Shovel operator Steve Campbell sets the last log on the bull chain Wednesday at the Boise Cascade sawmill in La Grande. The bull chain carries the log to the… Continue
Added by fireguy on June 29, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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Guilt
I am guilty,
But not in the way you think.
I should have earlier recognized my duty;
I should have more sharply called evil evil;
I reined in my judgment too long.
I did warn,
But not enough, and clear;
And today I know what I was guilty of.
…Albrecht Haushofer
With the outbreak of the Second World War, Haushofer remained a professor of geopolitics at the University of Berlin, but distanced himself from his Nazi past and began… Continue
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Weeks before announcing a $300-million, three-year advertising campaign to raise awareness about global warming, Al Gore was conducting a slide show for a group of investors in Monterey, Calif., touting companies such as Bloom Energy, Amryis , Mascoma and other firms that are not household… Continue
Presuming that you are not actually ignorant enough to desire war with the United States, you might be well advised to read the history of the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor in 1898 and the history of the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964.
Having done so, you will surely recognize that Americans are reluctant to go to war unless attacked. Until Pearl Harbor, we were even reluctant to get involved in World War II. For… Continue
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Governor Sarah Palin is doing her part to repair friendships with the other party. The rest of the world cannot understand how, after bitter election campaigns, American politicians can kiss and make-up.
For instance:
Gov. Palin has invited, to her great state of Alaska , the men who defeated her, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. She has set up a moose hunting trip for their enjoyment and hired three prominent experts in their field to assist them.
US drone attack claims 80 lives in Pakistan
By ROHAN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:02 PM EDT
Pakistani police officers escort detained aides of Pakistani Taliban leader...
More World News[x] Can Italian premier survive latest scandal?Iran police swiftly crush protestUS drone attack claims 80 lives in PakistanBomb strikes Shiite market in Baghdad, killing 69Major bombings in Iraq since Jan. 1More World NewsISLAMABAD (AP)… Continue
June 24 (Bloomberg) -- China Petrochemical Corp. agreed to buy Addax Petroleum Corp. for C$8.3 billion ($7.3 billion) in the nation’s biggest overseas takeover, gaining oil reserves in Iraq’s Kurdistan and West… Continue
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its eagerly anticipated decision in Nordyke v. King yesterday, holding that the 2nd Amendment protects the individual right to keep and bear arms against violation by state and local governments. (Last year's… Continue
Added by fireguy on June 19, 2009 at 12:34pm —
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Billionaire Stanford indicted on fraud charges
Financier due in court; CNBC: Five arrested over alleged $8 billion scam
BREAKING NEWS
msnbc.com news services
updated 16 minutes ago
DALLAS - Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, chairman of the troubled Stanford Financial Group, was indicted on fraud and obstruction charges Friday. He is set to appear in federal court later in the day on fraud charges after surrendering to FBI agents in Virginia the day… Continue
Added by fireguy on June 19, 2009 at 12:10pm —
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Ariz. home invasion suspects tied to border group
By BOB CHRISTIE
Two of three people arrested in a southern Arizona home invasion that left a little girl and her father dead had connections to a Washington state anti-illegal immigration group that conducts border watch activities in Arizona.…
GENETIC MODIFICATION Swine Flu Created in Lab as Bio-Weapon? According to a UN scientist, the swine flu virus, Ebola and HIV viruses were created artificially as military biological weapons.
Official: Obama wants shareholder say on exec pay
By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Writer The Associated Press
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:58 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — "An Obama administration official says it will appoint a "special master" to oversee executives' compensation at U.S. companies receiving large amounts of government aid, with the power to reject pay plans deemed excessive."
Soon YOU will be assigned a "Special Master" to oversee your every… Continue
La Grande man vividly recalls attack on U.S.S. Liberty
June 08, 2009 03:34 pm
Bob Schnell of La Grande was one of 254 men aboard the U.S.S. Liberty when it was attacked by Israel 42 years ago today. The Observer/DICK MASONBob Schnell was wounded but did not have time to feel pain.
Forty-two years ago this afternoon Schnell was… Continue
Arsonist Killer Gets Death for 5 Firefighter Murders
Sometimes the system works!! I worked with Mark Loutzenhiser on several fire assignments over the years he was a great guy with a family as were his crew mates I am sure.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A convicted arsonist was sentenced to death Friday for setting a Southern California wildfire that killed five federal firefighters struggling to defend a rural home from raging, wind-driven flames.…
DW Description: Chris Langan is known to have the highest IQ in the world, somewhere between 195 and 210. To give you an idea of what this means, the average...