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| A “taxpayer watchdog” group calling itself Common Sense for Oregon has started buying ads on Portland radio ridiculing “free soda for prisoners” in its attempt to give the newly majority-Democrat Oregon legislature a black eye at a time when the legislature is trying to close a $4 billion budget gap. With unemployment in the state at a post-Great Depression high, and drastic cuts imminent to programs [...] Openly gay Portland Mayor Sam Adams is on the ropes, and will probably resign, because he lied to a reporter about sex. Yes, he was stupid to lie – as Clinton was – but the question never should have been asked in the first place. Sex is a bodily function, we all do it in myriad different ways, and it’s time to stop treating it [...] Clark County Amphitheater Below is the fix for the Clark County Amphitheater according to a letter to the editor in The Columbian today. To this I would add construct the light rail to run all the way to the LaCenter casino with stops at Salmon Creek and 179th Streets. Get the casino developers on board with helping out on the financing. Think big people of [...] Supporters of sustainable resource development are almost a missing link in the left/progressive movement at present. Yet this is a true middle ground that can yield agreement, rather than adversarial relationships, among our likeliest allies. Now – I hope that this doesn’t earn me the nickname of the Supply-Sider of Sustainability, or some such – but I think that the supply/production side has [...] Image via Wikipedia I was traveling south on Andresen Road last Thursday and in the lane next to me I could not help but notice a white pickup truck with a huge Senator Don Benton sign propped up in the truck bed. Looked over at the driver and noticed our very own Senator Don Benton himself chatting away on a NON-HANDSFREE cell phone while driving. [...] I don’t believe we are practicing any recognizable form of democracy in this country and here is just another example. Let me say at the outset that I don’t blame anyone for this mess besides perhaps a justice system that is more concerned about promoting a “dog eat dog” world than administering wise jurisprudence. I am a Democratic Party Precinct Committee Officer (PCO) in the 17th Legislative [...] The Operation Democracy – MoveOn meeting has changed location and the day of the week. The meeting is this Saturday from 9am to 11am at the Parsley Recreational Center located 4100 Plomondon St. Vancouver 98661 off Falk Rd. between Hwy. 500 and Fourth Plain Blvd. map As those of you who attended caucuses experienced first hand, there is an unprecedented level of energy and [...] Attended the MoveOn meeting in Vancouver moderated by Carolyn Wolin last night. About 25 local activists were in attendance.A motion to approve a name change for the group to MoveOn/Operation Democracy was approved. This will allow the group to work on issues and projects that are not specifically called for by the national organization while maintaining their affiliation with MoveOn. Cheryl Crist gave [...] | Available Streams 2    | ||||
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