Obama appeared taken aback when asked at a White House news conference whether he still had the “juice” to get his agenda through clogged up Congress.
Obama appeared taken aback when asked at a White House news conference whether he still had the “juice” to get his agenda through clogged up Congress.
research contained in a newly published book shows that the push for steep cuts in wages, social programs, and public health programs is literally killing people throughout Europe and the US.
Six weeks after being appointed chair, Jeb Hensarling was joined by representatives of the banking industry for a ski vacation fundraiser at a posh Park City, Utah, resort.
Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high—and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan.
Coos Commons Protection Council is hosting a discussion, "Not in Our Backyard", at the Coos Bay Fire Hall this Thursday, the 29th beginning at 6PM. There are only 10 9 7 3 spaces left as of this morning. If you would like to attend, act now and RSVP to...
Despite the rosy picture painted by The World newspaper, the strategic planning effort undertaken by Commissioner Melissa Cribbins is a bust. Began her first term with a promise of preparing a strategic plan as quickly as possible. "Let's git 'er done," she explained...
Who said this website does not respond to popular demand? In his retort to my recent article on our County Commissioners' inability to formulate a Plan B to replace Plan A for solving their financial troubles (Plan A was: suck off Jordan Cove's tit), Mark McKelvey...
The air remains hazardous to breathe in, it emits a putrid strench, and the water in Lake Conway is still rife with tar sands crude.
They predict that by 2050 a decrease in precipitation caused by deforestation will reduce pasture productivity by 30 percent
The IRS and Treasury Department announced proposed guidelines clarifying the definition of political activities for social welfare nonprofits
New tax documents, made public last Tuesday, indicate that at least $11.2 million of the grant money given to the group Americans for Tax Reform was spent on political activities expressly advocating for or against candidates
US military have flown in coolant to help keep the fuel rods covered but it is now a race against time before the core overheats. Reuters reports that radiation levels 8 times normal levels near main gate of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan – Kyodo
The NY Times has revealed that the Environmental Protection Agency has succumbed to political pressure from the oil and gas industry, hid study results, narrowed the focus of its studies and consequently threatened the drinking water of millions of people.
There is a touching story about a dying astronaut who plans to spend his remaining time on earth fighting global warming for his only grandchild. Piers Sellers visited the International Space Station three times and took twice as many spacewalks. His extraterrestrial...
Friday was a great day. Not only was my daughter accepted into the University of Oregon but FERC denied the certificate of public convenience and necessity to the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline. Because I was standing in the middle of McArthur Court on the U of O...