tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135584912024-03-23T11:25:39.454-07:00Robin's NestMusings and political commentary around OregonRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.comBlogger1073125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-62712799539268475662022-03-26T13:41:00.000-07:002022-03-26T13:41:03.492-07:009 Roundabouts on Main Street in SpringfieldFor some that are not aware or just finding out, the city of Springfield is planning on installing 9 roundabouts (yes you heard correctly) between 42nd Street to 72nd.Why?"Traffic on Main Street will likely go up by 20-30% over the next 20 years and the risks from crashes will increase… unless we act now to plan changes that will save lives, reduce injuries, and lessen property damage." - Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-49627097957623389282020-07-03T12:00:00.003-07:002020-07-03T12:08:01.898-07:00What is old, is new againRobin's commentary –It's been a long time since I posted to this blog and trust me, I miss really doing it and now in 2020 the world has literally been turned upside down, I think it's past time to start blogging again especially since we cannot rely on the traditional news sources and alternatives venues such as Facebook, YouTube and others, as they're being highly censored and preventing Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-5269733572326043552015-05-20T07:12:00.001-07:002015-05-20T07:12:46.110-07:00Lane County's vehicle registration fee – crashedRobin's commentary – Register Guard
Well despite the threats of layoffs, voters have
voted 66% against the measure to enacting additional $35 registration fee in
order for 40% of it to go to fixing the roads in Lane County.
According to the article, strong opposition came
as residents complained that the fee was an unfair penalty on passenger car and
small truck owners.
Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-84766603781693733502015-04-15T07:47:00.003-07:002015-04-15T07:47:50.904-07:00Hillary and Obama ticket?Robin's commentary –
It is scary enough that Hillary Clinton has the audacity to think that she is a bona fide candidate for the presidency of course, counting on her loyalists to the Democratic Party… But this headline brought shivers to my spine.
Hillary Clinton with Barack Obama as her running mate.
{Hat tip The new Republic}
"The challenge, then, is to make sure Clinton’s age and
Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-23209380624733013672015-04-12T11:02:00.000-07:002015-04-15T07:51:17.609-07:00Blind leading the BlindRobin;'s commentary--
I had a very
interesting conversation today on Facebook which is kind of worries some in a
lot of respects of how people just blindly follow party lines and it doesn't
really matter who the candidate is, they will vote for them.
The same is true with people who still feel that Obama is the best
thing since sliced bread however when asked to clarify and backup their
Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-37130459071981885492015-04-11T08:40:00.000-07:002015-04-11T08:40:01.940-07:00ARUGGGGGGG! I can't believe they're at it again!
How may times have we heard that they don't have the money for necessities such as road repair however they always seem to find money for other pet projects? [registerguard]
Using the latest EMX development as an example… And don't give me this that the funds are allocated for this, its city expenditures, or whatever excuse you want to give me because itRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-1887646562977805392015-02-25T06:35:00.000-08:002015-02-25T06:35:55.056-08:00doing a reboot [again] There is a lot going on in the news both locally and nationally and I've been biting at the bit to comment on it however, time is always been an issue.
That would change is coming on, including changes with the Internet radio station, KRBN, should soon be getting back into the saddle.
So stay tuned, keep checking back, new stuff coming… I promise.Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-10562135715781213952014-10-29T07:10:00.000-07:002014-10-29T07:10:24.699-07:00Bringing Back the BlogWow, it has been a while since I have done any blogging and believe me, with everything going on in the world and locally and as usual I have a lot to say about it unfortunately, time restraints have prevented me from properly maintaining this blog.
Times have changed and jobs have changed but things are getting better where my goal is to get all the little stuff wrapped up and to start anew in Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-22364445296506960312013-11-27T08:21:00.000-08:002013-11-27T08:22:05.365-08:00another US invasion?Robin's commentary --
According to the dictionary, an invasion in which large parts of armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively in terms of territory controlled by another generally with the objective of either conquering or reestablishing control or authority over territory forcing the partition of the country, altering the establishment government or gaining concessions of Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-87378626188791758592013-11-15T15:38:00.001-08:002013-11-15T15:38:22.796-08:00articles of impeachment to be introduced...Robin's commentary --
Politico --
When I saw the headlines about impeachment, I got excited thinking that the Republicans are finally going to follow through as threatened to impeach Obama.
Well according to political and other replicable news services such as Reuters, yes, papers of impeachment are going to be filed...
On Attorney General Eric Holder.
HUH???
Okay,
I'm confused!
One of Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-90135814965606478622013-10-01T09:27:00.002-07:002013-10-01T16:56:57.511-07:00can't stop Americans when they've had enoughRobin's commentary --
For whatever reason, presumably for uttering the words "God bless America" shut down the Facebook page that I've been following "truckers to shut down America" as a strike scheduled for October 10th through 13th not only to petition the government for issues facing truck driver that also to make the point about the corruption in government such as Obamacare and other Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-55917072897424430342013-09-25T12:10:00.004-07:002013-09-25T12:10:45.212-07:00Facebook shuts down website over "God bless America" commentRobin's Commentary --
As predicted, when "Truckers to Shut down America" on October 11-13 went ballistic literally gaining over 80,000 "likes" in under a week and gaining support both in Canada and Germany as well as the group, "Overpasses for Impeachment of Obama", suddenly disappeared from existence when Facebook "banned" the site for using "God bless America" at least so they claim.
every Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-39654825858114683922013-09-20T12:37:00.000-07:002013-09-20T12:40:57.145-07:00TRUCKERS TO SHUT DOWN AMERICA October 11-13, 2013Robin's commentary --
It's really interesting that literally three days ago this website was brought to my attention Truckers to Shut down America since then as of this writing, has grown over 63,000 "likes" on Facebook literally within days and to top that off, Canada has just recently decided to join in to the effort and support Americans, with their website Canadians Truckers to Shut down.
Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-48182152906703794212013-08-26T20:27:00.000-07:002013-08-26T20:27:01.087-07:00Biggest Marijuana Bust in Lane CountyKEZI-
3000 plants were found in the Willamette national Forest near Westfir making it one of the biggest marijuana busts it over 15 years estimating to be worth over $30 million.
16 people were arrested and lodged in Lane County Jail on federal drug charges.
"We determined that there were several thousand plants in three separate areas and today we went in and removed all of the marijuana fromRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-66702787350628081682013-08-14T08:28:00.000-07:002013-08-14T08:36:36.282-07:00A Little Glimmer of HopeRobin's Commentary --
The Constitution of the United States... what is it and why should we care?
I mean have you really given it any thought.
I'll be honest with you... most of my life I really have not. It's a document that I've heard of and we talked about it briefly in school [at least from what I can remember] but it's something that's always been there and taken for granted.
Moreover, Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-38283694586211663452013-07-20T11:43:00.000-07:002013-07-20T11:43:27.582-07:00President Obama Speaks out regarding the Trayvon Martin CaseThe White House Press Briefing--
President Obama in a surprise appearance during a news conference told the audience that after watching the debate over the course of last week that "I [Obama] thought it might be useful for me to expand on my thoughts a little bit."
The president commented that in a case such as this, reasonable doubt was relevant and they rendered a verdict, and that's our Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-2440497187605102782013-06-19T12:42:00.000-07:002013-06-19T12:42:19.344-07:00let's help the world and screw everybody elseRobin's commentary --
it seems like we don't have any problems at all when it comes to giving foreign aid or helping other countries however, when it comes down to helping US citizens [where the money for foreign aid originates from] the government intern basically says, "screw you."
What I am referring to is the proposed cuts in the food stamp program otherwise known as the "Supplemental Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-53762118745674340862013-06-14T08:02:00.000-07:002013-06-14T08:02:11.141-07:00Big Brother Is Watching at Delta highwayit may have been there for awhile and I may not have noticed it until recently that there is a strange CCTV cameras at the intersection of delta highway and beltline which is not the typical cameras used for controlling the traffic lights as it has night vision capability.
Being curious, I started searching the Internet and even though this information may be a little bit outdated and I Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-72068643515017516452013-04-04T11:18:00.000-07:002013-04-04T11:43:49.278-07:00freeway metering comes to Eugene -- they don't get it!Robin's Commentary --
There's been more and more CRAP going on in Eugene area, so much so, that despite my busy schedule I decided to restart this blog because I can't be silent any longer.
I have a couple issues that I wish to address and I will do them in multiple blogs.
One of first things I want to address is the $2 million project to install ramp metering devices on the Beltline road [Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-26272771158163509572012-06-29T14:55:00.005-07:002012-06-29T14:55:48.735-07:00Obama care -- the detailsRobins Commentary --
The Supreme Court gave the go-ahead to enact Obama care by changing the classification of not having insurance from being just a fee or fine to being a tax which in several years could cost you $695 in penalties for 2.5% of your income whichever is greater.
Below, I have included the actual ruling from the Supreme Court and the Obama care act itself [you know the one that Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-1284737070073271792012-06-20T11:49:00.000-07:002012-06-20T11:49:58.646-07:00employee rights in the "at will" stateRobin's Commentary --
you don't really think about these issues until it becomes an issue to similar about what's going on at my workplace where the company is asking its employees to comply with an issue that will permanently affect their lives outside of the job itself, and the more that I dug into this issue has brought up some pretty surprising results.
Recently, in e-mail exchange with theRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-5814280345750871882012-06-02T12:36:00.000-07:002012-06-02T12:36:23.030-07:00Sleep apnea -- the new fad?
There is a new buzz word out there... it's called sleep apnea and some employers are requiring employees to submit themselves to sleep apnea testing which may result in be required to use CPAP Machine or lose their jobs.
Think this won't happen to you?
There is a wide variety of "visible" conditions that may cause an employer to suspect that you may be suffering from sleep apnea even if you Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-49127400225444936772012-05-04T12:41:00.000-07:002012-05-04T12:41:47.623-07:00they just don't get it! WE ARE BROKERobin's Commentary --
in a recent article in the Statesman Journal about Lane County officials due to dwelling of federal timber payments is considering asking voters to raise local taxes [again] even though according to the article, voters voted down the last 14 property tax increases.
THEY JUST DON'T GET IT! As a result, the county plans to make cuts backs in public safety... [Gosh, likeRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-68251444009357869502012-04-28T13:04:00.000-07:002012-04-28T13:09:24.818-07:00Proposed Nationwide Cell Phone BanReuters --
in an effort to combat distracted driving, US transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is calling for a federal law that would ban ALL CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING ANY TYPE OF A VEHICLE ON ANY ROAD IN THE COUNTRY."
LaHood calling this a "national epidemic" at a summit in San Antonio Texas commenting that we need tough federal legislation to deal with this problem.
The National Highway Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-48926689548731331092012-04-13T03:50:00.002-07:002012-04-13T04:19:08.664-07:00Zimmerman is condemned even if he is found innocentRobin's commentary --I think that everybody is aware of the Martin/Zimmerman case without having to recap here what happened and I hope that everybody agrees that one of the most important facts that we have is that we don't know exactly what happened.And that's one of the reasons why we have a legal system and courts to weigh the facts and evidence.In theory, our legal system is supposed to Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.com0