Bhairitu: that really blew my mind when I moved here in 1992: Oregon is 2/3's desert! I had been coming all my life since I have relatives here (my mom was born here). But, all I ever saw was the western portion which is rain forest. When I moved here I started making service calls in central and eastern Oregon and just loved the contrast.
While big pharma, ,big oil and big agra keeps buying our state and federal politicians, I think these con men have lost the battle.
