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Well said McKinney! Now I have a better choice of words to explain to family and friends why Bernie Sanders is getting my vote!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lots of assumptions and prejudice in your post, pal. Not everyone who is disgusted by the crusties lives in a McMansion; not all of us are afraid.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sometimes you have to put up roadblocks if you think somebody is harming themselves and/or others. Many of us see the programs that Democrats are trying to push akin to a mass shooting situation. That being the case, should we not use every weapon available to us to stop it?	0.2	0	0	0.2	0.2	0	0
I assume that you have no problem with the government confiscating all your property to give to someone else, especially if that person has less money then you do? If you do, then why are you advocating that the government does it to other people?	0	0	0.166667	0.166667	0.166667	0.166667	0.166667
Corporations are not people. We live in a society the organization of which benefits corporations and they should be required to pay their fair share which they do not. It's disingenuous for you to compare the power the majority of people who live paycheck to paycheck might wield to bring fairness and justice back to society with to the super rich who wield exponentially more power than the average citizen. I'm advocating that the government tax the super rich out of existence because they have proven to be a violent, racist and irresponsible special interest group in American society.	0.3	0	0	0.2	0.3	0.1	0
If the media had had its way, Donald Trump wouldn't have been invited to a single deabate....until they discovered the difference in their ratings when he was there and when he wasn't. OLive is just trying to game the system; nothing to see here, just move along. Business as usual. We know best which candidates "clearly stand out from the crowd".	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
This could also lead to opportunities for small janitorial businesses who need small offices to clean.....	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Are they going to name a parking structure after Emett?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Words you will hear in the U of O Athletic Department but not in an academic department: " The students you mentor have failed to learn and succeed in your department; you're fired, clean out your office."	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hillary will be selected by the Democratic establishment as their nominee long before Oregon's May primary. It may well happen tomorrow, "SuperTuesday". Your vote is irrelevant; the Democratic party bosses, including many in Oregon, have already decided who the nominee will be.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
While you may not put a value on your vote or mine I certainly do. My vote matters big time. So do my volunteer hous and campaign dollars. I am opposed to death sentences and war so my heart and vote goes to Bernie.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No matter the political affiliation or a person's perceived "definition" of socialism, Bernie Sanders is the only candidate making a stand for America's. common folk. All other contenders , including Ms. Clinton, are reminiscent of that ruling class, made up of a small group of privileged individuals (economic royalists), who early American's gave ultimate allegiance and sacrifices to separate from and establish a freedom "of and for the people." Go Bernie!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I'm sorry to have to break it to President Schill, but the UO is already mediocre. It had been moving toward mediocrity long before he got there. It was set in motion more than two decades ago when universities all across the country decided that improving higher education meant hiring more administrators, not faculty. The issue about College of Arts and Sciences having tenured faculty with a "skimpy" teaching load and hiring more non-tenured track faculty to teach classes is not unique to the UO. The truth is, many tenured faculty at a major research university, such as the UO, are also expected to conduct research and publish -- "publish or perish" is a well-known mantra in academia. This is not where the cost cutting should begin; how about reducing the bloated administrative bureaucracy? You can google this online and find any number of reports and studies that show that's where the real problem lies, not just at the UO but at universities all across the country.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I am not discounting your position or your enthusiasm. I am merely telling you that because the Democratic party has designed their system so the party Leadership can ensure that they control who the nominee is, Oregon Democrat's votes will not affect who that nominee is. Today, Hillary has 'won' 91 delegates. Bernie has 'won' 65. The Democratic Leaders or "SuperDelegates', don't have to vote the way their state voted. Hillary has 453 pledged SuperDelegates; Bernie has 20 pledged SuperDelegates. Your party is afraid to let the voters choose the nominee so they set up this system. Right now, the Republicans wish they had the same system because Trump can be nominated in spite of what the Leadership wants.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
There is something fishy about that 80% stat. Last time I looked there was a big upswing in enrollment in humanities starting 10 years ago. It then dropped quite recently. I think "faculty rolls" isn't precise... a lot of departments hire someone for a term or two and they are on a list. The humanities faculty I know didn't reduce their teaching loads. Regardless, the departments did start losing students so they need to adjust. I think there is some grumbling because this situation has occurred recently in the law school and Arts & Architecture. In both those situations, the college of arts and sciences had to send money to those units to prop them up, and still does. So now departments in CAS are dropping students and the response is not to take money from law and AAA, or even to reduce the subsidy, but to cut.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
no. build the lane before buildings have been put there in the first place. what's to say? it's totally congested and will only be worse adding commercial buildings and more residents moving to the area. something needs to be done...yes? do it sooner than later and it's done, traffic moves and development that has roots to actually progress.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
“the university hasn’t pinpointed how many contracts it will not renew, but said he expects it to be more than 12 and fewer than 100.” We'll see who passed Rump Smooching 101.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Absolutely true :( Your points are well taken. Rarely do I value or even pay attention to don't conversations with anyone that has made a choice to remain anonymous. So with that in mind I will divert my attention back to efforts to get Bernie elected.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
danny boy got to go	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greenberg is dripping with white guilt. Poor guy.	0.274194	0	0	0	0.209677	0.193548	0
This is very troubling. I saw the television interview referenced in the news report above. The fact that Trump didn't disavow the KKK or David Duke, the former leader of the KKK, in unequivocal terms, as a major American political party's presidential candidate, should be concerning not only to the party's voters but to all Americans. This incident was made even worse when a separate news report detailed that Trump, indeed, had previously known about David Duke when Trump considered running as a Reform Party candidate, and David Duke was also a candidate in that party. And just yesterday, one of Trump's many tweets got him in more trouble when he re-tweeted a quote from Mussolini, the former fascist dictator of Italy during WWII. When Trump was asked by Chuck Todd of NBC News about why he would use a quote from Mussolini, Trump replied it didn't matter who said it because he liked the quote, that it was a good quote.	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0
for sheriff danny staton to remain as the leader of the Multnomah County department of law enforcement is a slap in the face to every police officer in the state who believes they are serving and protecting the citizens of the county. Begone danny boy!	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0	0
I am not for censoring Paul Krugman, as long as the Register-Guard will print an equal number of columns by Thomas Sowell. How about it R-G?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I'm not sure I understand what your preferred solution would be. If the students don't want to take Sociology 203, keeping the person around who only teaches that class seems like keeping guy in the factory who makes buggy whips on salary when there is a significantly reduced market for buggy whips than there used to be in the good old days.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No, you should not use "every weapon available" to stop something to which you are politically opposed. That way lies anarchy. And if the Republicans oppose a nominee, they can vote against him or her. What are they afraid of?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
