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Dropped But Not Forgotten
A while back I mentioned David Picray, a local man who made the paper in
May for removing private signage(realty signs, etc.) placed in the parking
median(area between sidewalk and street). Enforcement of this local statute
is considered by the city to be the responsibility of law enforcement officers,
and in mid-May was arrested for petty theft and tampering with property.
I've heard no more on this, but am interested. I was hoping to talk to the
gentleman, couldn't find a phone number, so I did an on-line search. I
find I kind of admire this guy.
Since then, he was arrested on May 27 for reckless driving and reckless
endangerment after, as he says, he had been using a camera to document
aggressive and dangerous drivers. On June 10, several Benton County
deputies broke open the door to his residence when serving a warrent, restrained
him, and removed photographs, cameras, recording equipment, and other electronic
devices as evidence in the case. The charges were recently dropped. I
don't know what he has to do to get his possessions back.
In 1992, Picray received a trespassing charge for attempting to enter a polling
place wearing campaign buttons, was held for five hours(until polls closed?),
released, and later acquitted of the tresspassing charge. Oregon election
law provides that "[n]o person, within a polling place, shall wear a political
badge, button, or other insignia." O.R.S. § 260.695(4). Did you know, the
library is a polling place when the ballot boxes are there?
He was also one of the many arrested for DUI by now resigned Corvallis Police
Officer David Cox. With no drugs or alcohol in his system, he also moved
to bring suit against the city. The charges also went away, but he still
has a DUI arrest on his driving record and is responsible for having it
removed. These are only a few of his escapades. He seems to have a habit
of tweaking the nose of authority, and I would really like to know if there is
an overall issue or complaint he is trying to address. Good luck, Mr.
Picray, be safe.
. -tcj
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conservation groups line up to stop coal polluters
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The League of Conservation Voters and CREDO Action are teaming up to help
protect our planet from dangerous coal ash.
Coal-fired power plants are producing more than 130 million tons of coal ash
every year. That’s enough waste annually to fill train cars from the North Pole
to the South Pole!
And you know what is even more alarming? Coal ash contains toxins like arsenic,
chromium, lead and mercury. And there are next to no federal regulations on it.
Right now, the EPA is considering options that could either reel in Dirty Coal’s
assault on the environment or maintain the status quo. Will you let them know
which option you support?Coal ash is loosely regulated on a state-by-state
basis. In some states, it’s less regulated than household waste. All too often,
coal ash gets dumped into waste ponds and even our landfills– and from there it
leaks into our drinking water and fragile ecosystems. The EPA is currently
reviewing two options for the regulation of coal ash:
* Option One: Set federally enforceable standards for coal ash disposal. The EPA
would set storage and handling safeguards and strict pollution prevention and
monitoring requirements for coal ash disposal sites. And companies wouldn’t be
allowed to operate a plant if they couldn’t prove they could pay for the
consequences of a disaster.
* Option Two: No federal enforcement. The EPA would give non-binding
“suggestions” instead of enforceable standards - and would maintain today’s
unsustainable status quo where the states with the greatest amount of coal ash
have the weakest regulations. Unsurprisingly, Dirty Coal and the powerful energy
lobby are giving their full-throated support to this weaker option.
With your help, we can ensure that the EPA strengthens coal ash regulations and
protects the environment from the perils of failed coal ash handling.
Thank you for all that you do for the environment.
Sincerely,
Gene Karpinski
President
League of Conservation Voters
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war breaks out among local gang bangers
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dem running against wacko asks for local help from
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CORVALLIS, OREGON POET ROGER WEAVER'S NEW
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uh oh! end of urban myth on borders: patrol officers
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a different drum: music lessons from famed local dave storrs
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Control/chaos
The controlled aspects in music have increased the past years and the trance
inducing qualities inherent in music have suffered. Getting things tight and
sewn up are not inherently bad and perhaps the need for patterns and control is
necessary in this unsafe topsy turvey world, but it shuts down an openness and
liberating feeling that the language of music can provide.
Chaos provides balance. It can wipe the slate clean. Sometimes when you want the
music to tighten up, and your body is tightening instead, you can throw a little
randomness into the mix. Let go of the control and the need to sound good, tight
or impressive. “Hey it doesn’t matter that I am just flopping around right now,
because I have no expectations (or abilities) anyway.”
And then you can return to your originally scheduled program without having to
carry all that unnecessary baggage.
Control is ultimately a myth.
