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Health Notes- Medical Uses of the Birth Control Pill
The current flap about insurance coverage of contraceptives has focused on the obvious birth-control aspects, but the other health benefits of hormonal contraceptives seem to be almost casually dismissed. To fix this, we decided to devote this month’s “Health Notes” … Continue reading
Sellwood Bridge Update- It’s quiet, but moving along
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
Book Spotlight “Death and Life of the Great American School System”
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
Humorousness- Left-wing Bumper Stickers
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
Popcorn- Public Intelligence puts research at your fingertips
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
Popcorn- Yoda speaks out
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.
Popcorn- Go Fishing For Cash
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
Illahee Lectures 2012- Diane Ravitch
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
Movie Night- “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”
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
Fukushima 1st Anniversary
I’m Tom Dwyer, March marks the anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that caused meltdowns in Fukushima’s aging reactors… And what did we learn from this catastrophe?… We didn’t learn anything from our media, which continues to … Continue reading