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Who’s That Handsome Guy?
Yeah, that’s our CEO and fellow blogger, Thomas Bruner. He was in The Oregonian on Christmas Day, talking about the very best gifts he’s given and received.Wanna know what they […]
A Small Dose Of Reality
I’ve admitted before that, every once in a while, I succumb to the mind-numbing shallowness that is reality TV. I try my very hardest to keep it to the shows […]
Natural Disasters ‘Killed Over 220,000’ In 2008
Need a little reality check about the dangers of natural disasters? See this article, based on a report by Germany-based reinsurer, Munich Re. According to the article, although the number […]
What’s In Your Trunk?
Joseph Rose over at The Oregonian is doing his part to educate locals about savvy commuting. Prior to Snowpocalpyse ’08, he put together this little video to show off the […]
Tweet Tweet! Automatic Smoke Alarm Reminders
Remembering to check your smoke alarm just got a lot easier. The L.A. Fire Department – already leaders in social media – have started a new twitter account that does […]
Disaster Responses
The American Red Cross in Boardman has closed its emergency shelter after assisting 18 families involved in the Friday Dec. 26, apartment fire. The local American Red Cross volunteers operated […]
Pulling an Overnight at Emergency Warming Center
Not often since my college days have I pulled all-nighters, but I will tonight. I’m preparing to work an overnight shift (8:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.) on the 13th – […]
We’re Having A Tweet-Up!
What with all the snow and the holidays, we’ve seen a serious drop in blood donations this week. So we decided – at the suggestion of one of our twitter […]
Need Help? Call 2-1-1.
So we’ve talked before about 5-1-1 for weather info and how you’re not supposed to call 9-1-1 unless it’s a true medical emergency. By now, your head is surely swimming […]
State of Emergency Declared In Vernonia
For the second December in a row, the city of Vernonia is making the news… and not in a fun way. Three feet of snow and power outages have prompted […]