Zoo welcomes Cookie and Ginger, a pair of flightless but furry Siberian reindeer Let the reindeer games begin! Two furry reindeer arrived at the Oregon Zoo earlier this week, and are making themselves right at home. For video of the pair, visit: bit.ly/tworeindeer “Reindeer are amazing animals, and of course this is the perfect time […]
TO: Dean of Extraterrestrial Studies, Galactic University FROM: Undercover Agent, Planet Earth SUBJECT: Native Customs and Rituals Honored Superior: The vast emptiness of space, coupled with technical difficulties and “sunspot” activity affecting dozens of stars between your system and the one I am occupying, have delayed by ten years (this system’s quaint designation for solar […]
As many of our readers know, Frank (my 100% Irish husband) worked for over 40 years as a professional musician – working from coast-to-coast, and also in the Arizona desert. One of the ditties we’ve heard him sing over the years went something like this: “I’m a rambler, I’m a gambler, I’m a long way […]
Telephone scams. A common one informs you that you’ve won a big prize. All you have to do to get it is to make a small payment on your credit card. After the person realizes they’ve been scammed, they admit, “I should never have fallen for it. I thought it sounded too good to be […]
With big crowds expected, zoo urges visitors to take MAX and avoid parking hassle Visitors are invited to enjoy a free day at the Oregon Zoo on Saturday, Nov. 16. “Periodically, the zoo hosts a free day as a thank you to the community,” said Dr. Don Moore, zoo director. “This is a great time […]
In Donald Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s president Zelensky on July 25, he asked Zelensky to look into corruption in Ukraine. The issue was corruption, not Hunter Biden. If the corruption had involved somebody named Natty Bumpo, and Trump asked Zelensky to look into it, nobody would have had a second thought about it. Because it […]
Active and retired military personnel and their families to be admitted free Nov. 11 The Oregon Zoo will mark Veterans Day by offering free admission for military veterans and active military personnel, as well as up to four family members who accompany them to the zoo, on Monday, Nov. 11. Families of deployed military personnel […]
On November 11, 1969, Operation Fulton Square in the Quang Tri Province was in full force with the 1st Marine Division, 101st Airborne Division and the 5th Infantry Division. This was one of twenty operations active throughout Vietnam. There were over 500,000 United States Military personnel assigned to the Vietnam War Zone. Yes, Veterans Day […]
Mr. President, you and Jesus Christ have something in common. Politicians, lawyers, pundits, and cultural icons are out to destroy you just as they sought to destroy him. Am I saying you are some kind of Christ-figure? Hardly. You are as fallen as any other man in America. Robert Jeffress and Franklin Graham count themselves […]
“Sometimes I think the world is going crazy. The rest of the time I KNOW it.” – BT magazine CHOOSING THE BEST NIHILIST QUOTATIONS OF ALL TIME ISN’T EASY, but here goes nothing: “The era of big government is over.” — Wm. Jefferson Blythe Clinton “No more deficits; no more debt.” — Nancy Pelosi (2006?) […]