From The Daily Astorian:Clatsop Commissioner Samuelson's Calls In Question

10/9/2009 11:46:00 AM

Samuelson calls raise anxiety

Commissioner contacts employers of people who signed petition against her; ballots are in the mail

By JOE GAMM - The Daily Astorian

As ballots go out for the commissioners' recall election today, some Clatsop County employees may be having second thoughts about signing the petitions.

For some families who depend on the county for their jobs, Clatsop County Commissioner Ann Samuelson has applied a low-heat, high-pressure approach to her fight to stay in office.

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From KGW:Obama? The Nobel Peace Prize?

Oct 9, 10:52 AM EDT
President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
By KARL RITTER and MATT MOORE Associated Press Writers

GRP: By any stretch of the imagination....I'm having difficulty swallowing this one! What is this saying...Let's go ahead and give this guy the award and hope he might earn it somewhere down the road?

OSLO (AP) -- President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.

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So, How Do I Finance That Solar Power Unit?

Something New Under The Sun, A Way To Finance Solar Power
BY ROB MANNING - OPB News
Portland, OR October 8, 2009 8:28 a.m.

A major San Francisco-based solar company wants to put solar panels on your roof, and it wants to make it cheap.

Solar City is announcing Thursday a program that would allow Oregon households to put panels on their roofs without taking out a big loan. Rob Manning has more.

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Fact: Columbia River Salmon Enhancement - Bonneville Power Authority Alone Will Spend $75 Million A Year For The Next 10 Years

From High Country News: To the BPA(Bonneville Power Authority), PATH is ancient history. The agency says that its funding process these days is more fair and generous than ever before. In 2008 alone, the BPA spent $80 million dollars on salmon research. Another $75 million a year for the next 10 years has been earmarked for science should the 2008 recovery plan pass judicial muster. According to Bill Maslen, the director of the BPA's Fish and Wildlife Program, this money is doled out through an open, democratic and cooperative process. "Every year we go out and identify what projects need to be done, and we travel the region, trying to build consensus on what we can do. Then we fund projects accordingly. And we've done more of that consensus-building this year than we ever have in years past," he says. Anderson's former grad student, Rich Zabel, says that funding pressures, or even the high-stakes legal battles in which his fish-passage model is used, have no effect at all on his work for NOAA. "I've never felt any political pressure here, and I'll tell you what, if I did, I'd quit (my job) kicking and screaming," he says. "My job is simply to produce the best science possible."

Deadline Looms For Portland Mayor Adams Recall Petition

D-Day for Recall Mayor Adams campaign
09:23 AM PDT
Monday, October 5, 2009

By TERESA YUAN and Kgw.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Monday marked the deadline for the recall effort of Portland Mayor Sam Adams.

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So, Just What Is A Moderate Republican?

Moderate Republican.net:"So, just what is a moderate Republican? Some on the far-right would call us "RINOs" or "Republicans in Name Only." However, the moderate wing of the party has a well-established history. Paul Peter Jesep, founder of ModerateRepublican.com offers a fine defense of what it means to be a "progressive conservative.""

Just What Is A Moderate Republican