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| === Thursday | January 13, 2011 ===
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| '''Feds to Portland: time to start profiling based on religion or political views'''<br />
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| After the attempted bomb plot in Pioneer Courthouse Square, it surely is time to call in the FBI to profile Portland religious and political minorities as terrorists. What's that? The FBI were the ones who entrapped Mohamed Mohamud into committing that attempted bomb plot in the first place? Who cares! Muslims and radicals bad!
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| :''Go to story'': [http://news.opb.org/article/40599-portland-town-hall-planned-joint-terrorism-task-force/ Portland Town Hall Planned On Joint Terrorism Task Force]
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| :''Go to story'': [http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2011/01/10/city-hall-mayor-announces-location-for-joint-terrorism-task-force-meeting/ City Hall: Mayor Announces Location for Joint Terrorism Task Force Meeting]
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| === Wednesday | January 12, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Bike Trailer Kids.jpg|thumb|Bike Trailer Kids - Photo: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/33764571@N00/2691706214/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Howard N2GOT]]]
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| '''Greenlick To Bicycle Trailer Pullers: "Lose the kids."'''<br />
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| State Rep. Mitch Greenlick (District 33, Northwest Portland/Forest Park) don't want you to pull no trailer full o' li'l tots with no bicycle. Maybe he reckons it's dangerous. Figures some car drivin' fool could run over the little ones, trailer 'n' all. Why don't somebody tell ol' Greenlick he oughta ban humans beings from drivin' them dang fool horseless carriages instead!?! That'll save a coupla lives, at least.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://bikeportland.org/2011/01/12/oregon-house-bills-would-prohibit-wearing-headphones-carrying-kids-under-six-while-biking-45860 Oregon House bills would prohibit wearing headphones, carrying kids under six while biking - Updated]
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| === Tuesday | January 11, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Filthy Lucre Piggies.jpg|thumb|Filthy lucre piggies. Photo: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucias_clay/1064824543/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Lucias Clay]]]
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| '''Filthy Lucre Update!'''<br />
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| Last week, PortlandWikiNewsLeakers brought you a report about "a series of workshops about managing money" (Thursday | January 6, 2011 - "Now You Can Learn To Deal With Your Share Of The Root Of All Evil!"). Good news! Now you can learn about handling your filthy lucre from a public sector source: [[Multnomah County Library]]. [[Smart Saving]] is the library's new financial literacy program that "helps people develop the skills to plan a budget, pay off debt, save for retirement or college, invest, and make sound home buying decisions." The series begins Wednesday, January 12, 2011.<ref>[http://www.multcolib.org/ref/smartsaving/ Smart Saving]</ref>
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.multcolib.org/ref/smartsaving/ Multnomah County Library's Smart Saving]
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| === Monday | January 10, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Readers Theatre Repertory little logo.jpg|thumb|[[Readers Theatre Repertory]] Presents ''Bloody Ordinary'']]
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| '''The Banality Of The Bloody Ordinary'''<br />
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| ''Bloody Ordinary'' is the "controversial examination of American injustice" through a reinterpretation of Harold Pinter's masterpiece, ''One for the Road''. Directed by [[David Berkson]] ([[Readers Theatre Repertory]]), the story depicts a master interrogator and his torture victims. After the performance, political science professor [[Norm Diamond]] will moderate a "talk with" among the audience and the cast. "I wish I could say that this play's subject matter is dated, but unfortunately, it's not," says Berkson, who sees the production as a thought-provoking starting point, rather than an end. ''Bloody Ordinary'' opens at [[Blackfish Gallery]] (420 NW 9th Ave. | 503-224-2634 | [http://www.blackfish.com/ www.blackfish.com]) Fri., Jan. 14, 8 p.m. and Sat., Jan. 15, 8 p.m. Admission: $8. More info: [http://www.readerstheatrerep.org/ www.readerstheatrerep.org].<br />
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| :''Go to website'': [http://www.readerstheatrerep.org/ www.readerstheatrerep.org]
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| === Sunday | January 9, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Talking with baby.jpg|thumb|Talking with baby.]]
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| '''Infant Babble'''<br />
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| Are you a clueless parent when it comes to communicating with your infant? There was a time when human parents mysteriously just ''knew'' when their baby was hungry, thirsty, or not feeling well. Perhaps it was instinct, or maybe parents in the olden days just had fewer distractions and spent less time stuck inside their own minds. But none of that matters now because help has arrived. [[Tiny Talkers]] workshops promise to "help eliminate the guesswork parents face in trying to teach their kids how to sign." Hey, if Doctor Dolittle could "talk with the animals," perhaps there's hope that modern parents might learn to connect with their own child(ren).<br />
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.pr.com/press-release/289161 Parents Learn to Communicate with Infants - Local Workshop Teaches Parents How to "Talk" to Their Baby Through Sign Language]
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| === Saturday | January 8, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Columbia river driver.jpg|thumb|Columbia River Driver]]
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| '''Motorists No Longer Drive On Columbia River's Surface'''<br />
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| Automobile traffic is a constant menace. It's a source of relentless slaughter of pedestrians, bicyclists, wildlife and even other drivers. In order to acquire fuel supplies, infidels must meddle in faraway lands; evil doers respond by flying jetliners into buildings. But there's at least one thing we can all heave a sigh of relief over: motorists no longer drive across the surface of the Columbia River.<br />
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=129427567247566500 It just doesn’t snow like it used to]
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| === Friday | January 7, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Lawrence-Lessig-Citizens.png|thumb|Citizens reunited.]]
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| '''Getting Elected: It's a dirty job. Can voter-owned elections make it a little cleaner?'''<br />
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| Portland's publicly funded campaign system was turned down by voters (50.3 percent to 49.7 percent, according to the ''[[Oregonian]]'') in the last election cycle. Perhaps the "nay" 50.3 percent of the vote contained folks who still have faith in corporate-owned elections. Lucky for us, Portlandians may get another chance to choose again. Spencer Burton, a former city council candidate, is leading the effort to put voter-owned elections back on the ballot.<br />
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/01/effort_to_revive_publicly_fund.html Effort to revive publicly funded campaigns launched by former Portland City Council candidate]
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