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Backers can complete a refund request at this link here: http://coolest.com/kickstarter-refund. A significant part of each pledge has been spent on engineering the product and paying for all the other costs associated with building the infrastructure to make and ship every Coolest. Now that we have locked down all remaining rewards by shipping batch, we will email remaining backers just prior to shipping his/her Coolest and give them the option then to either except delivery or get a refund at that time.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Just said on the Coolest Conference Call/Hangout just now: Ryan said they need 15 Million MORE US Dollars to fulfill their KickStater obligations!?!? Wow... This is serious trouble... People the only way you can get a refund now (since they are denying all refunds when they were offering full refunds all Winter 2015 & into January 2016) is to work with your Credit Card company on a "chargeback"/Billing Dispute. Visa is being very understanding with me, and after manually opening up an official Billing Dispute which I had to sign & fax them with a copy of the original receipt, amount, date of transaction, as well as all the missed shipping deadlines The Coolest Cooler has given us over the years they have credited/refunded me some back some already & I should have the full $200 refunded/credited back to me in a week they say. Everyone who would like a refund and is getting refused by the Coolest should open up a chargeback/billing dispute with your CC company.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"Potty mouthing Republicans"? I saw no scatalogical references references in the editorial. And I don't think you can refer to Republicans as a single entity anymore. They are dividing into their own little camps and hurling rhetorical hand grenades at each other. The divisions will take decades to repair.	0.166667	0.166667	0	0.166667	0	0.166667	0
I don't know what you mean. Which subject matter?	0.2	0	0.2	0	0	0	0.2
That's a really interesting take. Muller v. Oregon seemed kinda awful to me but I can see why it also seems good, especially at the time.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?"	0.4	0	0	0.1	0.4	0.1	0
No potty mouthing in the editorial DR. But potty mouthing is now front and center for the GOP "elite". For example, Rubio's reference to Trump's lack of anatomical size and leaky plumbing. Embarrassment and shame on him. What's next, spitting?	0.6	0	0	0	0.6	0	0
CORRECTION: Coolest is LOOKING for 15 million more in funding, but they only a third of that would be needed to fulfill backers orders (which would be 5 million) The rest is to grow the business, R&D, and fund manufacturing for this years new orders. They still need 5 Million...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Wig has Kitty Piercy's campaign manager. He was also one of the driving forces behind the FAUX lawsuit filed against Mark Callahan who co-wrote the opposing arguments in the ballot measure for the City tax scheme to tax personal income for 4j schools. Anyone who actively works under handed against citizens doesn't deserve to be elected dog catcher.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Earth worshipers are now in the process of brainwashing America’s youth to prepare them for acceptance of one world govt under the United Nations, where there will be equal sharing of misery. And Barack Obama aspires to be the Secretary General of the UN. http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/01/11/report-claims-obama-wants-to-be-u-n-secretary-general-opposed-by-netanyahu/ The Global Warming hoax is a ruse for that end. In a nutshell: Chicken Little tactics instilling fear in the minds of unsuspecting children.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Your point that traffic laws should be enforced and violators should be cited? Or your point that if left up to you as judge and jury, death is the preferred consequence? I assume you hate it when others pay attention to what you say instead of reflexively believing you're right.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
james - I didn't say "scatological". We can all tell where your mind is.	0.166667	0	0	0	0.166667	0	0
It's more likely a case of reaping what you sow.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
If you want to earn more than a high school kid, make yourself worth more than a high school kid. Burger flipping should not be considered a career choice. It's a starting point. You work your way up. Don't expect to start at the top. When you get tired of low wages, look for another job with more responsibility. One that takes more skills. One where you "earn" more instead of "receive" more because of an arbitrary number the one party legislature decided on. Yes. There really are jobs out there that pay decent without needing a 4 year education.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I understand the residents but what about the people who have worked next door to it for many years. Will we be included?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
What phrase caught your attention as "potty mouthing"?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smoking is increasingly harder to do.....no wonder that good cannabis edibles sell quickly in many retail stores.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Let me start by saying I have never smoked anything. I don't see this working on a County level. It's pretty easy for an 18 year old to travel outside the county. With the current longstanding law, if a 12 year old wants cigarettes, they will obtain them. I doubt changing the legal age to purchase them will make much difference. This is an issue where education is a better answer than legislation.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Where can I sign on? It is well past time that toxicity from aerial spraying of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides came to halt. If spraying is allowed to happen, put people to work spraying by hand.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
We cant trust people who change ethical positions to stay in power. #whichjulesbailey #whichtedwheeler We would have wasted $10 Billion as estimated by Joe Cortright who is quoted as an expert on this. ODOT also used the endless lies used by Bailey. All the lies and roll vall listed here.. http://tinyurl.com/csatalking	0.166667	0	0	0	0.166667	0	0
Don't be "Wig-ged" out in this important election. This guy is about as "anti-neighborhood" as they come. Look at the resolution he signed (the replies to this message). It was inaccurate and hysterical. I'm a life-long Democrat, but I won't have a thing to do with the local fanatics who would put someone like Wig at the head. -- Paul	0.166667	0	0	0	0.166667	0.166667	0
Please try making a sahti. This is a style I've been looking to drink for years. I'll look for yours as well as the one Ale Apothecary occasionally brews. -J.W. Curry Salem, OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I know the difference between being educated and having a high IQ, but hasn't the Republican party promoted the notion that being smart is contrary to being educated? Is this not embodied by the slur "educated elite"? The Right, with the help of the propaganda machines, has been fed the notion that it should disdain those who profess formal education. It has disparaged "scientists" as beholding to their funding, such that the facts they presume to know are tainted by bias. It pounced on Climategate as proof that scientists were conspiring, even though "eight committees investigated the allegations and published reports, finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct." Bowers thinks the people are just stupid. I propose that the denigration of formal education, scientists, Wikipedia, news outlets like CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, OPB, and the NY Times, PolitiFact while favoring FOX and Breitbart, has glorified a narrow mind as the proof of a sound mind.	0.2	0	0.1	0	0.1	0	0
It has already been established that neither the mayor nor the Portland city council have any legal authority or meaningful influence on the funding of any bridge across the columbia river. Street repair - YES. Bridge building to Vancouver - NO. Water quality, wastewater removal and rates - YES. Bridge building to Vancouver - NO. Public Housing - YES. Bridge building to Vancouver - NO. Public Safety - YES. Bridge building to Vancouver - NO.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
As a former teacher, I can say I failed to teach as I thought I should have been able too. Conservative families want history to just be facts (unless opinions agree with theirs). They want it taught that the United States is the best form of government, endowed by God as the chosen nation. You can teach facts. But it won't make thinkers.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
