tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135584912012-01-12T07:09:33.755-08:00Musings and political commentary around OregonRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.comBlogger10411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-12503338210539616852012-01-06T15:04:00.000-08:002012-01-07T05:20:02.821-08:00

Robin's commentary --"Congress was within its constitutional powers in requiring Americans to buy insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty"Those words alone should put fear in your hearts as it opens a Pandora's box do something bigger and worse.The Obama administration is currently going to court to defend the above statement which has been challenged by 26 of the 50 states.Opponents of the measure

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Illegal aliens may reduce time separated from their families under a new proposal from President Obama The new proposal which is "aimed at keeping families intact" would benefit US citizens who are married to or have children who are illegal aliens. According to the New York Times, illegal aliens who are married to or are children of American citizens are generally allowed under the law to

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Fox News --New Haven Mayor John DeStefano commented on Tuesday that illegal immigrants [aliens] pay taxes indirectly through rent and send their children to local schools -- and therefore should be able to vote.Elizabeth Benton, spokesperson for DeStefano said "we're not seeking to apply this to any other city, this is about New Haven and what we think makes sense for New Haven... we want every

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Robin's commentary --We all know that the government looks for any type of excuse to put new regulations on us and I was not a bit surprised that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) voted unanimously to recommend to ban all electronic devices while the driver is driving...And yes that means the use of hands-free cell phones.They are also recommending "Require all heavy commercial

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The Star Telegraphtake a real close look at this picture before you do anything else.Look at real careful and before reading the article try to picture how this happened.And yes that is a pickup rolled up in a ball between the semi and the school bus.Good... now would you believe that a 19-year-old texting on a cell phone could cause this?.That's what they want you to believe...in fact, the NTSB

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Star GazetteHarry Morgan who played Col. Sherman Potter on MASH died today at the age of 96 at his Brentwood home after having pneumonia.Morgan was also know for his role as Sgt. Joe Friday's loyal partner in later "Dragnet" episodes.Harry Morgan RIP

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CBS News--on a morning radio program, Newt Gingrich was asked what he would do about Syria in 30 seconds or less where antigovernment protests has led to a violent crackdown.his response..."I can give you a three-second answer. Replace Assad. I mean Assad is our enemy. He is an ally of Iran. It is a bad dictatorship. It is to our interest to get rid of dictators of this kind."although Gingrich

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CBS news --Herman Cain said that he would be "technically suspending" his bid for the presidency after the latest in five allegations from women who claimed that they have had relations with Cain.The now former GOP candidate said in a statement alongside his wife Gloria, "I'm not going to be silenced and I'm not going away.... I am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued

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Robin's CommentaryLTD got the message alright about how welcome they are with all the no build signs in West Eugene so they're going to focus their efforts more on the LCC and East Springfield lines.A question regarding the EmX which not been answered yet, is how having specially designed buses that travel on a dedicated route actually pencil out in both time and money.The only answer that LTD

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CNBC --Warren Buffett, was interviewed on Thursday July seven 2011 and during his interview, he was asked what he would do about the deficit. ""I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election." this is such a simple and novel idea coming from

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The Mirror --headline: "Navy warship order to stop pointing guns at Michelle Obama's hotel window""you can't point those guns that the first lady." Sources said as US Secret Service agents were spooked that sea dart missiles were pointing in the direction of the First Lady's five-star suite.The HMS Edinburgh missiles were drill rounds used in a ceremonial routine after a 26-year-old lieutenant's

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Robins Commentary --Occupy Wall Street -- "Occupy Wall Street is leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%. We are using the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic to achieve our ends and encourage the use of nonviolence to

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Times Union --Federal prosecutors have launched a crackdown on pot dispensaries in California warning stores that they may shut down in 45 days or face criminal charges and confiscation of their propertyeven though they are operating legally under the state's 15-year-old medical marijuana law.US Attorney Melinda Haag stated that the intent of the medical marijuana law in California was to allow

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The Washington Post --Apple's cofounder Steve Jobs suffering from a rare form of pancreatic cancer and also had a liver transplant in 2009 died today at the age of 56.Steve Jobs was proof that a 21 year college dropout entrepreneur can lead a multimillion dollar business.Rest in peace Mr. Jobs.

