Category Archives: 2012 March

Sellwood Bridge Update- It’s quiet, but moving along

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

It’s been kinda quiet here at Ground Zero for the Sellwood Bridge reconstruction. The crews are building the supports that will hold the temporary bridge (which will actually be the existing bridge; please see our article on the Shoo Fly … 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- Public Intelligence puts research at your fingertips

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

WikiLeaks has some competition you might want to check out. While WikiLeaks specializes in exposing secret documents, Public Intelligence “compiles and defends public information using software and methods which are open source and available to the public at large”. They … 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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Popcorn- Go Fishing For Cash

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tomdwyer

Like fishing? Like cash? For five months this spring and summer, you’ll have a chance to indulge yourself in both. Northern Pikeminnow eat millions of salmon and steelhead each year in the Columbia and Snake rivers. The Pikeminnow Sport Reward … 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 →