[Part I] DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF LANE COUNTY Platform Committee 11/19/2015 RESOLUTION 2015.16 A resolution of the Democratic Party of Lane County Relating to Proposed Zoning and Plan Amendments in Eugene Whereas, the Eugene City Council passed a motion on October 21, 2015 that has sections 2a& 3 of which would negatively impact the City of Eugene’s ability to facilitate the development of new housing within the current Urban Growth Boundary to accommodate population growth as projected by Envision Eugene and the Population Research Center at Portland State University; and Whereas, the motion passed on October 21 was first submitted to the council by Councilor Clark less than 24 hours before the meeting at which it was passed without opportunity for public comment or oversight. Whereas, the Eugene City Council passed a motion on November 9, 2015 proposed by Councilor Greg Evans which suspended the negative impacts of the October 21 motion in favor of a more inclusive and deliberate ...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lars Larson interviews Mark Callahan: https://soundcloud.com/tags/mark%20callahan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
[Part III] Section 1. To thank Councilor Evans, along with Councilors Zelenka, Syrett, and Pryor, and Mayor Piercy for their votes on November 9 in favor of responsible planning that is both respectful to the concerns of neighbors and reflective of Oregon Statewide Planning Goals. Section 2. To encourage Eugene City Councilors who are members of the Democratic Party of Lane County to consider the environmental and equity ramifications that would result from Sections 2 & 3 of the October 21 motion. Section 3. To work with community partners—such as the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, 1000 Friends of Oregon, the planning commission, and the Eugene Sustainability Commission—to advocate for responsible planning goals and outcomes. Section 4. To mail this Resolution to Mayor Piercy, Councilor Brown, Councilor Taylor, Councilor Zelenka, Councilor Poling, Councilor Evans, Councilor Syrett, Councilor Pryor, and City Manager Ruiz. Rslved by Central Comte of DPLC. Signed: Chris Wig Chair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
This is a very poorly written article. The most key and relevant facts are left to the very last paragraph: Crawford suffers from a major mental disability and mental illness that are well documented by his 5 years of commitment to the state mental hospital. Pursuing the felony charges would have no doubt simply resulted in another not guilty by reason of insanity verdict, just like his previous criminal case. That is clearly why this felony charge was not pursued. The man is too sick to prosecute and send to prison..	0.166667	0	0	0	0	0.166667	0
A lot of people note that the Framers were worried about a government that had too much power. And they are right. But they were also worried about a citizenry that would go off half-cocked and vote in a tyrant. In a totalitarian state, would-be tyrants are simply executed unless they get to the military first or start a civil war. Democracy allows tyrants to speak and be heard. It an inherent danger. So fortunately, we have the Constitution that divides power. Unless Trump can get the Constitution changed, we're not in deadly danger. But if he can get an amendment that changes how the Constitution is changed, then we're in real trouble. Still, that would be very difficult to accomplish.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I wonder if Wig was behind Piercy's shameful "hatchet job" on Nancy Nathanson? -- Paul	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Well Sarita, my advice for you is to take a drive up to where Bill Gates lives. Drive up his driveway and announce to one of his many security staff members that you have as much right to be there as Bill Gates does, and that his billions is your billions. See how that goes over.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thursday (tomorrow) at 4:00 PM there will be a presentation on "What Exxon Knew About Global Warming and What It did Anyway" in the EMU Ballroom as part of the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. (See http://http://pielc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PIELC-2016-Broshure-for-sure.pdf for details.)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
You can also look up things like "tenured track". The internet is a great learning tool. Just be cautious regarding opinions.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sorry, the URL I posted has an extra 'http://' in it. It should read: http://pielc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PIELC-2016-Broshure-for-sure.pdf.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
That sound you hear?....it is the sound of thousands of jobs leaving the State.....	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Termination of Pregnancy. Have you seen the movie yet? If not, you should watch it, it is an interesting, thought provoking, multifaceted look at the topic, albeit, set in England.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motley would undoubtedly blame the father too, but there's no mention of him in the story........	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Agreed.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
It was a rhetorical phrase. My point is that there is a pattern of it in RG editorials.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hey Dean..... glad you finally figured out how to port over to the new format.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The mother of the 11 yr old definitely needs to take her makeup away from her. She is using very unnatural looking makeup in an obvious attempt to look older. 11 years old is too young an age to be wearing any makeup, in my opinion. Even a 15 yr old should not wear as much as she has on in her photo. Makeup on a young teenage girl should be way more subtle and natural looking than that.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amazing how many spoilers you were able to fit into this review! :(	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
There's a pattern of it, yet it is not really there. Got it.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hey WW! Just a little correction- "Before that, Chip Reno in drag starred as Viola in Twelfth Night. " Chip's last name is Sherman. Unless Reno is a sweet stage name he recently picked up :) Great review, I love that Post5 continues to thrive!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ah but you're not paying attention, which is why you don't get it. Also, you're wasting my time.	0.166667	0	0	0	0.166667	0	0
A third of the children growing up in the USA today don't have a father living with them anymore, for a variety of reasons. So no one can assume that there is also a father present living in the home, who could also be blamed for a lack of oversight. http://www.fathers.com/statistics-and-research/the-extent-of-fatherlessness/	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Had wanted to see this for years and just never got around to it. Waited and waited for it to return to the big screen but a few months ago I broke down and watch it on Netflix. What a huge disappointment! It had so much going for it--great cinematography (as you pointed out), great cast, but it was all too dark and too flat. The story just went from sad to sadder, from dark to darker. I didn't want to smoke afterwards, I wanted to go for a run (and I don't exercise). I'm sure it can be appreciated by many (85% audience rating on RT attests to that), but I can say I now fully understand why the general public "shrugged it off."	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bailey unambiguously voted to fund and build the Oregon only version of the CRC. Even ignoring the huge environmental problems with that project, the Oregon only proposal was extremely fiscally irresponsible. But Wheeler's hands are not very clean either in terms of fiscal responsibility. He easily could have issued a much stronger statement against the Oregon only proposal. Instead, his attempt to straddle the issues, meant that the CRC's proponents continued to spend money on the proposal ( tens of millions of dollars) for several more months. I think it is fair to at least partly blame Wheeler for those wasted millions of dollars in taxpayer money. So take your pick--neither is good on the environment on this issue--they both want to build a new much larger bridge, and both seem willing to either waste lots of money pursuing that plan or to commit the state of Oregon to billions of dollars in debt to build it. I won't vote for either man.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yeah, I understand that. Mot was accused of blaming the woman. I merely pointed out that..... Never mind.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I guess i'm still into the "ticker" tape way of reporting news. lead comes in - work gets designated... you talk to so and so, you..and you talk to this so and so. to look at the angles from the get and maybe ask some tough questions. nobody's feet really get held to the fire it seems. the story of lanana and the complexity and layers of information around that and how they relate...I didn't get much sense of looking behind the curtain. the story seemed like a list of who's paying him what and the rest felt kind of "light". the belotti handshake ...it's like really...? that REALLY happened? but no deep digging on how did it happen. reported where people involved, facts of the non-agreement. I don't remember the stories specifically to use specific examples...it is just my general impression. like there is no accountability. there have been some very well done stories. the babb story was well done. . as far as the bundy thing - who could keep up?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Take all the $/#@! makeup away! They're children! Jon Benet always comes to mind.	0.3	0	0.1	0	0.3	0	0