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Robins Commentary --In the past, most presidents history have been an open book except for our current president whom it has been very difficult to trace his past in particular, the issue over his birth certificate.notwithstanding the implications and embarrassment if in reality our president was not a US citizen but I would think that one of the lessons that we should have learned from this

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Robins Commentary --As people who know me and who know my history, know that I have spent the majority of my life working as an electronics technician ranging from component level electronic repair to high-speed manufacturing and robotic equipment.Of course in the Eugene area to my knowledge we do not have that much manufacturing going on in order to apply for a job in my particular field so I

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Robin's Commentary -- The issue of illegal aliens is really starting to heat up especially within the White House arena after the Obama administration decided to put a halt on deportation of over 300,000 illegal aliens. WHY? Why has the president been so adamant about pushing for "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" and the so-called "DREAM act?" Perhaps the answer lies in one of the biggest

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Washington Times -- "This case-by-case approach will enhance public safety..." The Obama administration said Thursday that it will halt deportations proceedings on a case-by-case basis against illegal aliens who followed in the criteria of having family in the military, being primarily responsible for other family members care (that could be anybody) or attending school. Homeland [in]

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KMTR --According to local news service (KMTR), Eugene police (EPD) has initiated a sting in an effort to crack down on seatbelt violations by commercial truck drivers. the first of three operations which is completely funded by Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) took part in an Interstate 5 commercial truck surveillance operation conducted last Thursday where officers positioned ON THE I-

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New York Times --president Obama that is pressuring Republicans on Wednesday to accept higher taxes as part of any plan to pare down the federal deficit [which they created, not us] and told lawmakers that they "need to do their job" before the United States risked the faulting in its debt. Obama directly challenging Republican leaders, "everybody else has been willing to move off their

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Pro 8 News --Headline:"Mexican troops in three military trucks crossed into the united States at Bridge Two" which clearly is a violation on international law and [surprise] Customs and Border Protection inspectors were trying to figure out what to do because the troops told them that they [their words] lost their way to Nuevo Laredo and did not know the area. "you see, I told you you should've

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The tv's "Columbo" star Peter Falk died Thursday night at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was 83."Oh, one more thing...." was his catch phrase on the show. Another great goes... RIP

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Robin's commentary --first they were "illegal aliens" Because that too harsh, they were renamed "illegal immigrants"but that is not very politically correct...So that was changed to, "undocumented immigrants"still seemingly kind of harsh and insulting to some people...So the new name for those who are not authorized to be in the country is...[Insert drumroll sound effect][Wait for it...]INFORMAL

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Robin's commentary...The next proposed route for the EmX [and increase vehicle congestion]is the West 6th & West 7th to West 11th.The question that was asked of LTD is why can't you just use the buses that you already have and not build a special bus route.To sum up their answer... Federal [tax] dollars are predominately earmarked for capital projects and cannot be reallocated to enhance

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Robin's commentary --To all those people that are really pushing to "get us out of our cars" I just wanted to say that some of those people are really glad this coming Monday that we have cars as I was asked already by a coworker if they could get a ride to work because....LTD WILL NOT OPERATE ON MEMORIAL DAYSo for those mass transit greenies who prefers to rely totally on mass transit...I for

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the register guard --The I-5 bridge over the Willamette River which will open in about two years from now will contain sculptures that will epict a river and canoe, and two baskets containing camas.ODOT is using $640,000 in federal money to commission the three sculptures and that money will be used to pay for the artist design, make and install the works. okay, this is one of the examples that

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Robin's commentary --Except for an eruption of a volcano in Iceland, the 2011 end of times prediction made by American Christian radio host Harold Camping stated that on May 21, 2011 that God's elect people would be taken on this date with the end of the world to follow on October 21, 2011 was rather quiet considering Camping's prediction that there would be massive earthquakes across the world

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Robin's commentary --the rapture happens today at 3 p.m. Pacific Time...I wonder how many people are going to use that as an excuse to get out of work?

