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Merkley, Maloney to Staples Co-founder: There is No Requirement for `Lactation Chambers`

Staples locations in Oregon have no problem obeying similar state breastfeeding law.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) wrote to Tom Stemberg, CEO of Staples Inc. over his recent public statements about the “Reasonable Break Time for Nursing Mothers” breastfeeding provision in the health care reform law.

Unpaid “reasonable break time” and a private place to express milk do not equate to a need for 'lactation chambers'.

Senate Approves Help for Struggling Senior Homeowners

HB 4039 modifies Senior and Disabled Property Tax Deferral Program.

(SALEM) - Lawmakers in Oregon have approved legislation providing some vulnerable seniors and disabled homeowners more time to remain on the Senior and Disabled Property Tax Deferral program.

In order to protect the solvency of the program, changes were made in 2011 that reduced the number of qualified participants by half, but left many disqualified homeowners with sudden tax bills that they were unprepared to pay.

The Stupidity of American Exceptionalism

Perhaps with an open mind, which no longer exists in this country, we could learn much from others.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - One of the worst features of American Exceptionalism, the belief that the US is the best in everything, is that it leads to the inevitable conclusion that since we are the best in everything we can learn nothing from anyone else in the world.

Along with this attitude comes a bunker mentality that no one has anything worthwhile to offer the US, since we are the best in everything; so wave the flag, call yourself a patriot, and the rest of the world be damned.

Prompt Pay Bill Will Help Small Businesses Cover Bottom Line

HB 4034 will improve conditions for sub-contractors to get paid.

(SALEM) - A bill that makes several revisions to the public construction law that oversees requirements between a contractor and a first-tier subcontractor received unanimous support in the Senate this week.

House Bill 4034 ensures that contractors can’t use paper work changes as a reason not to pay subcontractors in a timely fashion.

Wyden Joins Warmongers on War with Iran

The Democratic warmonger cosponsors include several "liberals" like Wyden (OR) Brown (Ohio) Udall (Col) and Blumenthal.

(PORTLAND, OR) - On the other hand, Wyden leads a fight to get Obama to explain how he legally orders assassinations of US citizens.

Liberal media are always beating up the straw men and women of the deranged Repubs but don't often note when they're joined by Dems--especially designated liberals.

Romney`s Comeuppance

Santorum’s rhetoric is reminiscent of that of priests of his church who are against everything women are for.

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - Rick Santorum is a Catholic of the first order whose recent remarks is aimed less at President Obama, it seems to me, than at Mitt Romney who is of the Mormon persuasion with a capital M.

It seemed obvious to me from the beginning that Mitt Romney was, in the eyes of the Republican Holy See, not its choice as nominee of the GOP.

Sri Lanka Feels Pinch of Iran Sanctions

Fuel prices rise in island-nation as US-led sanctions on Tehran hit both imports and exports.

(COLOMBO Al Jazeera) - Sri Lanka, which relies heavily on imports of Iranian oil, is feeling the impact of US-led sanctions on Tehran.

Rising global prices, due in part to US-led sanctions against Iran along with the weakening of the Sri Lankan rupee, have led the price of kerosene to rise 49 per cent, diesel 36.9 per cent and petrol 7.7 per cent in Sri Lanka.

Scientific Studies Reveal Brutal Truth of Bear Farming Industry SHOCKING VIDEO

“Though tortured by human beings for many years, they always express a kind and forgiving nature...” - Rocky Shi, Animals Asia’s China bear sanctuary

(SAN FRANCISCO / BEIJING) - Scientific research into bears previously farmed using the “free drip” method of bile extraction was revealed today at an Animals Asia press conference in Beijing.

OHSU Researchers Say Rodent Research Offers Clue in Combating Flu

Mice bred to more closely resemble a genetic variation in humans help target an annual outbreak: the flu.

(PORTLAND, OR) - As part of a national collaboration, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are studying specially bred mice that are more like humans than ever before when it comes to genetic variation.

Through these mice, the researchers hope to better understand and treat an infectious disease that plagues us year in and year out: the flu.

ALEC-Process Thoroughly Exposed By State-Level Con-Game as `Models`

Legislators Must Accept Reality, Refuse Further ALEC- Reliance: Continued Usage By Some Members Is Implied Insult to all.

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - Britain's famed economist John Maynard Keynes once routed an opponent on the Parliament floor by stating:
"I change my mind when the facts change, sir. What do you do ?"

Keynes' own record of exemplary leadership linked tightly to his own well-stated principles was appreciated; but so also was his sensitive, sensible and solid willingness to learn and change "when the facts change".