I'll check it out. Thanks.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Impeding traffic should be a felony? Yes, how dare anyone get in your way! After all, you're in a hurry!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
When kids run away there is always an underlying problem. Blaming the mother who also blamed the driver does not cut it. Those kids need help and perhaps they will get it now, hopefully.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A brokered convention that denies Trump will provide a losing ticket. A convention that denies Bernie Sanders will only lose the young and idealistic Democrats. Any bets?	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	0	0
My mistake, I know it's Sherman (and he is wonderful, always). We'll fix that!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Funny, I've been thinking about Children of Men the last few weeks (it's one of my favorite movies) because of the Zika virus. A virus spread by mosquitoes that causes miscarriages...am I the only one that made the connection? I was sure that's where this article was going.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Usually I don't care for Brooks' establishment views. This surprises me. Well said! Pure activist poetry.	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
I do get it. I just don't agree that your personal experience represents anything of value. As for your time being wasted, you've mastered that trick all by yourself.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
please spare us your strawman drivel that is void of intelligence. Impeding traffic causing accidents has nothing to do with being in a hurry.	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
"If wishes were horses then beggars would ride." Yes, Oregon indeed COULD be very good next year. However, seeing the past performance of Dana A's teams, it may not be very wise to peg one's hopes so high. What if both players are denied an extra year?	0.166667	0	0	0.166667	0.166667	0.166667	0
I don't see many boat loads of people leaving Flordia for socialist Cuba. Socialism, no matter how it's glorified promotes irresponsible and unaccountable behavior of government and those governed. One has to simply look back into history to see its demise over and over again. To say our economy is "managed" because of the Federal Reserve's role is a terrible over-simplification. The vast success of the middle class is only possible because of our free market, or what is left of it. We in fact do not live in a democracy, rather we live in a republic. In a democracy the majority rules making legislation such as affirmative action impossible. In a republic, we hold our elected officials accountable and live with compromise. As a long time republican I am embarrassed with our current leadership and how out of touch they have become. Oh my, when will I be able to vote for someone rather than vote against someone else!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bralon's 40 and cone speed times were behind a certain WR from Stanford who stands 3 or 4 inches taller and tens of pounds heavier. Bralon, however, has great hands and that uncoachable knack for finding an open spot; he also has a devastating first move that almost always gets him free in the secondary. I'd put Marshall ahead of him, but I've not seen any of Marshall's combine results, yet. I hope he's fully healed from surgery. If so, he may be a better prospect because of his larger frame and better top-end speed.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Well said. Our culture's powerful focus on individual gain has short-circuited a lot of minds that should see danger. A lot of people simply can't see beyond their own lifetimes. I imagine their attitude towards their grandchildren might be, "I gave you all the advantages growing up, and now it's up to you." Humans can be very self-destructive, especially on a mass scale. Sometimes whole countries go crazy.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beautifully put, Mr. Goldberg. One would think, from the current appetite for using corporate verbiage and strategies, that students were widgets. If one wants to churn out drones, the corporate model is the one to follow. This would, of course, dovetail with the "No Child Left Behind" legacy of George W. Bush who viewed kids and teachers as automatons to condition and test.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"Google ... Wikipedia Arctic Methane ..." Erhm, I did ... and found the great majority of the articles outdated and completely obviated by the findings in the Ruppel paper that I cited previously. :-/ The one paper that was more current (a 2016 article on methane emissions from the Arctic seabed), stated that dating of the methane expulsion sites indicated gas release has been "... ongoing for many millennia ..." Not a word about any special, modern-day increases in rate or risk - we've been living with this for all of our lives (and indeed throughout the lifetime of technological civilization). With all due respect, your understanding of the issue is seriously out of date and needs an upgrade. Please do familiarize yourself with the Ruppel paper (real science). :-/	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Free CC is a great idea but the dirty little secret is that only a small % complete a two year program. The dropout rate is atrocious--I believe that 25% drop out by the end of the first semester--it's unfortunately where dreams go to die.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oh for goodness' sake. All this hand-wringing about the Donald. In truly important matters, he's indistinguishable from Reagan, W, or Rubio/Cruz. Economy, Taxes, and Defense: those are the only truly critical issues, the ones that drive all others. Trump is identical to the Republican orthodoxy that has prevailed since the Reagan era. He is no firebrand or revolutionary force. He's just not a fundamental Christian panderer. In other words, in the least important issues facing this country, Trump is same old, same old.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
{chuckle} Well, if you read through my remarks below you might discover that I'm not actually hyperventilating about anything. ;-) But thank you for the expression of concern.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
One seldom reads of such naiveté in a person of such age. Corporations don't have consciences? They are entities concerned only with profit. Human life. The environment, flora and fauna. Mother Earth, itself. None of these factor in decisions. We have a century of examples, though human greed and short-sightedness hardly began with the rise of corporations. "Apres moi, le déluge." So said a French king and that attitude didn't die among the powerful with his death. It is up to the rest of us to FORCE a change in the powers-that-be. The best way, perhaps our only chance, is to realign our Supreme Court to make corporations less powerful and much more accountable.	0	0	0	0.166667	0	0	0
Sure. Judy Dench plays Vera Drake. Excellent acting.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hint: if you wish to be believed that you in fact disregarded a comment, don't reply to it.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Well you also might like Vera Drake as it visits English Tort Law in peri WWII England and adds in some deep moral questions and controversies akin to a Steinbeck novel.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
It's not surprising that Oregon's anti-business policies are felt even in the pot industry.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Great story, good kid. He certainly deserves another year and, seeing as obviously there is no overriding logic in not granting it, I hope the NCAA deciders get it right. I'd like to think I had a strong personality when I was younger, but this guy must have a will of iron to have avoided all the land mines to which he regularly was exposed. GOOD LUCK TO HIM!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grew up in that very neighborhood in the 60's. Went to Mill Street School (when it was a school and not the admin building). So sad to see that area go downhill so far and so fast.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"Duplicitous criminal?" Sorry, friend, but one doesn't get to make up charges. I'm unaware of any charges, much less convictions, of our former Secretary of State. I am also unaware of any grandiose promises she has made that are unreachable, assuming we don't have a continuance of our "No!" congressional Republican leadership. As for that 1% thing: I applaud a person that is willing to sacrifice for the general good. You aren't envious of her wealth, are you? Far more disturbing is a billionaire like Trump saying this country sucks and who wants to give himself and his cronies unprecedented MAJOR tax cuts. Hillary may be a somewhat jelly-like centrist, but she's no hate-filled greed ball like Trump.	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0.2	0
The graphic shows someone on their knees, begging for coins. Does this represent high school students as begging for scraps? Please re-think this illustration, it is astonishingly insulting.	0.166667	0	0	0	0	0	0
