Posted Oct. 28, 2010, 12:43:00 pm
Santa Monica Mirror Archives - Thomas B. Elias, Columnist
There is no doubt that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has acted at least somewhat more responsibly in the wake of the September natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno than BP, the former British Petroleum, did after its springtime offshore oil platform disaster in the Gulf of Mexico....Read Full Tom Elias Report
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
What Is The Tea Party?
October 22, 2010 4:13 PM
David Sirota - COLUMNIST Gazette.com
What is the tea party? Many have tried to answer that question ever since CNBC’s Rick Santelli first launched the backlash with his trading-floor rant against the poor......Read Full Report
Another Perspective
David Sirota - COLUMNIST Gazette.com
What is the tea party? Many have tried to answer that question ever since CNBC’s Rick Santelli first launched the backlash with his trading-floor rant against the poor......Read Full Report
Another Perspective
Monday, October 25, 2010
U.S. House Candidate Rob Cornilles: Former Trainees Critical Of his Sports Marketing Business Ethic
Former trainees blast congressional hopeful
Rob Cornilles, the GOP candidate in the 1st District, paid $9,000 in 2003 settlement related to his sports marketing business
By Christian Gaston - The Forest Grove News-Times, Oct 20, 2010
Since he filed to run for Congress in 2009, Tualatin businessman Rob Cornilles has touted his ability to find jobs for young people in the field of sports marketing as a qualification for office.....Read Full Article
Rob Cornilles, the GOP candidate in the 1st District, paid $9,000 in 2003 settlement related to his sports marketing business
By Christian Gaston - The Forest Grove News-Times, Oct 20, 2010
Since he filed to run for Congress in 2009, Tualatin businessman Rob Cornilles has touted his ability to find jobs for young people in the field of sports marketing as a qualification for office.....Read Full Article
Sunday, October 24, 2010
From The Daily Astorian: State Senator Betsy Johnson and House Rep. Debbie Boone Take Exception To Advert Run By 2 "Tea Party" Backed Candidates!
At left is an ad run in The Daily Astorian by two "Tea Party" backed candidates, Lew Barnes and Bob Horning, running for two seats in the Oregon State Legislature now occupied by State Senator District 16, Betsy Johnson and House District 31 Represesentative, Debbie Boone.
Click on ad at left to read its content.
Click This To Read Full Daily "A" Report
For insight into Lewis Barnes campaign finance activity, click on this to go to ORESTAR
For even more interesting insight into Bob Horning's campaign finance activity, click her to go to Horning's ORESTAR account
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Oregon DEQ Sets Ground Rules For West-East Demolition And Trading's Shipbreaking Operation At North Tongue Point
Oregon DEQ NW Regional Adninistrator, Nina DeConcini, on October 18, 2010 issued a letter with conditions to Exec. Port Director, Jack Crider regarding the West-East Demolition and Trading, LLC. Click on each of the two page DEQ Requirement Letter to peruse the full content.Friday, October 15, 2010
Oregon-Washington Re-Open Columbia Chinook Fishing Season From October 15 to December 31, 2010
Chinook, Coho And Steelhead Fishing 88 Miles From Bouy 10 To Mouth Of The Lewis River
Salem-News.com
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Chinook salmon fishing will reopen on the lower Columbia River downstream of the Lewis River from Oct. 15 through the end of the year.
In a joint hearing this week, the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife decided to reopen recreational chinook salmon fishing on the Columbia from Buoy 10 upstream approximately 88 miles to the mouth of the Lewis River.
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Chinook salmon fishing will reopen on the lower Columbia River downstream of the Lewis River from Oct. 15 through the end of the year.
In a joint hearing this week, the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife decided to reopen recreational chinook salmon fishing on the Columbia from Buoy 10 upstream approximately 88 miles to the mouth of the Lewis River.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Coos Bay's Pacific Connector Pipeline Project Meets Reisistance And Bleak Future Outlook!
Pipeline project facing hurdles
Oct. 11, 2010, 12:45 p.m. PDT
The Register-Guard - AP/Oregonlive.com
Oct. 11, 2010, 12:45 p.m. PDT
The Register-Guard - AP/Oregonlive.com
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — To read the headlines, September was a bad month for supporters of a liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos Bay and a pipeline from there to the Southeastern Oregon town of Malin......Read Full Oregonlive report
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Natural Gas Pipeline Crisis Plans Kept From Public?
Govt lacks copies of emergency response plans developed by natural gas pipeline operators.
Friday, October 08, 2010
Think Our Financial Crisis Is Unique In Our History?
