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An Open Letter to Bulletin Publisher Gordon Black

A letter to The Bulletin’s publisher on the occasion of the paper’s bankruptcy announcement.
Avatar photo Aaron Switzer

Dear Gordon,
I was disappointed I had to hear the financial news about your Chapter 11 filing from your newspaper. You don't call anymore. I know I haven't been any better about reaching out, but I can't believe we have grown so distant that it has come to this.
To be honest, it wasn't the most delicate way to approach the subject with readers. What were you thinking, giving Costa a front-page column to drone on about your predicament . . . right next to your news piece about the very same thing? I told you before, you gotta rein that guy in. BofA was a “trusted partner?” Who is Costa kidding? He's not doing himself any favors when he spends one week telling everyone they need to be more accountable in his column, then in a moment of crisis starts conjuring up creditor boogeymen, and strange bank accounting to blame for your financial woes. If you have to do it again, Gordon, trust your readers and let your news article stand on its own.

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Time to Clear the Air in Redmond

Brian Lemos recently was placed on leave from principle of Redmond High School with no explanation.
The Source Staff

It seems safe to assume that Brian Lemos has a more colorful past than the average high school principal.
During the 1990s, when he was teaching in the Tillamook School District, Lemos had several run-ins with the law. DUI and fourth-degree assault in 1992. Fourth-degree assault in 1995. Disorderly conduct and possession of a small amount of marijuana, also in 1995.

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Easy One-Stop Shopping for All Your Straight Poop Needs

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Monday, Aug. 22
It's all over! Libyan rebels claim victory, say they've taken control of 95percent of capital city of Tripoli … Maybe it isn't all over! Forces loyal to dictator Muammar Qaddafi still holding on; Qaddafi son tells journalists his dad has shrewdly lured rebels into a “trap” … Yeah, we blew it: NYC District Attorney asks court to drop rape charges against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn because of alleged victim's credibility problems … Lawyered up: Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein retains hotshot defense lawyer Reid Weingarten as investigations of his role in sub-prime mortgage fiasco continue … Not this time: Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Tea Party darling and architect of Republicans' throw-grandma-under-the-train Medicare plan, says he won't run for president this year … Bursting at the seams: GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will triple size of his 3,000-sf, $12 million home in La Jolla, CA; says he needs more room for five grown children and 16 grandkids.

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Eat the Rich

Eric Flowers

Ted Rall’s column in last week’s Source was painful to read but all too accurate. Obama’s sell-out to Big Business, especially to Wall Street, is a clear indication that we now officially live in a Plutocracy – government of the Rich, by the Rich and for the Rich.
Decades of big- government-is-the-problem, right-wing propaganda started by Reagan has been effective. Millions now actually believe this colossal lie.
Big Business, not Big Government is the problem. Big Business owns the Government. Reagan launched his political career while he was spokesman for General Electric, the quintessential poster child for Big Business. Obama has appointed the current General Electric CEO, Jeffery Immelt as an economic advisor. What does that tell you? (nudge, nudge, wink, wink).

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Warm Fuzzies

The Source Staff

On Monday, County Commissioners abruptly and unexpectedly dismissed County Administrator Dave Kanner after five years on the job, citing a difference in management style. The firing comes on the heels of a contentious contract negotiation with county staff and a prolonged pissing match with the district attorney's office.

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Out of Work, Out of Office: Obama's inaction on the economy will be his undoing

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As a pundit, it’s my job to explain why politicians do the things they do. Every now and then, however, a pol behaves so irrationally that I have to throw up my arms and ask: What the hell is this guy thinking?
That’s what Obama has me doing. For over two years. Why isn’t he worried about unemployment?
Thomas Frank wondered in “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” why Americans don’t vote their (liberal) self-interest. What I can’t figure out is why President Obama isn’t following his self-interest.
Obama says he wants a second term. I believe him. Every president wants one.

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