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The Oregonian --Lake Oswego businesses and residences will see an increase in utility franchise fees for Northwest natural gas, Allied waste of Lake Oswego and Portland General Electric under a one-year plan approved by the city Council this week which is expected to generate about $807,000.The increases which will take effect in January and August will increase the homeowners amount to about

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Fox News --wrestling superstar Randy "Macho Man" Savage died today after suffering a heart attack while driving and hitting a tree.Savage's wife Lynn was also in the car but only suffered minor injuries. Savage was 58

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Robin's commentary --Given the recent death of a Osama bin Laden by US forces, president Obama has been [of course] on the news taking credit.of course, it is very difficult based on our government history to not think that there is some type of conspiracy behind this or the timing of bin Laden's death.Obama's ratings have been very low and typically in the past when a sitting president had

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Bike Portland--.SB 130 which passed the full Senate (28-1)back in February adds green, yellow and red bicycle signals to the list of traffic control devices, amending ORS 811.260 and 811.360.commenting about the benefits to drivers... committee chair representative Cliff Bentz stated... "the benefits for the driver would be more predictability in intersections... by having a separated,

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Robin's commentary --With the recent murder of officer Chris Kilcullen, there is talk and even a Facebook page that is been set up with the proposal of renaming Highway 126 to the "Officer Chris Kilcullen Memorial Highway"While the idea is honorable... please let me explain why I don't think it's a good idea versus actually placing a memorial bronze plaque or statue at 52nd Street and 126.We have

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Register Guard -- I'm going to do this blog segment a little different than previous ones without regurgitating what happened. If you'd like to read more details about this, please refer to the link above.What I wanted to say is that I stopped by the roadside memorial located at 52nd Street and Highway 126 and I must say that I am very impressed and proud of the support from our community

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Register Guard-- Chris Kilcullen, a 12 Year veteran of the City of Eugene police force currently assigned to the motorcycle traffic team died in the line of duty last night while trying to stop Cheryl D. Kidd, 56, of Springfield on Hwy 126 in the Thurston area.Kidd fled the scene and was later taken into custody unharmed after she turned into a US forest service road reaching a dead-end.Kilcullen

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KEZI--after an anonymous complaint the city of Eugene sent out letters to several businesses in the Eugene area requesting that they either get a permit for their anti-EmX signs or take them down.However, Brian Michaels, a local attorney says that the sign code needs to be researched. "it's a very cautious journey for the city to enter into when it tries to stop speech. Particularly when the

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KEZI --The city Eugene after receiving several complaints has ordered several businesses to remove the "no build" EmX banner stating that the banners violate the city signed code.Laura Hammond of the city of Eugene said that "there is signs on both sides of the issue. Our job is not to worry about what's on the sign, but really the size and placement of the sign."The city of Eugene stated that

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On Lars Larson today, they were talking about extra activity student programs that have nothing to do with education...and because I love Lane Community College so much, I thought that I'd point out some of the extra tuition fees that students are required to pay...$5.00 Technology fee - use of computers labs, etc$27.00 Transportation fee - [this pays for LTD whether you use the bus or not!]

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Miami Herald--Congress and the White House averted a partial government shutdown agreeing to last-minute budget cuts of 38.5 billion from federal spending. isn't it interesting the top news items regarding the federal shutdown was the military not getting paid and the funding for Planned Parenthood which Nancy Pelosi called a "war on women."Give me a break!I tell you, our government can be more

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The Oregon Capitol News --A bipartisan proposal to waive tuition and fees for Oregon's public universities, community colleges and the Oregon health and science University for former or current children in foster care which is estimated to cost about $1 million was approved on Wednesday. "I’m uncomfortable, to say the least, about passing anything without a complete fiscal [impact statement],”

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the Oregonian --John DiLorenzo, lobbyists and lawyer would like to introduce a Sales tax In Oregon to provide [insert background harp music] basic health care coverage for everyone in the state.his theory is by imposing a five to 7% sales tax, Oregon to raise enough money to cover everyone in the state. the cure are all just like measure 66 and 67 and we all know how that worked out... IT FAILED

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USA Today --270 votes from the electoral college is all it takes to win the election.According to the NBC battleground map, president Obama would already received 232 electoral votes. well I guess since the election is already been decided, why even bother.So what do you think?Are you in favor of Obama being reelected or not?and do you feel that he has been good or bad for America?