Note: This is a weekly column by long time Corvallis resident and jazz
drummer Dave Storrs.
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corvallis' state legislator's report to her constituents
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As the summer gives way to fall, I wanted to let you know about a series of four
Town Hall meetings and forums I am sponsoring beginning this week. You can read
more about these events below, but I hope you will be able to join us this
Tuesday night at 7pm as we discuss the future of Mental Health Services in
Oregon. The meeting will be at the Corvallis Public Library, and we will discuss
a variety of issues including community based mental health services, the Oregon
State Hospital, and the proposed Junction City facility. We have a panel of
highly respected experts in the field, and it will be a unique opportunity for
dialogue. (More information below).
I continue to sit on the House Revenue Committee which will receive the
quarterly Revenue Forecast this Thursday. You have probably seen the headlines
about a projected additional shortfall in revenues for the current budget cycle.
This will make the September 9th Town Hall on the state budget even more timely.
I hope you will come with your own ideas about how we should prioritize our
budget with the limited resources available to us.
Incidentally, I was pleased to work closely with our budget leaders to restore
services to seniors and people with disabilities following the across the board
cuts announced by the Governor in June. The letters and phone calls from
citizens across the state about why these services are life saving and cost
effective made a real difference.
From September 21-23, all legislative committees will meet as part of Committee
Days. The House Education Committee, which I chair, will consider a number of
interesting issues. Virtual schools, seclusion & restraint policies, burden of
proof in special education disputes, and Early Head Start are all likely to be
covered at the meeting.
To celebrate the start of the new school year, I am also working on putting
together testimony highlighting some of the most inspiring success stories in
public education from across the state. If you have ideas about what should be
included, please send me an email and let me know.
The agendas for all of the committees meeting in September will be posted here
once the agendas are finalized in September.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions, concerns or ideas. It is
always a pleasure to hear from you! ~Sara
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locals asked for help in greatest humanitarian
crisis of recent years - little coming thus far from world when victims are
moslems
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fox, right wing talk radio, tea baggers trying to clean up hitler image, in hope
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dan savage's
"savage love" column
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Dear Savage I'm herpes-free, but I found out today that my roommate
has contracted it. He has a sore but won't see a doctor about it because he says
he's embarrassed. We share the same bathroom, so I knew I would have to be
diligent about that. But now I am freaking out: Not long after he shared this
information, my seven-month-old puppy runs into his room and proceeds to cover
my roommate's face in kisses. I've called the vet and my medical provider, and
while they both agree that my pup cannot contract the STD, they cannot rule out
the pup passing the infection on to me. Please advise. I would like to know how
to best handle this situation.
-Scared To Death
Wouldn't it be great if being paranoid about contracting herpes was the only way
to contract herpes?
Look, STD, lots of people self-diagnose themselves with herpes when all they
have is an innocuous little cut or sore near their mouth or genitals. People who
are too embarrassed/ridiculous to go see their doctors are highly likely to
arrive at a herpes misdiagnosis. So calm the fuck down.
Even if your roommate does have herpes, STD, you're not going to get it from
sharing a toilet—unless you and the roommate have invented a novel new way of
taking a dump. And you're not going to get it from your damn dog. For his own
sake, your roommate shouldn't allow your dog to lick his open sores (who does he
think he is? Job?), herpes-related or not, and if you're really freaking out
about your promiscuously affectionate new dog, well, you can make up your mind
to refrain from kissing any animal that drinks out of toilets, licks its own
ass, and laps up vomit.
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discovery of grave in mass murder of irish immigrants
is from era when irish and catholic, not moslem or mexican immigrants were u.s.
right wing's target
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LOCAL
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playing at the darkside downtown, 215 SW 4th
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Hi, kids! We are holding over HANDSOME HARRY; THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT; GET
LOW; THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE; and THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO.
On Tuesday, Sep 7 and Sunday, Sep 12, as part of our Opera at the Darkside
series, we are showing LA TRAVIATA, performed at La Scala in Milan, Italy.
Admission is $20 and tickets are available now at the Darkside during show
times.