Well, remember this is the same Fukuyama that was sure the pinnacle of society had been reached by 90s America, that history may as well be considered over. No one can see into the future. I'd be less inclined, especially, to believe a guy who was so egregiously wrong so recently, too.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I don't know. Joan Didion?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
We need the Western Arterial highway. Otherwise we will have mini-CRC's popping up along the over-used I-5 and US 26 corridors. One mini-CRC is the I-5/Mill Plain Interchange. Exactly what is wrong with it now? Then US 26, Terwiliger Curves, etc. etc. Western Arterial highway (NOT West Side Bypass Freeway) solves all of this.http://oregoncatalyst.com/28327-columbia-river-crossing-alternative-western-arterial.html	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"magical underpants gnomes"? Really Catherine? What does that even mean? But about our unwillingness to compromise on the left, we've already been compromised to death for decades. About half of the US population is losing. We can no longer afford to support the other half. It's time you upper and middle-class folks got out on your own, where you have to pay a price for goods and services that includes living-wage labor. Also time we yanked all your government supports, end all those "public-private partnerships". Yes, it's time for change. Class warfare will continue after this brief intermission.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The "level of unhappiness among voters" is also strong in the Democratic party, and anyone else on the left side of the electorate. Hence the Sanders campaign. We don't want another cautious, timid, establishment candidate like Obama or Bill and Hillary Clinton. All that leads to is less money for us, more support for war, corporations and Wall Street. The fact that the Republicans are even crazier is no longer enough of a reason to vote for Democrats, any Democrat. If that's all government has to offer us then we will look for help elsewhere. I'll vote for Sanders.	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0.2	0
Perhaps the economy is not what it used to be.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
You did? And didn't see the 2015 studies? You have a link to more recent studies? Study findings based on NASA's CARVE mission concluded in 2015, that methane emissions in the Arctic during the cold season are higher than previously thought. And ... A 2015 study concluded that Arctic sea ice decline accelerates methane emissions from the Arctic tundra. One of the study researchers noted, "The expectation is that with further sea ice decline, temperatures in the Arctic will continue to rise, and so will methane emissions from northern wetlands."[17] Links are provided here... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_methane_emissions#Contribution_to_climate_change	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I doubt it, as historically that hasn't happened when we've increased the minimum wage. Some prices will go up, some profits will go down, people will adapt and learn to live with it. From an employee's point of view, a job that doesn't pay enough to live on is worthless. So it doesn't matter if it leaves the state. Might even be for the best.	0.166667	0.166667	0	0	0	0	0
Most low wage workers are motel maids and fast food workers. I don't think those jobs can easily be exported to other states. I don't think many people will notice if a $189 hotel room now costs $189.75. Even if a burger cost five cents less in Vancouver, very few people would take the time and gas to drive there for lunch.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No, you're not. Why are you calling me Dean? Isn't that a violation of the ROC?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Actually, the sound will be thousands of workers who separated themselves from the minimum-wage herd through hard work and initiative wondering where their raises went.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Trump or anyone else is not required to divest themselves of their financial interests if they should become President. So the question is whether Trump cares more about appearances and the good of the country or his own financial interests. That remains to be seen, but my opinion is he at least has a much different mindset about the good of the country than does our current President. Mr. Obama and his administration have opened unprecedented doors with disregard for rule of law, and has been reprimanded by the courts, including the Supreme Court, multiple times for doing so. It would be very surprising for anyone with a conservative mindset who reveres rule of law, including Donald Trump, to exceed Obama's temerity. But no matter what Trump does should he become President, you can be certain the liberal Democrats will howl "Conflict of interest!" Trump will make a nasty return comment, to the cheers of many, and continue forward, and we'll assess where we are in four years.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The problem is that tens of millions of adult Americans work for less than a living wage. I work in a production environment. My job doesn't require a degree, but we have to do math, and we have to be focused. There are no teenagers at my workplace. Most of us are middle-aged, experienced people with a good work ethic. When someone comes in who's not so bright, or has bad work habits, they get cycled out very quickly. Yet most of us earn less than $12 per hour. Our economy has devolved to the point where employers can have grownups for a teenager's wage. It's nice for them, but not so good for the employees, or for society. We could have a low teenage wage, or a low first 30-days on the job wage. If it's really a job that requires no knowledge and no experience, then those employers will be okay with kids and high-turnover adults. Employers who want grownups should pay a living wage. A full-time worker should be able to rent an apartment.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brown said, "...so working families can catch up..." How does anyone expect to raise a family on minimum wage?? It's totally unrealistic and very poor planning to have a family on minimum wage. Even at $14.75, they'll be looking at poverty forever, especially when the pay increase makes them ineligible for food stamps, and other free "hand-outs". Brown also said, "...businesses have time to plan for the increase.” Sure, they will either lay-off workers, or increase prices. The price increases will also hamper these families. Folks, there is nothing to jump-for-joy about this bill. What Oregon needs is to attract manufacturing, not run-off employers with over regulation.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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"Under Sanders’ plan, free health care would be paid for through higher taxes, with the bulk paid by higher income-earners." So it's not actually free.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
It's also not always ideal when research faculty aren't trained to teach and/or aren't interested in getting better at teaching. Just because UO peer institutions have tenure faculty teaching everything doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. I've seen some of the instruction at those peer universities and it's not always ideal. When it works like you suggest that's great, but non-tenured professors can share current research and excite students just as well as tenured, and are often more motivated for, have more time for, and are more trained in effective teaching practices.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Well, your edits are written at the usual Wikipedia level, so there's that. You should note that Sacagawea was enslaved by other Indians (in fact, slavery was entrenched in most American Indian cultures, especially in the PacNW). And sold as a slave by Indians to her truly terrible "husband". And that Lewis and Clark praised her to no end and acknowledged that without her, they would have failed. Also, I don't think it is noteworthy that a former boy's school didn't admit females. There are and were plenty of Catholic "girls" schools that, surprise!, don't admit boys.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"Mr. Obama and his administration have opened unprecedented doors with disregard for rule of law, and has been reprimanded by the courts, including the Supreme Court, multiple times..." Can you be more specific? Post citations backing up your claims please.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I believe the progressive movement (like we have at the city and state levels) is what is making Trump so appealing. The Trump movement is the nation's response to the progressives and their PC nonsense that has gone too far, all across the nation.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Backers can complete a refund request at this link here: http://coolest.com/kickstarter-refund. A significant part of each pledge has been spent on engineering the product and paying for all the other costs associated with building the infrastructure to make and ship every Coolest. Now that we have locked down all remaining rewards by shipping batch, we will email remaining backers just prior to shipping his/her Coolest and give them the option then to either except delivery or get a refund at that time.

