there. Have a police patrol check the garage nightly.
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I would rather the drivers just obey the law, as well as laws regarding speed, drinking, and cell phone use. I don't see it as a win-win if we take DUI citation income and give it to alcoholism rehab.
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I detect sarcasm. Sarcasm is borderline un-civil. Watch your step!
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I had not heard of Striker Field before seeing this letter. Although that neighborhood does have a small park near Crescent Avenue, it definitely seems Striker Field is an appropriate place for city park expenditures. A complex much like the one in the west Danebo neighborhood would be nice. South Eugene is going to get its refurbished Civic Stadium, and other neighborhoods now deserve attention.
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Better than duct tape and it doesn't look that tight. I see nothing wrong with it as long as it's not causing unneccessary pain to the pup, but then again I've trained dogs and horses from the time I was very young and have had to listen many times to whiny know nothings flip out when I've thrown and tied down horses in public or had to use compulsion on Schutzhund and working dogs to make them do as they were asked. In the pic, the pup isn't flippin out, his skins not twisted and his eyes aren't weepy. That tells me it's not tight, the dogs not in pain, just inconvienance. This is NOT animal cruelty in any way shape or form
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I love it when young people take ownership of what will eventually be their own world. Certainly, they've been failed by the previous generation so far. The off-coal legislation she's talking about is in the Senate right now. Hopefully our local Senators will seize this moment to act to move Oregon's clean energy economy forward! It won't be the last thing we do to protect the climate in Oregon, but it is right in front of us for the taking.
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No wonder Americans naively put up with so much. It seems like most Americans don't have a clue about modern computer technology or how it works. Do you know what you are talking about? We're not in Kansas anymore, Dejain. Learn the facts. You say Apple should simply give up the password? Apple software doesn't work like that. Your comment alone shows that you aren't up to date on the technical realities, or aware of the complexities involved in keeping data safe and secure.
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I have to say that I agree in full with this editorial. Enacting a hasty law to preserve secrecy in officer-involved shootings can easily be interpreted as part of an official cover-up, even if it is warranted in this case. From what I understand, they can already withhold the identity of an officer if their safety may be at risk. This reeks of partisanship and hysteria, and it is doubtful if progressives have fully thought this through. The Oregon legislature is clearly a hyper-partisan institution, with no sense of principle or justice. The only principle that Oregon Democrats stand upon is the unrestrained will to power.
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I find it ironic that Amy Margolis is on committees for rules and regulations, is involved with the OCA.....is the lawyer who has been outspoken about residency requirements being dropped....and now she represents TruNorth in this case??? I see a conflict of interest. On committees, changing laws, dropping residency....and representing businesses that are not playing by the books........these carpetbeggars come to our state, change our laws.......so businesses who break the law can be in business and stay in business.....all the while posing in pics with our politicians. Just friggin' eeeeeewwwwww. Oregon cannabis and these idiot lawyers, investors and growers are bringing down our state quickly. What capitalist egocentric opportunists. I love how she is changing the law and defending low integrity businesses. Cannabis in Oregon is a Monty Python FARCE.
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It's not her practice to comment.... BUT......... she's going to comment..... "we do not anticipate charges". I wonder why Amy? I am sure money, ego and other tactics have a part to play. What a joke to call this law. And nice non-comment comment. Slimey layers, fraud lobbyists and sucker politicians. Yep, the white colony version of cannabis in Oregon sucks like the rest of the country thanks to people like this.
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Tipaw - And yours: "40-20 bad - Tipaw good" Can you speak to the topic?
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That's a bit strong. There are only a few members of the R-G editorial board, and they cannot be experts at everything. I suspect that they received a press release from the DOJ that provided the misleading information that appeared to be their assumptions about the situation. Your comments about the technical issues appear to be correct, however. That is basically what the EFF says, and they ARE experts.
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Because it's hard to believe anything from the government. I would like to know, how do they come up with a normal result. It's like saying normal human behavior. Which we all know there are many layers and colors. Too many people are making a career out of climate and that includes the media.