LA TRAVIATA poster
LA TRAVIATA by Verdi (2 hrs 13 min plus one intermission)
Conducted by Lorin Maazel
Starring Angela Gheorghiu and Ramón Vargas
Performed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Tuesday, Sep 7 at 7pm ($20)
Sunday, Sep 12 at 3pm ($20)
Show times
HANDSOME HARRY poster
HANDSOME HARRY --R (94 minutes)
(subtitled)
Genre: Drama
Director: Bette Gordon
Cast: Jamey Sheridan, Steve Buscemi, Aidan Quinn, Campbell Scott
Show times
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT poster
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT --R (106 minutes)
(subtitled)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Cast: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh
Hutcherson
Show times
GET LOW poster
GET LOW --R (103 minutes)
(subtitled)
Genre: Drama
Director: Aaron Schneider
Cast: Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek, Lucas Black
Show times
poster: The Girl Who Played With Fire THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE --R (131
minutes)
(subtitled)
* Genre: Drama, Crime thriller, Foreign
* Director: Daniel Alfredson
* Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Annika Hallin, Per Oscarsson,
Peter Andersson
Show times
poster: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO --R (150
minutes)
(subtitled)
Genre: Drama, Crime thriller, Foreign
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube
Show times
OTHER STUFF: Not this week.
As always, thanks for your continued support!
Lainie and
Paul Turner
Darkside Cinema
215 SW 4th
Corvallis, OR 97333
darksidecinema.com
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CORVALLIS AUTHOR ALISON CLEMENT'S NEW book,TWENTY QUESTIONS
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Local Music Calendar for the week of August
24
Corvallis
Central Park, 8th and Madison
Corvallis Community Band: All That Jazz!
Featuring Steve Matthes: Steve is currently directs the Oregon State University
Concert Band. Traditional jazz appearances include Stumptown Jazz, Hume Street,
Dr. Jon’s, OSU alumni jazz bands (including Homer Welch and George Bruns) and
the Opera House Saloon house band in Columbus, GA.
7:00 pm rehearsal, 8:00 pm performance
www.c-cband.org
Sunnyside Up Café
Bluegrass Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE
Wednesday August 25th
Albany
Riley’s Billiards Bar and Grill
Pure Country Night – Country Dancing with DJ, 9:00pm
Corvallis
Block 15
Ty Curtis, Blues, 6:00 pm, FREE
Cloud 9
symmetry/symmetry, Rock, 9:00 pm
Corvallis Farmer’s Market, 2nd St. and B Ave.
Figs & Thistles, 3:30 pm, FREE
Peacock Bar and Grill
Jonny Dark and the Wondertones, Blues, 9:00 pm, FREE
Sunnyside Up Café
Celtic Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE
Lebanon
Peacock Bar and Grill East
The Brand, Blues, 7:00 pm
Thursday August 26th
Albany
Calapooia Brewing
Sons of Thunder, Acoustic Rock, 7:30 pm
Riley’s Billiards Bar and Grill
Ladies Night with DJ Unofficial, 9:00pm
Corvallis
Bombs Away Café
Josh Green and Summer Soundtrack, Acoustic, 7:30 pm
Cloud 9
Jovian State & Jake Door present: “We Deal In Memory”
A welcome back party for TK, and art reception for Jake Dorr
Crowbar Rooftop
The Kindreds, Bluegrass, 6:00 pm
Lebanon
Peacock Bar and Grill East
Blues Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE
Friday August 27th
Albany
Calapooia Brewing
The Kindreds, Bluegrass, 8:00 pm
Riley’s Billiards Bar and Grill
Dance Party with DJ Unofficial, 9:00 pm
Timber Linn Park
ATI Wah Chang Art and Air Festival
Festival Stage
5:30 – 7:00 pm: Ancient Ways Marimba
8:00 – Dusk: Curtis Salgado
Dusk: Nightglow
9:00 – 9:30 pm: Curtis Salgado
Corvallis
The Beanery on 2nd
The Marzipan Handlers, Acoustic, 8:00 pm
Bombs Away Café
Wolfbeater, Rock, 9:00 pm
Fireworks Restaurant and Bar
Jesse Meade, Acoustic Blues, 8:00 pm, FREE
Troubadour Music
Dorian Michael, Acoustic Fingerstyle, 8:00 pm, $10
www.dorianmichael.com
Saturday August 28th
Albany
Calapooia Brewing
Robert Richter and Jessica Hitchborn, Guitar and Fiddle Duo, 8:00 pm
Riley’s Billiards Bar and Grill
Dance Party with DJ Unofficial, 9:00 pm
Timber Linn Park
ATI Wah Chang Art and Air Festival
Festival Stage
12:00 – 12:45 pm: Cascade Performing Arts
1:00 – 1:30 pm: Zumba Exercise
2:00 – 2:45 pm: Fiesta Mexicana
3:00 – 3:45 pm: Rupert Hayburn Duo
4:00 – 4:45 pm: City Dance Theatre Performing Company
5:00 – 5:30 pm: Rupert Hayburn Duo
