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All right, movie-loving folks, time to pick your favorite children, and none of the rest get any Christmas presents.
Weâll admit we might be exaggerating just a bit, but thatâs what it feels like when asked to pick the top 10 Oregon movies. Top 10 as in what? Dollars generated? Iconic scenes? Percentage actually shot in the Beaver State? Population of the annual visiting pilgrimage? Did we have to actually know it was in Oregon when we first watched it for it to count?Â
Itâs all subjective, every last cinematic cell of it. So weâre going to just be that way about it and list our 10 favorites here; state sugarplums you can savor and share.
Some call roaming felines âworking, blue-collar cats.â Bird lovers call them killers.
Bird scientists say outdoor and feral cat populations have exploded, killing hundreds of millions of birds annually, wiping out some bird species and jeopardizing others. The cats are enabled by well-intentioned people, birders say, including those who have created city and rural âworking catâ programs that have increased around the country over the past few years.
âTheyâve started to spread,â ornithologist Peter Marra said of blue-collar cat initiatives. âWhat they are is, theyâre basically excuses for keeping cats alive.â
Working cats are too wild or unmanageable to keep as indoor pets. Some of them are adopted out by humane societies and animal welfare groups to businesses, warehouses, stables and farms that have problems with mice and rats.
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Goodbye 2020 By Sandy Parks · On December 18, 2020
There hasn’t been a year quite like 2020 in living memory. A lot went wrong due to the covid-19 pandemic, the loss of 300,000 lives and counting and the closing of tens of thousands of businesses. But instead of dwelling on the horrors of 2020, let’s look back at what went right in our world of sailing and cruising. While we all were staying home and social distancing, the sailing marketplace was more active than ever as people decided that sailing with the family was one thing that was safe from infection. The brokerage market, in particular, has been very active and boats have been selling quickly. Although the charter business outside the country has been shuttered, local, U.S.-based charter fleets have been active and sailing schools have reopened successfully. Once again, people decided that sailing was safe. For cruisers, state-to-state restrictions curbed long haul coastal cruises so folks tended to stay lo
Created: December 18, 2020 07:29 AM
Friday, fire crews responded to an early-morning fire at a homeless encampment in St. Paul.
The fire happened around 2 a.m. near Cedar Street and Kellogg Boulevard.
Firefighters said multiple propane tanks exploded and about seven tents were affected. Firefighters reported the fire is under investigation, but said it appeared to be accidental and that investigators suspect the use of open flames for heating near easily combustible material as the fire s potential cause.
No one was hurt, firefighters said.
City officials said as many as 300 people currently need a place to stay and fire crews say temporary shelters present risks, with people packed into tents that can go up in flames quickly.