They should take on the School of Law next. It's class size has decreased by about one third in the last ten years and tuition has gone up to $40,000 a year. Yet, after graduation, less than 60% of last year's class could pass the Oregon State Bar Exam. They are admitting just about anyone with the ability and willingness to borrow money. I don't think anyone in the bottom quarter of the class of 2015 passed the bar. It was a disaster and the actual numbers are being hidden from public scrutiny. The dean is leaving and they have lost two directors of the "career center" in about five years. The school could be closed and there would still be plenty of lawyers in Oregon given that there are two other law schools with better performance statistics.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not to mention Chucky Schumer's proclamation parroting the statements made by Senate President Uncle Joe "Scattergun" Biden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not to mention Chucky Schumer's proclamation's parroting the comments of Senate President Uncle Joe "Scattergun" Biden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I disagree. The primary function of any weapon in the hands of any responsible individual is deterrence as demonstrated by the fact that the vast majority of weapons are never used to kill anyone. The fact that irresponsible and crazy individuals exist in tiny numbers and always will is not the weapon manufacturer's fault and is in fact the reason why responsible people should be allowed to purchase these weapons.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
This is great to see. Maybe I missed it in the story but when I was a young boy and teenager growing up in Eugene (40's and 50's) this bldg. was always referred in town to as the "Miner Building." It had a large number of medical and dental offices (including my uncle-a dentist at that time) and a pharmacy, Baker's Pharmacy, adjoining on the street level owned by Martha Baker. It was a significant building in downtown Eugene. I remember it had a marble floor in the lobby. Super to see local investors bringing it back to life. Close by was the old Quackenbush building-THE hardware store in Eugene with the air tubes that took your money on the ground level and sent it upstairs to someone who made change and a receipt (no credit cards then) and "shot" it back again to the clerk downstairs and you were on your way. Downtown was a great place then and it is heartening to see it come back. Anyone remember the Heileg Theatre at the north end of Willamette? The orig. Hutches's & wood floors.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I was criticized for suggesting it before, but I think there should be a statewide 10% tax on tattoos. We already license the artists and it would be easy to force them to collect and remit the tax in order to stay licensed. Tattoos represent discretionary income and we could apply the proceeds of the tax to the support of programs for seniors if you'd like, or any of a number of other worthy causes.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I appreciate your intent to "build a lane", but you didn't address any of the obstacles: two lanes, one each way, for a total of 7 with a center turn lane. At a minimum of 11 ft each, with two bike lanes of 5 ft each, is 87 feet. Now we’re talking pedestrian challenge of crossing that much highway were I saw a woman killed trying to cross. To do this the City would have to acquire the land from the land owners, giving up parking. And, as you note, businesses now abutting the sidewalks would have to be relocated. Like the car wash, burger joints, Mexican restaurants, and some homes. Are you OK with this?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I oppose this as just another sales tax. We already have a sales tax on cigarettes and on marijuana and on alcohol. One more sales tax on tattoos is just the camel's nose under the tent to go the way of California and Washington. Besides, like all taxes, (Property, General Fund, Lottery, etc.) 60% will go to the teacher's unions 'for the childrun'. It's built into the Legislature's DNA and their re-election income stream.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Who do you go after next when "the super rich" are gone and you do not have enough power?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I find it astonishing the register guard made no mention of Hillary Clinton meeting with that racist organization called black lives matter. It's tough living in a one party state. That's OK if I don't vote I don't get those pesky jury duty notice.	0.3	0	0	0	0.3	0.1	0
Agreed on the parking? Why are we investing in a dying technology? By the end of the century those garages will be torn down and replaced with offices or buildings. Is it worth investing in if self driving cars are the norm 20 years from now? What's the assumption about usage and revenue that justifies them?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Then you are saying that you let the mass murder happen. Remember, some of us think there is major harm being done to this country with your agenda. What they are afraid of is cracks appearing and the court moving further to the left. Also, by "every weapon available", I mean legal weapons, not murder or anything criminal.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The Republicans are not being "obstructionist" but are simply doing what they are constitutionally allowed to do to further their cause. Obama is doing the same for the Democrats. What is surprising about that? What is also not surprising is the Register-Guard taking the Democrat's side in this, pandering to their liberal customer base, instead of remaining neutral as a news organization should. Partisan opinion should have the name of the writer on it, not the name of the entire news organization.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
What mass murder? The fact that you equate legislative agendas with mass murder does not mean someone else is guilty of condoning mass murder. I mean, for crying out loud - get a grip.	0.4	0	0	0.3	0.1	0	0
Thank God for Republicans.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
In some cases it is. The two best examples are the so called "Death with dignity" law and abortion. If you agree with those being legal, you are supporting mass murder.	0.4	0	0	0.1	0.1	0	0
It'd likely be pretty hard to prove that students "have failed to learn and succeed" in a particular department or that if said failure could be demonstrated that it was linked to a specific instance of mentoring. Teaching and learning are processes that are much more complicated than the simple equation--"your team lost so you're fired" which is how it works in high-stakes, big money athletics. Also, if a person in the athletic department is a tenured faculty member, they would be compensated quite generously for moving on. I think coach Belloti had a pretty little compensation package and I don't think he was faculty.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
They report it. 0 deaths. Perfect workers.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
This is a nice boost to the UO amidst all the other bad news. Nice of the Boyle's to put money in a pragmatic area that will support some of the best researchers at the U of O and help attract more.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Great King Lear last night!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Given the quality of teams Dana Altman has put on the court, MKA should be packed at least for all league games. I think while the new arena is beautiful it just does not carry the loud, raucous atmosphere of Mac Court that people here came to love. But it can still have the loud atmosphere of Autzen Stadium if we make it so!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Another leftwing capitalist preaching socialism. He's in good company with the RG editors. As stated in the constitution, the mission of our federal government is to "establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. Democrats, Progressives and other liberals have re-written that to say "provide the general welfare" instead of "promote the general welfare". And that's why we're $20,000,000,000,000 in debt..... $59,000 per citizen...... half of it on Barack Hussein Obama's watch. We have a spending problem not a revenue problem.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The big city housing "projects" concentrated too many poor people in one place, but the main problem, I've heard, is that maintenance funds were cut by local governments and the projects deteriorated until they were unlivable. Plus being taken over by gangs, which is a result of poverty. Netflix has a good documentary about projects in a Midwestern city, don't remember the title. In Eugene subsidized housing, like the HACSA run apartment building I live in, is supposed to be distributed around the city to avoid concentrations of poor people, but there is often neighborhood resistance by the middle class. Who don't want any apartments, especially for poor people. Still, we have many such buildings, all well built, attractive and of a reasonable size. Mayor Piercy has said that they're "often the nicest thing on the block". We just need a lot more of them. The main problem is funding. SquareOne Villages is experimenting with cheaper alternatives like Opportunity Village.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Here's a link to a full color copy of the plan: www.sabbatini-loyd.com/r-UOCPFV-Analysis-PrelimFW-SCREEN.pdf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Only about 20% of Americans believe that abortion should be illegal in all cases. So by your reasoning, 80% of all your countrymen support legal "mass murder," and I am one of them.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