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I think they just take the average from the past 10 or 30 years for each region and call that normal. Normal is a loaded term, and a lot of variation exists, but it is a reasonable benchmark, and probably one of the easier metrics to believe from the government!
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Are you the Coroner? Because if you are not then you cannot possibly know how many times Finicum was shot. The autopsy has not been released. The Finicum family did a separate autopsy and they have not releases the results either. If he had been shot nine times, as you claim, then the family surely would have made that known.
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A better scientific benchmark would be an average or a mean. Normal is is for low IQ consumers.
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Don't make dumb assumptions. Every device I own is password-protected by security software, with features to prevent someone 'guessing' a password. I lock and unlock my phone (or laptop, tablet, etc.) using the password, which I change regularly. Someone else can do that if they have the password. Farook's iPhone is not 'his' anymore, it contains criminal evidence. The only way your comment makes any sense is if Apple does not know his password, and I suspect there is a way for them to find it, if they weren't so focused on marketing.
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Mr. Gerson seems to be following the party line, ignoring President Obama's accomplishments. Imagine for a moment what this country might be like today if the Conservatives had compromised, pitched in worked with Obama for the past 8 years. Instead they are still practicing the ignorant elitism of denying he is 'their' president.
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We need to stop perpetuating the myth that these people are homeless by circumstance. Many are just employment resistant.
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We can't blame the Republicans: Like a kid reaching for a candy bar, there was the shock of having it snatched away just as he touches it with the tips of his fingers. They could almost taste the prospect of packing the court with Republican appointees after the election, and desperately don't want to give up Scalia's replacement.
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Didn't I say they take the average? And then you said a better benchmark would be the average... better than what? The average I referred to?
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There's also the paradox that the more resources you devote to providing housing/services for the homeless, the more homeless you will attract to your city, thus increasing the need for those services.
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Touché. The best number would be that mean.
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A 2010 report from the US Surgeon General says even secondhand smoke causes immediate damage to one's organs and poses risk of serious illness or death. "There is no risk-free level of exposure to tobacco smoke." I'm very glad to see the Parks and Open Space division take action to eliminate smoking in our parks, following suit of the UO's tobacco free initiative as well as regulations in effect in other local communities, to minimize public exposure to avoidable health risks. We all deserve the opportunity to recreate in areas without exposure to cigarette smoke, and if the public follows this policy it will also remove the threat of fire danger from persons choosing to smoke in the Ridgeline and other natural areas during fire season.
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A mean on a respectical rolling average
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Yeah, a rolling average would make sense. Certainly the gardening climate zones based on all available data are different from the ones that use only the previous 10 years.
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Sounds like Mr. Roberts is unhappy with our legislature. I'm pretty certain that he doesn't live on $9.50 an hour, the last attorney I used charged $200 an hour. We live in a time where young people borrow thousands to get through college, many finish college and can't find a job that pays a living wage. But all Mr. Roberts can do is complain about the legislature passing a bill and identifying the bill as an "emergency". If you don't like what the legislature is doing, why don't you stop complaining and run for office. But I realize, Mr. Roberts that it is your belief that it is the Democrats in the legislature that are so wrong, but you apparently have forgotten, they were elected by a majority of voters in their district.
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Thank you I really appreciate our thoughts
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Apple does not know the password for any of the devices they currently sell. The editorial was pretty clear about what the administration is asking Apple to do, come up with a program that allows them try millions of password configurations without triggering then data self destruction feature.
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Until we meet again. Take care
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We don't want too much snow because when it melts in summer, it'll raise the ocean levels and flood Manhattan. /[wink]
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The big shipping companies got wise to the B.S. at the port and dealing with the unions - Oregon lost big time. Next step will be a steep hike in direct flight fares to pay for these fees. Strange, the Port of Portland furloughs their employees because of funding and budget shortfalls - all the while the port of portland CEO collects a bigger and bigger salary - now at $395,000.00
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Michael Gerson needs to realize that it has taken Mr. Trump to get him, the media, and the establishment to wake-up and to take note that the government has/is failing us. All levels of government have ignored the public. Look at the local city created issues that has resulted in the city-against-the-public; forced rezoning, more unwanted and unneeded EmX routes, ruining the livability of a 14' wide lane, by approving a 29-unit cohousing project at the dead-end, etc. No wonder people are "voting with our (their) middle figure." Maybe that will wake-up government, and make them start listening and acting on our behalf.
