Category Archives: News To Make You Furious

News To Make You Furious- Kiss Your Courts Goodbye

Posted on February 16, 2016 by tomdwyer

Do you remember paragraph 14 of the User Agreement you accepted when you signed up for the Pickle-of-the-Month Club? No? Well, of course not, no one reads those things! But maybe we should. Nowadays, paragraph 14 contains an innocent-sounding clause … Continue reading →

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2015’s Amalgam of Acrimony

Posted on January 6, 2016 by tomdwyer

You might think people would avoid a column that specifically promises to make them angry, but News To Make You Furious is one of our most consistently popular columns. We think it’s because every month we try to talk about … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- The very quiet death of the Middle Class

Posted on December 21, 2015 by tomdwyer

News over the past month has been consumed with attacks from terrorists at home, abroad, and in the Presidential primary race. In the midst of all these big stories there was one smaller story that got almost no attention, yet … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Torture doesn’t go away if you ignore it

Posted on November 19, 2015 by tomdwyer

Government documents can be pretty dry reading, but almost a year ago the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) released a report that was a blockbuster. Well, technically, they released a 525-page executive summary of a 6000-page classified report on … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- A Truly Terrifying Ghost Story

Posted on October 19, 2015 by tomdwyer

We were searching for the perfect News to Make You Furious this Halloween when client Marla R. sent us one wrapped in a bow. It’s even a ghost story in a way, because after all, what’s a ghost? It’s a … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- We don’t take kindly to science ’round here

Posted on September 9, 2015 by tomdwyer

You don’t have to look further than a legislature for hubris, but for truly Texas-sized arrogance you have to go to Texas. The small Texas towns of Azle and Reno sit atop a geological formation called the Barnett Shale, ground … Continue reading →

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News to Make You Furious in August

Posted on August 10, 2015 by tomdwyer

Summer won’t be here much longer and most of our “News To Make You Furious” staff still haven’t had their vacations, so we kicked them out the door this month for some much-needed relaxation. Now they’re out raging on the … Continue reading →

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News to make you Furious- Nestle invades the Gorge

Posted on June 30, 2015 by tomdwyer

If you’re like us, then your top priority this summer is getting out to our glorious Oregon and getting into some fresh, clean water to cool off. If those plans for outdoor wetness include the Columbia Gorge, then get ready … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- The Revolving Door of Corruption

Posted on June 4, 2015 by tomdwyer

It’s something almost no one notices anymore, but we should. When a Senator is defeated, a cabinet member is shuffled out, or a Congressman resigns in disgrace, where do they go? The all-too-common answer is that they have a cozy … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Nothing makes us Furious. And you’ll agree!

Posted on May 7, 2015 by tomdwyer

Most Americans have barely heard of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the gargantuan trade deal involving 12 Pacific-Rim nations and 40% of the world’s GDP. That’s no accident… the treaty was negotiated in secret and the quislings in the Fourth Estate … Continue reading →

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