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=== Sunday | October 17, 2010 ===
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[[File:Portland beavers110.png|thumb|<span class="plainlinks">Beavers to migrate out of [[Beaver State]].]]
[[File:Portland beavers110.png|thumb|<span class="plainlinks">Beavers to migrate out of [[Beaver State]].]]
'''Portland Beavers Will Migrate To More "Southerly Regions"'''<br />
'''[[Portland Beavers]] Will Migrate To More "Southerly Regions"'''<br />
A Portland institution since 1903, the triple-A team is pawned off to a San Diego-based baseball executive.<br />
A Portland institution since 1903, the triple-A team is pawned off to a San Diego-based baseball executive.<br />
Go to story: [http://news.opb.org/article/15727-portland-beavers-sold-san-diego-padres-owner/ Portland Beavers Sold To San Diego Padres' Owner]
Go to story: [http://news.opb.org/article/15727-portland-beavers-sold-san-diego-padres-owner/ Portland Beavers Sold To San Diego Padres' Owner]

Revision as of 13:21, 18 October 2010

News

Monday | October 18, 2010

Shoes with a "smaller footprint."

Are You Stumbling Over Your Own Clown-Sized Feet?
Take heart! Chinese footware giant Li-Ning has established a "foothold" in Portland. Centuries of tradition practically guarantees wearers a "smaller footprint."
Go to story: Move over Carbon Footprint. The Chinese have landed in Portland to introduce a smaller footprint for runners.

Sunday | October 17, 2010

Beavers to migrate out of Beaver State.

Portland Beavers Will Migrate To More "Southerly Regions"
A Portland institution since 1903, the triple-A team is pawned off to a San Diego-based baseball executive.
Go to story: Portland Beavers Sold To San Diego Padres' Owner

Saturday | October 16, 2010

Christians and the beast.

North Portland's Roughriders Persecute Christian Royalty
"It didn't take long for the bigger and stronger Roosevelt Roughriders to jump in front of the Portland Christian Royals in a non league football game Friday night..."
Go to story: Roosevelt Roughriders run over Portland Christian in Oregon football

Friday | October 15, 2010

Bungling Burgling Shrub

Setback For Green Economy: Shrub Man Gets Clipped
Maybe he should've disguised himself as a museum piece to pull off a heist at the yard & garden center.
Go to story: Man dressed as underbrush tries to rob museum

Thursday | October 14, 2010

Have you hosed your Standpipe today?

The Glen Jackson Bridge's Standpipe System Serves An Honorable & Noble Purpose
Did you know that standpipes "basically serve the same purpose as fire hydrants and are used by fire personnel to supply water to remote locations." Neither did PortlandWiki's NewsEditorBOT (NEbot) until it stumbled upon the Fire Blog.
Go to story: Station 12 Tests Glen Jackson Bridge's Standpipe System

Wednesday | October 13, 2010

Kayse Jama

Killing Robo Elections In Three Easy Steps
1. Unplug your TV.
2. Disconnect your phone.
3. Plug in Voter-Owned Elections.
Go to story: Fair, Open and Accountable Elections: A counterweight to wealthy special interests
Go to robo elections service provider to wealthy special interests: Political Campaign Robo Calls

Tuesday | October 12, 2010

Ecological suicide! Thoughtfully provided by motorized lemmings.

Onramp To Oblivion
The milepost just ahead: one billion vehicles on the beleaguered planet's roads. By 2020 traffic accidents will be the third biggest cause of "death and disease" worldwide. That's above war, violence, and "self-inflicted injuries." Traffic fatalities are still the leading cause of death for U.S. children.
Go to story: 5 Things It's OK to Hate About Your Car
Go to rant: I Hate Cars, I Hate Driving
Go to juvenile prank: Drivers Not Wanted

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