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Oregon Governor has Bad Intel on Corporate Tax Breaks

Public disclosure of corporate tax payments (PDF) remains a terrific, if largely unfulfilled, step toward reform.

(PORTLAND, OR) - State tax giveaways for business are reaching a fever pitch in the Pacific Northwest. Washington lawmakers last month enacted an $8.7 billion “mega-deal” package of state and local tax breaks designed to keep the state’s aerospace industry, dominated by Boeing, in the state.

The sheer scale of the package, which is designed to last until 2040, has prompted some to wonder whether the time has finally come to end the tax-incentive arms race between the states.

#CostsOfRepeal: Congressman Walden Would End $109 Million Local Investment in Oregon Community Health Centers

“The mounting price tag for Congressman Walden’s reckless obsession with repealing the Affordable Care Act is devastating...” - Emily Bittner of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Congressman Greg Walden’s plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would end new significant local investments in community health centers.

This includes $109 million in Oregon instead sending us back to an old, broken system that gave insurance companies free rein and left millions of Americans to get their only care in emergency rooms, driving up costs for everyone.

On Kitzhaber and the Oregon legislature

Government has taken an oath of loyalty to the state. Citizen voters should consider the politicians responsible for these giveaways recallable or impeachable.

(PORTLAND, OR) - With only a handful of exceptions, Oregon’s Democratic governor Kitzhaber and the Dem state legislature grovel before Nike, Intel and the corporate 1% and shower them with our taxpayer's money.

A NYT reports on how Washington’s political leaders (also Dems) grovel before Boeing and the possible consequences of workers refusal (so far) to accept it.

Salem Art Association January Exhibitions, Announcements and Events

Salem Art Association is located at 600 Mission Street SE in Salem, Oregon.

(SALEM) - Known for operating and hosting the annual Salem Art Fair & Festival, the Salem Art Association (SAA) is a 92-year-old 501c3 non-profit arts organization committed to harnessing the power of the arts to enhance creativity, improve lives, and foster a more vibrant and connected community.

SAA offers three programs including the historic Bush House Museum, The Bush Barn Art Center’s three contemporary art galleries and the Community Arts Education (CAE) program...

Family Alerted of House Fire By Passerby

A woman observed the fire and pounded on the door alerting the residents. Everyone got out safely.

(ALBANY, OR) - Monday at 2:07 p.m. the Albany Fire Department was called to a house fire at 2887 SE Grand Prairie RD. Arriving vehicles saw smoke coming from the house. The fire went to a second alarm about 3:00 p.m. Corvallis Fire, Lebanon Fire and Tangent Fire came to the scene while Jefferson Fire covered the city.

At the time of the fire Spencer Kernats and his daughter Brooklyn 2 Â1/2 were in the house along with their dog Gabby and their cat Mama. Andrea & Mark Ylen were the first at the scene after seeing the fire from across the bridge.

Oregon Scientists Offer New Insights on Controlling Nanoparticle Stability

They focused on nanoparticles less than two nanometers in diameter — the smallest studied to date — to better understand structural stability of these tiny particles being engineered for use in electronics, medicine and other materials.

(EUGENE) - University of Oregon chemists studying the structure of ligand-stabilized gold nanoparticles have captured fundamental new insights about their stability.

The information, they say, could help to maintain a desired, integral property in nanoparticles used in electronic devices, where stability is important, or to design them so they readily condense into thin films for such things as inks or catalysts in electronic or solar devices.

The Man that was Blue

In 1949 working in an isolated logging camp in Northern Idaho near the Montana border, when there arrived a very tall and thin blue man assigned to sleep in the same bunk house as I.

(THE DALLES) - I once met a man who's skin was blue. To say, I knew, is wrong, for no one probably ever knew him.

I never wrote about him or told anyone that I once worked with a blue man, for fear they would perceive me to be more insane than most likely they already did. That is until I recently read a story of a man that was actually blue but said condition is said to be real but very rare.

Sheriff`s Office Locates Endangered Runaway, Samantha Dodson. Kelsey McCune in Custody‏

A tip from a citizen who spotted two people matching the description on the flyer led deputies to the location.

(CLACKAMAS) - The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office has located the missing runaway Samantha Dodson in good condition. She was located shortly after 4:00 p.m. in a wooded area just outside of Oregon City. Kelsey McCune was also located and taken into custody. Both were together when contacted and taken into custody without incident.

Kelsey McCune was taken into custody on a warrant. Detectives are currently interviewing Kelsey McCune.

Clackamas County Sheriff`s Deputies Searching for Elderly Male in Causey Area NEW COLOR PHOTO‏

Mr. Julian Pike has mild cognitive impairment.
If he is seen please call 911.

(CLACKAMAS) - Sheriff's Deputies are searching the area of SE Causey and 82nd Ave for a missing elderly male. Deputies are searching for Mr. Julian Pike who is 83 years old. He is 5'5" and about 150lbs.

He was last seen wearing a dark blue hoodie and tan pants. He walked away from the 8600 block of Causey Avenue at about 9:30 this morning.

Deputy Shot Near Salem, Suspect In Custody

Salem Police, who have taken over the investigation, determined that a Silverton Police Officer also fired his weapon during the incident.

(SALEM OR) - On Friday December 6th at approximately 9:00 a.m. the Silverton Police Department began a pursuit of a stolen vehicle. This pursuit left the city of Silverton heading south into a rural portion of Marion County.

The sheriff's office was requested for assistance and responded to the general area where this incident took place. Prior to the sheriff's office arrival the pursuit was terminated by Silverton after they lost sight of the vehicle.