At least this product of two demonstrably failing police departments is only interim. Here's to bringing in a high-quality chief from afar who can fix the broken UOPD.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I hear the Missouri borders are wide open. If you need help loading the moving van call me. I'll definitely help you pack.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A couple of points: 1) Where in the constitution does it say that the senate can ignore their duties to further their narrow political interests? 2) Your assertion that newspapers should be neutral and not run editorials on their opinion pages is not shared by the vast majority of the news consumers. And the RG has every right to credit their editorials in any way they choose. First amendment and all.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
So basically what you are saying is that you want to take money from people who earned it and give it to people who didn't.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sure, Wheeler visits the house of the milktoast christians on Sunday, but he worships at the tit of corporate profit the rest of the week. Are we really going to ignore their policy and base the election on their level of sky-god delusion? As far as that goes, they both seem like cafeteria christians to me.	0.6	0	0	0	0.3	0.5	0
Then they are are... wait for it... not a Catholic. On one hand, I fully understand. Humans have some innate draw towards a vague spirituality. The church's job, however, is to use that vague notion to control and profit from them. You seem to want a pat on the head for attending a church that you disagree with. Instead, I would label you as the worst kind of hypocrite. You can satisfy you spirituality at home. The church is typically left for social networking, political correctness and self promotion.	0.3	0	0	0	0.2	0.2	0
How is smoking still a thing? A vile habit that shortens lives, causes horrific disease and death (including impotence, death of the male sex life) and robs people of their sense of smell while making them smelly should have long ago passed into the dustbin of history.	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0	0
Don't loose hope and keep on betting one day is one day . Today im buy some tickets in www.jinnilotto.com	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christians offer no tolerance, yet demand it in return. You get none from me. Oh, you're one of the progressive Christians that doesn't actually follow the teachings of their church? Yea, I respect those people less than the "true believers".	0.5	0	0	0	0.1	0.5	0
I'm sure the President is well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the U of O... don't tell me you mistake his public statements for what he understands! I don't think you have to "break it to him" about anything.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I wasn't disagreeing, as I said, "they need to adjust". I just don't understand the 80% stat mentioned in the article. It gives the impression the department grew an enormous amount when I think it just means they hired a bunch of one-off adjuncts so the number of names grew enormously.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The "lead" candidate that organizes or supports a debate without the Oregonian, and with any candidate who wants to appear will make considerable inroads with the voters. The candidate who promises to run the Oregonian out of town for good will likely have the position for life.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Good for Wheeler and the other 11 need to follow suit and show up. Get your questions ready folks. Everyone be nice and take your turn, don't be mean and disruptive.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I'd be satisfied if the government didn't shovel our money to businesses that are good at lobbying rather than excellent investments. If businesses paid their true costs rather than offloading safety and pollutants on others. If the rich didn't have bailout safety nets to protect the downside of their risk-taking. "Earned"? Maybe, maybe not.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trump is absolutely amazing. He, in my opinion, is a sexist, racist, xenophobic,homophobic, anti-intellectual, elitist, mean-spirited meglomaniac. Moreover, he acknowledges these "qualities" in every speech he gives. Some will call my description "uncivil." It might be were it not for the huge documented history (primarily audio tapes and video recordings) supporting that description. Mr. Trump is simply not a very nice man. The fact that such a person could possibly be elected President of the United States is depressing and, yes, frightening. To me, his election would represent voters' repudiation of all decency.	0.3	0.1	0	0	0.3	0	0
You are the best good luck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
But for being highly addictive and having the seduction of doing an adult thing - it's like telling teens not to have sex or consume alcohol. The tobacco lobby will not let any motion that restricts or reduces use pass easily.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brilliant move Ted. That's why Ted Wheeler should be and will be Portland's next mayor. Richard Ellmyer North Portland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wheeler and Bailey go to vastly different cafeterias. Jules bailey worships at the same denomination as Falwell/Huckabee/Franklin Graham/Ted Cruz. His church preaches female submission and that gays are sinful. He titthes to this church and also does Bible study with them.Even if his conservative fundy evangelical church pretends to be cool- they are the same homophobes as you would find at Liberty University. Wheeler goes to a more inclusive church, and his sky god is not as scary. Wheeler and Bailey have some similar policies, but I find Bailey untrustworthy & wishy-washy. Note that he won't defend the church but still gives it $. What does Bailey believe and what will he stand up for? Why does he listen to a Pastor who preaches that Jessica Bailey should submit to Jules Bailey? I can understand voting for David Schor- but Bailey? Bailey? What a weakling.	0.6	0.1	0	0	0.5	0.4	0
"don’t be mean and disruptive." Like the activist who jumped on stage and made demands at the other debate? It's good for democracy to have differing opinions and positions among candidates. I don't think it's terribly good for democracy to have debate participation and formats forced by activist tantrums.	0.3	0	0	0	0.3	0	0
JeffS, Agreed that AndSoItGoes believes in tolerance for bigots and not for gays. Note the use of Moral Relativity (we just have a nuanced homophobia, don't judge us) to support the idea that we should embrace a Moral Absolute (Conservative Baptists are the only one who understand God and they are great at judging sinners). I agree that there is something creepy about being a fundy Baptist but then claiming that you reject all the tenets of the church you chose as an adult.	0.5	0.1	0	0	0	0.4	0.1
May you fly with the angels Sean morgan. I am so sad in my heart that you thought you had to pay with your life for yoyr mistakes or others mistakes. I hope you are free from all you carried inside	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sorry I don't understand the question. When the historically marginalized, exploited and oppressed in the United States have power to make decisions about their lives and the US fulfills its obligation to be a truly democratic country who will need any more power? Why would people need to "go" somewhere "after"? It is the super rich who are always hungry for more power, more control, more resources, more wealth. American history demonstrates that the privileged dominate the institutions of society for their own interests at the expense of everyone else. The masses would be content with control over their lives in the form of nationalized healthcare, access to education, an end to residential segregation, jobs that help people and the nation to adapt to climate change. There are enormous needs that are not being met because the government is dominated by the rich and first and foremost serves their interests while disregarding the interests of the vast majority of citizens.	0.3	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.1
"If one looks up Socialism ..." In the two dictionaries which I consulted (one of which was the OED), you will find not "pages and pages ...", but the succinct definition that was reprised for you in my post. If yours or Mr. McKinney's version of the dictionary has "pages and pages" of alternate meanings of "socialism", than it behooves you both more than ever to be very specific about which definition you are using. Otherwise, no one can be exactly certain about what you think you're talking about. Including yourselves. :-/ As for your other points, well, I'm like you in that there are a couple big corporations out there that I don't like v. much (not for the least reason that I once worked for them). ;-) But you know what? There hasn't been a corporation yet that could force me to spend a single penny on their goods and services, if I really didn't want to. The same goes for you, ScienceDuck, LB, and james, I'm quite sure. ;-) Thanks for your words.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I do not smoke, so I support it to a certain extent. I do not like it around me, and I would like the age raised to 21. But I worry more about restricting the rights of others that do smoke. "The board earlier adopted a countywide health assessment and plan that identifies five health priorities: tobacco, obesity, access to care, mental health and substance abuse, and health equity" Does this mean the next thing they will attack will be obesity, and that they will not allow obese people onto County property?	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.2	0
