December 13, 2022, 3:11 pm 28 comments in the last 30 days.
6 Crucial Business Travel Tips.

Business travel is an essential business aspect. Traveling for business allows you to network with other industry professionals while meeting new people and connecting with prospective customers.

June 3, 2023, 6:13 pm 6 comments in the last 30 days.
Disconnecting War from Its Consequences.

Twenty-two years ago, Congress put sanity up for a vote. Sanity lost in the House, 420-1. It lost in the Senate, 98-0. Barbara Lee’s lone vote for sanity remains a tiny light of courageous hope flickering in a chaotic world.

February 3, 2021, 12:37 am 2 comments in the last 30 days.
Rumination on the Trump Deplorables.

Were we better off January 20 than we were four years ago? The answer is a definite “NO.” I am still trying, however, without much success, to understand why 74+ million Americans voted to re-elect Trump when for four years he has embarrassed himself and this nation with his ignorance, ineptness, and lack of human decency. During the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton called Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables.” Who are these deplorables?

June 17, 2025, 3:55 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Portland Is Not for Everyone - But It Might Be for You.

There’s something about Portland that gets under people’s skin. Some come for the trees and stay for the coffee. It’s not easy to explain why Portland draws people in— but the city does. It has that kind of personality.

April 26, 2010, 6:10 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Hemperor Jack Herer is Laid to Rest (Photos).

Jack Herer, 70-year old noted author and leader in the worldwide hemp/cannabis movement was laid to rest at 1:00 pm April 25th, at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, CA. The ceremony was open to the public and attended by hundreds of family, friends, followers and others that wished to pay their respects to the most well-known hemp activist in the world.

January 9, 2024, 3:34 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Hillbilly Heroin Brought to You by Purdue Pharma.

I lost my only daughter - Jill at 29-years old. She had the misfortune of being prescribed OxyContin for a herniated disc. I set out to determine how a drug nicknamed "hillbilly heroin" could be killing and addicting so many people in every state in the country, as well as Canada.

November 6, 2023, 5:52 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
A Message to U.S Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about Hypocrisy.

When it comes to Israel, you support a country that does not separate religion from government, treats Jews as a chosen people, segregates Jews from Palestinians, lacks a constitution, and does not treat Israelis and Palestinians equally.

January 1, 2024, 11:51 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Are Bitcoin ATMs a Gateway to Mainstream Cryptocurrency Adoption?.

Bitcoin ATMs allow users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies in a way that is both familiar and easy. They offer a bridge between physical fiat money and crypto and often provide a range of services.

October 24, 2010, 6:33 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Award Winning Original Roots Bluegrass Band to Appear at Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center.

Doran Productions and the Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center will host an evening of family friendly, outstandingly entertaining original roots bluegrass with the award-winning group Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising. Celebrating their 5th year together, 2010 has been a banner season for the band, with the release of their 3rd CD - a gospel recording called "Walk Humbly", 47 performances, a partnership with Brian Farrish Radio Promotions, and the recent win of the $10,000 prize in the 2010 International City Love Music Contest with a song about band leader Kathy Boyd's home town of Clatskanie, Oregon

July 18, 2023, 5:47 pm 1 comments in the last 30 days.
Evil Gap.

In the 1950s we were warned that the Soviet Union had so many more strategic bombers than we did it was a "bomber gap." But the gap was actually in "favor" of the US. The bomber gap was a lie told to the American people but highly profitable to corporations in the bomber business.