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Op Ed: Your Educational System Attacked: What to Do Now

Part One - Societal, Economic Changes Demand Citizen Action.

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - Our prescient Founding Fathers knew well the great role of education in forming and strengthening --and in preserving our world-famed “democratic experiment” - as so many have called it.

Pragmatic and philosophical considerations together guided them in their establishment of a common school intended to guarantee parallel practical learning for all involved --and to provide firm values and understandings required of all citizens in our new democracy.

In Defence of Pacifica Forum

A group seeks clarification in the wake of a Salem-News.com report.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - This piece was sparked off by Ersun Warncke's opinion piece "Evict Pacifica Forum from the U of O Campus" published on Salem-News, 11 May 2010.

In many ways, some of what Ersun says is uncontroversial: "Hitler should have been beaten to death in the street like a rabid dog the first time he opened his mouth".

Opinion: Evict Pacifica Forum from the U of O Campus

Hitler should have been beaten to death in the street like a rabid dog the first time he opened his mouth.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - The Pacifica Forum is a so called “free speech” group that holds discussions with titles such as “Learning about Hitler through Mein Kampf.”

Nadia Sindi for Eugene City Council

Eugene has a chance for real change with Nadia Sindi, but do the people have the guts, or will prejudice rule the day?

(EUGENE, Ore.) - A candidate running for Eugene City Council says those who take a moment to listen, quickly realize that their city may have a much better chance of dealing with the coming years with her in office.

I admit I am biased because Nadia Sindi is a friend of mine, but she is a friend and someone I respect because of her values.

Op Ed: Education Chief Most Effective As Communicator

21st Century Changes Demand Broad New Approaches.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - On May 18 Oregon must choose its Superintendent of Education. There are two fine candidates this time for the most essential leader charged with directing and further developing the most essential public service we enjoy. One has already “been there, done that”.

The other seeks “make do with less” for a system now becoming notorious for its obvious current short-fall in some few schools.

Jack Herer, Patron Saint of Global Cannabis Movement IN EULOGY

Center stage is exactly where Jack Herer belonged. A talented, “bombastic” man, Jack’s energy was contagious and his legacy is alive and well.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Jack Herer was born June 18th, 1939, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. In 1940 his family moved to Buffalo, where he was raised, the son of a collection agency manager.

A “normal American nerd”, he grew into a respectable young man, joining the military, getting married and starting a family.

Ducks Miss Series Sweep with Game 3 Loss to No. 1 UCLA

Oregon returns home to PK Park on Friday to host a three-game series with USC beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

(LOS ANGELES) - The game was closer than the score makes it seem, as UO threatened to come back all the way to the end of the 5-1 loss in Los Angeles Sunday.

The difference in this series was early leads; this time it was UCLA jumping ahead scoring 4 runs in the first inning.

Eugene Tea Party: If it`s Got Tax in the Title Vote No

It could have just been the beautiful weather, but everybody seemed pretty happy, even if they were carrying around signs heralding impending bankruptcy, slavery, and doom.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - In politics the simplest messages are the best. If any single message could be elucidated from the Tea Party event held in Eugene, it was one of generalized discontent with government.

Strangely, this generalized discontent with government did not extend to the point of keeping local Republican flunkies off the stage.

The Hemperor, Jack Herer has Died

The global cannabis community mourns the loss of the great Jack Herer.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The sad news has been confirmed. Jack Herer, author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes and renowned around the world for hemp activism, has died today, in Eugene, Oregon.

Jack Herer suffered a heart attack last September just after speaking on stage at the Portland HempStalk festival.

Police Seek Public Help in Locating Missing Eugene Man

Eugene Police and OSP Seeking Information to Help Find Missing Eugene Man Whose Pickup was Found South of Gold Beach

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Police, are asking for the public's help to find a missing Eugene-area man whose pickup was found abandoned at a southern Oregon coast public wayside on Highway 101 about nine miles south of Gold Beach.

49-year old Mark J. Rees of Eugene, was reported missing by his ex-wife April 11, 2010 to Eugene Police Department after she learned Rees failed to pay rent to his landlord.