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Just said on the Coolest Conference Call/Hangout just now: Ryan said they need 15 Million MORE US Dollars to fulfill their KickStater obligations!?!? Wow... This is serious trouble... People the only way you can get a refund now (since they are denying all refunds when they were offering full refunds all Winter 2015 & into January 2016) is to work with your Credit Card company on a "chargeback"/Billing Dispute. Visa is being very understanding with me, and after manually opening up an official Billing Dispute which I had to sign & fax them with a copy of the original receipt, amount, date of transaction, as well as all the missed shipping deadlines The Coolest Cooler has given us over the years they have credited/refunded me some back some already & I should have the full $200 refunded/credited back to me in a week they say. Everyone who would like a refund and is getting refused by the Coolest should open up a chargeback/billing dispute with your CC company.

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"Potty mouthing Republicans"? I saw no scatalogical references references in the editorial. And I don't think you can refer to Republicans as a single entity anymore. They are dividing into their own little camps and hurling rhetorical hand grenades at each other. The divisions will take decades to repair.

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I don't know what you mean. Which subject matter?

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"And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?"

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No potty mouthing in the editorial DR. But potty mouthing is now front and center for the GOP "elite". For example, Rubio's reference to Trump's lack of anatomical size and leaky plumbing. Embarrassment and shame on him. What's next, spitting?

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CORRECTION: Coolest is LOOKING for 15 million more in funding, but they only a third of that would be needed to fulfill backers orders (which would be 5 million) The rest is to grow the business, R&D, and fund manufacturing for this years new orders. They still need 5 Million...

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Chris Wig has Kitty Piercy's campaign manager. He was also one of the driving forces behind the FAUX lawsuit filed against Mark Callahan who co-wrote the opposing arguments in the ballot measure for the City tax scheme to tax personal income for 4j schools. Anyone who actively works under handed against citizens doesn't deserve to be elected dog catcher.

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Earth worshipers are now in the process of brainwashing America’s youth to prepare them for acceptance of one world govt under the United Nations, where there will be equal sharing of misery. And Barack Obama aspires to be the Secretary General of the UN. http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/01/11/report-claims-obama-wants-to-be-u-n-secretary-general-opposed-by-netanyahu/ The Global Warming hoax is a ruse for that end. In a nutshell: Chicken Little tactics instilling fear in the minds of unsuspecting children.

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Your point that traffic laws should be enforced and violators should be cited? Or your point that if left up to you as judge and jury, death is the preferred consequence? I assume you hate it when others pay attention to what you say instead of reflexively believing you're right.

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james - I didn't say "scatological". We can all tell where your mind is.

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It's more likely a case of reaping what you sow.

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If you want to earn more than a high school kid, make yourself worth more than a high school kid. Burger flipping should not be considered a career choice. It's a starting point. You work your way up. Don't expect to start at the top. When you get tired of low wages, look for another job with more responsibility. One that takes more skills. One where you "earn" more instead of "receive" more because of an arbitrary number the one party legislature decided on. Yes. There really are jobs out there that pay decent without needing a 4 year education.

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I understand the residents but what about the people who have worked next door to it for many years. Will we be included?

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What phrase caught your attention as "potty mouthing"?

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Smoking is increasingly harder to do.....no wonder that good cannabis edibles sell quickly in many retail stores.

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Let me start by saying I have never smoked anything. I don't see this working on a County level. It's pretty easy for an 18 year old to travel outside the county. With the current longstanding law, if a 12 year old wants cigarettes, they will obtain them. I doubt changing the legal age to purchase them will make much difference. This is an issue where education is a better answer than legislation.

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Where can I sign on? It is well past time that toxicity from aerial spraying of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides came to halt. If spraying is allowed to happen, put people to work spraying by hand.

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We cant trust people who change ethical positions to stay in power. #whichjulesbailey #whichtedwheeler We would have wasted $10 Billion as estimated by Joe Cortright who is quoted as an expert on this. ODOT also used the endless lies used by Bailey. All the lies and roll vall listed here.. http://tinyurl.com/csatalking

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Don't be "Wig-ged" out in this important election. This guy is about as "anti-neighborhood" as they come. Look at the resolution he signed (the replies to this message). It was inaccurate and hysterical. I'm a life-long Democrat, but I won't have a thing to do with the local fanatics who would put someone like Wig at the head. -- Paul

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Please try making a sahti. This is a style I've been looking to drink for years. I'll look for yours as well as the one Ale Apothecary occasionally brews. -J.W. Curry Salem, OR

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I know the difference between being educated and having a high IQ, but hasn't the Republican party promoted the notion that being smart is contrary to being educated? Is this not embodied by the slur "educated elite"? The Right, with the help of the propaganda machines, has been fed the notion that it should disdain those who profess formal education. It has disparaged "scientists" as beholding to their funding, such that the facts they presume to know are tainted by bias. It pounced on Climategate as proof that scientists were conspiring, even though "eight committees investigated the allegations and published reports, finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct." Bowers thinks the people are just stupid. I propose that the denigration of formal education, scientists, Wikipedia, news outlets like CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, OPB, and the NY Times, PolitiFact while favoring FOX and Breitbart, has glorified a narrow mind as the proof of a sound mind.

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It has already been established that neither the mayor nor the Portland city council have any legal authority or meaningful influence on the funding of any bridge across the columbia river. Street repair - YES. Bridge building to Vancouver - NO. Water quality, wastewater removal and rates - YES. Bridge building to Vancouver - NO. Public Housing - YES. Bridge building to Vancouver - NO. Public Safety - YES. Bridge building to Vancouver - NO.