I worked in the stock brokerage firm, Foster & Marshall, that occupied the space where Pewter Rabbit is now back in the early 80's. Kelly's Corner was the little café in the back corner of the lobby area, and Baker's pharmacy was across the lobby as well. Many fun memories working downtown then. So glad to see it's going to be remodeled.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Are we really asking the highest office in the land to go dormant for 25% of their term of service? This takes do-nothing congress to a whole new low.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The big problem here is that the best candidate we have is moderating instead of running.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yes. I have heard that mantra before. "It is impossible to evaluate 'educators' based on whether their students learn anything or not." "There are too many variables" "They suffer from their backgrounds." "They have no parental support" That all might sell before they are accepted into college with supposedly SAT's etc that admit the possibility of success. After that, not so much. As a former student at Duck U I can definitely identify the excellent instructors, the good instructors and the ones who were totally worthless. I would be happy to name names, but most of them are now pulling in their PERS retirements. One of them is getting $231,786 per year from PERS and was one of the best instructors at the Duck U Law School.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Useful information, thanks. I didn't know Imago Dei, and thought it a local indie congregation. Knowing it is a part of a "conservative Baptist" (repetitive, I believe--are there "liberal Baptist" churches?) makes Jules membership/participation all the more troubling, given the formal positions--on women and the LGBT community--taken by the larger Baptist denomination. CBA's own position paper, June 30, 2015, regarding the Supreme Court ruling that same sex marriage is Constitutional, calls on Baptists to "mourn" for those who. living in sin, can't know Christ. This exclusionary religious perspective (which has given us countless bloody wars for centuries)--believe what we do or you can't be saved--requires, again, that I ask: "What the heck is Jules doing supporting this religious perspective?" And if he doesn't, why can't he find a church more aligned with his core beliefs? I hope we find out.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I think my percentage should be a little bit higher, but that is not important. What would you say if I called you an obstructionist for stopping me from outlawing abortion? Isn't your side doing some of the same things when it comes to environmental issues? Also, the mass murder idea is a tangent. My original idea that I was trying for is that there are reasons that people like me are trying to stop your side from rolling over us and sometimes we do what ever we have to do.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"......less than $15/hr".......This the reality of this Liberal Democrat economy.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
That's sad. Back when I graduated from Duck U Law, there was pretty close to parity between the three schools. In a given year one might just edge one of the others on the Bar Exam results, but it certainly wasn't down in the 60th percentile. I think it was up in the 80-90% range, although it has been awhile since I cared.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
But that's not what Bernie wants to do. He loves regulating businesses and hates markets and competition. He wants to bar the federal reserve from raising interest rates if unemployment is above 4%, which means more free money for the biggest players. He also wants to raise my taxes and everybody else's by a hell of a lot. The middle class will be taxed heavily to pay for his trillions in "free" stuff, and you cannot deny that.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Why isn't Steve Entwisle attending?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Actually, Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Jimmy Carter left the conservative baptist churches for more liberal, less hateful Baptist churches. Bailey had dozens of churches to choose from. And, he's in deep with Imago Dei. It's not like he goes twice a year to keep the wife happy. He goes Sunday & also does Bible study with Imago Dei members during the week.	0	0	0	0	0	0.166667	0
Just another nanny law that liberals find oh so irresistable.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No, it is not just the rich that are wanting more power. Look at what you are saying. YOU are saying YOU want more power. I have a book for you to read that shows what happens if you get what you want. It is "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. Russia in the 1917 is another example. Cuba under Castro is another. The French Revolution is another. Also, who do you blame for your problems after the rich are eliminated? Again, who do you attack after the rich are gone? The masses can turn on you just as easily as the rich. The masses always want more.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The US is almost the only country in the world with a 21 year drinking age. Now they want to do the same thing with tobacco. It's too bad we can't raise out kids to be as responsible as they do in the rest of the world, with the ability to make their own life decisions. They can vote, enter into binding contracts, drive automobiles, enlist in the military, and marry without anyone else's approval, but they are too immature to make these two decisions.	0.142857	0	0	0	0.142857	0	0
So sorry he felt this was the only answer. May God be with him and bless his family. So sad for your loss	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
This is what democracy looks like, Individuals For Justice opposes almost any exclusion because we lose vital voices when we allow people to choose our representatives. Good job all who stood firm---are you hearing us other planned forums? This must be a learning experience for us all! Too many candidates, hold more forums.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The senate has not ignored their duties. They have advised the president about what they think is the correct response to the vacancy on the Supreme Court should be. It may not be to your liking, but it is their advice. Now I know your opinion is that you should be allowed to steam roll over people like me, but fortunately our government is not set up that way. I agree with your second comment.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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I think businesses have proven over and over again that they need oversight to do the right thing. I don't agree that he hates competition. He does want to keep interest rates low--although that is because he wants to encourage growth and employment and doesn't think inflation is an issue right now. And yes, taxes will go up for a wide range of people, and costs will go down for a smaller range.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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I grew up in the southeast. I drove past Liberty University every time I went skiing. I know all about them and you know what? They're no more dangerous than say... a believe in nothing methodist. In some ways, I have more respect for the true believing evangelicals and fundamentalists. If you're going to buy in to a religion, buy in. As soon as you start picking and choosing, it really doesn't matter what church you go to. At that point, you're likely just attending where your neighbors go, where the boy scout troop meets, or the place with the most Chamber members. Religion is an equal strike against both of these candidates for me. Are they believers or socializers? At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. Religion has been watered down so much that they all feel like they're on the same team.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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What about his "yes" vote on the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, the one that deregulated Wall St. and enabled the derivatives trading that led to the crash of 2009? This is the same guy that wants to be in charge of regulating Wall St? He barely, if at all, understands how finance operates. Too, the same batty old socialist who was responsible for "oversight" of the VA during a massive scandal and who protected the top hacks running the operation now wants to be in charge of everybody's health care? Give me a break. He will never be president, and thank God for that. He spent far too much time snuggling up with communist dictators in his past. He wouldn't pass the background check to obtain security clearance for a cabinet position. Do you care to comment on his communist kibbutz? The Stalinist summer camp he attended in Israel during his radical youth? What about his praise for civil rights violators and dictators like Castro and Ortega?	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0	0

