Mailbag: Don’t tell the bad guys

On letting the bad guys know we won't torture

(I thought I'd include this letter since the link to Ajai's post on torture is broken...sorry I missed that).

We Can't Ignore the Security Threat from Climate Change

John Kerry's take on Climate Change

Editorial: Clarifying torture policy long overdue (Aug. 25)

Bad policies coming to light

Making the birthday God happy

Birthday for Krishna

Letter: Here’s why we need a public health care option (Aug. 24)

Reasons for a public option

Letter: We fund ‘socialized’ fire, police services already (Aug. 24)

This is my buddy Callan's letter.

London Times

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6806502.ece

Where's Waldo?

Uuuuhhh, where the hell is Tom?

Does Obama suffer from....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9k_nAbsNfI

Funny, I thought....

Roses ‘n’ Raspberries (Aug. 21)

I love it when the GT gives Roses/Raspberries to weather and fictitious characters...NOT

Letter: Sticking with failed drug prohibition harms society (Aug. 21)

Our beloved JTB has some convoluted logic...big surprise!

Letter: Ask yourself: Is the H1N1 ‘swine flu’ vaccine safe? (Aug. 20)

Hit me with your best shot

Editorial: We must face death’s certainty frankly (Aug. 20)

Advanced Directive, anyone?

Letter: Time to kick all of our elected officials out of public office (Aug. 20)

A vote for the Green Party

Editorial: Political anger not new; it’s just uglier

So what's all the hubbub, bub?

What should U.S. Forest Service do?

http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/08/18/news/opinion/7edi01_forestservice081709.txt

Gun fearing folk?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090817/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_protesters_guns

Uhhh, this should get some comments!

Religious leaders call for civility

Mixing religion and politics...

When life gives you lemons, get fined by the Government for selling it without a permit!

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08162009/news/regionalnews/sweet_lemonade_kid_lapped_184770.htm

Wow, talk about Government fees...

I'll take God, gold, and guns, you can keep the change....

http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/08/17/sports/northwest/7nw01_mariners081709.txt

After Obama care, taxes, and religion I say lets lighten it up a little...

Martial arts, football, and Hawaii...

http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/08/17/sports/top_story/7osu01_linebackers081709.txt

I have had the privaledge to train in Maui Hawaii with Luis Heredia... Hawaii has some of the best MMA, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu around.

Banks are still no friend to consumers

http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/08/17/news/opinion/4edi02_reid_letter_081309.txt

Interesting...

Editor's mailbag (Aug. 15)

Mixed Bag - DH bundles the letters again...

Editorial: Federal taxes are misnamed

Hasso on tax semantics

Editorial: Land appeal just sits there (Aug. 15)

Caught in the middle of land-use changes

Roses ‘n’ Raspberries (Aug.14)

Happy Friday

Crime Watch (Aug. 14)

What do you get when you cross a skunk with a sunburn? I don't know either, but these crime watch reports crack me up!

Editorial: Isolation a trend that we can reverse (Aug. 13)

Editors think being a recluse is bad...

Corvallis should embrace solar power and energy farming (Aug. 12)

Is the alternative energy market the key to Corvallis's economic stability?

Unmarried sex more perilous than bicyclists not stopping at signs (Aug. 12)

Apples and Oranges (or is that condoms and bike helmets?)

Militia Movement?

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MILITIA_MOVEMENT?SITE=ORCOR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Are these the returning soldiers that the DHS warned us about?

Long ago rookie Cop...

http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2009/08/12/news/opinion/6edi02_paulletter081109.txt

Free speech restrained (Aug. 11)

A timely topic given what's been happening on the comments threads lately!

Letter: Public option can’t survive health sharks (Aug. 9)

I know I said I was going to only have one link for each subject, but I thought this letter was pretty interesting....

Health Care

Government fees too high (Aug. 8)

Like the title says...

Clunkers and health care (Aug. 8)

Whining about Cars for Clunkers

Mailbag: Make all incomes equal (Aug. 8)

A vote for Communism

Editorial: Lessons from beer meeting

Hasso has an opinion on the "Beer Summit"...

Remember Constitution (Aug. 7)

If it's not in the Constitution, it's not Constitutional....

No camels or choppers (Aug. 7)

No Copters over Crater Lake

Editorial: Electric cars: Hope, doubts

Good ol' Hasso....

GOP loves socialism, so long as it’s corporate socialism (Aug. 4)

More "Socialism" talk....

Article on religious conversion by native peoples raises questions (Aug. 4)

Christians and Native Americans

Editorial: Vick doesn’t merit a spot in the NFL limelight (Aug. 4)

Michael Vick...dumbass!

Corvallis at a standstill on homelessness

Editorial about the Homeless issue in Corvallis.

Event really gave a sense of what relying on a wheelchair is like (Aug. 6)

Great letter from Leah Bolger (I thought).

Letter: Article about disabled fair workers raised some questions (Aug. 7)

Those at Fair welcome to take part in clean up.

Roses and Raspberries (Aug. 7)

Per BF's suggestion, let me give this a shot.

This is the weekly Roses and Raspberry section of the GT.