GRP:It's as if the "Obama Machine" used this as the model for their own script for our current crisis. Temporary "Hope" that soon faded and then the prelude and build-up to World War.
The nation needed immediate relief, recovery from economic collapse, and reform to avoid future depressions, so relief, recovery and reform became Franklin D. Roosevelt's goals when he took the helm as president. At his side stood a Democratic Congress, prepared to enact the measures carved out by a group of his closest advisors — dubbed the “Brain Trust” by reporters. One recurring theme in the recovery plan was Roosevelt’s pledge to help the “forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid.”
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The nation needed immediate relief, recovery from economic collapse, and reform to avoid future depressions, so relief, recovery and reform became Franklin D. Roosevelt's goals when he took the helm as president. At his side stood a Democratic Congress, prepared to enact the measures carved out by a group of his closest advisors — dubbed the “Brain Trust” by reporters. One recurring theme in the recovery plan was Roosevelt’s pledge to help the “forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid.”
Read This
PG&E:How To Rack Up $100 Million In Clean Air Act Fines
How to rack up $100 million in Clean Air Act fines
October 7, 2010 11:55 AM
By Cassandra Profita - Ecotrope/Oregon Public Broadcasting
PGE's Boardman power plant has been accused of operating in violation of the Clean Air Act since 1998.
Did anyone else’s jaw drop when they heard the potential fines for the Portland General Electric’s alleged Clean Air Act violation at the Boardman coal-fired power plant?
Read OPB's Full Cassandra Profita Report On Ocotrope
October 7, 2010 11:55 AM
By Cassandra Profita - Ecotrope/Oregon Public Broadcasting
PGE's Boardman power plant has been accused of operating in violation of the Clean Air Act since 1998.
Did anyone else’s jaw drop when they heard the potential fines for the Portland General Electric’s alleged Clean Air Act violation at the Boardman coal-fired power plant?
Read OPB's Full Cassandra Profita Report On Ocotrope
Thursday, October 07, 2010
The Peacock: A Witness To Another Piece Of Our History And A Mechanical Ballet
The Peacock headed for its final resting place after 10 years in storage. What a piece of history to watch and what a ballet of all those involved for this new gateway feature to our fine city of Astoria.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Want To Vote In Clatsop County....Oregon On November 2nd? October 12th Is Your Last Day To Register!!!
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS OCT. 12
Tuesday, Oct. 12 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 2 general election for anyone not currently registered in the State of Oregon.
If you are registered in Oregon, but have changed your name, party affiliation or address, you must update your registration. People have until 8 p.m. on Election Day to update their registration and receive a ballot.
Read Full Release
Tuesday, Oct. 12 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 2 general election for anyone not currently registered in the State of Oregon.
If you are registered in Oregon, but have changed your name, party affiliation or address, you must update your registration. People have until 8 p.m. on Election Day to update their registration and receive a ballot.
Read Full Release
Friday, October 01, 2010
Chinook Nation Greets Lady Washington And Hawaiian Chieftan In Trade Re-Enactment October 3, 2010
Aberdeen – The brig Lady Washington, the Official Ship of the State of Washington, and the topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain will participate in a re-enactment of an 18th century fur trade meeting at Fort Columbia State Park on Sunday, October 3. The vessels will rendezvous with as many as 40 Chinook Nation paddlers in the Columbia River offshore of the park, which is just south of the town of Chinook on US Highway 101. The event is scheduled to take place 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.....Read Details and view photos
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Fatal Pipeline Explosion Puts Focus On Web Of Gas Pipelines
By Matthew Cardinale - IPS News"It's a 36-inch [thick] pipeline with non-odorised gas at a pressure that is seven times the San Bruno pipeline that exploded earlier this month," Olivia Schmidt, a community organiser with the Anti-LNG Coalition, told IPS. "When they [citizens of Oregon] learned about this horrible tragedy in the Bay Area, it heightened concerns already there about public safety," Schmidt said.
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sep 30, 2010 (IPS) - A natural gas explosion in San Bruno, California that almost decimated an entire city earlier this month has fuelled concerns about the outdated, aging, and dangerous gas pipelines that underlie many U.S. cities......Read Full Report
Clatsop County Sets OLNG/Oregon Pipeline Hearing Date!
