Portland Assaults on Gay Men Reported over Memorial Day Weekend

In Portland,  Oregon over the Memorial Day weekend, a group of gay men were allegedly harassed and assaulted by a group of young men yelling anti-gay slurs in the early hours of Sunday.   "Rumors of other...

In space travel: Beating the speed of light.

I was dreaming about traveling to other stars the other day and it occurred to me that there is a way for humans to reach near light speed in space travel with significantly less effort.  The only thing that my theory requires is that a space probe of minimal capability...

Obama Gives Critics Sarcasm for Their Healthcare Reform Pessimism

President Obama dishes out sarcasm to pessimistic nay-saying media pundits  In Washington yesterday President Obama had a good dose of sarcasm for media pundits who are pessimistic about his healthcare reform...

The Forgotten Election and Guards of Our Republic

With Coalition Groups Nationwide engaging citizens to become involved in their noble causes, a predominate question continues circling around . . . UNANSWERED!: That being: "What do we do next?" What they are...

Shaq-Daniel Baldwin Video: Shaquille O'Neal Kisses Baldwin

Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal loves his fans, none more so than actor Daniel Baldwin. During last night's Cleveland Cavaliers-Portland Trailblazers game, Shaq feel into the crowd and into the lap of...

Book self-publishing interests surges among new writers

Writing, they say, is easy. Getting the manuscript published is the hard part. While you may consider your manuscript a gem of a material, getting big name publishing houses interested in your book is not easy at all. Your option? Publish your own book. Do you have great...

HOLIDAY OF GUILT AND GIFTS: "MERRY SICKMAS!"

HOLIDAY OF GUILT AND GIFTS: MERRY SICKMAS!By Rein D. Gillstrom (12/25/09)Global Warming, Climate Change, and businesses “Going Green” is merely a mutual Conspiracy Reality committed to the formulation of a...

Stephen King Paid $12,999 to Bring Troops Home for Christmas

Stephen King and his wife Tabitha are donating $12,999 to bring 150 soldiers from an Indiana camp to Maine back for Christmas. Stephen King was originally asked for a donation of $13,000, but the author thought 13 was an unlucky number. Thus King pitched in for $12,999, and...

"Pink Glove Dance" YouTube Video Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness

If you haven't seen it yet, you must check out the "Pink Glove Dance" YouTube video for breast cancer awareness. Staff at the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon recently made this uplifting...

Prisoner Grows Pot Plant in Jail Convinces Guards It's Tomato

28 year-old Mohamed Jalloh, a prisoner at Verne Prison, grew a pot plant in his cell for five months after convincing the guards at the facility it was merely a tomato plant. Jollah, who is serving an eight year sentence for supplying class A drugs, garnered admiration from...

Greg Oden Injury Video: Blazer to miss the rest of the season

Greg Oden fractured his left kneecap in a game against the Houston Rockets and will miss the rest of the season.  With 7:49 remaining in the first quarter, Oden went to block a shot by Aaron Brooks but the two...

First Cannabis Café in United States Opens in Portland, Oregon

The United States' first-ever Cannabis Café opened in Portland, Oregon last Friday, November 13, at 4:20 p.m. The concept behind the cafe, located at 700 N.E. Dekum St., is to serve as a catalyst for the...

Cannabis Cafe opens in Portland, Oregon , 'smoking on premises'

In a salute to the  the Obama administration’s ceasing  of federal raids on  all medical marijuana dispensaries in compliance with state law,  the Cannabis Cafe has been opened by a businessman in Portland,  Oregon.   With smoking...

Tualatin Shooting At Drug Test Lab: One Person And Gunman Dead

Tualatin shooting at Legacy Medical Laboratories near Portland, Oregon, has left two people dead. An unidentified woman was killed and two more people were injured. The name of the woman is not being released. The gunman died from a self-inflicted wound. The shooting took...

Mary George Art, Camouflage Party Invades Frieze Art Fair 2009

In the last hours of the Frieze Art Fair, London’s most prestigious venue for edgy artists, Mary George crashed Club Nutz Gallery with Camouflage Party. Just two weeks prior, Camouflage Party opened at Rocksbox...

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