Category Archives: oregon

Oregon company designs/builds a different kind of nuclear reactor

Posted on May 17, 2019 by

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon company is changing the way we think about nuclear power and it’s doing it with smaller, cheaper and safer nuclear reactors. The company behind these very different kinds of nuclear reactors is called NuScale. It … Continue reading →

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Stumptown Trailer | Fun In Portland 

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

…occasionally, it’s a time for even more sober reflection along the lines of, “Huh, I guess they correctly figured out I was the audience for that.” That’s what happened with this trailer for ABC’s upcoming show Stumptown, an adaptation of … Continue reading →

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No Problem: Hatchet attack of pedestrian in SE Portland | Another Mental or Drug Case?

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

Evan T. Hunt is accused of four charges in the incident, according to Portland police. He’s being held in the Multnomah County Detention Center…. Hunt was found about a block away and arrested without incident. He also had an arrest … Continue reading →

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NASA Says Metals Fraud Caused $700 Million Satellite Failure – Bloomberg

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

A metals manufacturer faked test results and provided faulty materials to NASA, causing more than $700 million in losses and two failed satellite launch missions, according to an investigation by the U.S. space agency. The fraud involved an Oregon company … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Shities: Portland and San Franciso – It’s Not An Addiction If It’s Art

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

And meanwhile, in Portland’s sister shitty to the south, San Francisco, the shit has risen so high that the poo map is full and growing a darker brown by the day. Result? SF is morphing from shithole city of the … Continue reading →

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Oregon sued over ‘overwhelmed’ and ‘ineffective’ foster care system | It’s Been Broken for Decades – Incompetent Union Bureaucrats

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

(Reuters) – Child advocates sued Oregon’s governor and other top officials in federal court on Tuesday, claiming children in the state’s foster care program were being denied proper care by a system that has long been “overwhelmed, under-resourced and ineffective.” … Continue reading →

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PPB shorthanded due to ‘City Council anti-cop sentiment’

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

Daryl Turner unloaded in the Monday release titled “Recruitment And Retention: Our Crisis in the Portland Police Bureau.” At a City Council meeting last week, PPB Chief Danielle Outlaw testified to the City Council about the shortages in the bureau. Of … Continue reading →

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