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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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Want To Pay For The Government's Mistakes? They Want You To...


Lots of Oregonians have wondered in the last four years of the great recession why their property taxes are not going down. 

 

Right now you’re taxed on your assessed value which is nearly always less than market value.  But when the economy collapsed in 2008, real market values fell, but usually not enough to bring them down to the tax assessed value. So your property taxes stayed the same.  


Now that governments have run up huge amounts of debt and public workers are making nearly as much in benefits as they do in salary, those governments are running short of money.  Remember that so called public servants usually make 30 percent more than the people they serve. 


So the Ashland daily tidings reports today that the League of Oregon cities wants to start taxing your home on the basis of market value, raising property taxes even though your house has lost a quarter of its value or more.  


And every time a house is sold, taxes will go up again if the value rises.  It’s time for citizens to start setting some limits on this tax insanity.  

Sometimes We All Need To Laugh


With all the turmoil going on in the world, sometimes it's nice to have a laugh.

During my show today, my producers spotted comedian Paul Reiser in the building. We, of course, roped him into coming on to the show for a few minutes. 

I'm never one to shy away from the issues, and this was no exception. Paul is one heck of a professional and handled himself great.

Take a listen!

Join Me In The Bing Lounge Tonight!


Tonight I'll be holding a special event in our Bing Lounge performance hall. 

We'll have an special hour of the show LIVE tonight at 6pm. This will not be broadcast on the air, it will only be for the listeners who come to the Bing Lounge tonight!

Our guests include:

- Kurt Van Meter and his guitar. You'll know him as the artist behind the Obama Song.

- Seton Motley. He's the president of Less Government, and the Editor In Chief of StopNetRegulation.org. Seton is one of the best friends of our program, and he's always full of great information. 

- Nick Cole. He's the author of the amazing novel The Old Man and the Wasteland.

Of course, you'll have the chance to meet me. I always love the chance to talk with the great fans of my show.

I'd love for you to join me tonight at the Bing Lounge. if you're interested please call 503-733-4101 by 5pm today and my producers will get you on the guest list. Feel free to bring your friends!

-Lars

Let's Go Green! Even If It's Not Safer In ANY Way!


We know Portland is all about being green and environmentally friendly. But does certifying something as green or environmentally friendly make it safer than products that aren't? When it comes to a lot of building products, there's no real
conclusive evidence that a lot of green certified building products are safer than non certified products. Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman joined me on the show today to talk about why the city is "exploring" using green building products that may not be any safer, but will cost the taxpayers even more money...

Bank Of America: Now With Improved Citizen Screwing Power!


Bank of America has some serious explaining to do to its customers.  

Last week, the bank loaned twenty million dollars to Clackamas County. The money was then used to pre pay a bill for light rail. What the bank had every reason to know,  was that ballots will be counted tomorrow to let voters have a say in all light rail funding.  

I’m sure that the bank didn’t violate the letter of the law.  But when bank customers find out that Clackamas County Commissioners determined to pay a bill they know their constituents don’t want paid, they’ll have to answer for that at the next election.  

I’ll bet there are plenty of B of A customers who won’t like the idea of a Bank helping rogue politicians circumvent the will of the voters. Banks spend lots of advertising money to tell folks that they’re part of the community, warm and fuzzy, care about the little guy and really want to earn your business. I don’t bank with B of A but if I did, my accounts would be on their way out the door to another bank right now. 

It surprises me that the bank’s underwriters would make such a loan given that they know there is a public groundswell against paying for TriMet’s gold plated, 1.5 billion dollar choo-choo train.  

Tomorrow when the votes are counted, we’ll get an idea of how strong opposition is…and I’m sure that starting today, BofA will be counting its lost customers.

For Cops, There's Usually No Chance To Second Guess


So the U.S. Justice Department faults Police in Portland for using too much force on folks with mental problems? Let me deconstruct this. 

When the police are dealing with dangerous, sometimes armed, sometimes drugged or drunk folks that present a hazard to public safety, they don’t have time to diagnose mental illness. Nor should they make special exceptions.  

Every threat to public safety should be treated the same: Stop it as quickly as possible. Of course they should use the least force they can. But I figure we’re going to get deadly policy decisions out of city hall, and I mean that literally.  

They’ll tell police to second guess decisions, to hesitate, to use less force than officers have been trained to use. And sometime soon, a citizen or a cop will die as a result.  The civil libertarians have insisted that you have a right to be as crazy as you wanna be till you present a danger to others.  

That standard and the widespread use of illegal drugs means society will be presented with these threats on a regular and growing basis.  And the lawyers will make lots of money convincing juries to Monday morning quarterback the cops...
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