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This page is where stuff on the [[PortlandWiki|main page]]'s [[PortlandWiki#News|news section]] goes when it changes from ''news'' to ''olds''. Observe forgotten current events, humorous behavior and other hijinks of primitive human societies from the dawn of time!
This page is where stuff on the [[PortlandWiki|main page]]'s [[PortlandWiki#News|news section]] goes when it changes from ''news'' to ''olds''. Observe forgotten current events and primitive human societies from the dawn of time!


=== Tuesday | December 14, 2010 ===
==Earlier Months==
[[File:Rose-city-rollers.jpg|thumb|Rose City Rollers]]
'''New "Fresh Meat" [[Rose City Rollers]] Roll In As Veterans Roll Out'''<br />
"Shiny new bright skaters: [[Awnry O’Hulligan]] joined [[GNR]], and the [[Heathers]] drafted [[Teqkill’ya]], [[White Flight]], [[Shame Girl]], and [[Uff-Da]]. Recent departures: GNR lost [[Cher the Pain]], [[Axl Blows]], and [[Knocker Brown]] to retirement. The Heathers are losing [[Viagrra Falls]], and the skater formerly known as [[Mick U Cry]] is now skating for the [[Wheels of Justice]] only as [[Mick Swagger]]. [[Rhea Derange]] is also going travel team only, and [[Rose the Rioter]] said goodbye. The [[High Rollers]] have been standing pat since September. Big changes are afoot this week as the [[Fresh Meat]] draft is coming up on Thursday."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.rosecityrollers.com/blog/2010/12/skater-resources-update/ Skater Resources Update]
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=== Monday | December 13, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/April 2011|April 2011]]
[[File:Green-jelly-beans.jpg|thumb|Let them eat green jelly beans.]]
'''Green Consumerism: Let Us Count The Logic Flaws'''<br />
It's no secret that ever since we humans domesticated ourselves (organizing ourselves into "civilizations," for instance), we've embarked on a one-way trip to self-extinction. This is made most obvious, perhaps, by the clever little gadgets we invent: nuclear weapons, automobiles, robotic warfare, "free market" economics, frankenfoods,<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1997448,00.html How Frankenfood Prevailed]</ref> Nazi gas chambers and many, many others. But sometimes it's the mundane "little things" like "green consumerism," as [http://www.treehugger.com/ TreeHugger.com] points out, that makes our sad fate most obvious. Happy holidays.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/12/5-green-things-we-really-need-more-of.php 5 Green Things We Really Need More Of]
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=== Sunday | December 12, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/March 2011|March 2011]]
[[File:Wall street main street.JPG|thumb|Wall Street vs. Main Street]]
'''More Wall Street Bonus Equivalents Diverted To Oregon Mortgage Payment Assistance Program'''<br />
As reported by PortlandWikiNewsLeaks last Friday, the Oregon Mortgage Payment Assistance Program has cleverly found a way to divert cash payout equivalents normally reserved for the filthy rich to aid struggling Oregon mortgage defraudees. According to Jolynne Ash at [http://www.portlandmyway.com/ www.portlandmyway.com], "Oregon has $220 million dollars to assist homeowners facing foreclosure with making their monthly payments. Qualifying applicants will be chosen at random and may receive mortgage payment assistance of up to $20,000. Applications will only be accepted between December 10 and January 14, 2011 so act now and spread the word." If the figure of $220 million in available assistance is accurate (up from $100 million, as reported on Friday), the number of Wall Street Bonus Equivalents (WSBE) available to assist struggling victims of Wall Street's mortgage fraud has risen from '''1''' to '''2 & 1/5''' (assuming an average $100 million bonus for each Wall Street derivatives trader).
:''Go to stories'':
*[http://www.portlandmyway.com/archives/912 Oregon Mortgage Payment Assistance Program]
*[http://www.soxfirst.com/30394498/wall_street_excess_returns.php Wall Street excess returns]
:''Go to help page'': [http://www.oregonhomeownerhelp.org/ Oregon Homeownership Stabilization Initiative]
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=== Saturday | December 11, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/February 2011|February 2011]]
[[File:Gateway Green Google Map.jpg|thumb|Imagine Greenway]]
'''Imagine A Whole Lot More'''<br />
Portland City Commissioner, Nick Fish muses that "you may have noticed an undeveloped wedge of land between I-84 and I-205. Instead, imagine an oasis of greenery, trails, and recreation activities." But why stop imagining there? After all, didn't Barney the Purple Dinosaur urge folks to "use your imaginations"? Imagine replacing the ugly and dangerous I-84 and I-205 highways with delightful light rail trains and bike paths filled with joyous bicyclists. Imagine all that yukky edge city, suburban and exurban sprawl morphing into healthy, sustainable ecovillages. Imagine there's no hell below us; above us only sky. And can you imagine all the people sharing all the world? Or "someday" when the world will "live as one"?<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/fish/index.cfm?a=329804 Gateway Green milestone]
:''Go to purple dinosaur'': [http://pbskids.org/barney/index.htm Barney & Friends]
:''Go to lyrics'': [http://www.squidoo.com/imagineallthepeople#module9380632 Imagine's Lyrics written by John Lennon]
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=== Friday | December 10, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/January 2011|January 2011]]
[[File:Wallstreet-kingpin.jpg|thumb|Wall Street kingpin.]]
'''''TOTAL SHOCKER!!'' One Wall Street Bonus Check Diverted To Bail Out 5000 Delinquent Oregon Mortgage Defraudees!'''<br />
What will that unfortunate derivatives trader tell his or her family? What if ''your'' $100 million bonus check was suddenly snatched away from you just before Christmas and you were ''forced'' to make ends meet on nothing but your utterly inadequate seven figure salary!?! Can't those shiftless Oregon deadbeats just cower graciously in a tent city, abandoned sports stadium or squalid homeless shelter and stop grasping so greedily for the hard-earned gratuities that Wall Street traders, corporate executives and other captains of "free enterprise" so richly deserve?<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.theskanner.com/article/2010/12/07/Oregon-to-Launch-100-Million-Mortgage-Assistance-Initiative Oregon to Launch $100 Million Mortgage Assistance Initiative]
:''Go to help page'': [http://www.oregonhomeownerhelp.org/ Oregon Homeownership Stabilization Initiative]
:''Go to homeless shelter'': [http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/oregon.html ''Oregon Homeless Shelters'']: "With the recession in Oregon, many of these shelters now have waiting lists. Many waiting lists are very long."
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=== Thursday | December 9, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/December 2010|December 2010]]
[[File:Elizabeth Trinh.jpg|thumb|[[Housing Authority of Portland|HAP]]'s Elizabeth Trinh.]]
'''Interview: Public Servant & Bike Pusher'''<br />
Elizabeth Trinh first became a part of the Holiday Bike Drive when she began signing up participants at the [[Housing Authority of Portland]]. Now she volunteers for the [[Community Cycling Center]]'s Holiday Bike Drive, and translates bicycle safety materials into Vietnamese. Her efforts "have greatly enhanced" the organization's "ability to reach more families more effectively."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/index.php/holiday-bike-drive-stories-elizabeth-trinh-community-partner-and-volunteer-translator/ Holiday Bike Drive Stories: Elizabeth Trinh, Community Partner and Volunteer Translator]
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=== Wednesday | December 8, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/November 2010|November 2010]]
[[File:Working-spy.jpg|thumb|Working spy.]]
'''Carefully Crafted Jobs Program For Imprisoned Spies Squashed By Authorities'''<br />
Nathan Nicholson, the son of the highest ranking CIA officer ever to be sentenced for espionage, just wanted to help his imprisoned father reestablish his spying career. "Daddy spy"--Harold James "Jim" Nicholson--is currently serving a 283-month (23-year) sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in [[Sheridan]], Oregon after pleading guilty in 1997 to spying for Russia. The younger Nicholson--who pleaded guilty last year to helping his father restart his spying career--was sentenced Tuesday to probation and community service "for continuing his jailed father's espionage activities."<br />
''Go to stories'':
*[http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/07/oregon.spy.plea/ Son sentenced for helping ex-CIA father restart spy career from prison]
*[http://www.justice.gov/usao/or/PressReleases/2010/20101108_Nicholson.html Imprisoned Spy Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Government and Money Laundering]
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=== Tuesday | December 7, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/October 2010|October 2010]]
[[File:Celltower.jpg|thumb|Brain meltdowns. Courtesy the cell tower near you?]]
'''Will Cell Phone Microwaves Really Fry Your Brain?'''<br />
Find out for yourself. You can participate in a cell tower follow-up meeting today:<br />
:Tuesday, December 7th from 7 to 8 at [[SE Uplift]].<br />
:Location: 3534 SE Main St. ([[SE Main Street]], between [[SE 35th Avenue]] & [[SE 36th Avenue]]), Portland, OR 97214.<br />
This meeting will focus on getting organized and creating working groups around the many issues facing us when cell towers are placed in neighborhoods.<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.southeastuplift.org/content/cell-town-followup-meeting-tomorrow Cell Tower Follow-up Meeting Tuesday, December 7th from, 7pm to 8pm at SE Uplift.]