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Statesman Journal --Oregon lawmakers (with nothing better to do) are considering a bill make vehicles more visible would requires drivers to have their headlights on all the time.The house committee will hear testimony on Wednesday April 6th. OMG {sigh}just another way to make moneyfirst of all, ODOT says that fatal car accidents are down 13% in 2010 then why are these idiots wanting to pass

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business week --Oregon lawmakers are considering charging eight a letter to vehicle owners 1.4 three cents for each mile they drive beginning with cars from the 2014 model year. Oregon has already been considering a program similar by placing a GPS in your car and charging you your "road tax" when you fill up. Road User Fee Task Forceopponents of the measure say that it's too early to tax

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The Oregonian--a frustrated Ashland city Council is considering an "exclusion zone" as an alternative to the thousands of dollars in unpaid fines for nuisance violations such as urinating and sleeping on private property by the city's homeless population.I don't get it... why aren't these people paying these fines? Like duh, they're homeless!! Police Chief Terry Holderness commented that some

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ABC New--Actress Elizabeth Taylor best known for her roles in Cleopatra and "who's afraid of Virginia Woolf" died at the age of 79 from congestive heart failure. I was really never a fan of the Elizabeth Taylor however she was one of the all-time greats.rest in peace Elizabeth

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The Oregonian --House Bill 3189 expands the definition of "bakery products" under Oregon law to include cookies, biscuits and crackers" ..."bread, rolls, cakes, pies and doughnuts...to be used as human food." selling selling products such as cookies or other items off the official list would require an additional license. Officer: I would like to see your cookie license please!Baker: what do you

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NPR --is driving with a pet in your lap a good idea?No, this is not a Geico commercial it is a ban that lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 160 which would create a $90 fine for driving with pets in your lap. first thing I think is an excellent idea.Driving around with a pet sitting in your lap and/or hanging out the driver side window is not only distracting but dangerous.But then again... "

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Robin's commentary --(a shorter version)Be wary when switching your cell phone carriers as there might be some unexpected surprises.The first point, is the android.If the android operating system is 2.1 it will not work with hands-free dialing with your Bluetooth. yeah, you think a smart phone would do everything and wouldn't think twice about the lack of Bluetooth functionality with something as

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[roughly translated... English not welcome]Mail Tribune --from a recommendation of the advisory committee and in an effort to reach out to Medford's Latino population which comprises nearly 21% of Medford's 12,500 member student body, the upcoming school district budget forum will be held entirely in Spanish. "it will give us a chance to hear from a part of the community that doesn't always have

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The Oregonian --"slow down, you move too fast," a song by Simon and Garfunkel, is a tune that will be created by bicycle tires as they drive over the grooves in the sidewalk among the last 150 feet at the end of the each span of the bridge to remind riders to slow down because they're about ready to enter traffic again. [I hope that they have music rights for the copyright]The "musical sidewalk"

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Former Lane County Commissioner Cindy Weeldreyer will be our special guest on this weeks show. We'll take a look back at our regional government (our county commissioners) and see where things stand after they're little brush with the law.We hope that you will join us along with Cindy Weeldreyer this Wednesday February 9th 10 a.m. Pacific Time at BlogTalkRadio.com/KRBNyou can speak with Cindy

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Robin's commentary --for years I've been very happy with trend micro antivirus software. In fact, I thought that it works so well that even when there was an issue, trend micro automatically took care of it.I have tested several different antivirus products in the past and also used one product to test against another, and in my opinion trend micro always came out on top.I know some people it's

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Robin's commentary --As everybody is totally aware (except for the local government of Springfield which totally denies the allegations) that the roundabout at Pioneer Parkway and Harlow Road is a total nightmare and is a road that myself and many other people that I know try to avoid at all costs.Trying to negotiate a double lane roundabout is hard enough as it is without feeling like you're

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Eugene register guard --Mayor Kitty Piercy and Councilor George Brown have asked City Manager Jon Ruiz to provide estimates on a local income or sales tax to help the school district shortfall.estimates being asked for would be a 5% restaurant tax which would apply to all prepared food and drink within the city and two forms of income tax, a 1% flat tax and a three tiered approach depending on

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KABC--the Southern California immigration coalition and the south-central neighborhood Council claim that the DUI checkpoints are strategically placed in and around Hispanic communities to "target working class people, undocumented immigrants, that do not have a license but are really just abiding the law otherwise and are not drunk." "in one impound, four cars were impounded because of drunk

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Robin's commentary --Was it just me... or did it seem like Christmas was just another day.Christmas Eve, I took my family out to see the Christmas lights and decorations and I was extremely shocked on how many people didn't really decorate this year.In fact, I don't think Eugene or Springfield really decorated much this year either.Is it the economy or has the Grinch(PC crowd)finally stole

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Oregon catalyst --efforts to pass the $1.2 trillion 1900+ pages omnibus bill has been abandoned with more than 6000 earmarks in it after Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina planned to force the Senate to read out loud the bill in its entirety.according to Oregon catalyst, some of the your marks include the "monuments to me" which includes $18 million for nonprofits dedicated to deceased lawmakers

