Category Archives: Features

A Progressive Face In the Mayor’s Race- Mr. Smith goes to Portland… hopefully.

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

The Oregon State Legislature was running late, which meant District 47 Representative Jefferson Smith was running late too. Smith is one of the three leading candidates for the Portland Mayoral election in May, but even after a long day at … Continue reading →

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KPOJ Beavers Baseball- What’s the deal with the new KPOJ programming?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

Our world was rocked in February when KPOJ started carrying Beavers Baseball. Every week until the end of May, they’ll be carrying between 2 and 5 games spreading through the week and weekend. We aren’t pleased about it and judging … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight “Death and Life of the Great American School System”

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

You probably know that we’re proud sponsors of the Illahee Lecture Series, a forum that brings speakers on topics from environmental science to neurobiology to politics. For this month’s Book Spotlight we decided to focus on the next speaker in … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- Left-wing Bumper Stickers

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

Like you, we get a few emails each month that make us smile… of course, we get a lot more that don’t, but you won’t see those here. You’ll see jokes and riddles, cartoons and pictures, pretty much anything that … Continue reading →

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Popcorn- Yoda speaks out

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

Says it all, Yoda does. Balance and equity, his thoughts will bring you. With your friends share this link! Strong with the Force will you be.

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Illahee Lectures 2012- Diane Ravitch

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, This year the Illahee Lecture theme is “Sacred Cows”, possibly outmoded beliefs, practices, and processes people cling to as if their lives depended on them even though we live in an era characterized by an unprecedented rate … Continue reading →

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Movie Night- “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, …inviting you to join us Thursday, March fifteenth, for another free Movie Night. This month’s feature is “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, based on the novel by Oregon author Ken Kesey and filmed at the Oregon … Continue reading →

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What’s the latest on Fukushima? (8/15/2013)

Posted on March 7, 2012 by tomdwyer

Have you heard ANYTHING on the state of the Fukushima disaster lately? You know, that little “oopsie” in Japan when an earthquake and tsunami combined to create one of the three largest nuclear disasters in human history? If you’re like … Continue reading →

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The FBI “CAT” Program

Posted on February 27, 2012 by tomdwyer

Look! Over there! Is that a terrorist? No? Well, maybe you just can’t TELL he’s a terrorist because you don’t know what to look for. Maybe they’ve gotten so good at hiding that the only way to KNOW there’s a … Continue reading →

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Depleted Uranium- Our billion year gift to the world.

Posted on February 21, 2012 by tomdwyer

In the 1970s, the Soviet military developed armor plating for their tanks that regular ammunition couldn’t penetrate. The Pentagon began looking for metals to make denser armor-piercing projectiles, and finally settled on depleted uranium (DU). DU is a byproduct of … Continue reading →