Well said McKinney! Now I have a better choice of words to explain to family and friends why Bernie Sanders is getting my vote!

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Lots of assumptions and prejudice in your post, pal. Not everyone who is disgusted by the crusties lives in a McMansion; not all of us are afraid.

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Sometimes you have to put up roadblocks if you think somebody is harming themselves and/or others. Many of us see the programs that Democrats are trying to push akin to a mass shooting situation. That being the case, should we not use every weapon available to us to stop it?

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I assume that you have no problem with the government confiscating all your property to give to someone else, especially if that person has less money then you do? If you do, then why are you advocating that the government does it to other people?

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If the media had had its way, Donald Trump wouldn't have been invited to a single deabate....until they discovered the difference in their ratings when he was there and when he wasn't. OLive is just trying to game the system; nothing to see here, just move along. Business as usual. We know best which candidates "clearly stand out from the crowd".

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This could also lead to opportunities for small janitorial businesses who need small offices to clean.....

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Are they going to name a parking structure after Emett?

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Words you will hear in the U of O Athletic Department but not in an academic department: " The students you mentor have failed to learn and succeed in your department; you're fired, clean out your office."

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Hillary will be selected by the Democratic establishment as their nominee long before Oregon's May primary. It may well happen tomorrow, "SuperTuesday". Your vote is irrelevant; the Democratic party bosses, including many in Oregon, have already decided who the nominee will be.

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While you may not put a value on your vote or mine I certainly do. My vote matters big time. So do my volunteer hous and campaign dollars. I am opposed to death sentences and war so my heart and vote goes to Bernie.

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No matter the political affiliation or a person's perceived "definition" of socialism, Bernie Sanders is the only candidate making a stand for America's. common folk. All other contenders , including Ms. Clinton, are reminiscent of that ruling class, made up of a small group of privileged individuals (economic royalists), who early American's gave ultimate allegiance and sacrifices to separate from and establish a freedom "of and for the people." Go Bernie!

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I'm sorry to have to break it to President Schill, but the UO is already mediocre. It had been moving toward mediocrity long before he got there. It was set in motion more than two decades ago when universities all across the country decided that improving higher education meant hiring more administrators, not faculty. The issue about College of Arts and Sciences having tenured faculty with a "skimpy" teaching load and hiring more non-tenured track faculty to teach classes is not unique to the UO. The truth is, many tenured faculty at a major research university, such as the UO, are also expected to conduct research and publish -- "publish or perish" is a well-known mantra in academia. This is not where the cost cutting should begin; how about reducing the bloated administrative bureaucracy? You can google this online and find any number of reports and studies that show that's where the real problem lies, not just at the UO but at universities all across the country.

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I am not discounting your position or your enthusiasm. I am merely telling you that because the Democratic party has designed their system so the party Leadership can ensure that they control who the nominee is, Oregon Democrat's votes will not affect who that nominee is. Today, Hillary has 'won' 91 delegates. Bernie has 'won' 65. The Democratic Leaders or "SuperDelegates', don't have to vote the way their state voted. Hillary has 453 pledged SuperDelegates; Bernie has 20 pledged SuperDelegates. Your party is afraid to let the voters choose the nominee so they set up this system. Right now, the Republicans wish they had the same system because Trump can be nominated in spite of what the Leadership wants.

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There is something fishy about that 80% stat. Last time I looked there was a big upswing in enrollment in humanities starting 10 years ago. It then dropped quite recently. I think "faculty rolls" isn't precise... a lot of departments hire someone for a term or two and they are on a list. The humanities faculty I know didn't reduce their teaching loads. Regardless, the departments did start losing students so they need to adjust. I think there is some grumbling because this situation has occurred recently in the law school and Arts & Architecture. In both those situations, the college of arts and sciences had to send money to those units to prop them up, and still does. So now departments in CAS are dropping students and the response is not to take money from law and AAA, or even to reduce the subsidy, but to cut.

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no. build the lane before buildings have been put there in the first place. what's to say? it's totally congested and will only be worse adding commercial buildings and more residents moving to the area. something needs to be done...yes? do it sooner than later and it's done, traffic moves and development that has roots to actually progress.

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“the university hasn’t pinpointed how many contracts it will not renew, but said he expects it to be more than 12 and fewer than 100.” We'll see who passed Rump Smooching 101.

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Absolutely true :( Your points are well taken. Rarely do I value or even pay attention to don't conversations with anyone that has made a choice to remain anonymous. So with that in mind I will divert my attention back to efforts to get Bernie elected.

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Greenberg is dripping with white guilt. Poor guy.

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This is very troubling. I saw the television interview referenced in the news report above. The fact that Trump didn't disavow the KKK or David Duke, the former leader of the KKK, in unequivocal terms, as a major American political party's presidential candidate, should be concerning not only to the party's voters but to all Americans. This incident was made even worse when a separate news report detailed that Trump, indeed, had previously known about David Duke when Trump considered running as a Reform Party candidate, and David Duke was also a candidate in that party. And just yesterday, one of Trump's many tweets got him in more trouble when he re-tweeted a quote from Mussolini, the former fascist dictator of Italy during WWII. When Trump was asked by Chuck Todd of NBC News about why he would use a quote from Mussolini, Trump replied it didn't matter who said it because he liked the quote, that it was a good quote.

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for sheriff danny staton to remain as the leader of the Multnomah County department of law enforcement is a slap in the face to every police officer in the state who believes they are serving and protecting the citizens of the county. Begone danny boy!

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I am not for censoring Paul Krugman, as long as the Register-Guard will print an equal number of columns by Thomas Sowell. How about it R-G?

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I'm not sure I understand what your preferred solution would be. If the students don't want to take Sociology 203, keeping the person around who only teaches that class seems like keeping guy in the factory who makes buggy whips on salary when there is a significantly reduced market for buggy whips than there used to be in the good old days.

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No, you should not use "every weapon available" to stop something to which you are politically opposed. That way lies anarchy. And if the Republicans oppose a nominee, they can vote against him or her. What are they afraid of?

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They should take on the School of Law next. It's class size has decreased by about one third in the last ten years and tuition has gone up to $40,000 a year. Yet, after graduation, less than 60% of last year's class could pass the Oregon State Bar Exam. They are admitting just about anyone with the ability and willingness to borrow money. I don't think anyone in the bottom quarter of the class of 2015 passed the bar. It was a disaster and the actual numbers are being hidden from public scrutiny. The dean is leaving and they have lost two directors of the "career center" in about five years. The school could be closed and there would still be plenty of lawyers in Oregon given that there are two other law schools with better performance statistics.