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The Hill --The Senate is about to vote on the US-Russian nuclear arms treaty and a $1.1 trillion 1900 page Omnibus spending Bill. Congressman John Conyers asked the question, " I love these members that get up and say, Read the bill! Well, what good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you’ve read the bill? " Good

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Robin's commentaryAmnesty for illegals or righting a wrong?Or, based on our government's history, it's or something else going on in the background is the reason why they are pushing so hard to pass this fact?I have been following this issue for quite some time and reading comments from readers on news articles and I have to ask a couple questions.For example...Senate majority leader Harry Reid

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the House of Representatives today approved a bill that would grant thousands of young, llegal aliens a chance to become citizens contingent on them completing two years of college or military service by a vote of 216-198.Critics are calling the bill "amnesty" for illegal aliens while supporters say the measure would strengthen the US economy and boost military readiness.the U.S. Senate is

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Eugene Registerguard -- Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy concerned about the recent school closers in the 4-J school district is looking for new ways to fund money for the schools. "Eugene voters already support Eugene School District 4J through a local option levy renewed two years ago. " Her proposal would call for a new sales or income tax. " What I am trying to do is provide a forum for people to

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Robin's commentary --This experience is a little out of date roughly 3 years ago but still I feel worth mentioning.It has not been very often in my lifetime when I could actually afford to buy a full set of brand-new tires, in fact, I think this was the only time in my lifetime that I had only been able to afford a full set of brand-new tires...... and of course... it was a pain in my ass.This

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MSNBC-Actor Leslie Nielsen, star of such comedies as "Airplane" and the "Naked Gun" series, died Sunday of complications from pneumonia in a hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale with family and friends by his side. I loved this guy. Nielsen as Dr. Rumack in the movie: Airplane, "Dr. Rumack:This woman has to be gotten to a hospital. Elaine: A hospital? What is it? Dr. Rumack: It's a big

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Robin's commentary --As a rule I normally don't focus on any particular company or individual outside of the normal political arena (except for Lane community college because I have a dog in the fight and I think that they're the biggest rip-off in local education)But I'm going make an exception regarding a local tire company in both Eugene and Springfield because I have NEVER had a good

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The New York Times --Immigrations and custom enforcement (ICE) seized the domain names of three file sharing websites and redirected visitors to those websites to its own takedown notice.The file sharing website that were seized were torrent-finder.com and three music file sharing systems onsmash.com rapgodfather.com and dajaz1.com.A long-term effort against online piracy, John T. Morton, the

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Robin's commentaryIf you have driven between Eugene and Springfield on I-105 or I-126 anytime during the last year you would notice that the condition of the roadway is in really bad shape with a combination of micro-trenches and potholes.Instead of properly repaving the freeway, the road has been "patched" only where the tires would hit the road, leaving this little roller coaster rocking back

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Robin's commentary --The TSA is in the news everywhere... and I thought it was interesting that they now have their own "blog" to respond to the public's concerns.here is another video in the series...and TSA blogger Bob's explanation

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"Good, but they're not going to touch women's breasts or genitalia!"That was a comment from my roommate made when we were discussing the TSA searches as she was assuming (as a lot of women do) guys being inherently evil that it's okay to submit them to the searches and that they would not touch women's privates."Ooooh….That's where you're wrong Bunkie."When I explained to her what they are

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Robin's commentaryOkay, to be honest with you, I'm not 100% sure that what's going on is actually a representative of the Oregon Department of Transportation, but what has been going on has been extremely weird.So far, this is happened to me twice.As most of you know who know me, I've had to take into driving a semi truck because the economy is so bad in Lane County there are not any jobs that I

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This Sunday at 2 a.m. local timethis is also the time year when you realize just how many things have a clock in them and also how many digital items simply just can't go back one hour at a quick push of the button.Something to ponder --In a digital world... which direction is clockwise?