*[[Old_news#Friday_.7C_November_12.2C_2010|Clearcut Cell Towers; Leave The Trees]]
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=== Monday | December 6, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/September 2010|September 2010]]
[[File:Streetcar-to-nw-23rd.jpg|thumb|Portland Streetcar to NW 23rd Ave.]]
'''Fuel Tax For Public Transit: Fund Robust Public Transit & Reduce Motor Vehicle Use'''<br />
Unlike current funding schemes for public transportation, funding for road construction and maintenance doesn't rely on payroll taxes and high fares (the equivalent to road tolls). "Instead, the funding mechanisms for these come primarily from general fund sources (city/county property taxes), fees (construction assessments, license/registration fees), and fuel taxes--a kindasorta user fee..." Is there a better way? How would Portland benefit if riders had access to quality, frequent and fare-free public transportation?<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portlandtransport.com/archives/2010/12/rethinking_tran.html Rethinking transit: Funding and equity]
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=== Sunday | December 5, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/August 2010|August 2010]]
[[File:Carboncycle.jpg|thumb|Carbon cycle.]]
'''A New Low For Portland, But It's A Good One!'''<br />
In 1993 the [[City of Portland]] became the first local government in the United States to adopt a plan to reduce carbon emissions. Last week [[Portland City Council]] received Year One Progress Report from the City of Portland's [[Bureau of Planning and Sustainability]] for Portland and [[Multnomah County]]'s [[Climate Action Plan]].
<blockquote>The report finds that Portland and Multnomah County have made substantial progress in carrying out the actions identified in the plan. Local emissions have dropped 15 percent since 2000, sharply countering the national trend. Despite rapid population growth, local greenhouse gas emissions in 2009 were two percent below 1990 levels, the baseline year referenced in the Kyoto Protocol. On a per-capita basis, emissions in Multnomah County have fallen by 20 percent since 1990.</blockquote>
:''Go to story'': [http://theportlander.com/2010/12/01/portland-reduces-carbon-emissions-bucking-the-national-trend/ Portland Reduces Carbon Emissions, Bucking the National Trend]
:''Go to Climate Action Plan'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=41896 Portland Climate Action Plan "Portland Climate Action Now!"]
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=== Saturday | December 4, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/Early 2010|Early 2010]]
[[File:Clean-coal.jpg|thumb|Clean Coal]]
'''Boardman Buys Itself Another Decade'''<br />
Oregon regulators are endorsing [[Portland General Electric]]'s plan to close its coal-fired power plant at [[Boardman]] by Dec. 31, 2020. The state Department of Environmental Quality says Boardman's guaranteed "early closure date" lets it off the hook for investing in expensive new pollution controls. The Boardman plant opened in 1977.<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2010/12/12-03-10-02.shtml DEQ backs coal plant plan]
*[http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local_news/article_72ecf2e4-ff10-11df-8195-001cc4c002e0.html DEQ gives coal-fired plant until 2020]
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=== Friday | December 3, 2010 ===
* [[Old news/Late 2009|Late 2009]]
[[File:Uncle sam gonna get you.jpg|thumb|"Think Big, Publish Widely"]]
'''Memo To Confidential Document Writers: "Think Big"'''<br />
WikiLeaks, the publisher of "leaked documents alleging government and corporate misconduct," continues to help confidential document writers find wider audiences. PortlandWiki contributor and wiki inventor, [[User:WardCunningham|Ward Cunningham]], observes that "the authors of diplomatic dispatches thought that they were talking to a small audience, not the world." Cunningham adds "I'm proud of the fact that wiki has given a voice to new authors."<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
* [http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2010/12/the_inventor_of_the_wiki_portl.html The inventor of the wiki, Portland's Ward Cunningham, reflects on WikiLeaks]
* [http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/3/is_wikileaks_julian_assange_a_hero Is WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange A Hero? Glenn Greenwald Debates Steven Aftergood of Secrecy News]
* [http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/one_day_well_all_be_terrorists_20091228/ One Day We’ll All Be Terrorists]
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=== Thursday | December 2, 2010 ===
[[File:Bubble-house.jpg|thumb|Bursting the bubble house.]]
'''Blowing Bubbles'''<br />
PortlandWikiNews is ''shocked! just shocked!'' to discover that communities--like Portland and Las Vegas--which supposedly "benefited" in the (now disgraced and deflated) housing bubble have taken some of the worst economic hits after the bubble's inevitable burst. According to [[University of Oregon]] economics professor [[Tim Duy]], "in late 1980s and early 1990s, manufacturing was really important, particularly high-tech manufacturing. But in this last decade, it was all about housing." Ironically, in this most recent economic crash, "rust belt" manufacturing hubs like Detroit have fared relatively well compared to cities like Portland or Las Vegas, which experienced real estate speculation and were thus deeply affected by the bursting housing bubble.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.job.com/career-advice/local-job-news/las-vegas-portland-among-cities-hardest-hit-by-recession-$438031524-970.html Las Vegas, Portland among cities hardest hit by recession]
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=== Wednesday | December 1, 2010 ===
[[File:Mt Angel Brewing Company Root Beer.jpg|thumb|[[Mt. Angel Brewing Company]] Root Beer]]
'''We've All Gotta Die Someday'''<br />
Yup. Even you. But before ''you'' die, [http://www.portlandoctopus.com/ Portland Octopus] urges you to try [http://mtangelbrewingcompany.com/ Mt. Angel Brewing Company]'s root beer.<br />
''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandoctopus.com/you-must-try-this-root-beer/ Before you die: You Must Try this Root Beer!]
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=== Tuesday | November 30, 2010 ===
[[File:Rainbow animals.jpg|thumb|Breathe deeply and tune in to your "inner criminal."]]
'''Rainbow Coalition Of Crime'''<br />
"This is the first time Adams has ever been so curt toward Oregon's would-be white bigots, saying, basically, 'Chill out white people, because if we're pointing fingers, we're not so great.' Adams is white himself, so presumably he'll be less vulnerable to the manufactured outrage to be leveled at him.... In the meantime, try and think of a time any other white politician was so bracingly direct when speaking to his mostly white constituency about anti-Muslim hysteria."<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://samadamspdxor.tumblr.com/post/1704627246/i-trust-in-portlanders-sense-of-fairness Just Call Me Sam]
*[http://www.theroot.com/blogs/blogs/portland-mayor-rebukes-racism-his-blog Portland Mayor Rebukes Racism on His Blog]
*[http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff2/white-portland-mayor-white-people-produce-many-crimes-daily/ Portland Mayor: "White People Produce Many Crimes Daily"]
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=== Monday | November 29, 2010 ===
[[File:Atlas-shrugs-girl-with-globe.jpg|thumb|Bereft of soul, the Atlas Shrugs Girl bares her body instead.]]
'''The Truth Revealed! Now We Know Why "They Hate Us"!'''<br />
A tireless PortlandWikiLeaks investigation has uncovered the ''honest to Allah'' truthful answer to "why they hate us." Winds Of Jihad<ref>[http://sheikyermami.com/ Winds Of Jihad]</ref> comment contributor, <span class="plainlinks">[http://sheikyermami.com/2010/11/29/like-clockwork-muslim-leaders-fear-backlash-over-portland-bomb-plot/ aussiegirl]</span>, informs us that "Once again Islam has to make out ITS the victim!!! when in reality they are all taught to hate us at their mosques." But wait, there's more! "Hate monger and anti-mosque queen bee"<ref>[http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/37019_Pamela_Geller_and_Robert_Spencer_Stand_With_The_English_Defense_League Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer Stand With The English Defense League]</ref> Pamela Geller is kind enough, despite standing accused as a "geriatric Paris Hilton knock-off with...too-oft-seen cleavage,"<ref>[http://americanactionreport.blogspot.com/2010/10/pamela-geller-ground-zero-harpy.html Pamela Geller: Ground Zero Harpy]</ref> to bare her <s>soul</s>, uh, <span class="plainlinks">[http://paduanjawa.blogspot.com/2010/08/guess-zionist-boobies-reprise.html breasts]</span> in order to tip off unsuspecting [[Portlandia|Portlandians]] with the latest diabolical intrigues perpetrated by Portland's "communist elected officials."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2010/11/portland-mayor-tom-potter-and-city-council-assisted-muslim-teen-terrorist-in-plot-to-blow-up-25000-a.html Portland Mayor Tom Potter and City Council Assisted Muslim Teen Terrorist in Plot to Blow up 25,000 Americans]
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=== Sunday | November 28, 2010 ===
[[File:Why-do-they-hate-us.png|thumb|Why do they hate us?]]
