It's October and that means Stop Sign season is over in rural America. We are officially in the brief window where rifle hunters cease their age-old assault on traffic signs and train their rifles on real live animals.
But hunters won't be the only ones throwing out decoys.
The Oregon State Police said that it will be back in the field over the coming weeks with a decoy designed to trap law breaking hunters.
Just Shoot Me
Sold My Soul, Got No Rock ‘n’ Roll
It's been said that you can get anything on eBay - though Upfront's experience is limited to an old pair of rollerblades and an outdated bike shock. But a quick survey on the online auction site revealed listings this week for a private jet ($525,000), a signed Andy Warhol screenprint ($22,000) and a men's fitness book written by OJ Simpson ($2).
Marcel Marceau 1923-2007
Marcel Marceau, the world's most famous mime, died last weekend in Paris at the age of 84. Let us observe a moment of silence.
“General” Jameson Goes to The Hill
Former porn mega-star Jenna Jameson got a guided tour of the U.S. Capitol last Thursday. The Capitol police were impressed, asking for autographs and posing for pictures. But Sen. Arlen Specter seemed not especially amused.
Roll Out the Barrels
a new meaning to open container.If there's one thing better than beer, it's a whole lotta beer.
Here They Go Again
We’re not gonna take it. The ladies from CodePink, the national anti-war group that has been needling our elected representatives to get America out of Iraq, are stirring up trouble again. Local CodePink representatives and their supporters are planning a vigil outside the offices of Senators Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith and U.S. Rep. Greg Walden.
They’ve Got the Hots for Harrington
Speaking of gays, football and Michael Vick: Atlanta Falcons coaches and fans are a little worried about Joey Harrington taking over at starting quarterback for the suspended Vick this season, but the gay contingent is happy - they think the former University of Oregon star is a stud muffin.
Ding, Dong…
The queen of meanLeona Helmsley, the developer and hotel owner who became an icon of the greed-is-good '80s, died Monday, not as the result of having a house dropped on her by a tornado but of natural causes. She was 87.
Making a Splash: All ages rip it up outdoors at JSFC, ladies’ scrum, and a “cruise”
Too often a local sports program will go virtually unnoticed or unheralded because it’s so good, leading people to forget about or be totally unaware of the program’s long and illustrious history.
Baby Your Bentley, Only $29,500
If you really love your car - we mean really, really, REALLY love your car - shouldn't you buy it its own condo?
Seriously. Two guys in Sisters are building a 36-unit condo complex exclusively for pampered vintage, classic or otherwise special automobiles.

