Yearly Archives: 2011

Popcorn- Bringing the arts back to our elementary schools

Posted on December 2, 2011 by tomdwyer

CAN, the Creative Advocacy Network, believes the arts are critical to real education.  They are working hard to help Portland schools restore arts education for every K-5 student.  As you might imagine, there are lots of ways you can help … Continue reading →

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Popcorn- Sellwood Holiday Train

Posted on December 2, 2011 by tomdwyer

One Sellwood Holiday tradion you might like to take advantage of is a ride on a real old-fashioned steam locomotive.  The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation runs this special event every year.  Here’s some more information from their website-  “Join Santa … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Two “60 Minutes” Interviews YOU MUST SEE!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by tomdwyer

The decay in our democracy comes in two flavors: legal and illegal.  This month, CBS’s “60 Minutes” interviewed two of the men who have been at the center of the rot for decades,  whose actions define both the legal and … Continue reading →

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Post Office 2

Posted on November 17, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, You’ve heard that congressional Republi Cons are trying to tip over the Post Office by mandating seventy-five years of retirement and healthcare expenses be paid in advance. But why?  Who gains? If gutting the post office won’t … Continue reading →

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De-Occupation

Posted on November 17, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, The Occupation meets strong resistance as cities feign safety and sanitation to trump constitutionally protected free speech rights. The occupation may be changing, but there hasn’t been any change to the real issues that put people in … Continue reading →

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Occupy First Step

Posted on November 4, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, I support the Occupy movement! We need to remove the control of wealth from our governmental framework. We all see the problems, but the mechanisms to fix them are missing, and our representatives and election systems are … Continue reading →

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Keith Tucker’s Special-To-Us Toon for November

Posted on November 1, 2011 by tomdwyer

Like what you see? Click here for a full archive of Keith Tucker’s weekly “What Now?!!!” Toons! or Click here to go to Keith’s website!

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Tom’s Tidbits- No change until THIS change…

Posted on October 31, 2011 by tomdwyer

DON’T FORGET! ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 8, 2011! Greetings! We’ve done quite a bit of material on the Occupy movement.  It’s a critical issue for our Democracy, and whether it eventually succeeds or fails I think people should know what the protesters … Continue reading →

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Occupied Portland- Report from the front lines of the Class War

Posted on October 31, 2011 by tomdwyer

Warren Buffett famously said “There IS a class war, and MY class is winning”.  The Occupy movement put that Class War into the streets, drawing clear battle lines between the top 1% and the rest of us.  This month, “Your … Continue reading →

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Robotic Invasion- Get to know our future overlords

Posted on October 31, 2011 by tomdwyer

You’re far too sophisticated to think of Commander Data or even C-3P0 or  when you think about robots.  You know that robots are boring mechanical arms that do repetitive welding on automotive assembly lines.  Well, that may have been what … Continue reading →

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