'''Haters: What Makes Them Hate?'''<br />
Once again, the troubling question arises: How can someone witness the brutality, violence, torture, hatred, greed, envy, lust, tyranny, depravity, wars, invasions, ethnic cleansings, squalor, misery and decay that humans perpetrate upon one another and then decide to "hate"?<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/11/28/mohamed-osman-mohamud-what-made-him-hate/ Mohamed Osman Mohamud: What Made Him Hate?]
*[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hUuGpVHLDs9OApuRsaJ9Lu1DocGg?docId=edb8170b5a614943af7c5d1903b1230f Fire reported at Ore. Islamic center; no injuries]
*[http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/news/ Familiar Script Emerges in Stories About Terror Stings]
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=== Saturday | November 27, 2010 ===
[[File:Santa-sleigh-toys.jpg|thumb|Toy-filled sleighs are more traditional Christmas vehicles than vans packed with dudly explosives.]]
'''Pissed-Off Teenage Boy's Life Takes Tragic Turn'''<br />
[[Mohamed Osman Mohamud]] could have had a bright future as a U.S. Air Force predator drone pilot<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/08/60minutes/main5001439.shtml Drones: America's New Air Force]</ref> slaughtering third world villagers half a world away. Tragically, a <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe motley crew]</span> of Pakistani jihadists and undercover F.B.I. operatives convinced Mohamud to reach for "jihadi glory" instead. On Friday night, the F.B.I. arrested Mohamud for attempting to set off a dud bomb, provided by F.B.I. undercover operatives, at Portland's [[Pioneer Courthouse Square]] minutes before the city's annual tree-lighting ceremony.<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/11/fbi_thwarts_terrorist_bombing.html FBI thwarts terrorist bombing attempt at Portland holiday tree lighting, authorities say]
*[http://www.activistpost.com/2010/11/oregon-fbi-thwarts-own-car-bomb.html Oregon: FBI Thwarts Own Car Bomb]
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=== Friday | November 26, 2010 ===
[[File:Max.gif|thumb|[[MAX]]]]
'''[[TriMet]] Board To Vote On Proposal For [[Portland]]-To-[[Milwaukie]] [[MAX]] Line'''<br />
TriMet's board will vote on six resolutions at its Dec. 8 meeting. Project is expected to cost roughly $365 million, and would include a new bridge over the [[Willamette River]] with additional access for pedestrians and bicycle riders.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.clackamasreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=129079428398556100 TriMet poised to start new MAX project]
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=== Thanksgiving Day | Thursday | November 25, 2010 ===
[[File:Thanksgiving-graphic-small.jpg|thumb|Happy Thanksgiving!]]
'''Giving Thanks, And A Little More...'''<br />
Portland Mayor Sam Adams is "thankful for the people who make this City what it is – a welcoming, exciting, compassionate and innovative place where anyone from anywhere in the world can find their community." The mayor also expresses gratitude "for the countless ways in which Portlanders look out for one another," and asks [[Portlandia|Portlandians]] to consider giving back:
* The [http://www.oldtownmission.org/ Old Town mission]  is also seeking sleeping bags, blankets, socks and gloves. They can be dropped of at 3 N.W. Third Ave.
* Portland Rescue Mission – [http://www.portlandrescuemission.org/contact/locations/ is seeking blankets, and other donations]
* [http://www.humansolutions.org/homelessness-services/warming-center-homeless-families.php Homeless Family Warming Center] is seeking blankets, food and household items, Eastminster Presbyterian Church at 125th and NE Halsey Street, drop off 7pm - 9pm
* And other great opportunities for giving can be found at more than 80 organizations represented in [[Willamette Week]]’s [http://giveguide.oaktree.com/Welcome.aspx Give Guide]
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/index.cfm?c=49278&a=328036 Giving Thanks]
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=== Wednesday | November 24, 2010 ===
[[File:Capsule.jpg|thumb|Pain relief. Encapsulated.]]
'''Who'll Stop The Pain?'''<br />
You will! In Oregon, self-medicating is as American as [[DIY]]. Oregon ranks fifth nationally for prescription painkiller abuse and has the highest rate in the country among 18- to 25-year-olds.<ref>[http://www.rdmag.com/News/FeedsAP/2010/11/life-sciences-oregon-ranks-5th-nationally-for-painkiller-abuse/ Oregon ranks 5th nationally for painkiller abuse]</ref> Dramatic spikes in diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other mental disorders has fueled an unprecedented reliance on pharmaceutical medications. Canadian physician Dr. Gabor Maté argues that these responses are treating surface symptoms as causes while ignoring deeper roots. Dr. Maté says children are in fact reacting to the broader collapse of the nurturing conditions needed for their healthy development.<br />
''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20101124/NEWS/11240426/1001 Oregon young adults lead nation in painkiller abuse]<br />
*[http://www.democracynow.org/2010/11/24/dr_gabor_mat_on_adhd_bullying Dr. Gabor Maté on ADHD, Bullying and the Destruction of American Childhood]
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=== Tuesday | November 23, 2010 ===
[[File:Shadow Inventory.png|thumb|Shadow inventory of distressed "American dreams."]]
'''"Shadow Inventory" Of "Distressed Homes" To Hit "Real Estate Market"'''<br />
A wave of distressed residential properties may flood an already saturated residential real estate market in the coming months, according to CoreLogic, "a leading provider of consumer, financial and property information, analytics and services to business and government." There was an 11 month supply of "distressed homes" in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area in August. (CoreLogic defines "distressed homes" as residential property with mortgage payments more than 90 days delinquent or in foreclosure.) The "globalized free market" system's built-in stabilizers automatically correct marketplace deviations like "shadow inventories" of "distressed homes"--brought about by the continuing criminal enterprises carried out on Wall Street, in corporate boardrooms of major multinational corporations, and in the halls of Congress<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/sep/14/real-ira-targets-banks-bankers Real IRA says it will target UK bankers]</ref>--by bailing out distressed banks, paying outlandish bonuses to "investment bankers," and making homeless serfs out of everyone else.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2010/11/22/shadow-real-estate-inventory-up-10.html Distressed homes to hit real estate market]<br />
:''Go to report'': [http://corelogic.com/uploadedFiles/Pages/About_Us/News/CoreLogic%20Shadow%20Inventory%2011-22%20FINAL.pdf Shadow Inventory Jumps More Than 10 Percent in One Year, Pushing Total Unsold Inventory to 6.3 Million Units]
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=== Monday | November 22, 2010 ===
[[File:Happy-women-love-to-read.jpg|thumb|Be the change [[Powell's Bookstore|Powell's]] wants you to be.]]
'''Happy Women Love To Read'''<br />
Mercy Corps' "[[M Power Project|M POWER Project]]" department suggests you join [[Mercy Corps]] and [[Powell's Bookstore|Powell's Books]] to help teach women to read, and how NOT to shop at Amazon dot com. You can "be the change" you always wanted to be and help teach hundreds of Indian women to read and write, boosting their self-esteem and empowering them to open bank accounts, start small businesses, participate fully in their households and communities, and NOT shop online. Powell's will throw in a free Powell's Books tote bag if you jump through all the necessary hoops and meet all their other requirements.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.mercycorps.org/projects/indialiteracy M Power Project: Empower Women In India Through Literacy]
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=== Sunday | November 21, 2010 ===
[[File:No-more-corporate-bullshit-fuk-wall-st.jpg|thumb|Fu*k Wall Street]]
'''"Eager Beaver" Police State Does Its Part To Stick It To The Man'''<br />
A Portland hedge fund analyst exposed his virile manliness by standing up to "two fresh faced eager beavers from the FBI" and refusing to "wear a wire and therefore ensnare (his clients) in (the 'eager beavers') devious web." (It's also manly to mix metaphors like "beavers" with "devious web" or "spiders" with "devious dam.") Afterward the hedge fund inside trading analyst cursed the [[Portland Timbers]] for failing to drive the FBI's "eager beavers" out of Portland as successfully as they banished the [[Portland Beavers]] from [[Stumptown]].<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704170404575624831742191288.html U.S. in Vast Insider Trading Probe]
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=== Saturday | November 20, 2010 ===
[[File:Food-eden.jpg|thumb|Public Displays Of Wanton Gluttony]]
'''Concern Mounts Over Portland's Public Displays Of Wanton Gluttony'''<br />
Labeled "America's New Food Eden," meat-centric restaurants like the [[Beast]], [[Country Cat]], [[People's Pig]] and other "lardcore" eateries serve non-kosher food that is "so good it will literally make you sick." In the midst of all this pork barrel fetishizing, has anyone stopped to think about the poor, starving waifs in Africa? Enquiring stomachs want to know.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2031652,00.html Why Portland Is America's New Food Eden]
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=== Friday | November 19, 2010 ===
[[File:Walmart-worldmap.jpg|thumb|World Map of Wal-Mart: Watch out for collapsing civilizations.]]