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Robin's commentaryNot too long ago, blogspot (owned by Google and hosting of this blog)started their anti-spam moderation program called "automatic spam detection for comments."Great idea except the it is still in the "fine-tuning stage" which requires your host (me) to periodically go into the settings portion of the blog and confirm that a post did not get tagged as spam.If your comment did

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Robin's commentary --During my brief travels today I was listing to the Lars Larson show and he was talking about the requirements for voting in Multnomah County and when he found out when called the registrar's office.From their website... " Do I need to provide identification? * New laws require that people must provide identifying information to register to vote. * If you have a current

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San Francisco Chronicle --a three-judge panel of the ninth US circuit Court of Appeals indicated its willingness to reinstate parts of Arizona's SB-1070."The court indicated that it would authorize police to demand papers from those they reasonably suspect of being in the country illegally, however, would not allow authorities to arrest and prosecute them under state law.... however those

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Robin's commentary --With the November elections around the corner the political ads trying to earn your vote are starting to become more hot and heavy.If you listen to John Kitzhaber ad is touting the old line of it's all about schools and our children.our future is our children... we need education for a future... we need education for jobs.PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!sure, education is a good

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Tom Bosley, star of the longest-running 1970s television series happy days died today of heart failure at the age of 83.Barbara Billingsley otherwise known as June Cleaver on the TV series "leave it to beaver" died at her home in Santa Monica October 17 of a rheumatoid disease. She was 94. just more of the television greats that can't be replaced.Rest in peace

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Bloomberg --US transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is calling for an all-out ban on all communication devices including hands-free while driving. "I don’t want people talking on phones, having them up to their ear or texting while they’re driving,” LaHood said in an interview this week. “We need a lot better research on other distractions,” including Bluetooth-enabled hands-free calls and the

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Robin's commentary --Today's date, October 10, 2010 is very unique in the fact that when you spell it out it is10/10/2010Or broken down to...10/10/10Combine together equals a binary number...101010Which equals the decimal...42which by the way also happens to answer the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything.and here you thought it was just another normal day...

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The Statesman Journal --October 20, 2010 President Obama is scheduled to come to Oregon on behalf of Dr. John Kitzhaber and other Democratic candidates. and did you notice that Vice President Joe Biden was also a recent visitor to Portland on July 8 for a fundraiser.I don't know about you, but I think if I was as John Kitzhaber that I would ask the president to stay home.However, I am pretty

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POSTING #1000 -- WOW!!it's hard to believe that this is posting #1000 and it all started in June of 2005 about the state wanting to put GPSs in cars and the registered guard felt that my letters to the editors regarding this issue was less important then articles about left-handed golfers and whatever religious save the world message that somebody sent in today.To the register guard... I say

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la times--Stephen J. Cannell, the prolific television writer and producer who co-created "The Rockford Files" and "The A-Team" Cannell also created or co-created more than 40 TV shows, including "Baa Baa Black Sheep," "Baretta," "The Greatest American Hero" and "21 Jump Street.and later became a bestselling novelist, has died. He was 69. while the name to me is not all that familiar, his shows

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Robin's commentary --One thing I can definitely say about the elections this year is that they are very entertaining.Once I particularly enjoyed are the ones from Peter DeFazio against Independent Art Robinson. For example at the following website "who is Art Robertson?", "I think public schools should be abolished... " Public education is "child abuse" and should be abolished...Doesn't like

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Fox news --Mexico has started construction of its own fence on its southern border to try and reduce or stop illegal immigration from Guatemala. "According to the head of customs for Mexico’s tax administration, Raul Diaz, the Mexican border state of Chiapas is constructing a wall along the country’s southern border with Guatemala, along the river Suchiate which divides the countries. Diaz says

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Robin's commentary --now I am no expert on the Constitution, but for some reason I kind of thought that it was Congress's job to... oh, I don't know... run the country?So why is Congress spending our tax dollars and their limited time holding congressional hearings whether or not a a baseball player took performance-enhancing drugs.I mean, wouldn't that be more of a Justice Department inquiry

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Robin's commentary --the Oregonian --Chris Dudley and the 20 point plan to create jobs [sounds like a Disney movie]The short story is, Chris Dudley would like to cut capital gains taxes, give businesses tax credits for hiring unemployed, promote the state's natural resources and overhaul schools and universities.Sounds good doesn't it?Well it's the same old bullshit that we've been hearing every

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ODOT --under DOT phase 2 plan,effective October 1, 2010 -- for trucks weighing 80,000 pounds, the weight mile taxes will increase 24.5% going from 13.16 cents per mile to 16.3 eight cents per mile.Certain carriers may elect to pay an annual flat rate fee for reach 100 pounds of declared combined weight of of $7.59 up from $6.10.and according to the natural resource report phase 3 adds another 25%

