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Since last Sunday, RP has been getting an up-close and personal experience with health care delivery in Oregon. Our conclusion: From the 911 call, to the EMTs, the ambulance service, emergency room staff, and the ICU personnel, we’ve experienced efficiency, courtesy, professionalism, and knowledge that goes way beyond just competence. [...]
Hello, this is Ticketmaster Customer Service with an important alert regarding your application for tickets to the NCAA Men's Championship Basketball 2009 1st and 2nd Rounds hosted by University of Oregon at Rose Garden for March 19 - March 21, 2009. Unfortunately, your [...]
The town where I grew up is about 30 miles from Lexington and Concord; a school friend's house had been built in 1774 by Captain Jonathan Parker, who a year later was one of the Minutemen confronting the British, probably not at the Concord bridge, but sniping at them from [...]
I have been seeing ads for Bacon Salt on the left-hand-side of Facebook periodically for weeks. Generally, Facebook ads seem like obvious scams—featuring secrets on how to lose 20lbs in a week or where to sell broken gold jewelry. Much to my delight, however, the ads for Bacon [...]
Some political strategists, however, note Obama is making a calculated shift to win over voters in a country where neither major party claims a majority.
"His supporters should understand this," said Emory University political scientist Merle Black. "He needs to reach out."
When it comes to betraying the constitution [...]
Hey Eugeneans! I hear a rumor that KEZI ran eight minutes of Olympic Trials highlights on Sunday night without permission from NBC. I also heard the bill came from NBC today, demanding a cool $240,000. Is true?
[...]Given the dearth of posts this week, you’d think nothing had happened in Portland, at all. Or that I simply wasn’t paying attention.
Luckily, neither is true.
As you’ve likely noticed, I’ve been heavy on the link round-ups, this week. And I’ve been holding back some of the major news.
Why? Well, I [...]
Commissioner Lonnie Roberts is pleased to announce that he will be recommending the Discovery Block site, a keystone development in the center of historic downtown Troutdale, as the location for the new Troutdale Library. At approximately 5700 sq. ft., the library will be [...]
The hypothetical dystopias resulting from this are fascinating (and frightening) to ponder. .... As prenatal genetic testing becomes more common, it is easy to conceive of a [...]
The hypothetical dystopias resulting from this are fascinating (and frightening) to ponder. .... As prenatal genetic testing becomes more common, it is easy to conceive of a [...]
Most of us should be used to the overcast-ness and rain-ocity of the great northwest, but holy smokes! The storm last night was fantastic! And forgive me for speaking of weather, because I know that it’s the most boring thing ever, but I really truly thought that thunderstorms didn’t [...]
As mentioned previously, the Religion of Man-Made Global Warming (The Cult) has been taking some heavy hits lately, and they can feel the power they craved slipping once again out of their grasp. Dang, they really thought they had you this time! Always behind the curve, even some in [...]
Apparently, any time Democrats decide the issue. Jeff Duyck, who's been living in House district 29 for years, has suddenly been informed that he doesn't live in the district after all. Everything was fine until the Republican, seen as a strong contender there, filed to run for office. Elections officials [...]
The OLCC is putting the kaibosh on a local vineyard’s attempt to actually do something cool. AgriVino Wine Center recently installed a fancy-pants new tasting room, complete with a self-serve wine tasting machine. From the McMinnville News-Register:
AgriVino offered visitors the opportunity to get a taste of and detailed information [...]
Yesterday, in what can only be regarded as bizarre, Republican House candidate Jeff Duyck learned that he lives 125 feet beyond the line to District 29, where he is the nominee.
Add to that strange list Hillsboro retired farmer and businessman Jeff Duyck,
who expects [...]