'''Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) To Open New Store In Portland'''<br />
The mega-retailer promises employment for 300 Portland-area serfs and countless sweatshop slaves across the globe. Watch out for falling wages.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.nwcn.com/news/Walmart-to-open-new-store-in-Portland-creating-300-jobs-79990382.html Walmart to open new store in Portland, creating 300 jobs]
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=== Thursday | November 18, 2010 ===
[[File:Portland-streetcar-oldschool.jpg|thumb|Oldschool Portland Streetcars | Photo: [http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/streetcar.htm TrainWeb]]]
'''The Best Little Streetcar In Texas'''<br />
Fort Worth puts runaway Portland streetcar on display.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/11/17/2640816/model-streetcar-goes-on-display.html Model streetcar goes on display in downtown Fort Worth]
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=== Wednesday | November 17, 2010 ===
[[File:Rip-tompig.jpg|thumb|R.I.P. City]]
'''R.I.P. City'''<br />
'''Q.''' Why is Portland, Oregon nicknamed [[Rip City]]?<br />
'''A.''' [[Trail Blazers]] guard, [[Jim Barnett]], ripped the net in 1970 causing the sports announcer to hyperventilate and coin the phrase "[[Rip City]]."<br />
''Go to story'': [http://www.chacha.com/question/why-is-portland-oregon-nicknamed-rip-city Why is Portland Oregon nicknamed rip city?]
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=== Tuesday | November 16, 2010 ===
[[File:Peta proud body scan.jpg|thumb|Proud body by [http://www.peta.org/ PETA].]]
'''Pouting <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.peta.org/ PETA]</span>philes Ponder "Proudbody Patdowns" @ PDX'''<br />
The success of [http://www.peta.org/ PETA]'s "proud body" campaign depends on ubiquitous distribution of [http://www.tsa.gov/ TSA]'s full-body scanners at all major airports. Unfortunately, the scanners slated for Portland International Airport ([[PDX]]) have failed to materialize and "Portland is not on TSA's deployment list" for the remainder of the year. Can PETA's "proud body" campaign successfully exploit any furtive gropings and fondlings TSA's "handlers" inflict upon Portland's air travel victims?<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.katu.com/news/local/108007129.html Researchers sound alarm over radiation from body scanners]
*[http://wewontfly.com/ WE WON'T FLY: Act Now. Travel with Dignity.]
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=== Monday | November 15, 2010 ===
[[File:Springtime-hitler.jpg|thumb|'''Full Disclosure''': Not every bully who treads on the already downtrodden is a <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtime_for_Hitler dancing Nazi]</span>.]]
'''America's "Moral Majority" Blame Poor Folks For Economic Blight Imposed By Wall Street'''<br />
"Political conservatives (continue) to blame poor African-Americans and Hispanics for the very act of being poor even as 43.6 million Americans of all racial stripes, 12.3 percent of them white, are living in poverty and collectively struggling to survive the fallout of an economic downturn (characterized by) widespread layoffs, massive home foreclosures and loss of retirement savings and other assets."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.theskanner.com/article/2010/11/13/Conservatives-Blame-the-Poor-for-being-Poor Conservatives Blame the Poor for being Poor]
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=== Sunday | November 14, 2010 ===
[[File:Condi-kick-out.jpg|thumb|Unwelcoming committee.]]
'''"Queen Of Terror" Denied Entry'''<br />
[[Rose City]] "radicals" question their own "victory" after realizing they just bolstered Portland's reputation as bastion of monochromatic pseudo-liberalism by compelling a [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/22/condoleezza-rice-cheney-a_n_190340.html conservative black woman] to take refuge in "(Dick) Cheney's bunker."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2010/11/403627.shtml VICTORY?]
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=== Saturday | November 13, 2010 ===
[[File:Coal-fired power plant.jpg|thumb|Coal-fired power plant. Image: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rs_butner/4193880822/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Scott Butner]]]
'''Coal Controversy Heats Up'''<br />
[[PGE]]'s [[Coal-Fired Power Plant|coal-fired power plant]] in [[Boardman]], [[Oregon]] "puts toxins into the air and water (that are) responsible for four of the five leading causes of death in the United States. These are serious toxins. If we wait another 10 years (to close the plant) the impacts could be disruptive and permanent."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/nov/13/debate-flares-over-coal-fired-power/ Debate flares over coal-fired power: Environmentalists at odds over when is best time to close pollution-causing plant in Boardman, Ore.]
:''Go to info resource center'': [http://www.ilovemountains.org/ End Mountaintop Removal Action and Resource Center]
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=== Friday | November 12, 2010 ===
[[File:Conflict-Minerals-101.gif|thumb|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF-sJgcoY20 Conflict Minerals 101]]]
'''Clearcut Cell Towers; Leave The Trees'''<br />
Perhaps you're one of the dozens--if not hundreds--of folks across [[Consumertopia]] who has permanently switched off your cell phone because you can no longer feel good about our culture's "insatiable demand for electronics products such as cell phones and laptops" that "fuel waves of sexual violence" in places "that most of us will never go." No more trade in [[conflict minerals]] for you! And you're no longer overheating your brains with [[cell phone radiation]] and looking foolish by pressing an electronic gadget up against your head while chattering aimlessly as you hurtle down the highway or stumble along the sidewalk. But wait; there's something more: cell phone towers. They gotta go. Good news! You're invited to attend a workshop that'll show you how to get rid of 'em.<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2010/11/a_workshop_on_cell_towers_in_p.html A workshop on cell towers in Portland neighborhoods]
*[http://www.enoughproject.org/publications/can-you-hear-congo-now-cell-phones-conflict-minerals-and-worst-sexual-violence-world CAN YOU HEAR CONGO NOW? CELL PHONES, CONFLICT MINERALS, AND THE WORST SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD]
*[http://organicode.net/consumertopia.html Consumertopia]
*[http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phone-radiation-levels/ Cell phone radiation levels]
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=== Thursday | November 11, 2010 ===
[[File:Homeless-vet-worthless-bum.jpg|thumb|Supporting our troops.]]
'''Today Is Veterans Day; Do You Know Where Your Veteran Is?'''<br />
"More than 10 percent of Oregon's homeless are veterans. There are 19 separate squatter villages populated primarily with homeless veterans in Central Oregon alone, and that's only the ones the Central Oregon Veterans Outreach group knows about. Many of them are addicted to drugs, or suffering from PTSD."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.dailyemerald.com/news/veteran-assistance-programs-aid-more-homeless-veterans-in-the-winter-1.1748145 Veteran assistance programs aid more homeless veterans in the winter]
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=== Wednesday | November 10, 2010 ===
'''[[Neighborhood Greenways]]: From Asphalt To Bike Path, One Street At A Time'''<br />
<videoflash type="vimeo">16552771</videoflash><br />
Portland's [[Portland Bureau of Transportation|Bureau of Transportation]] ([[Portland Bureau of Transportation|PBOT]]) claims that neighborhood greenways are "much more than just chevrons painted on the asphalt." PortlandWiki News has in fact discovered they're traffic calming devices like speed bumps, extended curbs, stormwater management planters and all the other features that bike bloggers and city planners prattle on and on about.<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://livininthebikelane.blogspot.com/2010/11/portlands-bike-boulevards-become.html Portland’s Bike Boulevards Become Neighborhood Greenways]
*[http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/11/portland-mode-share-tops-7.php Portland's Bike Use Tops 7%; Are 'Neighborhood Greenways' The Answer?]
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=== Tuesday | November 9, 2010 ===
[[File:Ecotopia.gif|thumb|[[Ecotopia]] in your dreams.]]
'''Watersheds & Woodpeckers'''<br />
Did you know that "we live in a watershed within a watershed within a watershed"? Were you also aware that a "watershed is an area of land that drains to a body of water"? Perhaps you suspect that we also live in a woodshed within a woodshed that drains into the clearcutting maws of the "forest products" industry within an industry. And that our woodshed's woodpeckers frolic with our watershed's waterpeckers. In short, we live in [[Ecotopia]].<br />
Go to story: [http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2010/11/the_water_cycle_in_portland_living_in_a_watershed/ The Water Cycle in Portland: Living in a Watershed]
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=== Monday | November 8, 2010 ===
[[File:Oregon Spotted Frog.jpg|thumb|An [[Oregon Spotted Frog|Oregon spotted frog]] raised by offenders at the [[Cedar Creek Corrections Center]]. ''Photo: Melanie Colombo.'']]
'''Two Convicts & A Frog'''<br />
"Much to the surprise of research scientists and zookeepers" participating "in a 'head start' program to bolster" the [[Oregon Spotted Frog|Oregon spotted frog]]'s "dwindling population," James Goodall, a convicted drug dealer and fellow inmate, convicted robber Harry Greer apparently make great endangered frog nannies. In a fenced off-area behind Cedar Creek Correctional Center called "Frogga Walla," the two men spend nine hours a day feeding and tending to the endangered little critters. "We baby them like little kids," said Goodall, adding "They've got personalities, too, it seems like." "People may not think prisons are the right place for this type of environmental work, but it's the ideal place," said Chad Lewis, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections. "We have folks with plenty of time in a controlled environment. That's what you need."<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_frogga_walla.html Washington prisoners helping save endangered frogs]<br />
*[http://blogs.evergreen.edu/sustainableprisons/2009/08/19/saving-frogs-takes-teamwork/ Saving frogs takes teamwork]
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=== Sunday | November 7, 2010 ===
[[File:Deschutes County Oregon.gif|thumb|Lite, lite blue.]]
