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Corvallis Advocate | 3 By Kiki Genoa SEA LIONS ATTACK IN ASTORIA Port Commissioners Discuss Airy Counterstrike ordes of hungry sea lions resulting from global warming. Hhave taken over fishermen’s docks at the Port of Astoria’s East Despite the efforts of End Mooring Basin. Male sea environmentalists to devise a lions, emerging in the thousands humane method of removing to feed on salmon climbing sea lions from the area, many Columbia River fish ladders, have Astorian officials are at their become a major threat to both wits’ end. The National Marine the endangered salmon species Fisheries Service’s Marine and the livelihoods of commercial Mammals Protection Act of 1972 fishermen. is to blame for the lack of control By Johnny Beaver over the animals, argued port On Jan. 5, the Sea Lion commissioners. LINN-BENTON BACKWASH Committee of the Port The ‘Be More Like Mario Commission of Astoria met to Going up against the feds is costly, Pastega’ Edition address the growing problem. especially when the Astorian port has already lost money due ast Saturday Corvallis saw the grand opening of the Though county commissioners Lnew Samaritan Pastega Regional Cancer Center. and both private and commercial to increased maintenance costs There was a harp, free food, and of course also a whole fishermen stuck to a vehemently at the East Basin. Committee ton of paperwork, staff, gizmos, etc. designed to fight anti-sea lion agenda, a contingent members discussed alternatives purchase of two “air dancers” to be the horrible disease. A sight I’m personally quite happy from the Sea Lion Defense to suing the government, some placed on the docks to drive away to see, a lot of the thought into the design of this place seems to promote the quality of living for the patients Brigade was also present. of which included direct action the sea lions. Usually seen at car being treated there. With many long-term care facilities against the sea lions themselves. dealership sales, these giant, air- across the nation dropping the hammer on their life Defenders called on the rest of the According to a Jan. 6 report propelled, flopping tube figures enrichment programs, this approach is a breath of fresh representatives to take pity on from The Daily Astorian, one will act as sea lion scarecrows. air. Though... I am confused about something. What the sea lions, which have moved representative’s simple advice was the hell does any of this have to do with pasta? When in on human territory by no fault So far, beach balls, paintball guns, searching for “Pastega,” I found a man who did many to “Kill ‘em.” fantastic things for the people around him during his of their own. Though no longer electrified mats, and fake orcas lifetime... but no sign of pasta whatsoever. I sense a present on the endangered species A second meeting was held on have all failed Astorians in scaring CHINESE MEDICINE greater conspiracy at work. list, these pinnipeds have been Jan. 19, and there, a possible away the sea lions, but committee acupuncture LBCC has been discussing possible incremental tuition forced out of the ocean and into solution was reached. The members are hopeful that their air herbal medicine hikes after a three-year period with no such changes to our rivers due to climate changes Port Commission approved the dancers will be a success. dietary counseling the cost of credits. What is there to really say? It sucks? bodywork It’s the cost of freedom, baby. Those European countries By Sidney Reilly reflexology that federally fund higher education... not as free. Holy cupping sh*t, I finally understand that “freedom ain’t free” thing. OPIOID ABUSE CONTINUES Katy Willis, LAc By the way, did you notice we caught the college not health insurance accepted being entirely truthy with us again? OK, I don’t pay New Policies Offer Hope, But Not Much Else attention to our website and Facebook updates over the pioid use and abuse has showed progress, but not enough,” week, either. 541-602-8172 Oexploded across the country in said Dr. Melissa Weimer in a On Jan. 19, a man in Albany fired a few shots through the the last two decades. New research press release. She’s an assistant wall of his friend’s house with a pistol. The explanation? There were imaginary people bothering him. The from OSU, in conjunction with professor of medicine at Oregon word imaginary was actually from a quote, so what Oregon Health Sciences University Health & Science University I’m wondering is... why would you shoot at imaginary (OHSU), attempts to quantify the who worked on the study. She people? He was busted by the sheriff’s office and cited effects of the policies put in place continued, “We’d rather have for mischief, reckless endangerment, and possession of to combat this rise. And the results good ol’ methamphetamine. And then of course they a higher success rate. But in released him. aren’t quite anything to celebrate. some cases we’re dealing with a generation of patients who have Everyone probably knows this by now, but they caught Opioids are drugs which act on been prescribed high-dose opioids the two shovel-face %^$#@! from Forest Grove that shot the brain in a manner similar of up to 17 times in places like and killed that man outside of the Corvallis Shari’s. for many years.” to opiates (like morphine) but Washington. The Lebanon Log... Special Edition: Lebanon newspaper are usually not actually derived The new study from OSU and Part of the problem stems from The Lebanon Express has asked for community input on from opium. Among the most whether or not the city should change its logo. So far OHSU, which followed 514 patients being overprescribed the there have been just 49 votes, perhaps because nobody popularly abused of the opioids patients who had been prescribed drugs in the 80s with little to no actually posted the logo or any information as to why are oxycodone and hydrocodone. opioids, showed that tapering warning of the dangers. Now many a change might be up for debate. Still, I’m eagerly Abuse of these drugs in some patients off the drugs and of these chronic pain patients are awaiting the outcome! places (particularly in the Pacific increased counseling measures multiple decades into a constant The Oregon State Bomb Squad was called out to Northwest, the Midwest, and the did show improved results in Lebanon on Jan. 19 after a woman dropped off a box regimen of the drugs. South) have led to them being getting patients off the dangerous of toys to Goodwill that contained a “gag gift.” Said gift dubbed “hillbilly heroin” and the was a smoke bomb (firework) that was painted red and drugs, usually prescribed for pain Weimer went so far as to describe had “dynamite” written on it in pen. Procedure dictates results are stunning: a 600% rise medication. But it wasn’t as much the opioid abuse problem in this how this was handled, but... I think it’s safe to laugh in their use across the country in as had been hoped for. country as an “epidemic.” pretty hard right about now. the last 20 years, and an increase in opioid overdose-related deaths “The approach used in this study Sobering news indeed. 4 | Corvallis Advocate By Johnny Beaver Authentic Italian Meats & Cheeses AS THE STATE TURNS Power Finally, Power Predictably, Wolf Boner, and Indecent Exposure OREGON ATTORNEY GENERAL shows him how it’s done as he Natalia & DOES THING WITHIN HER POWER parachuted through a red, white, Ellen Rosenblum, who you may and blue cloud of smoke, landing Cristoforo’s know from roles such as the on the back of a Clydesdale.