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As a former teacher, I can say I failed to teach as I thought I should have been able too. Conservative families want history to just be facts (unless opinions agree with theirs). They want it taught that the United States is the best form of government, endowed by God as the chosen nation. You can teach facts. But it won't make thinkers.

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[Part I] DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF LANE COUNTY Platform Committee 11/19/2015 RESOLUTION 2015.16 A resolution of the Democratic Party of Lane County Relating to Proposed Zoning and Plan Amendments in Eugene Whereas, the Eugene City Council passed a motion on October 21, 2015 that has sections 2a& 3 of which would negatively impact the City of Eugene’s ability to facilitate the development of new housing within the current Urban Growth Boundary to accommodate population growth as projected by Envision Eugene and the Population Research Center at Portland State University; and Whereas, the motion passed on October 21 was first submitted to the council by Councilor Clark less than 24 hours before the meeting at which it was passed without opportunity for public comment or oversight. Whereas, the Eugene City Council passed a motion on November 9, 2015 proposed by Councilor Greg Evans which suspended the negative impacts of the October 21 motion in favor of a more inclusive and deliberate ...

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Lars Larson interviews Mark Callahan: https://soundcloud.com/tags/mark%20callahan

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[Part III] Section 1. To thank Councilor Evans, along with Councilors Zelenka, Syrett, and Pryor, and Mayor Piercy for their votes on November 9 in favor of responsible planning that is both respectful to the concerns of neighbors and reflective of Oregon Statewide Planning Goals. Section 2. To encourage Eugene City Councilors who are members of the Democratic Party of Lane County to consider the environmental and equity ramifications that would result from Sections 2 & 3 of the October 21 motion. Section 3. To work with community partners—such as the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, 1000 Friends of Oregon, the planning commission, and the Eugene Sustainability Commission—to advocate for responsible planning goals and outcomes. Section 4. To mail this Resolution to Mayor Piercy, Councilor Brown, Councilor Taylor, Councilor Zelenka, Councilor Poling, Councilor Evans, Councilor Syrett, Councilor Pryor, and City Manager Ruiz. Rslved by Central Comte of DPLC. Signed: Chris Wig Chair

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This is a very poorly written article. The most key and relevant facts are left to the very last paragraph: Crawford suffers from a major mental disability and mental illness that are well documented by his 5 years of commitment to the state mental hospital. Pursuing the felony charges would have no doubt simply resulted in another not guilty by reason of insanity verdict, just like his previous criminal case. That is clearly why this felony charge was not pursued. The man is too sick to prosecute and send to prison..

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A lot of people note that the Framers were worried about a government that had too much power. And they are right. But they were also worried about a citizenry that would go off half-cocked and vote in a tyrant. In a totalitarian state, would-be tyrants are simply executed unless they get to the military first or start a civil war. Democracy allows tyrants to speak and be heard. It an inherent danger. So fortunately, we have the Constitution that divides power. Unless Trump can get the Constitution changed, we're not in deadly danger. But if he can get an amendment that changes how the Constitution is changed, then we're in real trouble. Still, that would be very difficult to accomplish.

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I wonder if Wig was behind Piercy's shameful "hatchet job" on Nancy Nathanson? -- Paul

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Well Sarita, my advice for you is to take a drive up to where Bill Gates lives. Drive up his driveway and announce to one of his many security staff members that you have as much right to be there as Bill Gates does, and that his billions is your billions. See how that goes over.

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Thursday (tomorrow) at 4:00 PM there will be a presentation on "What Exxon Knew About Global Warming and What It did Anyway" in the EMU Ballroom as part of the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. (See http://http://pielc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PIELC-2016-Broshure-for-sure.pdf for details.)

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You can also look up things like "tenured track". The internet is a great learning tool. Just be cautious regarding opinions.

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Sorry, the URL I posted has an extra 'http://' in it. It should read: http://pielc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PIELC-2016-Broshure-for-sure.pdf.

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That sound you hear?....it is the sound of thousands of jobs leaving the State.....

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Termination of Pregnancy. Have you seen the movie yet? If not, you should watch it, it is an interesting, thought provoking, multifaceted look at the topic, albeit, set in England.

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Motley would undoubtedly blame the father too, but there's no mention of him in the story........

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It was a rhetorical phrase. My point is that there is a pattern of it in RG editorials.

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Hey Dean..... glad you finally figured out how to port over to the new format.

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The mother of the 11 yr old definitely needs to take her makeup away from her. She is using very unnatural looking makeup in an obvious attempt to look older. 11 years old is too young an age to be wearing any makeup, in my opinion. Even a 15 yr old should not wear as much as she has on in her photo. Makeup on a young teenage girl should be way more subtle and natural looking than that.

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Amazing how many spoilers you were able to fit into this review! :(

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There's a pattern of it, yet it is not really there. Got it.

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Hey WW! Just a little correction- "Before that, Chip Reno in drag starred as Viola in Twelfth Night. " Chip's last name is Sherman. Unless Reno is a sweet stage name he recently picked up :) Great review, I love that Post5 continues to thrive!

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Ah but you're *not* paying attention, which is why you don't get it. Also, you're wasting my time.

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A third of the children growing up in the USA today don't have a father living with them anymore, for a variety of reasons. So no one can assume that there is also a father present living in the home, who could also be blamed for a lack of oversight. http://www.fathers.com/statistics-and-research/the-extent-of-fatherlessness/

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Had wanted to see this for years and just never got around to it. Waited and waited for it to return to the big screen but a few months ago I broke down and watch it on Netflix. What a huge disappointment! It had so much going for it--great cinematography (as you pointed out), great cast, but it was all too dark and too flat. The story just went from sad to sadder, from dark to darker. I didn't want to smoke afterwards, I wanted to go for a run (and I don't exercise). I'm sure it can be appreciated by many (85% audience rating on RT attests to that), but I can say I now fully understand why the general public "shrugged it off."

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Bailey unambiguously voted to fund and build the Oregon only version of the CRC. Even ignoring the huge environmental problems with that project, the Oregon only proposal was extremely fiscally irresponsible. But Wheeler's hands are not very clean either in terms of fiscal responsibility. He easily could have issued a much stronger statement against the Oregon only proposal. Instead, his attempt to straddle the issues, meant that the CRC's proponents continued to spend money on the proposal ( tens of millions of dollars) for several more months. I think it is fair to at least partly blame Wheeler for those wasted millions of dollars in taxpayer money. So take your pick--neither is good on the environment on this issue--they both want to build a new much larger bridge, and both seem willing to either waste lots of money pursuing that plan or to commit the state of Oregon to billions of dollars in debt to build it. I won't vote for either man.

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Yeah, I understand that. Mot was accused of blaming the woman. I merely pointed out that..... Never mind.

