Living w epilepsy during the holidays.. and beyond

Thu Dec 2, 2010 1:29 PM EST

I had been diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 12, at a Boy Scout mtg. It was very strange. I had a "taste" of hot dogs in my mouth, minutes later, I was down on the ground having the first grand mal seizure of my life. It was scary.

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health, led, plasma, lcd, tvs, holiday-season, living-with-epilepsy, what-to-do-in-case-of-seizure, status-epilepticus

Ads that make lawyers sound REALLY greedy!!!

Mon Nov 8, 2010 1:28 PM EST

While listening to the TV, an ad came on and I was like "HUH"!!! "If you or a loved one died..." then it goes on to explain the purpose of the ad. Yet, don't lawyers know that if ur already *DEAD*, ur probably not gonna be callin' them any time soon??? I mean, come on.

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health, advertising, attorney-referral, death-from-drug-interactions

Why do advertisers insist on dumming us down???

Sun Nov 7, 2010 10:33 AM EST

A recent car commercial really begs the question... Do advertisers really think people r *THAT* dumb!!! Where r the more *intelligent* commercials??? The more advertisers dumb us down, the less attractive their products become.

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business, frustration, rant-like, advertising-that-misses-the-mark, need-for-more-intelligent-commericals

Rose Festival expands queen selection process

Seeded on Sat Nov 6, 2010 11:15 AM EDT (http://www.kgw.com)

PORTLAND – The Rose Festival will be expanding its queen selection process once again.

entertainment, rose-festival, expanded-selection

Where have our morals gone???

Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:51 PM EDT

While listening to the commentators on ESPN during the Auburn v Ole Miss game, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. The commentators where going back and forth about how "great" Jeremiah Masoli was...

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sports, morals, sporta, criminals-as-role-models, bad-coaches, incorrect-priorities

I'm really tired with reports of mom's being more important to children then dad's.

Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:36 PM EDT

Yet again, dad's get dissed. I've always been there (or at least I tried to be), for my daughter. She was very important to me. Yet, today, on the news, there was a report on KGW that the education level of the mom is very important in regards to the childs upbringing.

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education, kgw, moms-higher-level-of-education-benefits-kids-more, no-mention-of-dads, biased-report

Walgreens said to seek sale of pharmacy benefits manager unit

Seeded on Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:15 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drug- store chain, is looking to sell its pharmacy-benefits management business and has hired an adviser to run an auction, said three people with knowledge of the matter.

business, new-york-stock-exchange, express-scripts, medco-health-solutions, cvs-caremark, negotiating-savings-pbms, walgreens-health-initiatives, brookfield-investment-management, pembroke-consulting

Who believe the FED and US Treasury Dept are manipulating the information

Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:02 PM EDT

Two yrs ago, when Obama was *campaigning* to become the next President, there were whispers that inflation would be held down... The only two agencies of the federal gov't that can *really* do that is the FED thru it's policies and the US Treasury thru it's printing press.

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fed, politics, us-treasury, predictions, out-of-control-govt

Oregon Unemployment rate STUCK at 10.6%

Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:15 PM EDT

In Oregon, we have democrat governor, democrat majority leader in the state senate and also state house. So, why do we have such *high* unemployment...

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business, unemployement, lack-of-leadership-in-oregon

A critical view of former Gov. Kitzhaber

Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:50 PM EDT

I'm not impressed with a recent ad of former Gov. Kitzhaber, who is seeking a *third* term. He's already served two terms as governor and failed miserably.

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politics, dems, failure, sales-tax-proposal, gov-kitzhaber, decimate-lower-class

Did we elect Obama to be "Campaigner-in-Chief"???

Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:52 PM EDT

I thought it was up to the individual getting *elected* to campaign. Yet, just two yrs after he assumed the Office of President, here is President Obama... out in full force, campaigning like it's *HIS* campaign. It is *NOT*. He's already been elected.

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politics, obama, campaigner-in-chief, not-doin-job-he-was-elected-to-do

Why don't our elected officials debate???

Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:17 AM EDT

I, for one, am tired of our *elected* officials behavin' like babies. They *refuse* to debate, so that those of us who they r suppose to represent understand their views.

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politics, debates, talking-points

Federal Budget... I'm lookin' for places to cut the budget...

Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:10 PM EDT

National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank, it's a *new* entity of the gov't thought of back in 2007, with a budget of $5 Billion. Wouldn't this be better spent on the *local* level??? I mean, we don't get our water bills from the federal gov't.

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cuts, politics, federal-budget

When will America get back on track to being THE BEST NATION ON EARTH

Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:45 PM EDT

America of old was a great nation... Where did it go??? I remember from history class the statement: "Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...". We *USE* to be a nation of laws, governed by very wise men (and women). Now, not so much.

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america, opion

Why do "honest" political ads screw w the voter...

Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:51 PM EDT

I'm supremely tired of the governor's race, here in Oregon. The deception of the Democratic party and candidate, John Kitzhaber is blatant. In an ad the democratic party distorts the meaning behind the Republican candidate, Chris Dudley speech.

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politics, deceptive-advertising

Why Barack can't learn

Seeded on Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:33 PM EDT (MarketWatch.com)

Interesting read.

politics, barack-obama, checklist, failed-policies

Was Kenjon Barner targeted???

Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:13 PM EDT

As I watched the University of Oregon Duck v Washington State Cougars one play almost stopped my heart. It was when Kenjon Barner was injured. No flag was thrown.

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sports, torpedo, ncaa-football, washington-state-cougars, university-of-oregon-ducks, kenjon-barner-injured, biased-opinion

Did the game LIFE(reg TM of Milton Bradley corp) teach u anything???

Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:46 PM EDT

I for one, was *intrigued* by the game of LIFE. Here was a *family* game, for ages 8 and up that had someone *very* young making *real life* choices. Some "choices" where not so pleasant... marriage, babies, twins!!! Before ya knew it ur car was filled w little "pegs".

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entertainment, games, life, job, family, career, degrading, unemployement, unintended-consequences, ill-preparation-for-life

Democrats stranglehold on the Oregon governorship since Jan 1987

Sat Oct 9, 2010 11:03 AM EDT

If ur in the democratic party, Oregon is *NOT* one of ur most shining examples of success. It is on the bottom of the nation when it comes to Education... between 45-50th.

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politics, oregon-politics, dems-equal-failure, stranglehold-for-24ys

Is the gov't myopic??? Or is the individual myopic???

Thu Oct 7, 2010 8:42 AM EDT

Whether dem or republican... I have gotten the sense; over the yrs; that the gov't is quite myopic. They *want* to focus on more then one thing at a time... but their party affiliation prevents them from looking at things *globally*.

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iraq, afghanistan, wars, us-news, tax-cuts, myopic, govt-vision, individual-vision

Lights out for incandescent bulbs and hundreds of American jobs

Seeded on Thu Oct 7, 2010 1:31 AM EDT ()

It should be called the law of unintended consequences, and Congress should learn to abide by it, taking enough time to discover whether the road they choose to follow is smooth or filled with ruts.

capitol-hill, us-news, energy-independence, eastern-arizona-courier, light-bulbsrdquo

Multnomah County stops prosecuting dozens of illegal acts as crimes, widening disparities between counties

Seeded on Wed Oct 6, 2010 3:39 PM EDT (OregonLive.com)

After years of budget cuts, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schrunk says he's had no choice but to stop prosecuting dozens of illegal acts as crimes.

politics, crimes-and-punishment, multnomah-county-oregon

Why r we so obsessed w/ tearin' each other down???

Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:46 AM EDT

When I first started on newsvine, people whined and complained about the way I wrote my articles. I really didn't give them a second though. They were too wound up in bein' "correct". I don't write for the individual. I write for the whole. So they whine and complain...

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interpersonal-relationships, tearin-each-other-down, differences-r-good

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SEC, CFTC blame algorithm for flash crash

Seeded on Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:06 AM EDT (MarketWatch.com)

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — A massive, automated trade drove two liquidity crises and created the "flash crash" on May 6 that rattled markets and upended investor confidence worldwide, according to regulators Friday.

dow-jones-industrial-average, dow-jones-indexes

I'm on Medicare. Explain how CUTTING $500 Billion is gonna "Save" Medicare

Fri Oct 1, 2010 8:48 PM EDT

Democrats must think those of us *ON* Medicare r *REALLY* stupid. No one can *CUT* $500 Billion from any program in one hand and in the other hand claim to *SAVE* it. Obama and the democrats make ZERO sense.

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health, medicare, fed-up, elderly-disabled, rant-like, dems-lies, obama-zero-sense, power-change-hands

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