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OR JUDGE: civil unions for gays... 2008-02-01 19:35:00 :) A federal judge has ruled that gay couples in Oregon will be allowed to register as domestic partners.A federal judge this afternoon threw out a lawsuit against Oregon's domestic partnership law, allowing the legislation to go into effect about 4:20 p.m. The verdict was greeted with honking horns and shouts of joy outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland. Grinning amid a scrum ...

Smoking down in Oregon... 2008-02-01 12:50:00 Congrats to those fighting to make this happen... Nothing against people's right to smoke obviously but this is simply positive news. Cigarette smoking dropped by 41 percent among Oregonians in the past decade - outpacing the rest of the nation by about 10 percent, Oregon public health officials said this morning. ...

Blumenauer endorses Obama 2008-02-01 12:40:00 Woohoo! I am so confused about which way to go now - I was hoping Edwards would endorse... but then Arnold endorses McCain I am learning more about Ron Paul... but at this moment I am definitely leaning toward Barack... but I will support the Dem. nominee no matter what I think. WASHINGTON - Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., on Friday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential ...

Portland packs the house at Focus the nation... 2008-02-01 12:39:00 I posted my own thoughts about this event last night which I attended... it was great! Hopefully they will post the videos online or the recording over at OPB... State officials told a packed house of students and community members their goals to create a more sustainable world by implementing efforts such as using less petroleum and relieving U.S. dependence on fossil fuels during the annual " ...

And now, as promised, a special comment... 2008-02-01 01:38:00 Special Comment... ...

Focus the Nation: Portland Edition... 2008-01-31 23:15:00 Tonight was a great event which took place at University of Portland... It was the final and main event of the focus the nation which essentially was all of Portland's higher education institutions coming together with lawmakers and discussing global warming. They asked great questions of the Oregon lawmakers: Governor Ted KulongoskiCongressman Earl Blumenauer (via webcam) Oregon House ...

Adam Carolla Show - Gay Radio Disney 2008-01-31 22:57:00 This clip had me rolling this morning. Essentially Adam starts pretending he is hosting 'gay radio disney' and it is freaking hilarious! The clips were spread throughout the segment but I cut them all up and put them together for your listening pleasure. http://adam.freefm.com/Portlanders can catch his show in the morning on KUFO. ...

Baby gray whale washes up in Seaside... 2008-01-31 21:54:00 Sadly, it seems it was at some point caught in a net which probably killed it... SEASIDE SIGNAL... ...

DEAD: Pedophile priest founder of Legionaries of Christ... 2008-01-31 14:09:00 This fucker who poisoned an entire congregation which he founded, has finally passed away. His name: Fr. Marcial Maciel Founder of Legionaries of Christ The worst part is that he got off scott-free without any consequence. Even though he was stripped of his 'priestly' crap -- he should have been in prison. The allegations were presented to Pope Benedict XVI in 1998 when he was a cardinal. ...

Thursdays Links... 2008-01-31 14:00:00 From Edwards to ObamaObama voted most liberal by Nat. JournalHUGE fundraising leaps5 reasons NOT to like Dane CookPDX: Firefighter on Dr. Phil bustedMiddle east internet outagesPirate bay in trouble?!? Alex Baldwin - Exposing racism is worthwhileWorld's nastiest foods Folic acid good for birth?And for your viewing pleasure... [SRC... C&L] ...

Berkely kicks out Marine Recruiters... 2008-01-31 13:07:00 BERKELEY — Hey-hey, ho-ho, the Marines in Berkeley have got to go. That's the message from the Berkeley City Council, which voted 8-1 to tell the U.S. Marines that its Shattuck Avenue recruiting station "is not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders. ...

Portland holds rally for gay rights... 2008-01-31 11:48:00 This really is bullshit... How are people still having to rally for civil right?! This all has to do with the ruling coming shortly... this article sums it up very well if you want more on this. I hope that soon Oregon gay couples will have equal rights... Roger Hughes and Daniel Russel have been together for 13 years. They own a home in Beaverton where they both work in the human resources ...

Bad times for Scientology... 2008-01-31 11:35:00 From today's webbalert... It's a bad month for Scientology online. First Gawker spills their internal video, then hackers attack their site, now they're getting Google Bombed. ...

Gary Braasch presentation... 2008-01-31 11:28:00 Yesterday, at PSU, Gary Braasch gave a marvelous presentation of some of the pictures he has taken which illustrate the sad but incredible effects of Global warming... His books are awesome. This presentation was part of the focus the nation events PSU is holding. On the web: http://www.braaschphotography.com/Books on Amazon ...

GREAT NEWS! US military not ready for attack on US... 2008-01-31 11:23:00 I still think all the money we have dumped over in that shit hole would have been better spent on the homeland. But unfortunately we have fucking retards in charge. This is another reason I was happy to see Portland taking action to work on preparedness not leaving it to our government! WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military isn't ready for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National ...