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Apropos Musique
Main Stage:
8:00 pm: America: 40th Anniversary Tour
Corvallis
Big River
Wild Hog in the Woods, String band8:30 pm, FREE
Cloud 9
Van Myers Jazz Duo, 10:00 pm
Crowbar Rooftop
Eric Nordby, Acoustic, 6:00 pm
Fireworks Restaurant and Bar
Brooks Robertson, Funky Fingerstyle Guitar, 8:00 pm
Lebanon
Lebanon Coffee House and Eatery, 661 Main Street
Afternoon Free Movie, 2:00 pm
Live Music, 6:30 pm
Sunday August 29th
Albany
Calapooia Brewing
Blues Jam, 4:00 pm
Timber Linn Park
Wah Chang Art and Air Festival
Festival Stage
11:30 – 12:45 am: The Grove Church
1:00 – 2:30 pm: Bush Pilots
Monday August 30th
Corvallis
Fireworks Restaurant and Bar
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founding family, stockholders of target stores rake
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oregon bank bombers, cop killers linked to republican party's state chairman
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in case you missed: right wing blogger who set up conservatives in wrongful
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Until recently, Dr. Kevin Pezzi was listed as a contributor to Andrew
Breitbart’s eclectic BigGovernment.com website, where he posted white papers
about Shirley Sherrod’s black racism. But then the muckrakers at Media Matters
for America conducted an Internet investigation of Dr. Pezzi and found all kinds
of very UNUSUAL things that he had posted on the Internet about himself, his
Porno Star-sized penis and his magical sex inventions. Wouldn’t these attributes
make Breitbart like him more?
Suprisingly, the answer is “no,” MMFA reports:
In response to our posts, Big Government has now disappeared Pezzi’s articles.
If you attempt to visit the pages for his posts and bio, you are greeted with an
error.
MMFA reportedly used a brand-new technology called “Googly Eye Search” to
compile a fairly extensive list of Pezzi’s documented Eccentricities, including:
* His claim that “a government official once [told him he'd] achieved the
highest score ever attained on an IQ test administered nationwide.” (The
“government official” was not named “Shirley Sherrod.”)
* Talking about “Chinks” and “Japs.”
* His sex inventions to cure problems such as “vaginal laxity,” America’s
number-one health issue after Glenn Beck Tentative Blindness Syndrome.
* His other inventions, like a mysterious cancer cure and a Mosquito Motel.
* His authorship of several books of questionable informational and aesthetic
value, such as Fascinating Health Secrets (owned by Al Gore, so why not YOU?)
and The Science of Sex. Both volumes come with a free copy of Pezzi’s Gas Saving
Tips, which tells you how to save cash at the pump. (“Tip One: Stop driving. Tip
Two: Continue not driving. Tip Three: Power your body with my custom-made candy
bars, which I have named ‘Lana.’”)
* How he writes things like, “No doctor in the world knows more about sexual
pleasure than I do,” which is not very easy to prove!
* His boasting about turning down a blind date with Katie Couric, because he
hates cities.
* All the “my penis my penis” talk.
How did Andrew Breitbart not know about these many peculiar traits of Dr.
Pezzi’s before bringing him on board his special website/spaceship to write
about hot racism topics? Has the BigGovernment HQ not yet learned about the
power of “Googly Eye Search”? MMFA thinks that maybe Breitbart and his cohorts
“have long-since abandoned any pretense of responsible behavior,” because they
didn’t even need any special software programs to learn that Pezzi was so
unique. He let it all hang out right there in his bio, pretty much:
here.
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CORVALLIS SCIENTISTS PUBLISH NEW BOOK: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
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tHE ONLY NEWS OF GEORGE BUSH'S WARS WORTH COUNTING
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The WWI writer Rudyard Kipling, on surveying his son's grave at Flanders Field:
"And if they ask you why they
died, Tell them, 'Because their fathers lied'.
US DEATHS in iraq:
4417
("It's just a number" - Bush administration spokesman Snow)
CORVALLIS, OREGON
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INCIDENTALLY, THE NUMBER OF MEXICAN CASUALTIES IN
RICHARD NIXON'S WAR ON DRUGS
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