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=== Monday | November 1, 2010 ===
[[File:Chasse-beaten.jpg|thumb|Hello. We're public servants and we're here to help you.]]
'''Portland Cops: Ours Vs. Theirs'''<br />
Maybe if cops from Portland, Maine's police department had gotten hold of [[James Chasse]] they wouldn't have beaten him to a bloody pulp and left him to die. On the other hand, if not for our cops, who could we depend on to shoot little 12 year-old girls waiting for the next [[MAX]] train?<br />
Go to stories:<br />
[http://www.pressherald.com/news/portland-police-show-how-to-deal-with-crises_2010-11-01.html Portland police show how to deal with crises: The department is chosen to train others because of its collaborative approach to mentally ill people.]<br />
[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/11/portland_officer_in_12-year-ol.html Portland officer in 12-year-old girl's beanbag shooting files for stress disability]<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Chasse James Chasse]
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=== Sunday | October 31, 2010 ===
=== Sunday | October 31, 2010 ===
[[File:I-am-not-a-witch.gif|thumb|"I am not a witch."]]
[[File:I-am-not-a-witch.gif|thumb|"I am not a witch."]]
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Go to story: [http://www.portlandonline.com/fish/index.cfm?a=323697 Unthank Park upgrade]<br />
Go to story: [http://www.portlandonline.com/fish/index.cfm?a=323697 Unthank Park upgrade]<br />
Go to park page: [http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?ShowResults=yes&SearchText=unthank DeNorval Unthank Park]
Go to park page: [http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?ShowResults=yes&SearchText=unthank DeNorval Unthank Park]
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=== Monday | October 25, 2010 ===
[[File:South-waterfront-wasteland.jpg|thumb|[[South Waterfront]]: Urban wasteland and ideal film prop.]]
'''Secret Revealed: [[South Waterfront]] Is Actually Portland's Most Overpriced Film Prop'''<br />
And you thought South Waterfront was merely "a highrise wasteland of condos no one lives in." But for "budgetless" film directors "it’s a filmmaker’s dream." Why? If you "want to film a scene with a skyscraper environment without the hassles of random people interrupting your shot" the "very deadness of [[South Waterfront|SoWat]] makes it (an) ideal (location). You’ve got skyscrapers, busses, the streetcar, the tram, the river. And now there’s even a really cute park. It all feels pretty generic.... It could be any city."<br />
Go to story: [http://portland.daveknows.org/2010/10/25/south-waterfront-ideal-for-filmmakers/ South Waterfront: Ideal for Filmmakers?]
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News

Monday | November 1, 2010

Hello. We're public servants and we're here to help you.

Portland Cops: Ours Vs. Theirs
Maybe if cops from Portland, Maine's police department had gotten hold of James Chasse they wouldn't have beaten him to a bloody pulp and left him to die. On the other hand, if not for our cops, who could we depend on to shoot little 12 year-old girls waiting for the next MAX train?
Go to stories:
Portland police show how to deal with crises: The department is chosen to train others because of its collaborative approach to mentally ill people.
Portland officer in 12-year-old girl's beanbag shooting files for stress disability
James Chasse

Sunday | October 31, 2010

"I am not a witch."

Happy Halloween!
Are "scary" Tea Party candidates sending voters running back into the arms of the Democratic Party? Despite $1.7 billion spent on TV ads that "Republican and Tea Party candidates are streaming now all over America," it's the "Halloween theme" that is "doing more to turn off voters than turning them on to the Republican's ultra-conservative message." For instance, the "I am not a witch" message put out by Delaware's Tea Party candidate, Christine O’Donnell, "is viewed by political analysts as one of the strangest ever."
Go to story: Democratic comeback “scares” GOP as election nears

Saturday | October 30, 2010

OMG!!! Scary sockpuppet!

Unforgivable
Right-wing blogger denounces "glossy election porn" while shilling for dens of iniquity. Meanwhile other right-wing astro turfers for the Prison Industrial Complex "were indicted Tuesday on accusations they forged voter signatures on two initiative petitions." Isn't it more intelligent to say "to hell with gambling casinos and more prisons" and vote for Voter-Owned Elections?
Go to stories:
Unbelievable
Two accused of voter fraud in Multnomah County

Friday | October 29, 2010

Donkey delivery services.

How long does it take mail to go from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon?
Question: If I put an envelope in a mailbox in San Francisco at like 9:30 on Thursday night, when will it arrive at its destination in Portland, Oregon? (asked by "justcoollikedat")
Best answer: "one week" (answered by "xtina")
Go to story: How long does it take mail to go from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon?

Thursday | October 28, 2010

Loose cannon.

Cops In "The Other Portland" Drop Their Weapons
Police in Portland, Maine raised eyebrows after their sniper rifles began shooting all by themselves. A police training video shows the Remington 700 rifles -- "a mainstay for the U.S. military, law enforcement and gun enthusiasts" -- firing "when the trigger was not being pulled." Not realizing the weapons system's "loose cannon-like" behavior was a "feature" rather than a defect, Police Chief James Craig said "I don't want to run the risk of having an accidental discharge" that could soil an officer's pants or put a "community member's life in danger."
Go to story: Portland police drop rifles amid safety concerns

Wednesday | October 27, 2010

Cash-roots nation.

Republican Party Campaign Flyer Freakout!
GOP operatives work so hard and get so little respect. It's not easy slathering thick wads of sleazy pro-corporate lucre everywhere just to buy up an election or two. But that's nothin'! Throwing elections and lining the Supreme Court with hand-picked corporate quislings is a messy, thankless chore. That's why it's just so upsetting when the public gets in the way. Like when an errant teacher's union flyer finds its way into a kindergartener's school folder. These types of shenanigans show blatant disrespect of one's societal betters. Jeez! I'd make a Federal case outta that kinda nonsense too. Wouldn't you?
Go to story: Union flyer found in student's folder upsets GOP

Tuesday | October 26, 2010

Unthank thankful.

Unthank Park's Upgrade: A Thankless Task Thanked
A resourceful City Commissioner manages to thrust two thankful thumbs upwards, expressing "thanks" to "our Parks maintenance staff" for the park's new "facelift."
Go to story: Unthank Park upgrade
Go to park page: DeNorval Unthank Park

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