During this February session, the legislature is being urged to provide tax credits in order to encourage the development of “biomass” energy production. The outsider wonders: If biomass production of energy is such a good idea, why does it need special encouragement from the state?
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All that talk in Salem now about reforming the kicker is not helpful.
Feb 08, 2010 | 1:00 pm | Loading…
Richard Daley, the mayor of Chicago, says Oregon companies may want to move there now that Oregonians have voted to increase business and income taxes.
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I have come to the conclusion that our Oregon governor lies awake at night trying to think of ways to take more money from us. He has been after our kicker refund since he came to office. And now that Measures 66 and 67 have passed, he is going after it again.
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The American Cancer Society has many programs that benefit research for the treatment and cure of cancer. One of their successful programs is the Relay for Life. Last year the Albany Relay for Life earned more than $118,000, which was used in our fight against cancer.
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I would like each and every congressman and senator to consider my appeal to support President Obama with the goals he has laid out for our country.
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For many years I have been watching my husband, Michael Bell, fight for every breath he breathes while battling cystic fibrosis. This year I decided I wanted to make a difference and fight for the cure.
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Two news stories caught my attention this weekend (Jan. 31, 2010).
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Sunday’s article on the revival of downtown (Jan. 31, 2010) is absolutely the most ludicrous decision I can imagine.
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I would like to apologize to everyone for driving drunk through Albany. There’s no excuse in the world worth risking the lives of innocent people.
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The governor has just received a report on promoting the use of vehicles that run on fuels other than gas or diesel. The report is heavily aimed at promoting electric vehicles, and it would have been nice if the report had addressed some practical concerns.
Feb 07, 2010 | 1:15 am | Loading…
Response to “Schrader visits Corvallis,” Jan. 31, 2010, pg 1:
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I read with interest Dale Coberly’s letter entitled “Deficit panel? It’s dishonest!” printed Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. While I may agree with his position that an Obama deficit panel would be dishonest, I can’t quite understand where he has been for the last several decades when it…
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Tom Cordier rhetorically asks, “Does anyone really think people who work for education or governments would vote against higher taxes on others to fund their programs?” (Letters,Jan. 31) about the Oregon counties voting to affirm the legislature’s actions on Measures 66 and 67. Ther…
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When I watched President Obama give the State of the Union address, it sound more like Senator Obama running for President. He claimed he would have the most transparent administration. Yet, during his first year he and his party have done more closed door shenanigans than any prior presi…
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I have critics who think I’m too negative and cynical. Well, here is a positive one:
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Scott Roeder shouldn’t have been tried for the execution of the baby murderer George Tiller because the shooting shouldn’t have happened. It happened because the federal government created a moral vacuum when they legalized murder of the unborn. When you legitimize murder, you get murder.
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It’s no consolation to know that Albany is not the only place in the universe now that does not have a general-interest, new-book store.
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The good news is that the experimental pint glasses now being tested in Britain are still made of glass and not of plastic.
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By Diane Taniguchi-Dennis
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