'''Bend-Area Pinkos Turn Red County Blue'''<br />
Deschutes County finally agreed to take the fall for Kitzhaber's election. "Although Dudley easily carried Deschutes County, Kitzhaber picked up more than 24,000 votes here – more than enough to put him over the top."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.tsweekly.com/blogs/the-wandering-eye/FLASH-Deschutes-County-Gives-Election-to-Kitzhaber.html FLASH: Deschutes County Gives Election to Kitzhaber!]
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=== Saturday | November 6, 2010 ===
[[File:Bike-n-rails.jpg|thumb|Suboptimal transportation modes.]]
'''Riding The Rails'''<br />
The [[Portland Streetcar Loop Project]] brought new rail tracks and changed traffic patterns that "will alter the cycling conditions in the vicinity of the west end of the Broadway Bridge and require that all travelers in the area be aware of new signs, lane markings, street and signal configurations and streetcar tracks."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?a=325897&c=29385 New streetcar tracks, one-way streets will affect cyclists in the Pearl District]
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=== Friday | November 5, 2010 ===
[[File:Kids-playground.jpg|thumb|Kids love to play.]]
'''Former Pedophobiac Discovers He Likes "The Little Buggers"'''<br />
After citing his "recent study" showing that "50% of parents have lost all touch with reality," blogger claims that "children don't bother me anymore. I used to blame most of the ills of the world on children, even when I myself was a child, but as of late I'm finding more and more that I actually like the little buggers. I like kids."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://pdxsucks.com/2010/11/04/according-to-my-recent-study-50-of-parents-have-lost-all-touch-with-reality/ According to my recent study, 50% of parents have lost all touch with reality]
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=== Thursday | November 4, 2010 ===
[[File:Empire-decline.jpg|thumb|Empire's decline.]]
'''"Ungovernable" State Government Gets Governor'''<br />
Political scientists claim "cosmic joke" will lead to "bloodbath of hostility, recrimination, backbiting, claims and counterclaims, the worst of what ordinary citizens think of politicians."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.sfexaminer.com/breaking/portland-area-ballots-boost-kitzhaber-past-dudley-in-oregon-governor-race-106686283.html#ixzz14K41IgMA Portland-area ballots boost Kitzhaber past Dudley in Oregon]
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=== Wednesday | November 3, 2010 ===
[[File:Election-night-oregon.png|thumb|Election Night Oregon]]
'''Teabag Takeover Stops Short'''<br />
Although the "grassroots" national-corporatist forces handily blitzkrieged the U.S. House, the thunderous goose-steps appear to have halted short of a full Senate takeover. Some economists worry that absence of a full totalitarian mandate may slow predator drone production and delay construction of new forced labor camps, retarding growth in the emerging soylent green economy.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://news.opb.org/article/17379-tea_party_from_fringe_element_to_power_player/ TEA PARTY: From Fringe Element To Power Player]
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=== Tuesday | November 2, 2010 ===
[[File:Official ballot drop site.jpg|thumb|Find this box and stuff it.]]
'''Today Is "Stuff Your Ballot In A Box" Day!'''<br />
In a free and open society like ours, we have the rare privilege of voting for the elite factions who have done the cleverest job at deluding us with outrageous campaign spending, financed by filthy outside lucre blessed by the Supreme Court of the United States. If you haven't done so already, go find a ballot box near you and stuff it.<br />
:''Go to <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dbcs/elections/election_information/drop_sites.shtml Official Ballot Drop Sites]</span> page'': [http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dbcs/elections/election_information/drop_sites.shtml Official Ballot Drop Sites]
:''Call the Election Protection hotline'': [http://www.866ourvote.org/ 1 (866) OUR-VOTE]
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=what_campaign_cash_buys What Campaign Cash Buys: Just how much will the unprecedented amount of corporate money poured into ad buys this election matter?]
*[http://www.acorn.org/node/695 ACORN statement on arrest of video "sting" operator]
*[http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/searchlight/20101101/203/3400 As Campaign Cash Flows, Ballot Measure Seeks to Disclose]
*[http://www.counterpunch.org/nader11012010.html When Corporations are the Government]
*[http://www.alternativeradio.org/programs/CIEP001.shtml Corporations vs. People]
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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 ===
[[File:I-am-not-a-witch.gif|thumb|"I am not a witch."]]
'''Happy Halloween!'''<br />
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."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.huliq.com/10282/democratic-comeback-%E2%80%9Cscares%E2%80%9D-gop-election-nears Democratic comeback “scares” GOP as election nears]
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=== Saturday | October 30, 2010 ===
[[File:Sock-puppet-dragon.jpg|thumb|OMG!!! Scary sockpuppet!]]
'''Unforgivable'''<br />
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]]?<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://bojack.org/2010/10/unbelievable_1.html Unbelievable]<br />
*[http://www.safetyandjustice.org/news/2116 Two accused of voter fraud in Multnomah County]
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=== Friday | October 29, 2010 ===
[[File:Overload.jpg|thumb|Donkey delivery services.]]
'''How long does it take mail to go from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon?'''<br />
'''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")<br />
'''Best answer:''' "one week" (answered by "xtina")<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://oregon.official-city.com/how-long-does-it-take-mail-to-go-from-san-francisco-to-portland-oregon/ How long does it take mail to go from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon?]
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=== Thursday | October 28, 2010 ===
[[File:Foxhunt-remington-700.jpg|thumb|Loose cannon.]]
'''Cops In "The Other Portland" Drop Their Weapons'''<br />
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."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.pressherald.com/news/craig-faulty-rif-les-taken-out-of-police-service_2010-10-28.html Portland police drop rifles amid safety concerns]
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=== Wednesday | October 27, 2010 ===
[[File:Cashroots.png|thumb|[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Cash-roots Cash-roots nation.]]]
'''Republican Party Campaign Flyer Freakout!'''<br />
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?<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/oct/27/union-flyer-found-in-students-folder-upsets-gop/ Union flyer found in student's folder upsets GOP]
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=== Tuesday | October 26, 2010 ===
[[File:Unthank-park.jpg|thumb|Unthank thankful.]]
'''[[Unthank Park]]'s Upgrade: A Thankless Task Thanked'''<br />
A resourceful City Commissioner manages to thrust two thankful thumbs upwards, expressing "thanks" to "our Parks maintenance staff" for the park's new "facelift."<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]
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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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=== Sunday | October 24, 2010 ===
[[File:Evilrootmoney.jpg|thumb|Root of all evil.]]
'''Oregon Woman Seeks Out "Lives To Change"'''<br />
Presses evil roots into hapless hands of unsuspecting, disconcerted "changelings."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101024/NEWS7035/101029805 Woman seeks to change lives with $100 a day]
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=== Saturday | October 23, 2010 ===
[[File:Chicosaur.jpg|thumb|Uncooped chicosaur.]]
'''Playin' Chicken'''<br />
Portland "authorities" will let you keep three hens. Where are you gonna put that fowl li'l harem? A stylin' chicken coop, of course!<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.dwell.com/articles/Coop-Dreams.html Coop Dreams]
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=== Friday | October 22, 2010 ===
[[File:Green-n-ez.jpg|thumb|Yo Homie! It's EZ Being Green!]]
'''Yo Homie! It's EZ Being Green!'''<br />
Sure, the Environmental Protection Agency paddled [[Portland General Electric]] on the bum bum earlier this month to punish the utility for the coal-fired air pollution its [[Boardman]] plant inflicts on breathing life forms. Despite these sins, the [[City of Portland]] managed to crawl onto "EPA's elite list of [[Green Power Communities]] for the city's extensive efforts to reduce its carbon footprint."<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D1E08B8C3749BF31852577C2006807B8 Portland dubbed one of the country’s greenest communities with EPA designation]<br />
*[http://ecotrope.opb.org/2010/10/epa-boardman-coal-plant-has-been-violating-pollution-rules-since-1998/ EPA: Boardman coal plant has been violating pollution rules since 1998]
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=== Thursday | October 21, 2010 ===
[[File:Leadership-council.jpg|thumb|Public-private leadership council.]]