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I haven't the foggiest what you are talking about.....I'll agree or disagree with anything I want. Period.
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And to think that when JFK was running for President, everyone was concerned that the Pope would be controlling him because he was Catholic. At least Bernie doesn't have to worry about the Pope calling him out on his lack of Christianity.
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Not a bad idea, but it won't make a bit of difference in the crustie situation: they hang out at both locations, and will continue to disrespect their surroundings no matter what kind of statue is there.
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You're quite welcome, jenny. If, in the future, I can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to ask. regards, Gary
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Smoking ban enforcement? Can we extend our police that much farther? Do we expect smokers--many of whom are homeless--to pay fines or go to jail? Laudable, but let's focus our resources more realistically. Is there someone who wants people calling 911 for a smoking situation? We can't control littering, copulation, defecating in bushes, alcohol consumption, or drug use in the parks. We can't even control sleeping in parks. Because we can't outlaw homelessness. If we seriously want to attack public smoking, then make it illegal in all public places. And hire some more police to enforce it. Other cities, including Seattle, have done that. This ban targets homeless people unfairly.
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"deja vu, all over again" ...sounds like this one was discovered early enough and the DA had judgment enough to be sure no District Attorney staff heard the recording. Otherwise, get ready for appeal upon appeal relating to the "fruit of the poisoned tree."
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Evans, don't blame minimum wage laws for the failure to be able to find a 'living wage job', blame the colleges and universities. Demand an ROI (Return on Investment) statement before ever signing up for tens of thousands of dollars in student debt. If you're an art major and the average pay is, say, $35,000 a year and you realize that it will take 30 years to pay off that loan, maybe you should pick a different major. The minimum wage was never designed for a lifetime salary, it's an entry wage. It's for a job almost anyone would qualify for. Now that $200 an hour attorney's job (which doesn't include the cost of his office, advertising, staff, research time, etc.), that's something that requires a little effort to go for. Is the legislature also forgetting that they haven't addressed the wages of the fixed income? Disability, Social Security, etc. All those folks will see a huge drop in 'pay', the result of higher costs. The state just killed jobs for entry level skills.
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what a foul up. I can imagine any lawyer calling every piece of evidence into question...did that info initially come from a conversation between the clergy and the inmate's taped conversation? fruit of the poisonous tree. ++considering the types of conversations that go on between the inmates and their friends and family - i'm glad there is some monitoring. ( also, wayne seems to be a risky choice for a middle name for a child...john wayne gacy, conan wayne hale - both animals. it's quite a list - google it...)
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The other thing ' in common' for these tragedies is that the Federal agency heads in charge of 'oversight' on all these tragedies were all appointed by President Obama. The Takata air bags and GM switch problems started prior to that, of course. The Amtrak derailment happened when Federal agencies let them delay spending the money Congress had authorized. And don't forget the failure of the Federal Democratically appointed agencies to catch the Volkswagen cheating on pollution. It took university students to figure that one out. And it took university students to force the Federal EPA to even pay attention to the Flint lead problem. If the overseers are Democrats appointed by Pres Obama, it doesn't matter whether "oversight [is] commonly opposed by Republicans" Democrats had the responsibility and failed to meet that responsibility.
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Yes, I'd like to see that quote too. Too many see to forget that Iraq invaded Kuwait and was on the verge of invading its other neighbors to the south, that they violated the terms of surrender from the first Gulf War, etc. and were a mirror of WWI to WWII and Germany's ability to wage war on the world...again. Do I think they handled it well? No, they should have let Saddam's army return and take him out, as they desired to do and we would have been done with him.
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if the airport shuttle has significantly lower ridership already projected and it doesn't even go into the airport, why the heck do it? sounds like a money pit.
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So what? Everyone deserves a piece of ground to sleep on.
