Can a squirrel get heat stroke?

Historian warns of sudden collapse of American ‘empire’"Harvard professor and prolific author Niall Ferguson opened the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival Monday with a stark warning about the increasing prospect of the American “empire” suddenly col

Pilot in DC9 5.5 Ton Cocaine Bust “Escaped” Custody in Three Separate Countries"The identity of the pilot of the American-registered DC-9 (N900SA) from St. Petersburg FL caught carrying 5.5 tons of cocaine in Mexico’s Yucatan several years ago, long

Along with stories about the sorry behavior of census workers comes revelations that the numbers mean nothing.We have a dead economy in a failed nation with an extinction event

This is serious conflict.

Pentagon warns Congress: accounts running dry"The Pentagon said on Wednesday it may be forced to take extreme measures -- like not paying salaries -- if the Democratic-led Congress fails to pass a $37 billion defense spending bi

Forest Service Will Close Caves in Rocky Mountain Region to Protect Bats From Lethal Disease"More than six months after the Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition to close all federally managed

Iran scientist: CIA offered me $50m to lie about nuclear secrets"An Iranian scientist who says he was abducted and taken to the United States by the CIA returned to Te

I get a call from a Lebanon woman. A week ago, a car pulled into her driveway. It was dark. She thought it was her nephew at first. But then they just sat there, and finally backed out, but they then idled out of sight. Then she heard a "thunk". They had hurled three kittens against her fence. She did repor

In my recent video interview with Oregon 4th District Congressman Peter DeFazio, DeFazio expresse

The Benton County Health Department is accepting applications from local organizations that want

The Benton County Health Department is accepting applications from local organizations that want

I am in full vacation mode again for a few days while relatives are v

Enjoy this short video of folks rafting and tubing through the famous Mary's Pot Hole on Oregon's Rogue River! A hoot! About the Author: Joy Henkle owns and operates White Water Warehouse (WWW) with her husband, Bob Meister. Ever-interested in making their Oregon Rogue River rafting, kayaking, and hiking trips part of a ver

Went to the Oregon Garden in Silverton yesterday with my friend Brooke. Didn’t get many photos, but thought this one was kind of cool. I think this rain fountain was the highlight of the day, though!

While perusing the WordPress “Freshly Pressed” today I clicked across a pretty cool post. I thoroughly loved the clever and meaningful sign slogans that this blogger had compiled from their experience with the March for Equality. I’ll list a few favorites below, and you can read the entire list right here!

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Mark Haines and Larry Kudlow CNBC Morning hosts of two different programs have been throwing &quo

Mark Haines and Larry Kudlow CNBC Morning hosts of two different programs have been throwing &quo

Man tries to pay tax with 200,000 pennies "RIPON, Que. - A Quebec man, fed up with his skyrocketing property taxes, carted more than 200,000 pennies down to City Hall to pay his bill. But he was denied, and asked to simply cut a cheque.

Quoting our apartment complex manager's assistant's e-mail to me (because he couldn't or wouldn't take care of this himself?): "It appears that you can misconstrue the e-mail I sent. I should have been more clear, putting plus, not and in my sentence when explaining the charges. Because of this miscommunication, we wi

June was worst month for Army suicides, statistics show"Washington (CNN) -- More U.S. soldiers killed themselves last month

Paper puts up a paywall for comments"How about this for a paywall twist.... a US newspaper publisher has decided to charge users a fee for posting comments on its newspaper website.From tomorrow, the

In early summer 2008, the City of Albany called me, after complaints were filed about a duplex on Waverly and cat issues there. I stopped by. It was a man I knew living there, with two people I didn't know. I'd met the man at Camp Boondoggle, when the City of Albany requested I help get over 3 dozen cats out of there, wh

Crop Circle Connector shows us 3D is all the rage.

Tabitha, Slurpy's sister, is returning to me. Heartland says she came down with a cold again, just slight, so has been in isolation. Since they are also inundated in kittens, I am going to go get her.I have seven females, five of them from Albany and two from Tangent, lined up to be fixed tomorrow. Can you believe that,

“Is it not more realistic, more practical to use the gifts of nature, as discovered by science, for the good of all the people of the world, considering them as brothers, than for death and destruction? I believe that the discovery of atomic power will be recognized as necessitating world unity, and that the goal [...

More Dispersant Used Than Oil Spilled In Any Previous AccidentGovernment’s Expert Witness: Over 42 million gallons of dispersant used during BP oil disaster "Christopher Reddy, an associate scientist of ma

This weekend July 16,17 & 18, 2010 Stoneybrook Lodge is holding a "Summer Luau & Hea

This weekend July 16,17 & 18, 2010 Stoneybrook Lodge is holding a "Summer Luau & Hea

Thelast time she'll ever call the cops for help.I'm surprised the neighbor didn't get the treatment too.Woman Reports Prowler, Gets Repeatedly Tased By Cops "Two G

In my recent video interview with Oregon 4th District Congressman Peter DeFazio, DeFazio expresse

‘Jihad monkey’ report is fake"It's too bad "The Rumor Doctor" wasn't practicing at Stars and Stripes during the lead-up to the US invasion of Iraq a few years back which was dependent on false WMD reports. But, thankfu