'''Takin' Care Of Business And Workin' Overtime'''<br />
"Leadership Council" frets that "Portland's hyper-pluralistic decision-making process" may disrupt public development schemes, concocted behind "closed doors," to lure "private investment." Proposes "Community Investment Initiative" to "overcome a uniquely Portland roadblock."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/reserved-used-as-template-for-investment-leadership-council-idea Reserves used as template for investment Leadership Council idea]
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=== Wednesday | October 20, 2010 ===
[[File:Obama-snoozetime.jpg|thumb|Barack Does [[Bridge City]]]]
'''Barack Does [[Bridge City]]'''<br />
As the President rolls through Portland today, the burning question on the tip of every [[Portlandia|Portlandian]]'s wagging tongue is: "Does Obama support U.S. Predator Drone Bombing Policy (USPDBP) in his ''Heart of Hearts'' (HoH)? Or is this kind of depraved folly the product of a Spiritually Dead National Security Policy (SDNSP) imposed by Nefarious Deep State Forces (NDSF) that infest the Wretched Bowels of the National Security State (WBNSS)?" Enquiring minds want to know!<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/10/20/Pakistan-Afghanistan-on-Obamas-agenda/UPI-35211287574388/ Pakistan, Afghanistan on Obama's agenda]
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=== Tuesday | October 19, 2010 ===
[[File:Portland-timbers.jpg|thumb|When the Timbers were away, the Beavers could play.]]
'''Timbers Ready To Chop Down Some Trees!'''<br />
But wait! Wasn't that the Beavers' job!?!<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2010/10/19/1761484/major-league-soccer-expansion-timbers-sign-four-players Major League Soccer Expansion: Portland Timbers Sign Four Players]
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=== Monday | October 18, 2010 ===
[[File:Smaller footprint.jpg|thumb|Shoes with a "smaller footprint."]]
'''Are You Stumbling Over Your Own Clown-Sized Feet?'''<br />
Take heart! Chinese footware giant Li-Ning has established a "foothold" in Portland. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding Centuries of tradition] practically guarantees wearers a "smaller footprint."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://newslincolncounty.com/?p=8374 Move over Carbon Footprint. The Chinese have landed in Portland to introduce a smaller footprint for runners.]
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=== Sunday | October 17, 2010 ===
[[File:Portland beavers110.png|thumb|<span class="plainlinks">Beavers to migrate out of [[Beaver State]].]]
'''[[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 />
:''Go to story'': [http://news.opb.org/article/15727-portland-beavers-sold-san-diego-padres-owner/ Portland Beavers Sold To San Diego Padres' Owner]
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=== Saturday | October 16, 2010 ===
[[File:Lion tamers.jpg|thumb|Christians and the beast.]]
'''North Portland's Roughriders Persecute Christian Royalty'''<br />
"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..."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.examiner.com/parochial-high-school-sports-in-portland/roosevelt-roughriders-run-over-portland-christian-oregon-football Roosevelt Roughriders run over Portland Christian in Oregon football]
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=== Friday | October 15, 2010 ===
[[File:Bungling Burgling Shrub.jpg|thumb|Bungling Burgling Shrub]]
'''Setback For Green Economy: Shrub Man Gets Clipped'''<br />
Maybe he should've disguised himself as a museum piece to pull off a heist at the yard & garden center.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=13333051 Man dressed as underbrush tries to rob museum]
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=== Thursday | October 14, 2010 ===
[[File:Standpipe.jpg|thumb|Have you hosed your [[Standpipe]] today?]]
'''The Glen Jackson Bridge's Standpipe System Serves An Honorable & Noble Purpose'''<br />
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 [[User:WikiMaster|NewsEditorBOT]] ([[User:WikiMaster|NEbot]]) until it stumbled upon the [[Fire Blog]].<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/fire/index.cfm?a=322226&c=50972 Station 12 Tests Glen Jackson Bridge's Standpipe System]
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=== Wednesday | October 13, 2010 ===
[[File:Kayse jama.jpg|thumb|Kayse Jama]]
'''Killing Robo Elections In Three Easy Steps'''<br />
1. Unplug your TV.<br />
2. Disconnect your phone.<br />
3. Plug in [[Voter-Owned Elections]].<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portlandobserver.com/?p=5739 Fair, Open and Accountable Elections: A counterweight to wealthy special interests]<br />
:''Go to robo elections service provider to wealthy special interests'': [http://www.politicaller.com/ Political Campaign Robo Calls]
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=== Tuesday | October 12, 2010 ===
[[File:Motorized lemmings.png|thumb|''Ecological suicide''! Thoughtfully provided by ''motorized lemmings''.]]
'''Onramp To Oblivion'''<br />
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.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/10/5-thing-its-ok-to-hate-about-your-car.php 5 Things It's OK to Hate About Your Car]<br />
:''Go to rant'': [http://home.pacbell.net/kwdelong/cars.htm I Hate Cars, I Hate Driving]<br />
:''Go to juvenile prank'': [http://www.driversnotwanted.com/ Drivers Not Wanted]
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=== Monday | October 11, 2010 ===
[[File:Maya angelou.jpg|thumb|"Wear sky blue" advises Dr. Maya Angelou.]]
'''Celebrate Community Healing Days: October 15, 16, and 17, 2010'''<br />
Portland's African American community is invited to take part in the second annual [http://www.communityhealingnet.org/ Community Healing Days], a multi-day and multi-venue celebration that aims to heal the community from "lies that have been told to us and lies we've told ourselves."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.theskanner.com/article/view/id/13698 Community Healing Days Celebration Oct. 15-17]
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=== Sunday | October 10, 2010 ===
[[File:10-10-10 portland-events.png|thumb|<span class="plainlinks">10/10/10 Global Work Party: [http://www.350.org/en/map#/map/45.551043/-122.684824/8 Find an Event Near You]</span>]]
'''Today Is 350.org's 10/10/10 Global Work Party Day.'''<br />
People all over the world are joining together to demonstrate how humans can find ways to live more gracefully with our planet. Get to work building the change we want to see in our communities, from planting forests to installing wind and solar power generation facilities on schoolhouses to digging a community garden.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.350.org/en/map#/map/45.551043/-122.684824/8 10/10/10: Find an Event Near You]<br />
:''Go to wiki'': [http://wiki.350.org/ Welcome to the 350.org Global Work Party Wiki]<br />
:''Check out what others are doing'': [http://www.350.org/en/workparty-ideas Ideas For Your 10/10 Work Party]
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=== Saturday | October 9, 2010 ===
[[File:Baby-cougar.jpg|thumb|Fierce baby cougar.]]
'''Terrifying Baby Cougar Spotted At Zoo'''<br />
Suddenly appearing without warning, the cub and its mother, a Washington cougar named Chinook, hadn't been seen in public since the cub's birth last month.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/archives/224149.asp Cute alert: Oregon Zoo shows off baby cougar]
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=== Friday | October 8, 2010 ===
[[File:Working america job tracker.png|thumb|Find out where your job was "off-shored" with Job Tracker.]]
'''Where Did Corporate Kingpins Move ''Your'' Job?'''<br />
Find out with Working America's "Job Tracker."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/16356-2 Who's Exporting Oregon Jobs? Find Out Online]<br />
:''Go to job tracker'': [http://www.workingamerica.org/jobtracker/ Job Tracker]
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=== Thursday | October 7, 2010 ===
[[File:City of Boardman.gif|thumb|City of Boardman: Got mountaintops? We've got <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal_mining mountaintop removal gear]</span>!]]
'''EPA Mails Warning Letter To Eco-Terrorists'''<br />
Environmental Protection Agency's letter "gives ([[Portland General Electric]]) 30 days to meet with agency staff and outline the steps it will take to bring (PGE's hazardous coal-fired power plant in Boardman) into compliance." [[Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality]] (DEQ) continues "negotiating."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/16377-1 EPA says Boardman Coal Plant Violates Clean Air Law]
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=== Wednesday | October 6, 2010 ===
[[File:Walkbike ladd.jpg|thumb|''Every'' day is a great walk or bike to school day.]]
'''To Heck With All That "Talk Like A Pirate" Nonsense, It's...'''<br />
International Walk and Bike to School Day! Woo Hoo!<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://bikeportland.org/2010/10/06/walk-and-bike-to-school-day-roundup-40759 Walk and Bike to School Day roundup]
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=== Tuesday | October 5, 2010 ===
[[File:Handmadebicycleshow 2010.jpg|thumb|Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show, October 9-10, 2010.]]
'''Yo [[PDX]] Bike Snobs! Wanna see what ''real'' bicycles are made of?'''<br />
If so, you might consider attending the [[Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show]] this weekend.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://oregonhandmadebicycleshow.com/ Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show, October 9-10, 2010.]
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=== Monday | October 4, 2010 ===
[[File:Wordstock-portland.png|thumb|Use your words...passionately.]]
'''Wordstock: Portland, Oregon, October 7-10.'''<br />
Get passionate about words, and the hallucinations humans attach to them.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.sergetheconcierge.com/2010/10/wordstock-4-days-of-passionate-discussions-books-and-authors-portland-oregon-october-7-10.html Wordstock, 4 Days of Passionate Discussions, Books and Authors, Portland, Oregon, October 7-10]
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=== Sunday | October 3, 2010 ===
[[File:VikingsBengals.jpg|thumb|Vikings pillage Idaho State's Bengals.]]
