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| === Tuesday | March 8, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Marlboro Cigarettes.jpg|thumb|Cram these into vending machines to destroy the system from within!]]
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| '''Trimet ticket dispensers treated as ashtrays'''<br />
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| Beginning in January, dozens of Trimet's transit ticket vending machines have been taken offline due to a vandal or vandals stuffing the bill intake slot with cigarette butts. Trimet officials have yet to identify the culprit(s), despite heavy video surveillance.
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| :''Go to article'': [http://www.oregonlive.com/roadreport/index.ssf/2011/03/cigarette-butt_bandit_crashing.html Cigarette-butt bandit crashing TriMet fare machines, officials say]
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| === Monday | March 7, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Oregon Single Payer Campaign.jpg|thumb|[http://sites.google.com/site/singlepayoregon/course-materials Health Care, Not Wealthfare]!]]
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| '''Carefully Crafted Wealthfare For The Few<ref>[http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/mailbag/article_9e9aac3a-466c-11e0-bf27-001cc4c002e0.html Nancy Price: End ‘wealthfare' system by asking more of rich]</ref>; Totally Botched "Health Care" For All'''<br />
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| It's not entirely unreasonable to suspect that the primary purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)<ref>[http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3590/show H.R.3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]</ref>, more widely known by its "Obamacare" pejorative <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]</ref>, was to construct a piece of legislation designed to fail on every legitimate front. This same legislative travesty, however, succeeded brilliantly in key areas--providing opportunities for increased profiteering by private "health care providers," pharmaceutical companies, insurance corporations and so on. It also handed an even bigger gift to the multinational corporations not able to cash in as a direct result of its passage (major resource extractors, Wall Street casino operators, etc.) by giving them all the ammunition they could hope for to further befuddle an already terribly confused and horrifyingly ignorant public. Thus a Tea Party is born. Wall Street's major criminals get off scot-free for their part in unleashing a catastrophic global financial meltdown. Ultra-right Republicans take over Congress, despite having so totally disgraced themselves a short while earlier. And this list can just go on and on.<br />
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| But not everyone stands idly, merely wringing helpless hands. The [[Oregon Single Payer Campaign]] is sponsoring a [[Legislative Action Day]] "to support [[HB 3510]] & [[SB 888]], Oregon's Single Payer Health Care Bills." Here's the lowdown:
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| : '''Legislative Action Day'''
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| * Friday, March 11, 2011
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| * To support [[HB 3510]] & [[SB 888]], Oregon’s Single Payer Health Care Bills
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| * State Capitol, Salem
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| :''Go to info page'': [http://www.singlepayeroregon.org/ Oregon Single Payer Campaign]
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| :''Go to resource page'': [http://sites.google.com/site/singlepayoregon/course-materials Oregon Single Payer Campaign Resources]
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.progressivestates.org/node/26385 Progressive Models For Health Care Exchanges Emerge]
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| === Sunday | March 6, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Teresa Sylvia wiki-cupcakes.jpg|thumb|Teresa Boze and Sylvia Orduño show off more than a baker's dozen of "wiki cupcakes."]]
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| '''Barnraising Party: No Instant Barns, But Lots Of Interesting Discussion, Ideas, Fun!'''<br />
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| Sudden illness forced our keynote speaker to drop out at the last moment. Several core PortlandWiki contributors also couldn't make it for similar reasons. And we didn't exactly "raise barns" (make a bunch of immediate improvements to PortlandWiki)...yet. Despite the hiccups, PortlandWiki's [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising|Barnraising]] party was a success. Among many highlights, a few truly stand out: wiki cupcakes!, ''[[Street Roots]]'' contributing vendor, [https://streetroots.wordpress.com/tag/sam-al-jondi/ Sam Al-Jondi] (lots of great insights, enthusiasm and a firm grasp of PortlandWiki's potential), out-of-towner [http://arborwiki.org/city/User:BrianKerr Brian Kerr]'s presentation on what makes [http://www.arborwiki.org/city/Main_Page ArborWiki] so successful. And most of all, the generosity of PortlandWiki volunteers for making getting this party started, and for the wonderful folks who came and celebrated with us. Thank you! Also a special shout out to <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Schmizza-Pub-Grub-on-21st/126729817400746 Schmizza Pub & Grub on 21st Avenue]</span> for generously providing pizza to hungry Barnraisers. Show some appreciation and go hit the <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Schmizza-Pub-Grub-on-21st/126729817400746 "like" button]</span> on their <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Schmizza-Pub-Grub-on-21st/126729817400746 Facebook]</span> page.
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| :''Go to story'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising/Post Event|PortlandWiki Barnraising / Post Event]]
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| === Saturday | March 5, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Keep-Portland-Wiki.png|thumb|[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Party]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 Today! Central Library!]</span><br />2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.!]]
