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Plums are ripening

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:59:00 PST

There's lots of fruit to be had around Salem right now, that which is free and lots of U-Pick too. These plums getting ripe are in my yard - the variety is Brooks....

[posted on Salem Snaps in Salem]

National Enquirer alleges Sarah Palin affair

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:46:00 PST

Ooh, ooh! Please let it be true! National Enquirer cover: "Sarah Palin's DARK SECRETS! Affair that nearly ruined her career" Well, it won't be nearly, if this turns out to be true. The Enquirer had the goods on John Edwards way before anyone else did. Naturally the McCain campaign is calling...

[posted on HinesSight in Salem]

Free info session re: Evening and Weekend College

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:45:00 PST

Chemeketa Community College is hosting a free information session about its Evening and Weekend College Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.Light refreshments will be served and prospective students can learn about class offerings, consult with an advisor and schedule placement tests all in one...

[posted on Chemeketa CC News Blog in Salem]

Jumbo Alaskan Shrimp

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:10:00 PST

Imagine my surprise when this gigantic Alaskan shrimp came over for a visit! Caught on the back side of Douglas Island by someone from the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, such shrimp are often caught but not always of such impressive proportions! My brother thought we would get a kick out of seeing...

[posted on With Heart and Hands, Quilting in Salem]

Tea Time, Marco Polo Style

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:34:00 PST

Tea Time, a new restaurant and tea house, is located where Marco Polo Global used to reside on Liberty. The restaurant is owned and operated by the same couple that runs Marco Polo. It was a passion of Mrs. Cheung's to invite a fully vegetarian restaurant into the Salem community, she told us as we...

[posted on Eat Salem in Salem]

Back to School Bus Rides

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:18:00 PST

The kids are back at school and fall is in the air. I hear the familiar expletives abound during my bus ride to work. McKay and North Salem High School students make up most of the students that ride my route. For some reason they ride the city bus rather than the school bus. Maybe the city bus is...

[posted on salempappy in Salem]

This Will Take Awhile

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:13:00 PST

A small zoo in Alabama obtained a very rare species of gorilla. Within a few weeks the gorilla, a female, became very difficult to handle. Upon examination, the veterinarian determined the problem. The gorilla was "in season." Thinking about the problem, the zoo keeper thought of Bobby Lee Byrd, a...

[posted on Old Horsetail Snake in Salem]

The strange side of guru devotion

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:29:00 PST

Today I got an email about the recent visit of an Indian guru, Gurinder Singh, to Petaluma, California. The guru's organization, Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), has built a large center there. It's mainly used for gatherings of devotees during Gurinder Singh's periodic, and often unscheduled,...

[posted on Church of the Churchless in Salem]

Show Time at the Fair

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:15:00 PST

How we spent Labor...

[posted on As Time Goes By in Salem]

Jim representin'

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:23:00 PST

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[posted on William Bragg in Salem]

Photos from the Oregon State Fair

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:12:00 PST

Here are some photos of the Capital Press staff at the Oregon State Fair over the Labor Day weekend. It was fun to see so many people and get a chance to take note of agriculture's importance to Oregon's economy and lifestyle...

[posted on Blogriculture in Salem]

Pie of the Pizza Sort

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:00:00 PST

Walle ry's West...

[posted on As Time Goes By in Salem]

Grant will mean better training for health science students

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:46:00 PST

A $540,000 congressionally-directed grant recently awarded to Chemeketa Community College will allow the college to purchase new training equipment for its health sciences programs. The grant will be used to purchase interactive, pediatric simulation manikins, electronic infusion pumps and EKG units...

[posted on Chemeketa CC News Blog in Salem]

Salem Saturday Market

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:29:00 PST

Going green doesn't have to be a gigantic life changing experience. Installing solar panels on your roof, riding the bus to work and buying ca rbon offsets will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions but one thing you can do that is really easy is buying food directly from farmers. When you buy a...

[posted on Eat Salem in Salem]

What Google Chrome Means For The Mobile Web and Applications

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:14:00 PST

Google Chrome was announced yesterday via a Google comic book. Basically, Chrome is a Google-enhanced web browser that Michael Arrington of Techcrunch thinks is intended to dethrone Windows. Google is aiming Chrome to be a web browser for "today's" Internet, which IE is ill-equipped to handle. ...

[posted on Techcraver in Salem]