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11707. Trillium - 2/16/2016 8:18:16 AM A relative who has spent time in Portland concurs with iiibbb's description of the Columbia River Gorge as "gob-smackingly beautiful".
Another reason to have a 50-mile residence-free zone around the Columbia Gorge: pollution from Hanford 6 Things to Know about Hanford's Nuclear Waste
"This is the most contaminated piece of federal property,” said Wyden. "It adjoins the lifeblood of our region, the Columbia River, and we’ve got to turn this around...”
11708. Trillium - 2/16/2016 8:22:06 AM Thinking about the need for "science-based" solutions...
From the link above:
"RICHLAND, Wash. (KOIN) — It’s something to think about the next time you visit the Columbia Gorge.
"The timeline for officials to clean up the biggest, most toxic nuclear waste site in the Western hemisphere is shrinking.
"The race to clean up 56 million gallons of radioactive liquid waste sitting at the Hanford site, 230 miles east of Portland, becomes more urgent each year.
"With an estimated price tag of $120 billion, and a theoretical deadline of 2047, cleanup efforts are continually stalled by obstacles including time, money, the danger of the task at hand, and the sheer vastness of the site."
Hanford's Nuclear Waste 11709. Ms. No - 2/19/2016 6:05:27 PM Harper Lee has died at 89. 11710. arkymalarky - 2/19/2016 8:05:10 PM We just finished tkam in my ninth grade class. 11711. Ms. No - 2/20/2016 5:19:27 PM I may have asked you this before, but have you read Go Set A Watchman? I haven't and may never, but I was curious what you thought of it. 11712. arkymalarky - 2/20/2016 5:54:05 PM No, and I may not either. I think some at work have. I know one friend bought it. Don't know if she's read it. 11713. robertjayb - 2/20/2016 9:37:04 PM Bought it on release and read the first chapter. Must get back to it...too much political stuff going on... 11714. arkymalarky - 2/20/2016 10:11:03 PM How was the first chapter? 11715. wabbit - 2/21/2016 12:19:49 AM RIP Umberto Eco
The Italian writer and philosopher Umberto Eco, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose, has died aged 84.
His family says he passed away late on Friday at his home. No further details were given.
The Name of the Rose was made into a film in 1986 starring Scottish actor Sean Connery.
Eco, who also wrote the novel Foucault's Pendulum, continued to publish new works, with Numero Zero released last year...
11716. judithathome - 2/21/2016 11:15:37 PM One of my faves of his is Travels in Hyper-Reality. 11717. judithathome - 2/21/2016 11:16:47 PM Scratch the "-" in Hyperreality. 11718. judithathome - 2/22/2016 11:14:32 PM Here we are, America: The NRA's America: Crazed UBER driver Goes On Killing Spree 11719. Ms. No - 3/13/2016 8:07:32 PM I just found out yesterday that the only thing keeping concealed-carry weapons off our school campuses is our Superintendent's decision. Turns out, the county sheriff is the person who approves concealed carry permits. The old sheriff was responsible for approving a couple hundred, but the current sheriff has awarded more than a thousand permits.
Through the vagaries of law, the final word on who --other than police officers-- can and cannot take a loaded fire-arm onto a school campus is the District Superintendent.
That is some scary shit.
11720. wabbit - 3/13/2016 11:13:55 PM Jeez Louise. Your Superintendent has way too much power. 11721. Ms. No - 3/14/2016 5:09:38 AM In light of the rather contentious nature of the relationship between the District and the teachers in recent years, I don't imagine he's going to be approving any concealed carry permits for staff any time soon. That's all he needs --- armed teachers coming to the administrative offices to negotiate the new contract. ;-> 11722. judithathome - 4/1/2016 9:25:14 PM Well...the truth is out there, finally: Big Pharma Pays Off Generic Drug Companies; We Pay Billions More For Drugs
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a case worth billions of dollars to pharmaceutical companies and American consumers. The issue is whether brand-name drug manufacturers may pay generic drug manufacturers to keep generics off the market. These payments — a form of settlement in patent litigation — began to blossom about a decade ago when the courts, for the first time, appeared to bless them. 11723. iiibbb - 4/4/2016 9:18:56 PM In light of the erratic nature of the Mote
http://disqus.com/home/channel/themote/
An alternate place to meet until things are repair here? I would like to keep in touch with all of you. 11724. iiibbb - 4/4/2016 9:19:47 PM I'll make any of you a Mod 11725. Ms. No - 4/6/2016 5:11:44 PM Thanks i3b3! We should have the connectivity issues fixed in the next week or so, but this is good to know while we're still having problems. 11726. wabbit - 6/12/2016 11:30:58 PM A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Authorities were investigating the attack on the Florida dance club as an act of terrorism. The gunman's father recalled that his son recently got angry when he saw two men kissing in Miami and said that might be related to the assault.
The shooter called 911 shortly before the attack and referenced ISIS, FBI agent Ronald Hopper said...
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