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I guess i'm still into the "ticker" tape way of reporting news. lead comes in - work gets designated... you talk to so and so, you..and you talk to this so and so. to look at the angles from the get and maybe ask some tough questions. nobody's feet really get held to the fire it seems. the story of lanana and the complexity and layers of information around that and how they relate...I didn't get much sense of looking behind the curtain. the story seemed like a list of who's paying him what and the rest felt kind of "light". the belotti handshake ...it's like really...? that REALLY happened? but no deep digging on how did it happen. reported where people involved, facts of the non-agreement. I don't remember the stories specifically to use specific examples...it is just my general impression. like there is no accountability. there have been some very well done stories. the babb story was well done. . as far as the bundy thing - who could keep up?

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I'll check it out. Thanks.

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Impeding traffic should be a felony? Yes, how dare anyone get in your way! After all, you're in a hurry!

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A brokered convention that denies Trump will provide a losing ticket. A convention that denies Bernie Sanders will only lose the young and idealistic Democrats. Any bets?

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My mistake, I know it's Sherman (and he is wonderful, always). We'll fix that!

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Funny, I've been thinking about Children of Men the last few weeks (it's one of my favorite movies) because of the Zika virus. A virus spread by mosquitoes that causes miscarriages...am I the only one that made the connection? I was sure that's where this article was going.

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Usually I don't care for Brooks' establishment views. This surprises me. Well said! Pure activist poetry.

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I do get it. I just don't agree that your personal experience represents anything of value. As for your time being wasted, you've mastered that trick all by yourself.

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"If wishes were horses then beggars would ride." Yes, Oregon indeed COULD be very good next year. However, seeing the past performance of Dana A's teams, it may not be very wise to peg one's hopes so high. What if both players are denied an extra year?

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I don't see many boat loads of people leaving Flordia for socialist Cuba. Socialism, no matter how it's glorified promotes irresponsible and unaccountable behavior of government and those governed. One has to simply look back into history to see its demise over and over again. To say our economy is "managed" because of the Federal Reserve's role is a terrible over-simplification. The vast success of the middle class is only possible because of our free market, or what is left of it. We in fact do not live in a democracy, rather we live in a republic. In a democracy the majority rules making legislation such as affirmative action impossible. In a republic, we hold our elected officials accountable and live with compromise. As a long time republican I am embarrassed with our current leadership and how out of touch they have become. Oh my, when will I be able to vote for someone rather than vote against someone else!

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Bralon's 40 and cone speed times were behind a certain WR from Stanford who stands 3 or 4 inches taller and tens of pounds heavier. Bralon, however, has great hands and that uncoachable knack for finding an open spot; he also has a devastating first move that almost always gets him free in the secondary. I'd put Marshall ahead of him, but I've not seen any of Marshall's combine results, yet. I hope he's fully healed from surgery. If so, he may be a better prospect because of his larger frame and better top-end speed.

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Well said. Our culture's powerful focus on individual gain has short-circuited a lot of minds that should see danger. A lot of people simply can't see beyond their own lifetimes. I imagine their attitude towards their grandchildren might be, "I gave you all the advantages growing up, and now it's up to you." Humans can be very self-destructive, especially on a mass scale. Sometimes whole countries go crazy.

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Beautifully put, Mr. Goldberg. One would think, from the current appetite for using corporate verbiage and strategies, that students were widgets. If one wants to churn out drones, the corporate model is the one to follow. This would, of course, dovetail with the "No Child Left Behind" legacy of George W. Bush who viewed kids and teachers as automatons to condition and test.

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"Google ... Wikipedia Arctic Methane ..." Erhm, I did ... and found the great majority of the articles outdated and completely obviated by the findings in the Ruppel paper that I cited previously. :-/ The one paper that was more current (a 2016 article on methane emissions from the Arctic seabed), stated that dating of the methane expulsion sites indicated gas release has been "... ongoing for many millennia ..." Not a word about any special, modern-day increases in rate or risk - we've been living with this for all of our lives (and indeed throughout the lifetime of technological civilization). With all due respect, your understanding of the issue is seriously out of date and needs an upgrade. Please do familiarize yourself with the Ruppel paper (real science). :-/

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Free CC is a great idea but the dirty little secret is that only a small % complete a two year program. The dropout rate is atrocious--I believe that 25% drop out by the end of the first semester--it's unfortunately where dreams go to die.

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Oh for goodness' sake. All this hand-wringing about the Donald. In truly important matters, he's indistinguishable from Reagan, W, or Rubio/Cruz. Economy, Taxes, and Defense: those are the only truly critical issues, the ones that drive all others. Trump is identical to the Republican orthodoxy that has prevailed since the Reagan era. He is no firebrand or revolutionary force. He's just not a fundamental Christian panderer. In other words, in the least important issues facing this country, Trump is same old, same old.

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{chuckle} Well, if you read through my remarks below you might discover that I'm not actually hyperventilating about anything. ;-) But thank you for the expression of concern.

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One seldom reads of such naiveté in a person of such age. Corporations don't have consciences? They are entities concerned only with profit. Human life. The environment, flora and fauna. Mother Earth, itself. None of these factor in decisions. We have a century of examples, though human greed and short-sightedness hardly began with the rise of corporations. "Apres moi, le déluge." So said a French king and that attitude didn't die among the powerful with his death. It is up to the rest of us to FORCE a change in the powers-that-be. The best way, perhaps our only chance, is to realign our Supreme Court to make corporations less powerful and much more accountable.

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Sure. Judy Dench plays Vera Drake. Excellent acting.

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Hint: if you wish to be believed that you in fact disregarded a comment, don't reply to it.

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Well you also might like Vera Drake as it visits English Tort Law in peri WWII England and adds in some deep moral questions and controversies akin to a Steinbeck novel.

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It's not surprising that Oregon's anti-business policies are felt even in the pot industry.

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Great story, good kid. He certainly deserves another year and, seeing as obviously there is no overriding logic in not granting it, I hope the NCAA deciders get it right. I'd like to think I had a strong personality when I was younger, but this guy must have a will of iron to have avoided all the land mines to which he regularly was exposed. GOOD LUCK TO HIM!

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Grew up in that very neighborhood in the 60's. Went to Mill Street School (when it was a school and not the admin building). So sad to see that area go downhill so far and so fast.

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"Duplicitous criminal?" Sorry, friend, but one doesn't get to make up charges. I'm unaware of any charges, much less convictions, of our former Secretary of State. I am also unaware of any grandiose promises she has made that are unreachable, assuming we don't have a continuance of our "No!" congressional Republican leadership. As for that 1% thing: I applaud a person that is willing to sacrifice for the general good. You aren't envious of her wealth, are you? Far more disturbing is a billionaire like Trump saying this country sucks and who wants to give himself and his cronies unprecedented MAJOR tax cuts. Hillary may be a somewhat jelly-like centrist, but she's no hate-filled greed ball like Trump.