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Not to mention Chucky Schumer's proclamation parroting the statements made by Senate President Uncle Joe "Scattergun" Biden

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Not to mention Chucky Schumer's proclamation's parroting the comments of Senate President Uncle Joe "Scattergun" Biden

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I disagree. The primary function of any weapon in the hands of any responsible individual is deterrence as demonstrated by the fact that the vast majority of weapons are never used to kill anyone. The fact that irresponsible and crazy individuals exist in tiny numbers and always will is not the weapon manufacturer's fault and is in fact the reason why responsible people should be allowed to purchase these weapons.

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This is great to see. Maybe I missed it in the story but when I was a young boy and teenager growing up in Eugene (40's and 50's) this bldg. was always referred in town to as the "Miner Building." It had a large number of medical and dental offices (including my uncle-a dentist at that time) and a pharmacy, Baker's Pharmacy, adjoining on the street level owned by Martha Baker. It was a significant building in downtown Eugene. I remember it had a marble floor in the lobby. Super to see local investors bringing it back to life. Close by was the old Quackenbush building-THE hardware store in Eugene with the air tubes that took your money on the ground level and sent it upstairs to someone who made change and a receipt (no credit cards then) and "shot" it back again to the clerk downstairs and you were on your way. Downtown was a great place then and it is heartening to see it come back. Anyone remember the Heileg Theatre at the north end of Willamette? The orig. Hutches's & wood floors.

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I was criticized for suggesting it before, but I think there should be a statewide 10% tax on tattoos. We already license the artists and it would be easy to force them to collect and remit the tax in order to stay licensed. Tattoos represent discretionary income and we could apply the proceeds of the tax to the support of programs for seniors if you'd like, or any of a number of other worthy causes.

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I appreciate your intent to "build a lane", but you didn't address any of the obstacles: two lanes, one each way, for a total of 7 with a center turn lane. At a minimum of 11 ft each, with two bike lanes of 5 ft each, is 87 feet. Now we’re talking pedestrian challenge of crossing that much highway were I saw a woman killed trying to cross. To do this the City would have to acquire the land from the land owners, giving up parking. And, as you note, businesses now abutting the sidewalks would have to be relocated. Like the car wash, burger joints, Mexican restaurants, and some homes. Are you OK with this?

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I oppose this as just another sales tax. We already have a sales tax on cigarettes and on marijuana and on alcohol. One more sales tax on tattoos is just the camel's nose under the tent to go the way of California and Washington. Besides, like all taxes, (Property, General Fund, Lottery, etc.) 60% will go to the teacher's unions 'for the childrun'. It's built into the Legislature's DNA and their re-election income stream.

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Who do you go after next when "the super rich" are gone and you do not have enough power?

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I find it astonishing the register guard made no mention of Hillary Clinton meeting with that racist organization called black lives matter. It's tough living in a one party state. That's OK if I don't vote I don't get those pesky jury duty notice.

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Agreed on the parking? Why are we investing in a dying technology? By the end of the century those garages will be torn down and replaced with offices or buildings. Is it worth investing in if self driving cars are the norm 20 years from now? What's the assumption about usage and revenue that justifies them?

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Then you are saying that you let the mass murder happen. Remember, some of us think there is major harm being done to this country with your agenda. What they are afraid of is cracks appearing and the court moving further to the left. Also, by "every weapon available", I mean legal weapons, not murder or anything criminal.

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The Republicans are not being "obstructionist" but are simply doing what they are constitutionally allowed to do to further their cause. Obama is doing the same for the Democrats. What is surprising about that? What is also not surprising is the Register-Guard taking the Democrat's side in this, pandering to their liberal customer base, instead of remaining neutral as a news organization should. Partisan opinion should have the name of the writer on it, not the name of the entire news organization.

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What mass murder? The fact that you equate legislative agendas with mass murder does not mean someone else is guilty of condoning mass murder. I mean, for crying out loud - get a grip.

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In some cases it is. The two best examples are the so called "Death with dignity" law and abortion. If you agree with those being legal, you are supporting mass murder.

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It'd likely be pretty hard to prove that students "have failed to learn and succeed" in a particular department or that if said failure could be demonstrated that it was linked to a specific instance of mentoring. Teaching and learning are processes that are much more complicated than the simple equation--"your team lost so you're fired" which is how it works in high-stakes, big money athletics. Also, if a person in the athletic department is a tenured faculty member, they would be compensated quite generously for moving on. I think coach Belloti had a pretty little compensation package and I don't think he was faculty.

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They report it. 0 deaths. Perfect workers.

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This is a nice boost to the UO amidst all the other bad news. Nice of the Boyle's to put money in a pragmatic area that will support some of the best researchers at the U of O and help attract more.

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Great King Lear last night!

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Given the quality of teams Dana Altman has put on the court, MKA should be packed at least for all league games. I think while the new arena is beautiful it just does not carry the loud, raucous atmosphere of Mac Court that people here came to love. But it can still have the loud atmosphere of Autzen Stadium if we make it so!

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Another leftwing capitalist preaching socialism. He's in good company with the RG editors. As stated in the constitution, the mission of our federal government is to "establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. Democrats, Progressives and other liberals have re-written that to say "provide the general welfare" instead of "promote the general welfare". And that's why we're $20,000,000,000,000 in debt..... $59,000 per citizen...... half of it on Barack Hussein Obama's watch. We have a spending problem not a revenue problem.

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The big city housing "projects" concentrated too many poor people in one place, but the main problem, I've heard, is that maintenance funds were cut by local governments and the projects deteriorated until they were unlivable. Plus being taken over by gangs, which is a result of poverty. Netflix has a good documentary about projects in a Midwestern city, don't remember the title. In Eugene subsidized housing, like the HACSA run apartment building I live in, is supposed to be distributed around the city to avoid concentrations of poor people, but there is often neighborhood resistance by the middle class. Who don't want any apartments, especially for poor people. Still, we have many such buildings, all well built, attractive and of a reasonable size. Mayor Piercy has said that they're "often the nicest thing on the block". We just need a lot more of them. The main problem is funding. SquareOne Villages is experimenting with cheaper alternatives like Opportunity Village.

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Here's a link to a full color copy of the plan: www.sabbatini-loyd.com/r-UOCPFV-Analysis-PrelimFW-SCREEN.pdf

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Only about 20% of Americans believe that abortion should be illegal in all cases. So by your reasoning, 80% of all your countrymen support legal "mass murder," and I am one of them.

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At least this product of two demonstrably failing police departments is only interim. Here's to bringing in a high-quality chief from afar who can fix the broken UOPD.