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I have been voting for President ever since 1966. I have had the same thoughts more than once. If all else fails, vote for the one who has what you perceive to be the most personal character. Or, if that doesn't work, choose the lesser of two weevils. One of them is always worse than the other on something that is important to me.
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oh my...let's not forget the previous , republican's administration of mishaps. just 2 would be 9/11 and katrina. those were tragedies of reknown. as to the water.? lead has poisoned people for many years... one can't blame a present anybody or anything for bad infrastructure put down 40.. 80.. 100 years ago. the situation has been a long time coming. look at what drilling wells and mining has done to our actual earth - we are just starting to see the real ramifications of these practices.
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I have an acquaintance who once 'hacked' the World of Warcraft on-line game in order to identify a specific player back on the east coast who was contemplating suicide and disclosed that during the gaming. As a result of that 'hack', the possible suicide was prevented by police from happening. Everyone 'knows' that it is not possible to hack Warcraft and do that. What 'everyone knows' changes from day to day. Today's 'key' is tomorrow's 'backdoor' and next week's Target, or IRS or Federal Personal Data hack.
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they need to tighten up the law but they also need that layer of protection for a man doing his job. . becoming the focus of zealous thugs, whatever their affiliation, should be avoided for a cop that finds themselves in that situation - like witness protection. anybody beyond reason in a volatile, single minded environment is dangerous - they don't need a name to target "to get even with"
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Motley, are you suggesting the root cause of these problems is Obama and the Democrats? That seems a little simplistic with lots of evidence that Republicans have also overseen failures in government oversight and competence. The Iraq War comes to mind.
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Now, now... As the proponent of your incorrect glass-house assertions, which are incongruent with the facts, don't be throwing any stones about dumb assumptions.
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If you can't deal with a dog, then you should not be allowed to have one. Please find a humane person that is able to love and take care of this beautiful animal. You are a very sick person.
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Fine bit of social engineering by the Feds, innit.
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All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
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The subject was "All happened because of a lack of proper oversight — the kind of oversight commonly opposed by Republicans at many levels but supported by Democrats" I am merely pointing out that for the last seven (7) years, the 'proper oversight' was the responsibility of President Obama's appointees. We can go back to the Iraq War or President Clinton's Cruise missile attacks of 1993 on Iraq designed to get rid of 'weapons of mass destruction' or all sorts of things. Changing the subject is just avoidance of the issue, however.
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Never ascribe to conspiracy that which can be explained by ignorance; ignorance is much more common. I agree with Rick, below.
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I think the perpetuating myth is that the homeless are all lazy and won't work. The percentage of homeless people by choice is actually a very small percentage. It's an incredibly stressful existence. Chronic homelessness is a very complex issue that is not easily overcome.
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"On Friday, Dickey is scheduled to visit Fairchild Air Force Base, where she’ll tour an aircraft, meet base leaders and be recognized as an honorary airman" (The Spokeman Review) I want that follow-up
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Right!
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LTD is playing Kabuki Theater.
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PC.....not PC you can decide. I know from our own experience that the coach's people skills should be questioned and I am glad they are doing so. I am aware of another incident ( with no racial overtones) where a student was singled out by the coach in front of all the student's fellow team mates (close friends). He read this young student the riot act and humiliated the student in front of all the fellow students. He then asked the team mates team mates to join in his condemnation of the student. Humiliation as a form of leadership? As an adult you learn day one that good leadership would never berate an individual in front of anyone let alone their friends. Good leadership lifts people up rather than tears them down. So one might say that we need thicker skin and when I grew up it needed to be pretty thick. If there is a better way to lead then we should not be slaves to the past. Berating others verbally is a form of bullying and should not be tolerated.
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The girls are not independent contractors but employees.
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But wait, I thought there wasn't enough snow because of the global warming.
