Spring Break
Yeas & Nays
Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: Forum
Yea to brief pockets of spring that have hit us in Corvallis for a total of about 15 minutes this week.
Nay to loud, obnoxious neighbors enjoying brief pockets of spring by taking part in activities such as late-night outdoor karaoke.
Yea to hitchhiking. Dangerous? Psh.
Nay to getting in a fight with your hitchhiking buddy while attempting to hitch a ride, like the two men in Newport did. One of them was arrested. Blood and anger won't get anyone a ride, geniuses.
Yea to illustrated Fmylife.com, allowing us to visualize what a stick-figure 4-year-old telling an adult to "Go (insert explicative here) yourself" would look like.
Nay to the Salem man who used a shock collar on his kids just for fun. Ick. Thankfully, he was arrested earlier this week.
Yea to the Salem Police Department for issuing a statement to remind the public that shock collars "are not toys and should not be played with." We never knew this - thanks, SPD, thanks.
Nay to Portland Mayor Sam Adams for not knowing how to drive, hence the accident he was involved in near Portland earlier this week. Adams said he is taking a month off from driving. Not to be related to the mayor's accident-inducing driving …
Yea to ambulance rides. Get somewhere quick along with drugs? Yes, please.
Nay to needing an ambulance ride to get from one side of a hospital to the other, like a man at the Springfield, Ore., RiverBend Urgent Care did. He was transported from his own doctor to the emergency room when thought he was suffering from a heart attack.
Yea to obnoxious government interference, such as the House Bill 3122 requiring taverns and bars to use a state-issued sticker for 16 oz. pints.
Nay to sarcasm regarding government interference.
Yea to golf carts. They're so awesome - who doesn't want to steal one? At least that's what several men thought of the golf carts at the Myrtle Creek Golf Course. They allegedly stole three carts this week, and the carts ended up on I-5 after having fallen off the truck.
Nay to stealing. Felonies kind of suck.
Yea to the Oregon House Education Committee, which approved a bill requiring Oregon universities that are hiring head coaches and athletic directors to interview at least one minority candidate.
Nay to our favorite minority in the weirdo department, Michael Jackson, for being in the news for being sued by his publicist for $44 million.
Yea to Oregon-themed Yeas and Nays. Except for illustrated FMyLife.com … but that's just awesome on its own.
Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board majority. Disagree? E-mail a letter to the editor or guest column to editor@dailybarometer.com.
Nay to loud, obnoxious neighbors enjoying brief pockets of spring by taking part in activities such as late-night outdoor karaoke.
Yea to hitchhiking. Dangerous? Psh.
Nay to getting in a fight with your hitchhiking buddy while attempting to hitch a ride, like the two men in Newport did. One of them was arrested. Blood and anger won't get anyone a ride, geniuses.
Yea to illustrated Fmylife.com, allowing us to visualize what a stick-figure 4-year-old telling an adult to "Go (insert explicative here) yourself" would look like.
Nay to the Salem man who used a shock collar on his kids just for fun. Ick. Thankfully, he was arrested earlier this week.
Yea to the Salem Police Department for issuing a statement to remind the public that shock collars "are not toys and should not be played with." We never knew this - thanks, SPD, thanks.
Nay to Portland Mayor Sam Adams for not knowing how to drive, hence the accident he was involved in near Portland earlier this week. Adams said he is taking a month off from driving. Not to be related to the mayor's accident-inducing driving …
Yea to ambulance rides. Get somewhere quick along with drugs? Yes, please.
Nay to needing an ambulance ride to get from one side of a hospital to the other, like a man at the Springfield, Ore., RiverBend Urgent Care did. He was transported from his own doctor to the emergency room when thought he was suffering from a heart attack.
Yea to obnoxious government interference, such as the House Bill 3122 requiring taverns and bars to use a state-issued sticker for 16 oz. pints.
Nay to sarcasm regarding government interference.
Yea to golf carts. They're so awesome - who doesn't want to steal one? At least that's what several men thought of the golf carts at the Myrtle Creek Golf Course. They allegedly stole three carts this week, and the carts ended up on I-5 after having fallen off the truck.
Nay to stealing. Felonies kind of suck.
Yea to the Oregon House Education Committee, which approved a bill requiring Oregon universities that are hiring head coaches and athletic directors to interview at least one minority candidate.
Nay to our favorite minority in the weirdo department, Michael Jackson, for being in the news for being sued by his publicist for $44 million.
Yea to Oregon-themed Yeas and Nays. Except for illustrated FMyLife.com … but that's just awesome on its own.
Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board majority. Disagree? E-mail a letter to the editor or guest column to editor@dailybarometer.com.
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