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Purple Sails Washing Ashore Along Oregon Coast After 10 Year Absence

Purple Sails have a clear 'sail' that catches the wind and pushes them across the ocean’s surface.

(SEASIDE, Ore. ) - Something that hasn't been seen for a while on Oregon beaches has returned – almost as mysteriously as it disappeared ten years ago.

The Purple Sails are back, cast up on the beaches in various areas and getting ready to wear out their initially lovely little welcome as they start to rot and stink.

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If music be the food of love, play on... Smutty Bill

(DAYTONA BEACH, FLA) - There's an enigma about jazz. I mean traditional jazz, not the offshoots, the evolutionary branches. I mean the kind you might hear on Bourbon Street in N'Orleans, although more likely, these days, drowned out by hard rock abominations. Trad.

Where I live, in Dixie where it all started, anyone you might stop on the street doesn't even know what you're talking about.

Veteran Salem-News.com Writer Henry Clay Ruark Passes Away in Seaside

At 94, 'Hank' Ruark was America's oldest working journalist.

(SEASIDE, OR) - It is a sad day in our newsroom today, as we regretfully announce the passing of our longtime writer, Henry Clay Ruark. He passed away early this morning in his sleep at the age of 94.

From our humble beginning in 2004, Henry, or 'Hank' as we often called him, has been a dedicated member of our team, Salem-News.com's Op-Ed Writer.

Icy Conditions Lead to Sunday Morning Tragedy

This was the second crash due to ice in the area within hours.

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - A Hamlet fire truck with volunteer firefighter Kyle Mergel seated inside, was stopped in the right hand eastbound lane with emergency lights activated when a 2002 Kia Optima four-door was westbound and lost control, spinning around and across the highway where it crashed broadside into the front of the fire truck.

Health advisory issued for water contact at Seaside Beach

Higher than normal bacteria levels found at Clatsop County beach

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - A public health advisory was issued Tuesday due to higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Seaside Beach in Clatsop County.

Increased pathogen and fecal bacteria levels in ocean waters can come from both shore and inland sources such as animal waste from seabirds, pets and livestock, storm water runoff, sewer overflows and failing septic systems.

Op Ed: CHOICE: Next Steps For New Century

Futilized corporate tax consequence shapes Oregon lifestyle.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Democracy is definitely a Do-It-Yourself operation, no matter at what level or in what format. Citizen choice shapes and solidifies whatever we put in place so long as we have The vote.

OP ED: Distorting Initiative Will Californicate Oregon`s Tax System

Perverting strong legislative action is first step.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - The “Californication” of our Oregon taxation and budget system is clearly ONE major result of the vicious attack on nationally-praised economic leadership by a courageous Legislature.

The major tool is knowingly malign and desperate distortion NOW well underway via cunningly-produced tv-ads and perverted public statements --some so flawed and transparent they have brought on embarrassing coverage in the State’s leading media.

Op Ed: FAIR Tax-SHARE: YOU Pay DEARLY, THEY Don`t
WHY Oregon Lifestyle Demands Fair-Deal For ALL

The truth is that even given the entire impact of Measures 66 & 67, Oregon will rocket upward to occupy 45th-place rather than 48th!

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Oregon’s amazing lifestyle offers “fair-and-square” opportunities for an intriguing variety of residents, in a state blessed by both natural resources and very strong location for true entrepreneurial endeavor.

That lifestyle is under open, concentrated, vicious threat of truly extreme damage, forcing further deep and- dirty slashes to education at all levels and to every one of essential social services for our economic crisis struck fellow Oregonians.

Op Ed: Reaganism Redux Repeats Errors
Shadows Tax Reform
Past Proven Probabilities Provide Potent Passage Points

Part two in Henry Clay Ruark's continuing series: Signals from Seaside.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Opponents of fully-informed courageous action by our Oregon Legislature make the ultimate error in their ready reference to “Reaganism redux”.

Many studying Reaganism in recent years have found actions of this past president particularly peculiar; he first denied then defied specific facts that were provable, easily verified points.

Op-Ed Signals From Seaside:
21st Century Demands Return to Founder-Wisdom

The role of the writer is to generate cogitation in the reader. “Provocation outweighs persuasion” here.

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - Ocean-distilled air is clean, clear, cold and somehow mind-stimulating...”cold” being clearly the current chief characteristic !

This short squib is our simplified summary of signals-to-come from Seaside, “whether” permitting.