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Friday | September 3, 2010
Locker Room Pragmatism
City assures public it's providing Portland's homeless folks with access to storage lockers for "practical--not just humanitarian--reasons." Will "creeping compassion" ultimately undermine self-righteous ruthlessness and free-market fanaticism? Experts fret over the "inevitable unwinding" of multiple decades of carefully contrived pro-corporate cultural conditioning.
Go to story: Homeless get storage lockers in Portland
Thursday | September 2, 2010
Multnomah County "Taps Out" Disposable Plastic Water Bottles
Commissioner asks employees to "pledge" oaths of loyalty.
Go to story: Multnomah County "Takes Back the Tap!"
Wednesday | September 1, 2010
Portland Dealt A Bad Hand
Aces come down hard on the Beavers.
Go to story: Reno Aces defeat Portland Beavers
Tuesday | August 31, 2010
Food Cart Fight
Will Bing's Food Cart Finder best Google Maps' Food Carts Portland!?! The battle rages as iPhone and Android apps skulk nearby.
Go to story: Battle of the Portland Food Cart Apps
Monday | August 30, 2010
Former Transportation Office Spokeswoman Awarded DUII
Mary Volm falls off motor scooter while allegedly intoxicated. Mid-life transportation crisis for would-be Portland City Councilperson?
Go to story: Former Portland candidate faces Ore. DUII charge
Sunday | August 29, 2010
A Streetcar Fuels Desire
Other towns covet Portland's street car success.
Go to story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-30-streetcars30_ST_N.htm
Saturday | August 28, 2010
Electric Car Cattle Prod
Oregon's governor pushes an electric car "future" while TriMet eviscerates public transit. Will strip mined coal compete with oil wars as the roadway slaughter continues?
Go to story: Road to electric cars not so easy