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| '''Today Is PortlandWiki's Barnraising Party Day!'''<br />
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| "Today we celebrate PortlandWiki's ''first ever'' Barnraising Party! What's a Barnraising party? It's where neighbors come together to build something that benefits the entire community. For PortlandWiki, that means building a more useful, informative and fun [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland!<br />
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| '''Here's the details''':<br />
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| <big>'''[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Event]]'''</big><br />
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| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.<br />
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| Participants will enjoy an afternoon of vibrant, real-time collaboration. Share your Portland knowledge and help make PortlandWiki a world-class city wiki. Why would we expect anything less than a world-class wiki from the "<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wikis]</span>"?<br />
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| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is '''FREE''' and open to the entire Portland community. Refreshments and "unique" swag will be happily provided at no cost.
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| * '''Where''': Portland [[Central Library]] at <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html 801 S.W. 10th Avenue]</span>, downtown Portland.
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| * '''When''': TODAY! Saturday March 5, 2pm - 5pm.
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| * '''Room''': Central's U.S. Bank Room, near main entrance on right as you enter the building.
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| :''Go to press release'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising/PR]]
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| :''Go to event page'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising]]
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| === Friday | March 4, 2011 ===
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| [[File:MakeaFriendofYourNeighborThumbnail.jpg|thumb|Go on! Make a new friend.]]
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| '''Friends & Neighbors'''<br />
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| Good news! You have an opportunity to attend a workshop that promises to show you how to "make friends of your neighbor." At the workshop, you can "learn tools and strategies for building positive relationships with your neighbors and community."<br />
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| * When: Wednesday, March 23rd
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| * Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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| * Where: [[Friendly House]], 1737 [[NW 26th Avenue]], Portland, OR 97210
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| :''Go to story'': [http://blog.piedmontneighborhood.com/2011/03/great-community-building-free-workshop.html Great Community Building Free Workshop!]
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| === Thursday | March 3, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Hooked-on-swinehead.jpg|thumb|Hooked on "mindful meat."]]
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| '''From The "Whole Animal Experts"'''<br />
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| Did you know that "''Porchetta'', the unofficial darling of the Portland foodie crowd, is a traditional Italian preparation"? Or that "you can find ''porchetta'' sandwich interpretations at food carts ([[Lardo]], [[The People’s Pig]]), or you can learn to prepare it on your own"? Or that ''porchetta'' is "the entire body of a pig, deboned, carefully taken apart and stuffed (herbs, meat, fat, vegetables), then put back together in its original shape and roasted on a spit"? Well, neither did PortlandWikiNews, until just now! Whew. Makes me hungry just thinking about it.
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| :''Go to story'': [http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2011/03/mindful_meat_how_to_use_every_juicy_morsel_from_nosetotail/ Mindful Meat: How to Use Every Juicy Morsel, From Nose-to-Tail]
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| === Wednesday | March 2, 2011 ===
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| [[File:Keep-Portland-Wiki.png|thumb|[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Party]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://calagator.org/events/1250459807 This Saturday]</span>!]]
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| '''You're Invited To PortlandWiki's Barnraising Party This Saturday!'''<br />
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| "The wiki has left the barn!" Rather, PortlandWiki ''has'' no barn. But that's all gonna change this Saturday at PortlandWiki's ''first ever'' Barnraising Party! What's a Barnraising party? It's where neighbors come together to build something that benefits the entire community. In our case, that something is a better, usefuller and funner [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland! (And maybe some remedial English tutorials aimed at preventing PortlandWikiNews contributors from using words like "usefuller" and "funner.")<br />
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| Here's the lowdown:<br />
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| <big>'''[[PW:Barnraising|PortlandWiki Barnraising Event]]'''</big><br />
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| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is where ''you'' help decide which improvements to PortlandWiki are most important, and then help make them.<br />
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| Attendees will enjoy an afternoon of vibrant, real-time collaboration. Share your Portland knowledge and help make PortlandWiki a world-class city wiki. Why would we expect anything less than a world-class wiki from the "<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of wikis]</span>"?<br />
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| PortlandWiki's [[PW:Barnraising|Barnraising event]] is '''FREE''' and open to the entire Portland community. Refreshments and "unique" swag will be happily provided at no cost.
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| * '''Where''': Portland [[Central Library]] at <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html 801 S.W. 10th Avenue]</span>, downtown Portland.
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| * '''When''': Saturday March 5, 2pm - 5pm.
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| * '''Room''': Central's U.S. Bank Room, near main entrance on right as you enter the building.
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| :''Go to press release'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising/PR]]
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| :''Go to event page'': [[PortlandWiki:Barnraising]]
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