'''Vikings Peel Idaho Potatoes In Hillsboro'''<br />
"Vikings established their potent offensive attack on their first drive of the game."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.idahostatejournal.com/sports/local/article_6a5293c0-ceb2-11df-9baf-001cc4c03286.html Vikings pillage Bengals]
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=== Saturday | October 2, 2010 ===
[[File:Greater-Portland-Prosperity-Index.jpg|thumb|[[Greater Portland Prosperity Index]]]]
'''Portland Metro Region Home To More Than Eighty-Five Wind And Solar Energy Firms'''<br />
"State and local governments have played an active role in attracting and developing ('green' energy) sectors through a myriad of incentives and assistance."<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[[Green industry|Green Industry: Portland is becoming a green energy hub.]]<br />
*[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101001006223/en/85-Wind-Solar-Energy-Companies-Greater-Portland 85+ Wind and Solar Energy Companies now in Greater Portland, Ore.]<br />
:''Go to report'':<br />
*[http://greenlightgreaterportland.com/library/files/2010/06/2010ggppijune25.pdf Greater Portland Prosperity Index: A Regional Outlook] (PDF)
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=== Friday | October 1, 2010 ===
[[File:Foreclose.jpg|thumb|"Moving away from a highly materialistic age."]]
'''House Sales Sink While Unemployment Stays Buoyant'''<br />
But that hasn't stopped the crime lords in banking and finance from putting your family on [[Foreclosure|foreclosure]]'s fast track, now has it? What to do? DYI: Build your own shelter with locally-made, lego-like "green" bricks similar to those the Europeans used "after World War II to rebuild Europe and use all of the waste and rubble." It's all part of an "historic shift" and "reordering of priorities," says the green brick maker, who "hope(s) it's permanent and we're moving away from a highly materialistic age."<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2010/10/sustainable_diy_house_a_possib.html Sustainable DIY house a possibility]<br />
*[http://www.democracynow.org/2010/10/1/lenders_forced_to_suspend_thousands_of Lenders Forced to Suspend Thousands of Foreclosures after Admitting to Faulty Review Process]<br />
*[http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/chases_foreclosure_halt_does_n.html Chase's foreclosure halt does not affect loans in Oregon]
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=== Thursday | September 30, 2010 ===
[[File:800px-Morelia spilota head.jpg|thumb|Speaking with forked tongue.]]
'''Do You Write With <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forked_tongue Forked]</span> Word Processor?'''<br />
If so, maybe Portland Fiction Project wants ''you''! If you're particularly skilled with turning actual reality into depraved fantasy, you might have a bright future as mouthpiece for government bureaucracy, multinational corporatism or the TV news!<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.readinglocal.com/2010/09/30/portland-fiction-project-seeking-writers-for-short-term-project/ Portland Fiction Project Seeking Writers For Short-Term Project]
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=== Wednesday | September 29, 2010 ===
[[File:Wynde-The-Golden-Rule-Gal.jpg|thumb|Wynde The Golden Rule Gal]]
'''An Assertive "Wynde" Becomes "Driving Force Behind Golden Rule"'''<br />
Transforms age-old wisdom into a "social experiment in creativity and commerce (and craziness)."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.clevernettle.com/blog/?p=1830 Portland Spaces: Golden Rule]
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=== Tuesday | September 28, 2010 ===
[[File:PortlandWiki-1st-Birthday.jpg|thumb|Birthday Bot.]]
'''[[PortlandWiki]]'s 1st Birthday Is Today!'''<br />
To celebrate, we're demoting [[User:WikiMaster|WikiMaster]] to WikiBot as soon as we can figure out how.<br />
:''Go to non-story'': [[User_talk:WikiMaster|Littlest GNU Bot (in) Transition]]
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=== Monday | September 27, 2010 ===
[[File:Hp-lovecraft-film-festival.jpg|thumb|H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival: Hollywood Theatre, October 1-2-3, 2010.]]
'''The End Is Nigh!'''<br />
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival: Comes to Portland's Hollywood Theatre, October 1-2-3, 2010.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/ H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival]
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=== Sunday | September 26, 2010 ===
[[File:Canoeroutemap.jpg|thumb|America's Rivers Expedition Route Plan]]
'''Canoeist Alexander Martin: "Extreme Paddler" Ain't No Day Tripper'''<br />
Begins paddling in Portland, Oregon. 4,300 miles later, ends journey in Portland, Maine.<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/863973-196/cross-country-paddler-completes-canoe-trip.html Cross-country paddler completes canoe trip]<br />
*[http://www.americasriversexpedition.com/ America's Rivers Expedition]
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=== Saturday | September 25, 2010 ===
[[File:Beat-up-bike-on-hawthorne.JPG|thumb|Beat up bike spotted in front of [[Common Grounds Coffee House]], 4321 SE [[Hawthorne Boulevard]].]]
'''Portland, Oregon: Cheap-Ass Cars & Spendy Bikes'''<br />
Phoenix, Arizona: Spendy cars & cheap-ass bikes. ''Can we trade?''<br />
Portland boasts lower car resale prices than most other U.S. towns. Unfortunately, the burden of over-priced used bicycles is greater only in Seattle. Will [[City Repair]]'s "[http://pdxpipeline.com/monthly-event-list/september-25-firefly-community-lantern-walk-along-portland%E2%80%99s-willamette-river-free/ community lantern walks]" become a favorite activity for [[Portlandia|Portlandians]] squeezed out of city's costly used bike culture? Or how 'bout serving up a "$20 plan" as a tasty side dish to the city's "[http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?a=288098&c=52256 20 minute plan]"?<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://pdxpipeline.com/monthly-event-list/september-25-firefly-community-lantern-walk-along-portland%E2%80%99s-willamette-river-free/ September 25: Firefly Community Lantern Walk Along Portland’s Willamette River | Free]<br />
*[http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/bicycle-inflation-in-paradise/ Bicycle Inflation in Paradise?]<br />
*[http://www.wheels.ca/article/791808 A 20-minute city plan]
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=== Friday | September 24, 2010 ===
[[File:Predator-pilot.JPG|thumb|Predator pilot strikes inferior village people with robotic hellfire to protect superior drone culture.]]
'''Kindle-Reading Predator Drone Pilot Wipes Out Entire Village Of Missing School Children'''<br />
A distracted Lt. Lahcen Qouchbane accidentally squeezed his joystick moments after ''Sports Illustrated'''s "Swimsuit Issue" downloaded to his Kindle 3G. The errant squeeze unleashed the wrath of one thousand missile-drones, raining hellfire down upon the tiny village of Kyron, located in the remote Horman province. Qouchbane's joystick snafu was compounded by a CIA contractor who "illegally and hastily reverse-engineered" drone software code resulting in "inaccurate" targeting "by up to 13 metres."<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/24/cia_netezza/ CIA used 'illegal, inaccurate code to target kill drones' 'They want to kill people with software that doesn't work']<br />
*[http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/09/2010921181212227907.html Pakistan drone attacks kill scores: At least three suspected US drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan kill at least 28 people.]<br />
*[http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/17-Sep-2010/Friendship-for-sale Friendship for sale]<br />
*[http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/parrots-ar-drone-captured-on-video-its-like-having-your-personal-predator-20100111/ Parrot’s AR.Drone captured on video – it’s like having your personal Predator!]<br />
*[http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-nine-years-two-wars-hundreds-of-thousands-dead-ndash-and-nothing-learnt-2076450.html Nine years, two wars, hundreds of thousands dead – and nothing learnt]
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=== Thursday | September 23, 2010 ===
[[File:Transitblogging.jpg|thumb|Portland Transit: Dave knows, so can you.]]
'''Don't Know Jack? Can't Help You.'''<br />
But Dave Knows Portland Transit!<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.daveknows.org/2010/09/23/portland-transit-blogging-2010/ Portland Transit Blogging 2010]
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=== Wednesday | September 22, 2010 ===
[[File:Homeless-dispersal-policy-results.jpg|thumb|Homeless dispersal policy results.]]
'''Portland's Homeless Populations: "Keep 'em helpless, hopeless and above all, atomized."'''<br />
Why not add "barefoot and pregnant" to that list? "But if people have no choice, it's my preference that they find smaller, dispersed places to camp." - Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-coldest-shoulder/Content?oid=2858445 The Coldest Shoulder: Portland Rousts a Homeless Camp that Tried to be Something More]<br />
:''Go to camp ground'': [http://camping.about.com/od/campingadviceandtips/a/dispersedcamping.htm Free Camping in the National Forests: It's called dispersed camping and it's free.]
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=== Tuesday | September 21, 2010 ===
[[File:Perverts-advisory.jpg|thumb|"Luring" and "grooming" minors upheld.]]
'''Porno Perverts Pummel Oregon's DOJ'''<br />
Uncle Creepy can continue engaging in "practices of 'luring' and 'grooming' that expose minors to sexually explicit materials in the hopes of lowering their inhibitions against engaging in sexual conduct."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/09/20/powells-aclu-and-allies-beat-anti-porn-law-at-u-s-court-of-appeals/ Powell’s, ACLU and Allies Beat Anti-Porn Law at U.S. Court of Appeals]
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=== Monday | September 20, 2010 ===
[[File:Gabriel bridge.jpg|thumb|Gabriel Park's bridge to wonderland.]]