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I hear the Missouri borders are wide open. If you need help loading the moving van call me. I'll definitely help you pack.

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A couple of points: 1) Where in the constitution does it say that the senate can ignore their duties to further their narrow political interests? 2) Your assertion that newspapers should be neutral and not run editorials on their opinion pages is not shared by the vast majority of the news consumers. And the RG has every right to credit their editorials in any way they choose. First amendment and all.

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So basically what you are saying is that you want to take money from people who earned it and give it to people who didn't.

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Sure, Wheeler visits the house of the milktoast christians on Sunday, but he worships at the tit of corporate profit the rest of the week. Are we really going to ignore their policy and base the election on their level of sky-god delusion? As far as that goes, they both seem like cafeteria christians to me.

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Then they are are... wait for it... not a Catholic. On one hand, I fully understand. Humans have some innate draw towards a vague spirituality. The church's job, however, is to use that vague notion to control and profit from them. You seem to want a pat on the head for attending a church that you disagree with. Instead, I would label you as the worst kind of hypocrite. You can satisfy you spirituality at home. The church is typically left for social networking, political correctness and self promotion.

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How is smoking still a thing? A vile habit that shortens lives, causes horrific disease and death (including impotence, death of the male sex life) and robs people of their sense of smell while making them smelly should have long ago passed into the dustbin of history.

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Don't loose hope and keep on betting one day is one day . Today im buy some tickets in www.jinnilotto.com

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Christians offer no tolerance, yet demand it in return. You get none from me. Oh, you're one of the progressive Christians that doesn't actually follow the teachings of their church? Yea, I respect those people less than the "true believers".

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I'm sure the President is well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the U of O... don't tell me you mistake his public statements for what he understands! I don't think you have to "break it to him" about anything.

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I wasn't disagreeing, as I said, "they need to adjust". I just don't understand the 80% stat mentioned in the article. It gives the impression the department grew an enormous amount when I think it just means they hired a bunch of one-off adjuncts so the number of names grew enormously.

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The "lead" candidate that organizes or supports a debate without the Oregonian, and with any candidate who wants to appear will make considerable inroads with the voters. The candidate who promises to run the Oregonian out of town for good will likely have the position for life.

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Good for Wheeler and the other 11 need to follow suit and show up. Get your questions ready folks. Everyone be nice and take your turn, don't be mean and disruptive.

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I'd be satisfied if the government didn't shovel our money to businesses that are good at lobbying rather than excellent investments. If businesses paid their true costs rather than offloading safety and pollutants on others. If the rich didn't have bailout safety nets to protect the downside of their risk-taking. "Earned"? Maybe, maybe not.

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Trump is absolutely amazing. He, in my opinion, is a sexist, racist, xenophobic,homophobic, anti-intellectual, elitist, mean-spirited meglomaniac. Moreover, he acknowledges these "qualities" in every speech he gives. Some will call my description "uncivil." It might be were it not for the huge documented history (primarily audio tapes and video recordings) supporting that description. Mr. Trump is simply not a very nice man. The fact that such a person could possibly be elected President of the United States is depressing and, yes, frightening. To me, his election would represent voters' repudiation of all decency.

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But for being highly addictive and having the seduction of doing an adult thing - it's like telling teens not to have sex or consume alcohol. The tobacco lobby will not let any motion that restricts or reduces use pass easily.

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Brilliant move Ted. That's why Ted Wheeler should be and will be Portland's next mayor. Richard Ellmyer North Portland

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Wheeler and Bailey go to vastly different cafeterias. Jules bailey worships at the same denomination as Falwell/Huckabee/Franklin Graham/Ted Cruz. His church preaches female submission and that gays are sinful. He titthes to this church and also does Bible study with them.Even if his conservative fundy evangelical church pretends to be cool- they are the same homophobes as you would find at Liberty University. Wheeler goes to a more inclusive church, and his sky god is not as scary. Wheeler and Bailey have some similar policies, but I find Bailey untrustworthy & wishy-washy. Note that he won't defend the church but still gives it $. What does Bailey believe and what will he stand up for? Why does he listen to a Pastor who preaches that Jessica Bailey should submit to Jules Bailey? I can understand voting for David Schor- but Bailey? Bailey? What a weakling.

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"don’t be mean and disruptive." Like the activist who jumped on stage and made demands at the other debate? It's good for democracy to have differing opinions and positions among candidates. I don't think it's terribly good for democracy to have debate participation and formats forced by activist tantrums.

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JeffS, Agreed that AndSoItGoes believes in tolerance for bigots and not for gays. Note the use of Moral Relativity (we just have a nuanced homophobia, don't judge us) to support the idea that we should embrace a Moral Absolute (Conservative Baptists are the only one who understand God and they are great at judging sinners). I agree that there is something creepy about being a fundy Baptist but then claiming that you reject all the tenets of the church you chose as an adult.

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May you fly with the angels Sean morgan. I am so sad in my heart that you thought you had to pay with your life for yoyr mistakes or others mistakes. I hope you are free from all you carried inside

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Sorry I don't understand the question. When the historically marginalized, exploited and oppressed in the United States have power to make decisions about their lives and the US fulfills its obligation to be a truly democratic country who will need any more power? Why would people need to "go" somewhere "after"? It is the super rich who are always hungry for more power, more control, more resources, more wealth. American history demonstrates that the privileged dominate the institutions of society for their own interests at the expense of everyone else. The masses would be content with control over their lives in the form of nationalized healthcare, access to education, an end to residential segregation, jobs that help people and the nation to adapt to climate change. There are enormous needs that are not being met because the government is dominated by the rich and first and foremost serves their interests while disregarding the interests of the vast majority of citizens.

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"If one looks up Socialism ..." In the two dictionaries which I consulted (one of which was the OED), you will find not "pages and pages ...", but the succinct definition that was reprised for you in my post. If yours or Mr. McKinney's version of the dictionary has "pages and pages" of alternate meanings of "socialism", than it behooves you both more than ever to be very specific about which definition you are using. Otherwise, no one can be exactly certain about what you think you're talking about. Including yourselves. :-/ As for your other points, well, I'm like you in that there are a couple big corporations out there that I don't like v. much (not for the least reason that I once worked for them). ;-) But you know what? There hasn't been a corporation yet that could force me to spend a single penny on their goods and services, if I really didn't want to. The same goes for you, ScienceDuck, LB, and james, I'm quite sure. ;-) Thanks for your words.

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I do not smoke, so I support it to a certain extent. I do not like it around me, and I would like the age raised to 21. But I worry more about restricting the rights of others that do smoke. "The board earlier adopted a countywide health assessment and plan that identifies five health priorities: tobacco, obesity, access to care, mental health and substance abuse, and health equity" Does this mean the next thing they will attack will be obesity, and that they will not allow obese people onto County property?