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KRBN Internet news talk radio --today is a day that we should never forget.The day that our country changed forever.Our hearts go out to those men and women, the heroes and the victims of the terrorist attacks.And I don't know what they're teaching in school these days regarding this event nine years ago, I would be very interested in your comments if you have school-age children and how the

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Willamette week --former Portland trailblazer's now candidate for governor Chris Dudley acknowledges that in 1993 to 1997 he lived in Camas, Washington to avoid paying Oregon taxes, since Oregon has the highest personal income tax in the nation.of course the Democrats are hammering Dudley over his actions. " His choice impacted the education and public safety of the Oregonians who paid to watch

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Robin's commentary --The other day, I was listing to Coast to Coast AM and George Norrie's guest [unfortunately I cannot remember his name] was talking about what we could really do to send a message to our representatives that we are tired of the political games that they are playing in Washington and at home.He said that the best way to send the message would be to vote all the incumbents

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Wall Street Journal -- What has a 24 inch surface358 no clog nozzlesTriple massaged optionSells for as much as $5,000Feels really great in the morningAnd the Department of Energy wants to make these illegal?You guessed it.The multiple showerhead.In fact, there are so evil that the Department of Energy's general counsel, Scott Blake Harris, fine four showerhead makers $165,104 in civil penalties

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The health-care reform act otherwise known as "Obama care" which forces Americans to buy health care insurance or pay a penalty was voted in with the help of Ron Wyden,Blumenauer, DeFazio and Schrader.Now, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden says he would like Oregon to opt out of the federal mandated healthcare."They [the states]can go off and do their own thing," said Ron Wyden in a telephone interview. -

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the Washington Post --The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit filed on behalf of Zainul Singaporewalla, a U.S. permanent resident who applied for a math teaching position at Glendale Community College stating that the network of community colleges are acting illegally by requiring noncitizens to provide their green cards before they could be hired for work. [you know that annoying little I-9

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the Houston Chronicle --the place, Dover New Hampshire high school.A student got an a electrocuted in class so severely that his heart stopped is suing the teacher for not warning him of the consequences.The student, Kyle Dubois [being the brainiac that he is] attached an electrical cord to his nipples and had another student plug-in the cord. [gosh, and guess what happened...] The lawsuit claims

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nick and Lynn of BlogTalkRadios' Nick & Lynnes Politics Conservative Corner will be hosting a Labor day marathon September 4,5,6 broadcasting live from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific time along with 20 plus BlogTalkRadio Hosts nationwide to bring awareness of the issues that seniors, and less fortunate face today and what we could do to help in the future.Nick and Lynn will be

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ABC news --Mercy Flights of Oregon was fined $30,000 for referring to a helicopter owned by BTS LLC, which purchased the helicopter for exclusive use by Mercy Flights with an agreement that the nonprofit pays for all operating cost as "ours."The complaint by the US Transportation Department claims that Mercy Flights, referred to that helicopter as "Our" Emergency Medical Transport Helicopter

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KRBNWould you break the law if it meant your health or your life? How about trying to sleep in a room that is 115° and knowing that you have an air conditioner available but BY LAW YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO USE IT. Most people are unaware that this unhealthy and totally avoidable situation is what thousands of truck drivers are faced with under the new EPA's anti-idling regulations that prevents

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former Vice President Dan Quayle who served under George H. Bush (1989-1993), was the butt of many jokes during his term.His son on the other hand... seems to be a little bit more direct and to the point.

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The Washington Post --Department of Justice officials in Washington are threatening to sue Sheriff Joe Arpaio a.k.a. "America's toughest Sheriff" it does not cooperate with investigations of whether he discriminates against Hispanics.additionally, a federal grand jury in Phoenix is examining whether the sheriff has misused his powers to investigate and intimidate political opponents including

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OPB --Portland radio station KRSK and Les Schwab Tire Centers helped Julie with her second lemonade stand and managed to raise $1838.31, enough to send both her and her mother on a trip to Disneyland. it is a shame that it had to make nationwide attention over this issue, however, kudos to the community for stepping in and local businesses for helping out.I just have a gut feeling that the IRS

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Robin's Commentary --There's been quite an uproar over a seven-year-olds lemonade stand in northeast Portland at a monthly neighborhood event called "Last Thursday" which appropriately named is held on the last Thursday of every month on Alberta Street Arts District located along NE Alberta Street, where artists can come and display their arts and businesses stay open late to accommodate the

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