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All the Straight Poop on Mitt, Newt, Tim and the Two Rickys

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Monday, Jan. 9
It's good to be the boss: Mitt Romney stirs controversy by telling business execs in New Hampshire, “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me.” (He was talking about health insurance companies) … Buddy who? Poll shows Buddy Roemer (he's former congressman and Louisiana governor) has pulled ahead of Rick Perry in NH. “It’s a lead of eight people versus six people, but still,” says one blogger … Homesick: White House Chief of Staff William Daley quits after less than a year in job, says he wants to go back to dear old Chicago … Tensions escalating: Iran's Revolutionary Court sentences US citizen Amir Mirza Hekmati to death for spying; US says charges false … BFFs: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian Premier Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meet, ridicule US, vow to “unite forever” … Back to cold turkey: Study finds nicotine patches and gum don't help smokers quit permanently, may even make things worse … Twitterin' Tebowers: Fans of Denver QB Tim Tebow send record number of tweets following Tebow's dramatic overtime defeat of Pittsburgh.

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Flip-Flopping on Waldo Lake

Whether Waldo Lake will continue to provide a near-pristine wilderness experience for Oregonians and visitors is far from clear.
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Waldo Lake, in the high Cascades west of the Deschutes County border, is one of the most ultraoligotrophic lakes in the world. That fancy nine-dollar word means the water is clear – amazingly clear. Experiments have shown that objects in Waldo Lake can be seen at a depth of nearly 160 feet.
But whether Waldo Lake will continue to provide a near-pristine wilderness experience for Oregonians and visitors is far from clear. The state Marine Board appears to be on the verge of doing a flip-flop that will threaten the clarity and tranquility of the lake and its surroundings.

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Which is Worse?

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The media is awash in stories about some Marines who urinated on a pile of dead Afghans. People the world over and our left wing media are enraged. The Commandant of the Marine Corps has stated that when they find these jarheads they are going to swing. Nope, you cannot pee on a dead guy, but apparently it is perfectly fine to kill him first. I ask you, which is worse?
Given the opportunity, I'd opt for the golden shower over a bullet any time. The Afghans would too, if given a chance, but they are dead. Can it be that political correctness cannot make the distinction. Well yes it can. It is typical of the left.

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More People, Less Money, in Politics

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Someone once coined the phrase, “We have the best government money can buy.” Sad, but true. Big Money Interests (Corporations, the Wealthy, Labor Unions, Special Interests) have taken over our political process to the detriment of “We the People.” They control our Congress, and until “big money” is taken out of politics we will not have a democratic government. Why do the Big Money interests want to control Congress? So that laws and regulations enacted by both parties will benefit them and their Big Money interests. This ensures continued wealth and power to them. How do the “Big Money Interests” control Congress? They buy out our representatives with campaign contributions. To be fair, not all our representatives are bought out, but who knows how many are? When 94 percent of candidates who raise the most money win elections-something is not right! Who do you think our representatives represent? Big Money Interests or “We the People”?

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Is That You, Winter? It's Me, Gregg…: A meager offering isn't enough to save the Nordeen

On droughts, newly arrived dry snow and the debate over headphones in the backcountry
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Only one thing will get me up before 6 a.m. on a winter's Sunday morning…fresh snow! Considering the lack of powder days this winter, even two-four inches of white gold drags me out of bed. The previous night's low temperature and impending cloud cover warned me to wax the skis, pack the pack and make a plan.
Arriving at Dutchman Flats before 7 a.m. afforded me a parking spot with a trailhead view. The morning's itinerary included a six-mile, roundtrip ski to Big Meadow. The path ran me up the Flagline Access trail to the Big Meadow trail, down to Big Meadow for some exploration and back to the Landcruiser.

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Picks for 1/12-1/19

A gathering of happenings for the upcoming week.
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Pickwick
thursday 12
This show, like many this month, seemed to come in a bit under the radar, but when we cranked this Seattle band's “Hacienda Motel” in our offices, we became quick converts to the soulful quirkiness these dudes lay down. The sound is not at all what you'd expect from six Northwest white kids who were raised on indie rock. There's a definitively Motown feel to these guys at times, but at the core of their genre-crushing catalog is some excellent songwriting. Does this description sound a little weird to you? Absolutely. But it's a free show and we'd suggest you get yourself there. 7pm. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St.

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Everything's Coming Up Roses and Straight Poop

A gathering of news makers and headlines from the previous week.
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Monday, Jan. 2
Flexing their missiles: Iran test-fires two long-range missiles, continues threatening to disrupt shipping through crucial Strait of Hormuz … Mission unaccomplished: Arab League observers admit they'd failed to stop violence in Syria, with 390 killed since they arrived three days ago … Bitter ending: Benjamin Colton Barnes, Iraq war veteran suspected of fatally shooting park ranger, found frozen to death in chest-deep snow in Mount Rainier National Park after massive manhunt … The force was with him: Bob Anderson, master swordsman who played Darth Vader in light-saber fights with Obi Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker, dies at 89 … Fashionistas of the gridiron: University of Oregon football team astonishes world with Darth Vader-like uniforms. In related development, Ducks beat Wisconsin 45-38 in Rose Bowl.

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Going Down the Road to Conflict

Committee to cut road maintenance costs is a conflict of interest.
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conflict of interest – a situation that has the potential to undermine the impartiality of a person because of the possibility of a clash between the person’s self-interest and professional interest or public interest. Source: BusinessDictionary.com
It seems like a pretty simple concept, but we felt obliged to post that definition of “conflict of interest” because the Deschutes County commissioners appear to have a tough time grasping it.
Deschutes County is responsible for maintaining more than 900 miles of roads in unincorporated areas, and it's having an increasingly hard time finding enough money to do it. Tax revenues of all kinds have fallen off since the real estate bubble burst, and the payments the county gets from the federal government in lieu of timber receipts are shrinking and may soon disappear completely. This “perfect financial storm,” as the county calls it, has resulted in a shortfall of some $3 million a year in the county road maintenance budget.

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A Real Dud: Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One doesn't do its franchise justice

All 4 One isn’t the best Ratchet & Clank game ever made.
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This should be called Ratchet & Clank: Play With Your Kid Brother. The duo of cat-like critter and his mini robot sidekick are a natural fit for co-operative multiplayer gaming. In All 4 One, Ratchet and Clank are joined by Quark (a green, jutting-jawed cartoon space hero) and Dr. Nefarious (a green-brained evil robot). Instead of fighting each other as per usual R&C procedures, now they all get to be heroes in a new galaxy.
The new galaxy is clearly much cheaper. The graphics in this new galaxy are terrible. Giant monsters look like twisted balloon animals in a windstorm – over-inflated and over-animated. A small child character with a voice provide by a frightened child refugee from the casting department guides my adventure as I jump and blast my way through this low-rent digital world.

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