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Lars LarsonLars got his start in radio at age 16 spinning records (remember 45s?) and reading news, sports and weather (twice an hour) on KTIL (The Mighty 1590) from a little cinderblock building on the edge of a cow pasture in Tillamook, Oregon (75 miles West of Portland, Oregon).

 

36 years later, he’s only moved 75 miles east to Portland and light years to “the Right”. Emmy and Peabody award winner Lars Larson brings nearly four decades of experience as a radio and television journalist to the microphone for six hours of the best talk radio in America. Six hours of daily prep keep The Lars Larson Show on top of the news and top-of-mind for listeners across the country.

 

Along the way, Lars has worked for more than a dozen radio stations and five television stations. Today, Lars holds down the fort from 12pm – 4pm on Radio Northwest flagship FM NEWS 101 KXL. His local talk show airs on seventeen stations in the Pacific Northwest (and earns him the biggest local talk radio audience in the region).

 

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Christian Court Marshalls?


America is sliding further toward the abyss. We've got Muslim terrorists in our streets, and now the Pentagon is talking about court martials for Christians who speak about their faith. 

Here's how our friend's at Breitbart have the story: 

The Pentagon has released a statement confirming that soldiers could be prosecuted for promoting their faith: "Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense...Court martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis...”.  The statement follows a Breitbart News report on Obama administration Pentagon appointees meeting with anti-Christian extremist Mikey Weinstein to develop court-martial procedures to punish Christians in the military who express or share their faith.  (From our earlier report: Weinstein is the head of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, and says Christians--including chaplains--sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ in the military are guilty of “treason,” and of committing an act of “spiritual rape” as serious a crime as “sexual assault.” He also asserted that Christians sharing their faith in the military are “enemies of the Constitution.”) A court martial conviction means that a soldier has committed a crime under federal military law. Punishment can include imprisonment and being dishonorably discharged from the military.  So President Barack Obama’s civilian appointees who lead the Pentagon are confirming that the military will make it a crime--possibly resulting in imprisonment--for those in uniform to share their faith. This would include chaplains—military officers who are ordained clergymen of their faith whose duty since the founding of the U.S. military under George Washington is to teach their faith and minister to the spiritual needs of troops who come to them for counsel, instruction, or comfort. This regulation would severely limit expressions of faith in the military, even on a one-to-one basis between close friends. It could also effectively abolish the position of chaplain in the military, as it would not allow chaplains to say anything about their faith that others say led them to think they were being encouraged to make faith part of their life. It’s difficult to imagine how a member of the clergy could give spiritual counseling without saying anything that might be perceived in that fashion. 

These regulations certainly didn't apply to Nidal Hassan, the Muslim who ran around preaching his Muslim faith before he ended up murdering some of his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood.

Do You Feel Like A Second Class Citizen?


Sometimes I have to wonder how officials get elected into office. Today the Oregon House of Representatives voted in favor of giving driving privilege cards to illegal aliens.  

This is just WRONG. How will you feel when you head into the DMV to renew your driver's license and you're asked to present multiple forms of identification to prove your citizenship, while down the counter, some illegal who has been breaking the law can walk in and get a driving privilege card with little information, and nothing that proves they are legally in the country?

It's just another example of how the citizens are being increasingly treated as second class citizens, while the government bends over backwards to provide illegals with things like tuition equity and welfare.

Today, I had the chance to talk with Oregon State Representative Jason Conger about the vote. And while Rep. Conger voted no, he seemed to be more on the side of the people who voted yes...

Absent Abortion Trial


The final arguments are being heard in the trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the abortion clinic doctor who may have killed hundreds of babies that survived abortion attempts.

I've been hammering this story hard, while the majority of the mainstream media turns a blind eye. In fact, our friends over at life news went out and asked people about the Gosnell trial, and the majority of them had not heard about the Gosnell case: 

In interviews that shouldn’t be all that surprising given the horrible media coverage of the Kermit Gosnell murder trial and the American cultural obsession with celebrities, more people know Reese Witherspoon was arrested recently than know of the infamous abortion practitioner. The Media Research Center went to the Lincoln memorial to survey visitors and tourists about the Gosnell trial. The footage they came away with shows Americans have no idea about the abortion practitioner on trial for killing babies in abortion-infanticides. But when MRC reporter Dan Joseph asked about a famous Hollywood movie star who had been in the news recently, they knew about that. Interestingly, the tourists who knew about Kermit Gosnell did because they are Fox News viewers.

It's sad to know that the majority of people haven't been informed on what I consider to be an a very important trial. It's also a sad commentary on the mainstream media. If the story is outside their agenda, they brush it to the side until their audience makes them force the issue. 

I've always felt it was my duty to bring you the real story, and you can always expect me to report the facts.

Coming Soon: Union Free Twinkies


If you are like me, you were disappointed to see Hostess, a company with a great history, go down in flames and file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 

But now the company, famous for Twinkies and HoHos, have new owners, and a new outlook on how to do business. Unfortunately for those union workers who lost their jobs when Hostess shutdown, it looks like their chances of getting their old jobs back are fairly slim.

