Saw a re-elect little Bobby spot, he was saying, ''now is the time to address the budget funding problem.'' Isn’t little Bobby ironic? He was intimately involved in not addressing the funding problem for years, now he wants to be re-elected to address (not solve) the problem he created. Mow down the Green. Green isn’t good on bread. When things ...

Pander Bare Are local newscasters and the owners of their respective stations guilty of promoting child pornography by telling people which magazine to buy to see a topless picture of Hanna Montana / Miley Cyrus, a 15 year old girl, and will Al Peterson show a copy on the morning show.

Team player said ''I think the real challenges are these:1) Can the media distil a dry 10 minute read into a 45 second story that somebody with a ninth grade education will understand? And,2) Will the explanation be enough to overcome the public's desire to find controversy and conspriacy behind every innocent official?If the answer to either is ...

Be green not silver. Thanks to Wal-Mart, we are able to help China get rid of toxic mercury in the form of ironically marketed ''Green energy saving compact florescent light bulbs'' the squiggly ones. Breaking one in your house is easy to do because they are designed to force you to grab the glass part to install and remove. Breaking one in ...

Plot for lex luthor / superman story. Lex sets up an organization that will go into the maximum-security prison where they house the meanest roughest criminals. They will then set up a brainwashing program to modify their behavior. Or are they trying a Manchurian project type experiment. If these ex-cons are then relocated to a controlled area ...

So we revert to a variation of ''the black widow club'', justify your existence without referring to your job or family history. I’ll go first then triwanda, if that is your real name, can go then halo. First I mention my fathers side of the family to illustrate that my point that most of ''oregonians'' are new comers to the North American ...

When I first started reading your post I thought you were talking about the Stewards. How much federal timber subsidy money do you reckon has been spent on their lands? I read one article in the Oregonian that they were able to get the feds to build a million-dollar road for them. Care to guess how much land they have acquired through ''mining ...

Annastacia posted ''Magistrates do have the authority to decide cases in federal court. In fact, most cases are routed to magistrates. Also, the judge indicated that there is no right for court appointed attorney and denied the request. '' If you sign a consent to let them, a Magistrate can adjudicate your case. The magistrate at this point can ...

Buzz that would be a good system for Lane County, Oregon to emulate. A few minor points to clear up. The last correspondence contains the Magistrate Judges ''recommendation'' that goes to a real Federal Judge. A Magistrate Judge is sort of like the proofreader for the Federal Judge that makes sure things are correct as to form and style. A ...

THINGS TO DO WITH THE EMPTY JAIL Rent the rooms to foreign visitors that come to see the Olympic track trials. It will make them feel safer while being in the car theft capital of Oregon, Eugene. Use the cells as rented storage spaces. Turn it into a ''Bed and Breakfast'' Turn it into a diet spa and weight room. Have the next ''Bohemian ...