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I worked in the stock brokerage firm, Foster & Marshall, that occupied the space where Pewter Rabbit is now back in the early 80's. Kelly's Corner was the little café in the back corner of the lobby area, and Baker's pharmacy was across the lobby as well. Many fun memories working downtown then. So glad to see it's going to be remodeled.

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Are we really asking the highest office in the land to go dormant for 25% of their term of service? This takes do-nothing congress to a whole new low.

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Yes. I have heard that mantra before. "It is impossible to evaluate 'educators' based on whether their students learn anything or not." "There are too many variables" "They suffer from their backgrounds." "They have no parental support" That all might sell before they are accepted into college with supposedly SAT's etc that admit the possibility of success. After that, not so much. As a former student at Duck U I can definitely identify the excellent instructors, the good instructors and the ones who were totally worthless. I would be happy to name names, but most of them are now pulling in their PERS retirements. One of them is getting $231,786 per year from PERS and was one of the best instructors at the Duck U Law School.

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Useful information, thanks. I didn't know Imago Dei, and thought it a local indie congregation. Knowing it is a part of a "conservative Baptist" (repetitive, I believe--are there "liberal Baptist" churches?) makes Jules membership/participation all the more troubling, given the formal positions--on women and the LGBT community--taken by the larger Baptist denomination. CBA's own position paper, June 30, 2015, regarding the Supreme Court ruling that same sex marriage is Constitutional, calls on Baptists to "mourn" for those who. living in sin, can't know Christ. This exclusionary religious perspective (which has given us countless bloody wars for centuries)--believe what we do or you can't be saved--requires, again, that I ask: "What the heck is Jules doing supporting this religious perspective?" And if he doesn't, why can't he find a church more aligned with his core beliefs? I hope we find out.

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I think my percentage should be a little bit higher, but that is not important. What would you say if I called you an obstructionist for stopping me from outlawing abortion? Isn't your side doing some of the same things when it comes to environmental issues? Also, the mass murder idea is a tangent. My original idea that I was trying for is that there are reasons that people like me are trying to stop your side from rolling over us and sometimes we do what ever we have to do.

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"......less than $15/hr".......This the reality of this Liberal Democrat economy.

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That's sad. Back when I graduated from Duck U Law, there was pretty close to parity between the three schools. In a given year one might just edge one of the others on the Bar Exam results, but it certainly wasn't down in the 60th percentile. I think it was up in the 80-90% range, although it has been awhile since I cared.

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But that's not what Bernie wants to do. He loves regulating businesses and hates markets and competition. He wants to bar the federal reserve from raising interest rates if unemployment is above 4%, which means more free money for the biggest players. He also wants to raise my taxes and everybody else's by a hell of a lot. The middle class will be taxed heavily to pay for his trillions in "free" stuff, and you cannot deny that.

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Why isn't Steve Entwisle attending?

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Actually, Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Jimmy Carter left the conservative baptist churches for more liberal, less hateful Baptist churches. Bailey had dozens of churches to choose from. And, he's in deep with Imago Dei. It's not like he goes twice a year to keep the wife happy. He goes Sunday & also does Bible study with Imago Dei members during the week.

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Just another nanny law that liberals find oh so irresistable.

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No, it is not just the rich that are wanting more power. Look at what you are saying. YOU are saying YOU want more power. I have a book for you to read that shows what happens if you get what you want. It is "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. Russia in the 1917 is another example. Cuba under Castro is another. The French Revolution is another. Also, who do you blame for your problems after the rich are eliminated? Again, who do you attack after the rich are gone? The masses can turn on you just as easily as the rich. The masses always want more.

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The US is almost the only country in the world with a 21 year drinking age. Now they want to do the same thing with tobacco. It's too bad we can't raise out kids to be as responsible as they do in the rest of the world, with the ability to make their own life decisions. They can vote, enter into binding contracts, drive automobiles, enlist in the military, and marry without anyone else's approval, but they are too immature to make these two decisions.

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So sorry he felt this was the only answer. May God be with him and bless his family. So sad for your loss

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This is what democracy looks like, Individuals For Justice opposes almost any exclusion because we lose vital voices when we allow people to choose our representatives. Good job all who stood firm---are you hearing us other planned forums? This must be a learning experience for us all! Too many candidates, hold more forums.

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The senate has not ignored their duties. They have advised the president about what they think is the correct response to the vacancy on the Supreme Court should be. It may not be to your liking, but it is their advice. Now I know your opinion is that you should be allowed to steam roll over people like me, but fortunately our government is not set up that way. I agree with your second comment.

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I agree with you. This assumes she's not indicted of course.

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I think businesses have proven over and over again that they need oversight to do the right thing. I don't agree that he hates competition. He does want to keep interest rates low--although that is because he wants to encourage growth and employment and doesn't think inflation is an issue right now. And yes, taxes will go up for a wide range of people, and costs will go down for a smaller range.

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Man! If you look at his mug shot, somebody gave him quite the black eye recently! Wonder if it was the burglary victim? The police didn't charge Resisting Arrest so it probably wasn't them.

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I grew up in the southeast. I drove past Liberty University every time I went skiing. I know all about them and you know what? They're no more dangerous than say... a believe in nothing methodist. In some ways, I have more respect for the true believing evangelicals and fundamentalists. If you're going to buy in to a religion, buy in. As soon as you start picking and choosing, it really doesn't matter what church you go to. At that point, you're likely just attending where your neighbors go, where the boy scout troop meets, or the place with the most Chamber members. Religion is an equal strike against both of these candidates for me. Are they believers or socializers? At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. Religion has been watered down so much that they all feel like they're on the same team.

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Wow, this is incredibly generous!

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Actually I'm not stopping you from outlawing abortions, the constitution is. And if the president fulfills his constitutional requirements and nominates someone, how that can be seen as "rolling" over you since the Senate still gets to vote? I'm wondering why Senators are so afraid of taking that vote.

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The Democratic leadership would still nominate her. Anything to keep control in their hands and the big money coming in for their own re-elections.

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What about his "yes" vote on the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, the one that deregulated Wall St. and enabled the derivatives trading that led to the crash of 2009? This is the same guy that wants to be in charge of regulating Wall St? He barely, if at all, understands how finance operates. Too, the same batty old socialist who was responsible for "oversight" of the VA during a massive scandal and who protected the top hacks running the operation now wants to be in charge of everybody's health care? Give me a break. He will never be president, and thank God for that. He spent far too much time snuggling up with communist dictators in his past. He wouldn't pass the background check to obtain security clearance for a cabinet position. Do you care to comment on his communist kibbutz? The Stalinist summer camp he attended in Israel during his radical youth? What about his praise for civil rights violators and dictators like Castro and Ortega?

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