Here's an excerpt from the Wall Street Journal:  

The company that bought the Twinkie, HoHo and Ding Dong brands won't be using union labor. Hostess Brands LLC—Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management LLC's new incarnation of the baking company—is reopening four bakeries in the next eight to 10 weeks, aiming to get consumers the classic snack cakes starting in July. Chief Executive C. Dean Metropoulos said the company will aim to hire at least 1,500 workers. But they won't be represented by unions, including the one whose nationwide strike sparked the 86-year-old company's decision to shut down in November. "We do not expect to be involved in the union going forward," Mr. Metropoulos said in an interview Wednesday. In February, before the $410 million sale to Metropoulos and Apollo was finalized, the president of the bakers union expressed confidence that his thousands of out-of-work members would find opportunity at the Hostess facilities once they were reopened by their new owners. President David Durkee said the strike had left the union in "a position of strength," and he expressed confidence its workers would get a better deal from the new owners than Hostess offered during the bankruptcy case, its second in recent years. He added that the only way to have a "seamless restart" would be to hire back unionized bakers. "Only our members know how to get that equipment running," Mr. Durkee said. "A work force off the street will not be able to accomplish that." But Mr. Metropoulos and his son, Daren, who is also heading up the reborn Hostess's marketing strategy, expressed confidence they would be able to find skilled, nonunion workers near the four plants, which are in areas with high unemployment. "We're trying to find the most qualified people in these local markets to come work for the company," Daren Metropoulos said. The new Hostess is firing up plants in Columbus, Ga.; Emporia, Kan.; Schiller Park, Ill.; and Indianapolis, Ind. It's also considering whether to reopen a fifth plant it purchased, in Los Angeles. 

You know what I think of the union thugs and their tactics. Props and kudos to the new owners of Hostess for taking a stand!

Yuppies Yearn To Yank Tourist Fun in Yosemite


My father was in the National Park Service. I know the beauty and majesty of Yosemite, a park that is owned by the people, and is, by law, deemed for use only for the people.

But the greenies are throwing a hissy fit and it looks like some of the fun that tourists enjoy could be going away.

Here's an excerpt from the San Jose Mercury:

With the onset of spring, visitors are returning to see the waterfalls, granite cliffs and snow-capped peaks of Yosemite National Park. But a 14-year-old lawsuit could soon force sweeping changes and eliminate popular activities in one of America's most beloved national parks. In the name of restoring the park's natural setting, a new proposal by the National Park Service would ban bicycle and horse rentals in Yosemite Valley and remove the ice rink at Curry Village. Swimming pools at the Yosemite Lodge and Ahwahnee Hotel would be torn out. Rafting rentals on the Merced River would end. The longest stone bridge in Yosemite Valley would be demolished. Even the Yosemite Art Activity Center, where families learn water colors, would go. The changes -- which will be discussed by park officials at a public meeting Thursday in San Francisco -- are part of a new set of principles for the park known as the Merced River Plan. The 2,500-page document, released in January, comes after years of lawsuits over what should be allowed in Yosemite Valley and the Merced River that flows through it. The plan calls for the removal of stone Sugar Pine bridge, built in 1928 and located behind the Ahwahnee Hotel, because its abutments impede the flow of the Merced River and cause erosion. It also recommends rebuilding about 40 percent of the 406 campsites lost in a 1997 flood, restoring 203 acres of meadows and improving parking. Visitors still would be allowed to bring bikes, horses or rafts to the park. 

California Congressman Tom McClintock is fighting against these moves by the National Park Service. He joined me today on the show to talk about it:

200 Jobs GONE, Because DEQ Won't Pick Up Its Feet


You've heard me talking about the business climate here in Oregon. Each day I see the people that claim to be the leadership in Oregon, impose another regulation or tax, consequently screwing with business owners bottom line. And each day I have a handful of die hard liberals that call the show and give it their all, trying to convince me of big government benefits. I think the government serves as a better door than a window, and today's story is a great example.    

The Obama administration is doing its part to destroy the coal industry and the Oregon greenies aren't exactly what you can call coal friendly. Still, coal remains cheap, clean and abundant. 

The Greenbrier Companies has an opportunity to jump on board coal exports by building barges. Fifty-Five million dollars in barges in the first phase of the contract, to be exact. Enter DEQ. The project hasn't gained much ground because of a delay in permits for an air quality permit needed to continue production. In simple terms, no permit, no project. By this time, Bill Furman from Greenbrier expected to be hiring more workers to complete the contract on time. Unfortunately, the workers are having to pay for DEQ's delay. Nearly one quarter of the companies workforce is on track to lose their jobs. Even if the permit is fast tracked. The damage has been done, for seemingly no good reason. 

Take a listen to the interview with Bill Furman from today's show for the full details.    
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