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Well, remember this is the same Fukuyama that was sure the pinnacle of society had been reached by 90s America, that history may as well be considered over. No one can see into the future. I'd be less inclined, especially, to believe a guy who was so egregiously wrong so recently, too.

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We need the Western Arterial highway. Otherwise we will have mini-CRC's popping up along the over-used I-5 and US 26 corridors. One mini-CRC is the I-5/Mill Plain Interchange. Exactly what is wrong with it now? Then US 26, Terwiliger Curves, etc. etc. Western Arterial highway (NOT West Side Bypass Freeway) solves all of this.http://oregoncatalyst.com/28327-columbia-river-crossing-alternative-western-arterial.html

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"magical underpants gnomes"? Really Catherine? What does that even mean? But about our unwillingness to compromise on the left, we've already been compromised to death for decades. About half of the US population is losing. We can no longer afford to support the other half. It's time you upper and middle-class folks got out on your own, where you have to pay a price for goods and services that includes living-wage labor. Also time we yanked all your government supports, end all those "public-private partnerships". Yes, it's time for change. Class warfare will continue after this brief intermission.

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The "level of unhappiness among voters" is also strong in the Democratic party, and anyone else on the left side of the electorate. Hence the Sanders campaign. We don't want another cautious, timid, establishment candidate like Obama or Bill and Hillary Clinton. All that leads to is less money for us, more support for war, corporations and Wall Street. The fact that the Republicans are even crazier is no longer enough of a reason to vote for Democrats, any Democrat. If that's all government has to offer us then we will look for help elsewhere. I'll vote for Sanders.

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You did? And didn't see the 2015 studies? You have a link to more recent studies? Study findings based on NASA's CARVE mission concluded in 2015, that methane emissions in the Arctic during the cold season are higher than previously thought. And ... A 2015 study concluded that Arctic sea ice decline accelerates methane emissions from the Arctic tundra. One of the study researchers noted, "The expectation is that with further sea ice decline, temperatures in the Arctic will continue to rise, and so will methane emissions from northern wetlands."[17] Links are provided here... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_methane_emissions#Contribution_to_climate_change

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I doubt it, as historically that hasn't happened when we've increased the minimum wage. Some prices will go up, some profits will go down, people will adapt and learn to live with it. From an employee's point of view, a job that doesn't pay enough to live on is worthless. So it doesn't matter if it leaves the state. Might even be for the best.

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Most low wage workers are motel maids and fast food workers. I don't think those jobs can easily be exported to other states. I don't think many people will notice if a $189 hotel room now costs $189.75. Even if a burger cost five cents less in Vancouver, very few people would take the time and gas to drive there for lunch.

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No, you're not. Why are you calling me Dean? Isn't that a violation of the ROC?

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Actually, the sound will be thousands of workers who separated themselves from the minimum-wage herd through hard work and initiative wondering where their raises went.

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BFD Is this really news?

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Trump or anyone else is not required to divest themselves of their financial interests if they should become President. So the question is whether Trump cares more about appearances and the good of the country or his own financial interests. That remains to be seen, but my opinion is he at least has a much different mindset about the good of the country than does our current President. Mr. Obama and his administration have opened unprecedented doors with disregard for rule of law, and has been reprimanded by the courts, including the Supreme Court, multiple times for doing so. It would be very surprising for anyone with a conservative mindset who reveres rule of law, including Donald Trump, to exceed Obama's temerity. But no matter what Trump does should he become President, you can be certain the liberal Democrats will howl "Conflict of interest!" Trump will make a nasty return comment, to the cheers of many, and continue forward, and we'll assess where we are in four years.

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The problem is that tens of millions of adult Americans work for less than a living wage. I work in a production environment. My job doesn't require a degree, but we have to do math, and we have to be focused. There are no teenagers at my workplace. Most of us are middle-aged, experienced people with a good work ethic. When someone comes in who's not so bright, or has bad work habits, they get cycled out very quickly. Yet most of us earn less than $12 per hour. Our economy has devolved to the point where employers can have grownups for a teenager's wage. It's nice for them, but not so good for the employees, or for society. We could have a low teenage wage, or a low first 30-days on the job wage. If it's really a job that requires no knowledge and no experience, then those employers will be okay with kids and high-turnover adults. Employers who want grownups should pay a living wage. A full-time worker should be able to rent an apartment.

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Brown said, "...so working families can catch up..." How does anyone expect to raise a family on minimum wage?? It's totally unrealistic and very poor planning to have a family on minimum wage. Even at $14.75, they'll be looking at poverty forever, especially when the pay increase makes them ineligible for food stamps, and other free "hand-outs". Brown also said, "...businesses have time to plan for the increase.” Sure, they will either lay-off workers, or increase prices. The price increases will also hamper these families. Folks, there is nothing to jump-for-joy about this bill. What Oregon needs is to attract manufacturing, not run-off employers with over regulation.

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Will a pay hike render these working stiffs ineligible for freebies like food stamps, section 8, utility help, etc?

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"Under Sanders’ plan, free health care would be paid for through higher taxes, with the bulk paid by higher income-earners." So it's not actually free.

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It's also not always ideal when research faculty aren't trained to teach and/or aren't interested in getting better at teaching. Just because UO peer institutions have tenure faculty teaching everything doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. I've seen some of the instruction at those peer universities and it's not always ideal. When it works like you suggest that's great, but non-tenured professors can share current research and excite students just as well as tenured, and are often more motivated for, have more time for, and are more trained in effective teaching practices.

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Well, your edits are written at the usual Wikipedia level, so there's that. You should note that Sacagawea was enslaved by other Indians (in fact, slavery was entrenched in most American Indian cultures, especially in the PacNW). And sold as a slave by Indians to her truly terrible "husband". And that Lewis and Clark praised her to no end and acknowledged that without her, they would have failed. Also, I don't think it is noteworthy that a former boy's school didn't admit females. There are and were plenty of Catholic "girls" schools that, surprise!, don't admit boys.

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"Mr. Obama and his administration have opened unprecedented doors with disregard for rule of law, and has been reprimanded by the courts, including the Supreme Court, multiple times..." Can you be more specific? Post citations backing up your claims please.

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I believe the progressive movement (like we have at the city and state levels) is what is making Trump so appealing. The Trump movement is the nation's response to the progressives and their PC nonsense that has gone too far, all across the nation.

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