Tag: oregon
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outside the box #191 (w/ michael j panzner & rosalind peterson)
here is the latest episode of “outside the box,” hosted by alex ansary.it was originally broadcast by portland community media on february 26, 2009. from alex ansary: In the first half of the show, Alex talks with Michael J. Panzner (financialarmageddon.com) about the depression we are now moving into. Later he speaks with Rosalind Peterson…
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oregon’s silver falls bank closed
from press tv: Silver Falls Bank has been closed by regulators to become the 14th US bank to fail this year amid the worsening US housing crisis. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said Silver Falls Bank, which was opened in May 2000, had $131.4 million in assets and $116.3 million in deposits as of Feb.…
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newspurge
9/11 updatescousin of alleged 9/11 hijacker exposed as israeli spy*unlikely place for a hit piece:marie claire’s desperately seeking approval from 9/11 truther*cnn: new nuclear plants to protect against jet strikes*scientology blames psychiatry for pearl harbor & 9/11*nov7 groundbreaking set for flight 93 memorial*william rodriguez vindicated by newly released 9/11 commission notes*house passes $70m for 9/11…
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econocrash: hoarding, seizing, drinking & cashless
this is all starting to sound like a bad country song…economist says hoard gold & scotch outrage brewing in oregon over proposed 1900% beer taxfrom kgw: Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them. Four Portland legislators joined a Springfield…
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outside the box #188
here is the latest episode of “outside the box,” hosted by alex ansary.it was originally broadcast by portland community media on february 5, 2009. from alex ansary: Alex discusses a new report about how excessive TV viewing damages children and the damage still being done to adults who are hooked on the box. He also…
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navy unleashes tug of war off oregon coast
from oregonian: You may not realize it, but the Navy has been conducting warfare training exercises off the coast of Oregon, Washington and Northern California for decades, firing missiles and machine guns, dropping bombs and practicing crucial sonar detection of submarines. Now, the Navy’s Northwest region wants to expand those operations, including adding a dummy…
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cia, criminals in action: spies like US & algerian rape
jailed cia spy enlisted oregonian son to collect from russian agentsfrom washington times: Even after becoming the highest-ranking CIA agent ever convicted of espionage, Harold James Nicholson continued running spy games, prosecutors say. In fact, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday, Nicholson made it a family affair. Nicholson, 58, and his 24-year-old son, Nathaniel James…
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portland mayor, sam adams, reels from sex scandal
with all eyes on the inaugural bread & circus, this little buzzkill sneaks in & reminds us that politicians will always lie if they think they can get away with it… staytuned from oregonian: Portland Mayor Sam Adams is expected to make his first public statement today in response to news reports that he had…
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media/memes: travolta, groucho, oregon art & world events
scientologist john travolta’s son dies strangely from a ‘medical episode’ while on vacation in the bahamasfrom ap: John Travolta’s teenage son, Jett, died in the Bahamas after falling ill and hitting his head at his family’s vacation home, police said Friday [jan2]. A house caretaker found Jett, 16, unconscious in a bathroom late Friday morning.…
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media monarchy episode104b
episode104b of media monarchy closes down the bar & closes out the year with a visit from the ghost of new year’s past: oregon governor declares martial law + christmas chaos, media memes & predictive programming, music by loretta lynn & eartha kitt and tons more (for tiny tim)… download/stream/im/skype/subscribe pra/revere/myspace/itunes/archive
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ghost of new year’s past: oregon governor declares martial law
in doing some recent research about oregon, i discovered something amazing: on new year’s eve in 1913, governor oswald west declared martial law in oregon in order to stop the sale of alcohol… oswald west, prohibition advocatefrom wikipedia: [Oswald] West was a fervent prohibitionist. He believed so strongly in the idea that he once declared…
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oregon eyes taxing vehicles per mile by satellite
from albany democrat herald: A year ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced it had demonstrated that a new way to pay for roads – via a mileage tax and satellite technology – could work. Now Gov. Ted Kulongoski says he’d like the legislature to take the next step. As part of a transportation-related bill…
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2 oregon cops killed after bringing bomb inside bank
2 confirmed dead in oregon bank bombingfrom times of india: Two police officers were killed and two people were injured after a bomb exploded at a bank in the western US state of Oregon, authorities have confirmed. The fatalities included a bomb disposal expert and a police chief who died after a suspicious package exploded…
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envirohealth: water, web, weather, west virginia & whales
cnbc host recommends statins be put in the water supplyfrom youtube: Makers of Crestor now claim that people with normal cholesterol are also at risk for heart attack. Their study shows that if this group has a high level of hsCRP they lower their risk for heart attacks and arterial disease. This even though hsCRP…
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history/mystery: nazis, nixon, milk & jonestown, cia, conspiracy & more
former nazi is ‘a great american,’ say oregon neighborsfrom west linn tidings: The federal government is charging that Peter Egner is a Nazi war criminal. His friends in West Linn cannot believe it. It came as a shock to them last week when the Department of Justice issued an announcement that it is requesting that…