Prize-Winning Pumpkin Weighs 1,528 Pounds

Thad Starr of Oregon won the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off with a pumpkin that weighed in at a whopping 1,528 pounds. It was Starr's second victory at the contest, which hands out $6 a pound to the...

LUX PERPETUA - OREGON - USA

Lux Perpetua  - USA Date:  Sunday, November 2, 2008 Time:  7:30pm - 9:00pm Location: St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Street: 1716 NW Davis City/Town: Portland, OREGON ...

Count Down to history being made!

Either way you look at it, history will be made this presidential election. I think that alone has ignited enthusiasm and interest in this years election, especially with the young voters. I attended a voters...

Liars, and the Lying Lies They Are Telling You

Like a lot of folks who are completely flabbergasted by the Government's repeated efforts to whitewash and gloss over all of the gross negligence, malpractice and criminality of this - The Worst Financial and...

Oregon Students Confess to Hanging Obama Cutout from Tree

Four students from George Fox University in Oregon have confessed to hanging a life-size cardboard cutout of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama from a tree on campus with a fishing line.  "The...

Eau de Vie to Indie Music Hotel Package...Portand (Oregon) offers things to F...

Build a niche and they will come.Maybe!Test driving yet another travel site this morning landed me in Portland (Oregon).As Oregon Bounty is about to kick off its two month run on October 1st, Portland showcases 9 local favorites.They go from Free to Fee.Want to know how Eau...

Growing 'tent cities' blamed on foreclosure crisis

Nevada, Reno "Tent city" no work, nowhere to go " People who had lost their jobs to the ailing economy, or newcomers who had moved to Reno for work and discovered no one was hiring. Within weeks, more than 150...

Alfalfa Sprouts Contaminated with Salmonella Typhimiriumis

More cases of Salmonella outbreaks, this time in Oregon and Washington states. The culprit this time around: Alfalfa Sprouts. It is believed that the infected sprouts were contaminated by farm animals grazing the...

Wallowa Lake and the City of Joseph

A trip to Northeast Oregon is an opportunity to witness where one of history's tragic stories begins. This is where the Nez Perce Indians spent their last free days, before going to a reservation. Today, among the...

How much do polls tell us?

"The Rasmussen daily poll has Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama tied, with both pulling 48 percent of likely voters."Although recent polls have become more confusing each day as Americans struggle to choose a...

The Mysterious Underground of Pendleton Oregon

Like an epic novel, the intriguing "city beneath a city" of Pendleton, Oregon, is rich with characters and settings as diverse as underground opium dens and ice cream parlors. The entertaining and knowledgeable...

Polar bears going green in Japanese Zoo

Polar bears going green in Japanese ZooAlgae in the water colors the bears green.How to green wash a bear ? " Green fur a fluke Polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo. Three...

iReporters split on Palin's knockout punch

"(CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accepted the GOP vice presidential nomination at the party's convention Wednesday with a speech highly critical of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. ...

Idaho wildfire uncovers historic parts of the Oregon Trail

Last week I reported on the horrible wildfire that swept through Boise. You can read that story here.  Today I learned there actually is a positive outcome as a result of the fires; parts of the Oregon Trail...

Newport's Harbor Seals

While visiting Newport,Oregon this summer I happened up a local tourist attraction. The harbor seals down at the pier. They were numerous people gathered there on the walkway looking down at the seals that were all...

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