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Agree Ms., Pearson a less then stellar pool going into these next votes in S., Carolina and Nevada. As an Independent it is simply disappointing. The present primary process is horribly flawed - so far 2 states have managed to force out some of the better candidates on the Republican side. Donald Trump is not Presidential material but a spoiler to the process...or let me say those that continue to vote for him are poisoning the barrel. What we need is a National Primary Vote. Have several debates, town halls and set a date in May for the national vote. We here in Oregon are pushed out of the selection process and must take whatever is left over. I understand the Trump vote, prostitute your moral compass in exchange for a chance to fix "things". Liked them or not a lot of problem solving experience pushed aside..., Walker, Huckabee, Fiorina, Christi, Paul, etc., not to mention a very weak Dem., field. Trump the spoiler..so, wake up S. Carolina and Nevada and save this run away train.
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The only fish smell I detect is your attempt to malign the letter writer based only on your admitted bias. Please identify your specialized knowledge about the R-G's opinion about Lindholm credibility. Please elucidate on your knowledge about what a Lindholm surveyor would have done about their identity. Your guesses about what 'tenor' the questions may have had is, yet again, only evidence of your anitti-Vinis bias.
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I believe that any serious student of history or current events should come to the same conclusion of George Washington that party politics are an abomination. From his Farewell Address: “However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.” His only blind spot is that he failed to predict that by 2016 there would also be "cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled " women involved as well.
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what does that mean?
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if young people who are borrowing thousands for college and can't find a job that tells me the college grads are getting degrees that are not in high demand. I guess the high demand degrees are just too hard for some of the grads! Only reason the dumercrats used the emergency bill is to keep the people from having a chance to vote on it if enough signatures were gathered to oppose it. Why not let people of Oregon vote on it? That's BS from the dumercrats . Brown is a coward
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The Ducks again looked tired and faded again
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Does your analysis assume everything they tell you is a true and objective account of their life?
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Thanks, Les Jordan. This map of US military bases surrounding Iran supports your hunch that Israel’s paranoia may be a little bit hysterically overblown, comparatively. http://www.juancole.com/images/2012/02/bases3.png
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Normal is something that goes along the party line, more or less.
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Finally! Something POSITIVE to report about the usually academically/socially/politically moronic miserable University of Oregon. Go, ROTC students!
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Is anyone considering the possibility that we create (or at least attract) "homelessness" because we make it so easy? The easier it is to live on the street, the less incentive people have to find alternatives. Why blow money on rent or live with irritating relatives if you can camp for free on public property, have 20 choices for free food and never get hassled to be productive or responsible? What is Portland's per capita rate of "homelessness" compared to cities that don't allow public camping? Why don't I see people living on the streets of Prineville (for example)?
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The military system, unlike the academic side of the U of O, more closely approaches a meritocracy. There are conditions, tasks and standards which must be met to succeed. The sports side also has that sort of system. One is required to meet or exceed standards or you lose your position, whether as a player or as a coach. The academic standards are subject to less rigor and certainty, based on my experience as a student. They more closely match with the rest of societies' concept of 'sucking up'. To get a good 'grade' one is required to parrot the information nearest and dearest to the heart of the instructors involved. I am given to understand that there is also a thing known as 'grade inflation' which is a corollary of the Lake Woebegone Principle that 'everyone is above average'. Those who successfully parrot the appropriate information are all then found to be in the highest percentile. These tendencies are most prevalent in the squishy 'sciences', of course.
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Israel ...the great pretenders. WE should have turned them into a parking lot right after every bit of evidence made it became irrefutably clear that they did 911
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Demographic labels are often invoked by those too intellectually lazy to objectively study the consequences of policy changes proposed by various candidates. Sadly this describes most of America’s pundit class.
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Mary Anne Hayes: “The Senate’s role is to confirm that the nominee is qualified to serve. It has no right to confirm only if he or she conforms to senators’ ideology” Do you suppose that Mary Anne applied the same standard when her Democrat Party friends rejected Robert Bork for failing to pass the Roe v. Wade litmus test?