DATE OF HEARING: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
TIME: 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Judge Guy Boyington Building
857 Commercial Street - Astoria, Oregon 97103
CONTACT PERSON: Jennifer Bunch, Clatsop County Planner
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Clatsop County Transportation & Development Services has received the land use application
described in this notice. Pursuant to Sections 2.020(5) and 2.025 of the Clatsop County Land and Water Development and Use
Ordinance (LWDUO), the Department Director has scheduled a public hearing on this matter before the Board of Commissioners
at 3:30 PM on Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St, Astoria, OR 97103......Read Full Notice
TIME: 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Judge Guy Boyington Building
857 Commercial Street - Astoria, Oregon 97103
CONTACT PERSON: Jennifer Bunch, Clatsop County Planner
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Clatsop County Transportation & Development Services has received the land use application
described in this notice. Pursuant to Sections 2.020(5) and 2.025 of the Clatsop County Land and Water Development and Use
Ordinance (LWDUO), the Department Director has scheduled a public hearing on this matter before the Board of Commissioners
at 3:30 PM on Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St, Astoria, OR 97103......Read Full Notice
From Oregon Parks And Recreation: Astoria's John Goodenberger Appointed Chair Of Oregon State Advisory Committee On Historic Preservation
09/29/10
John Goodenberger of Astoria was recently appointed by Governor Kulongoski as the new chair of the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP). Goodenberger succeeds William F. Willingham, whose chairmanship ended in May.
Goodenberger has served as Vice-Chair for the SACHP for the past four years.
Goodenberger is an instructor at Clatsop Community College in the Historic Preservation and Restoration program, which he helped start in 2009. In addition, he is the owner of Historic Research and Design, a preservation firm in Astoria, has served as Senior Designer for Ecola Architects of Cannon Beach, and as a historic building consultant for the City of Astoria.
Goodenberger's newspaper column, Great City Rising, ran in the Daily Astorian from 1998-2005. He also provided critical technical assistance to the advocacy group Friends of Astoria Column during its 1995 restoration of the landmark column.
Goodenberger is chair of the Lower Columbia Preservation Society and is active with a number of other preservation-related organizations such as Columbia Pacific Preservation, Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation Advisory Committee, and the Historic Assessment Review Committee.
The SACHP is a nine-member group that reviews nominations to the National Register of Historic Places and makes recommendations to the State Historic Preservation Officer on the eligibility of nominated properties. The members are professionally recognized in the fields of history, architecture, archaeology, and other related disciplines.
The committee holds public meetings around the state three times a year.
More information about the SACHP and the National Register is online at www.oregonheritage.org
John Goodenberger of Astoria was recently appointed by Governor Kulongoski as the new chair of the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP). Goodenberger succeeds William F. Willingham, whose chairmanship ended in May.
Goodenberger has served as Vice-Chair for the SACHP for the past four years.
Goodenberger is an instructor at Clatsop Community College in the Historic Preservation and Restoration program, which he helped start in 2009. In addition, he is the owner of Historic Research and Design, a preservation firm in Astoria, has served as Senior Designer for Ecola Architects of Cannon Beach, and as a historic building consultant for the City of Astoria.
Goodenberger's newspaper column, Great City Rising, ran in the Daily Astorian from 1998-2005. He also provided critical technical assistance to the advocacy group Friends of Astoria Column during its 1995 restoration of the landmark column.
Goodenberger is chair of the Lower Columbia Preservation Society and is active with a number of other preservation-related organizations such as Columbia Pacific Preservation, Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation Advisory Committee, and the Historic Assessment Review Committee.
The SACHP is a nine-member group that reviews nominations to the National Register of Historic Places and makes recommendations to the State Historic Preservation Officer on the eligibility of nominated properties. The members are professionally recognized in the fields of history, architecture, archaeology, and other related disciplines.
The committee holds public meetings around the state three times a year.
More information about the SACHP and the National Register is online at www.oregonheritage.org
Monday, September 27, 2010
"The G.O.P.: A Pledge to America. You Read It And Judge For Yourself
September 22. 2010 - 5:38PM
CBS News - Brian Montpoli & Jill Jackson
CBS News has obtained a final draft of House Republicans' legislative agenda for the next Congress, a 21-page "Pledge to America" that they will formally unveil Thursday morning at a Virginia hardware store.
"The need for urgent action to repair our economy and reclaim our government for the people cannot be overstated," the introduction says.
Read The GOP Pledge To America
CBS News - Brian Montpoli & Jill Jackson
CBS News has obtained a final draft of House Republicans' legislative agenda for the next Congress, a 21-page "Pledge to America" that they will formally unveil Thursday morning at a Virginia hardware store.
"The need for urgent action to repair our economy and reclaim our government for the people cannot be overstated," the introduction says.
Read The GOP Pledge To America
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