Today I was a part of the group that went along with Benton County Commissioners Annabelle Jarami

The Challenger disaster"The flight, and the astronauts’ lives, did not end at that point, 73 seconds after launch. After Challenger was torn apart, the pieces continued u

I've got eclectic taste in films, time on my hands and the ability online to watch just about any film I care to. Dramas, comedies, scifi, documentaries, animation, classics, you name it. I'll even try comic book adaptations like The Green Lantern or the thousands of Marvel

Last kitten caught at Spicer colony. Mom still needs caught.This morning, as now is my ritual, I get up at 5:00 a.m., dress while hot water is heating on the stove, grind my coffee beans, and sit the plastic filter atop my cup. I then add a brown cone shaped paper filter and a couple teaspoons of freshly ground coffee, pou

Calling all high school seniors and transfer students! The priority application deadline for admission and scholarship consideration is February 1st. With this fast approaching deadline we encourage you to make sure you submit your application for admission including the scholarship portion, test scores, and official transc

Obama’s Support for Tyranny in Honduras" It’s time to acknowledge the foreign policy disaster that American support for the Porfirio Lobo administration in Honduras has become. Ever since the June 28, 2009, coup that deposed Honduras’s democratically elected pr

Spine-chilling' thought of an uninhabitable capital pushed Prime Minister to scrap nuclear power "The Japanese government feared that millions of Tokyoites might have to be evacuated

NATO’s Grisly Crimes in Libya: Extensive Evidence that NATO Deliberately Targeted Civilians Torture and Abuse in Libya"NATO's

When the army takes over your neighborhood and starts arresting "domestic terrorists" for indefinite incarceration, it may be perplexing to folks just what their non verbal communication means. This handy guide translates their signals so you can have a better idea of what's going on as you're being rounded up.

Yet another sign today that the US may be on the road to recovery: the US grew at an annualized rate of 2.8% last quarter.  This is good news considering where we have been these last few

On Thursday, January 26th about 15 of us, all volunteer trip leaders at the Corvallis Senior Cent

On Thursday, January 26th about 15 of us, all volunteer trip leaders at the Corvallis Senior Cent

Today I was a part of the group that went along with Benton County Commissioners Annabelle Jarami

Click post title to go to the story. A Monroe rabbit and Guinea Pig breeder decides it's not making her money and turns over dozens of animals to Heartland.Breeders suck in so many ways.Last year, many cat rescuers/fixers/shelters called it "the year of the Siamese" because so many of the strays and even feral co

The Ron Paul Media Blackout Is Back On"After a brief spike in interest, the mainstream media coverage of GOP candidate Ron Paul is back to nearly nothing, according to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellenc

Is Now The Time To Move Away From Major U.S. Cities?"As the U.S. economy falls apart and as the world becomes increasingly unstable, more Americans than ever are becoming "preppers". It is estimated that

Here is a list of things I wish I had done in my life. Some things I might still be able to do! What is your list?--Become an astro physicist--Travel into space--Build a completely off the grid sustainable cabin, producing my own energy, catching and using my own water, using a compost toilet and growing my own food, trad

Our wait is finally over. The Man and I married in 2009 with the hope that we would both, someday, be full-time employees with health benefits and vacation pay.  During our first year of marriage, we lived on my paycheck alone.  Thankfully my employer's insurance covers both of us at no additional cost to us, so that

Oregon Sea Grant has a brand new Website, with fresh content and a host of special features. Program director Steve Brandt called it “a modern, engaging site that reflects Sea Grant’s mission and our status as an integrated program of research, education and public engagement.” Visitors will find current n

I went swimming today at the Albany pool. I had a blast. The woman invited me whose three teens I trapped a month and a half ago. There was an exercise class she attends, but I slipped over and swam a few laps.It was so fun. But afterwards, within minutes of exiting, my skin began to prickle and itch. My eyes went red an

The late Joe Vialls described this scenario in detail in the early oughts, unfortunately all his archives have been taken down. Basically he proposed almost ten years ago that an Israeli

U.S falls to 47th in press freedom rankings after Occupy crackdown"Sweeping protests around the world made it an extremely difficult year for the media, and tested journalists as never before

[Part 1 of 5] Throughout his long career as a scientist and peace advocate, Linus Pauling’s work took him all over the world, not excluding Latin America, to which he traveled multiple times. In fact, of the nineteen countries which today constitute Latin America, the only ones which Pauling did not visit were Ecuador

The state  has issued the first of a planned series of 80 new, high-resolution maps that graphically illustrate the risks of tsunamis on the Oregon coast, this one covering Coos Bay. The 48-by-52-inch map, published this week by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) shows in great detail which l

Over at the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, Josh Lehner has done yet another fascinating post, this time on Oregon's wood product industry.  Go there and read the entire thing, its worth

Grumbly with his mouth full of cat toy.Fantasia, of the Quirky Sisters, likes her basket bed, a prized fought over bed space.Best friends and cousins, Suri and Grumbly Rumby.The other half of the Quirkies, Echo.Gretal, doing so much better with all teeth gone.Cougie, one of the business cats.The gray and whites--Honey on th

Prison for profit.

New drone has no pilot anywhere, so who’s accountable?"The Navy’s new drone being tested near Chesapeake Bay stretches the boundaries of technology: It’s designed to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier, one of aviation’s most difficult maneuvers.

The Willamette Valley of Oregon is a beautiful place to visit. If the Willamette Valley is your d

The Willamette Valley of Oregon is a beautiful place to visit. If the Willamette Valley is your d

Smoking Loon Viognier is a California wine that has found a niche in the Oregon wine market. It i

Smoking Loon Viognier is a California wine that has found a niche in the Oregon wine market. It i

NEWS RELEASEJanuary 26, 2012For further information, contact:Ric

NEWS RELEASEJanuary 26, 2012For further information, contact:Ric

The campaign to orally lobotomize americans begins"1945: Grand Rapids, Michigan, becomes the first U.S. city to fluoridate its drinking-water supply.Fluoridation, implemented as a means of r

Wyoming 19-year-old fined $200 for doughnut theft caution, links to FAUX"POWELL, Wyo.

I have been catching cats to be fixed at two locations about a block apart in Albany.So far, with the latest catch, a little female, I've caught nine. There are at least five more between the two locations. At least.That's a lot of good fixing done for one block!Six have been males and three have been females.This is the

EDC Everyday Carry. Pictures of what people carry in their pockets. [via torrez]

A brief history of False Flags"A short list of all the false flag events used to justify wars, remove civil liberties, and bolster police states throughout human history.47 BC: Julius Caesar used a series of riots

Oregon State University announced last week its new three plus three degree program that will help cut students’ time in school. College students can earn undergraduate and law degrees in only six years, under a new ‘three plus three’ program announced Wednesday between Oregon State University and Willamette Universit

Diapered U.S. soldiers "There have been startling reports in the different blogs and websites and media release circulating around “diaper scarcity” or �

The Tax Foundation has released its latest Business Tax Climate rankings and once again, Oregon comes out looking pretty good.  The Tax Foundation considers Oregon to be the 13th best in the country, an improvement of two spots from its

Malaysia Ministry seeks recordings of strange noises in sky "The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry wants to collect audio recordings of the purported strange noises in the sky heard by residen

They're waving the word "holocaust" in our faces.Netanyahu: World must stop Iran from conducting second holocaust "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the international

LAPD: Joint Military Drills In Downtown LA Won’t Disrupt Public’s ‘Daily Routines’LOS ANGELES (CBS) —"If you notice a heavy military presence around downtown Los

EWS RELEASEJanuary 25, 2012For further information, contact:Rick