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43
That's the number of inches that Mt. Bachelor was reporting as a base on Tuesday afternoon just a few hours before opening day of the 2010-2011 season.
The following are some observations to the House Ethics Committee about the censure of Representative Charles Rangel, Democrat, Harlem, N.Y.
House Ethics Committee….oxymoron.
Y’all must be right proud of your courageous decision to censure Democrat Charles Rangel from Harlem for his outrageous disrespect for the laws and ethics of the House of Ill Repute.
While many citizens remain angry over the $4 million that Bend wasted on their defunct UGB expansion plan, and the $5 million that they squandered on the Bulletin property without first doing their homework, the city actually has much larger problems with their failed development at Juniper Ridge (JR).
Bend's City Council has steadfastly maintained that numerous benefits would accrue to Central Oregon for nearly a decade at JR including 12,000 new jobs and $200,000,000 in profits from land sales, but absolutely none have materialized and the situation worsens every day.
The author is reporting from rehab, watching a literal squawk box, some annoying bimbo making the beautiful state of Alaska look ugly.
When we're forced to choose between molestation and strangers seeing our privates via X-ray, the terrorists have won. Hand Al Qaeda a trophy, bring back the troops, ground the drones and shutter the Pentagon. Republican fear mongering under the Bush-Cheney junta and overreaction, surrendering our rights to rent-a-cops renamed TSA security, has led to a revolt by the public, pilots and airline employees. Don't screen my sack and keep your fingers out of my carry-on!
“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread,” the novelist Anatole France wrote in 1894.
The law the City of Bend is contemplating to deal with the (supposed) problem of loitering on downtown streets would, we assume, forbid the rich as well as the poor to sit or lie down on the sidewalks. Just the same, it would be an inherently inequitable ordinance – and an unnecessary one.
8
That's the number of votes that separates City Council candidates Chuck Arnold and Scott Ramsay as they head into a state-mandated recount.
Dirty Dancing Too Much For Portland Teachers
Students were getting a little too close for comfort at a Portland High School, causing teachers to cancel the school's winter formal. Cleveland High School in Southeast Portland has cancelled the dance due to the new style of dance known as “grinding.” Obviously a little movie from 1987 known as Dirty Dancing hasn't been in the TBS heavy rotation lately.
As a fairly recent newcomer to Bend, I gratefully turn to the Source when seeking to dine out. Last week I read a mouth-watering re-cap of a review for the Bend Fish Co., “Hawaiian Grindz,” when I had cause to pause and ponder. What’s up with all the Spam bashing?
Everywhere in Bend I meet people who sincerely believe that the only way to resolve the goose poop problem is through periodic exterminations.
Then I explain that non-lethal methods are more effective, sustainable, and cost effective and are currently being used successfully in dozens of locations in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. At that point, the conversational tone starts to shift.
With the news this past week of how to fix the deficit and get the U.S. back in the black, I'm sure everyone is going to have some ideas of what they think will work best. So here's mine. Since we had a surplus 10 years ago before Bush, Cheney and Rove weaseled their way into power, perhaps their ill-gotten fortunes could be a start to paying down the debt.
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