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Wow. The text appears after several days and is a surprise. The author wishes for a more quiet and sedate time, you know, when Karl Rove was around. When war criminals led us to invade a nation and kill thousands of its citizens in a "shock and awe" campaign of unimaginable horror and, you know, screams and other such noise. Sooner or later Great Britain will be getting their report on the lies that led to the Iraq war. We, on the other hand, will be getting odd commentaries like this one, that compares the barbarism of the Cheney, Bush, Rumsfeld era with a shouting match. Anger and despair sound loud and usually involve bad grammar and insults. I, for one, think this election is all about the chaos and cacophony of a people waking to the fact their leaders have let privileged characters loot the treasury and enrich themselves as the poor die. As for me, Trump's insults and accurate comments on the W. war were about the only genuine part of the discussion. Hugh Massengill, Eugene
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While I have a lot of respect for Bernie, and will vote for him, for a long time I have wished for a national referendum on changing the American voting process. I suspect I would be happier in the system used in Great Britain. Well, without the royalty nonsense. I wish third party candidates could run and simply designate that their votes could go to someone else if not successful. Thus, Bernie could have run as an Independent, and if he didn't win nationally, his votes could have gone to the Democrats. I usually don't blame the candidates though. The system forces them to grab for tons of cash by not saying some things and pandering around saying things they may not really believe. Not many people would go through the national election process. Look at the intense scrutiny that they have to endure, and look at the danger that they have to face every day. They are brave to run. The fault truly lies in the system, not the candidates. As a country we are them. Hugh Massengill, Eugene
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The problem is that once a city accommodates the homeless, more transients come in. Eugene has long been the Homeless Hilton. It needs to stop. Compassion for the truly hopeless is important, but some are simply playing the system. It needs to stop.
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Pennies thrown at lowest paid workers will always be "the death of American business." This goes clear back to when slavery was abolished. Besides, nursing home and care home CEOs are all millionaires. That's right, ALL are millionaires. Check it out.
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The Willamette River is a highly regulated river system. Mid winter rains can reduce the snow pack, but the real question is how the Corps of Engineers are doing in managing the reservoirs fill curves. http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Water.aspx
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Try being a city, Metro, or contract worker in our "natural areas". Believe me folks, you haven't even begun to see the worst of it. Millions of dollars we've spent trying to return our natural areas to an ecologically functioning state; all going to waste with the feces and trash and destruction they are now experiencing. I've seen some unbelievable sights.
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Yup, this summer will be very interesting.
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Nice!
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"developing a strong work ethic has a lifelong value that’s priceless." Which came, or didn't come, first? I doubt that panhandlers would suddenly seek a (Oregon's new high-paying) job. To some people, the tedium of being somewhere on time and spending 8 hours being productive for a consistent paycheck goes against standing up to "the man" and is somehow surrendering to capitalist pigs and the oppression of free spirits. Still, handing panhandlers cash will not solve the issue of homelessness or drug addiction.
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Cliven Bundy led an armed standoff with federal agents at his ranch in 2014. Militia snipers trained their weapons on BLM workers who were there to confiscate Bundy's cattle because Bundy had refused to pay grazing fees for twenty years. The Bundy ranch is still an armed enclave. If he were released on bail he would go to the ranch and force a firefight to get him out. He is a danger to society and should be confined until his trial.
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I support this measure. SNAP is for basics, not frills. Disclosure. I am on SNAP.
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I think Welch's comment was civil. Maybe not in accordance with one's opinion, but civil.
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Great questions! Interesting read.
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How convenient it has become these days to blame it on the computers. What a smorgasbord of probable deniability and playground for malfeasance! How many times will the body politic be fooled by wolf-cries of "oopsie"? A la Red Riding Hood: "My, what a scary looking internet-of-things you've got there" "All the better to overrule you with, my dear."
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This reminds me of DO NOT FEED THE BIRDS signs.... some actually think it will make birds quit hanging out in the parking lot. They roost on that sign. They find stuff to eat anyway. Panhandlers on street corners are unattractive reminders of what's wrong with this country. But banning panhandling is not going to eliminate the visible homeless that make comfortable people feel guilty and angry. Vote for more micro-housing projects and micro-jobs to go with . The road from outsiderdom is paved with both good intentions, but people are still standing on its corners with signs about God Bless and can ya spare a buck?
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