'''Day 172: Gabriel Park'''<br />
The one hundred and seventy-second thing you can do, according to "365 Things to do in Portland."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://365thingsportland.com/2010/09/19/day-172-gabriel-park/ Day 172: Gabriel Park]<br />
:''Go to website'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=136 Gabriel Park, SW 45th Avenue & SW Vermont Street, Portland]
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=== Sunday | September 19, 2010 ===
[[File:Duck-Viking.jpg|thumb|Lucky ducky.]]
'''U of O Shows PSU "The 69"'''<br />
Despite Ducks' willingness to "play ball," Vikings fumble.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.kptv.com/sports/25069241/detail.html Ducks Rout Portland State 69-0]
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=== Saturday | September 18, 2010 ===
[[File:Nyc-traffic-study.png|thumb|Roadway slaughter comparison by city.]]
'''Portland Roadway Slaughter Lower Than Other U.S. Towns'''<br />
Motorized mayhem reigns in Atlanta, Detroit and Los Angeles. Autocide rates relatively lower in Stockholm, Berlin and Tokyo. Study fails to factor in carnage caused by resource wars.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2010/09/17/portland-rated-safest-traffic-city-in-america-woot Portland Rated Safest Traffic City in America! Woot!]<br />
:''Go to study'': [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nyc_ped_safety_study_action_plan.pdf The New York City Pedestrian Safety Study & Action Plan, New York City Department of Transportation, August 2010] (PDF)
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=== Friday | September 17, 2010 ===
[[File:Parking-Day-PDX-Near-Powell s-Books.JPG|thumb|'''PARK(ing) Day 2010 in Portland.''' Two admirers of the commons enjoy a leisurely morning in the micropark in front of Powell's Books at NW Couch Street and 11th Avenue.]]
'''Today Is PARK(ing) Day!'''<br />
According to PARK(ing) Day (dot)ORG, "PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good." And after you and your friends finish reading ''Autophobia: Love and Hate in the Automotive Age'', maybe EVERY(day) will become PARK(ing) Day.<br />
:''Go to stories'':<br />
*[http://parkingday.org/ PARK(ING) DAY: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH 2010]<br />
*[http://www.theintertwine.org/parkingday.php Celebrate PARK(ing) Day and The Intertwine! Parking spaces transform into mini-parks on September 17]<br />
*[http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/september-17-is-world-parking-day-2081514.html September 17 is World Park(ing) Day]<br />
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113005527 Tiny Parks Sprout In Parking Spots]<br />
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/books/review/Vanderbilt-t.html Bumpy Ride]
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=== Thursday | September 16, 2010 ===
[[File:White Stag sign (night).jpg|thumb|White Stag welcomes you to Old Town.]]
'''Yet Another Facelift For White Stag Sign?'''<br />
Sign's current owner "gives" sign to City of Portland in exchange for a $2000 monthly maintenance contract. Property developer will foot the $200,000 new makeover tab for the high-maintenance Stag.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/15/portland-now-owner-of-made-in-oregon-sign/ Portland now owner of Made in Oregon sign]
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=== Wednesday | September 15, 2010 ===
'''Less Than 0.01 Percent Of Food Stamp Funds Spent At Farmers' Markets'''<br />
"It is the best place to spend (your monthly food stamp allotment)," said Anna Curtin, education and outreach specialist for the [[Portland Farmers Market]] in Oregon. "It benefits (food stamp) users, it benefits the farmer, it benefits the larger community. And it is the freshest, healthiest food you can buy."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAdGrfR6e0EwTnXWFWwNhi1WTDXgD9I8759G0 Farmers' markets draw few food stamp users]
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=== Tuesday | September 14, 2010 ===
[[File:470px-The Scream.jpg|thumb|"Disturbance" blamed.]]
'''"Disturbance" Blamed As Source Of Woes'''<br />
Unwilling to find source of peace deep within, Old Town resident blames "external disturbances" instead.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.everyblock.com/city-911-calls/by-date/2010/9/14/285782/ DISTURBANCE]
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=== Monday | September 13, 2010 ===
'''Help Wanted: Professional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malingering Malingerer]'''<br />
From Craig's List Help Wanted Ad: "Part-time temporary positions available for healthy women between 45-55 years of age who are needed to portray 'fake' patients of Hispanic descent as part of a study assessing healthcare delivery in rural Oregon."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/hea/1942908413.html Simulated Patient Position available (Portland, OR )]
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=== Sunday | September 12, 2010 ===
[[File:Zombies NightoftheLivingDead.jpg|thumb|Eating Out: A community of like-minded eaters, coming together.]]
'''Enjoy Life--Eat Out More Often [http://www.restaurant.org/aboutus/history/ *]'''<br />
[http://portlandeatsout.com/ Portland Eats Out] is "a community of like-minded eaters, coming together." "Staff Eaters" hit the streets to build "a tribe of restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, bars and food carts to participate in the program." "Members" are encouraged "to '[[Portland Eats Out|Eat Out]]' frequently on slower nights."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.pdxfoodpress.com/2010/09/12/introducing-portland-eats-out-a-community-focused-dining-program-supporting-local-restaurants-and-the-oregon-food-bank/ Introducing Portland Eats Out, a community-focused dining program supporting local restaurants and the Oregon Food Bank]
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=== Saturday | September 11, 2010 ===
[[File:Blackbloc-flag.jpg|thumb|Member of Portland's Black Bloc (a loose coalition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc#Police_infiltration infiltrators], snitches, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_provocateur agents provocateurs]'' and homeless [http://gothdating.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/goth-girls.jpg goth-vegan runaways]) carries the flag in honor of National Fly The Flag Day.]]
'''Today is "national fly the flag" or "burn someone's holy book" day!'''<br />
Tea Party militia groups urge Americans to "[http://www.resistnet.com/group/newjerseypatriots/forum/topics/get-your-flag-ready-180 fly the flag]," while dominionist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove_World_Outreach_Center religious cults] threaten to burn some other religion's holy book. In Portland, independent journalists and talk show hosts will burn copies of the ''9/11 Commission Report''.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://mediamonarchy.blogspot.com/2010/09/group-to-burn-911-commission-report-at.html GROUP TO BURN 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT AT ANNIVERSARY GATHERING]
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=== Friday | September 10, 2010 ===
[[File:Snow bud green thing.jpg|thumb|Bonghits in [[Bridgetown]]: Will Portland's [[Snow Bud|Snow Bud and the Flower People]] make a surprise appearance!?!]]
'''Bonghits With Blumenauer In Bridgetown'''<br />
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) rolls into Portland for 39th annual convention.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://the420times.com/2010/09/norml-national-conference-in-portland-or/ NORML National Conference In Portland, OR]
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=== Thursday | September 9, 2010 ===
'''Texas Hold 'Em Fever Overwhelms House Of Pain'''<br />
Uncontrollable "rowdy, lawless" behavior at illegal NE Portland gambling den leaves city toothless.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128398076102012500 Poker gamble fails to pay off]
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=== Wednesday | September 8, 2010 ===
[[File:BikeFree-Buttercup.jpg‎|thumb|Bike thieves "liberate" [http://www.bikefree.org/?p=1805 Bike Free's] "Buttercup."]]
'''Charity Begins At Home; Ends In Portland'''<br />
After a 3500 mile ride from Maryland to Oregon, [http://www.bikefree.org/?p=1805 Bike Free's] "Buttercup" gets ripped off in Portland. How will Paul and Adam complete their journey and carry out the Bike Free mission? Fear not! "With God’s help," they’ll "overcome this selfish deed, get bikes to the kids, and continue spreading the word about the goodness of bikes."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://bikeportland.org/2010/09/07/bike-stolen-in-portland-after-3000-mile-charity-ride-39089 Bike stolen in Portland after 3,000 mile charity ride]
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=== Tuesday | September 7, 2010 ===
'''Big Timbers Run Little Beavers Outta P-Town'''<br />
[[Portland Beavers]], the Rose City's minor league baseball team and Portland institution since 1903, is pushed out of [[PGE Park]] (formerly [[Multnomah Stadium]]) by Portland's new major league soccer team, [[Portland Timbers]].<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/wires/09/06/2010.ap.bbm.goodbye.beavers.1st.ld.writethru.0872/ Triple-A Beavers say goodbye to Portland]
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=== Monday | September 6, 2010 ===
[[File:Oxbow Park1.JPG|thumb|Oxbow Regional Park: A wonderful place to raise your homeless family.]]
'''Oxbow Regional Park: A Wonderful Place To Raise Your Homeless Family'''<br />
Did you lose your job quite a while back? Your unemployment insurance finally sputtered out? A bailed-out bank [[Foreclosure|foreclosed]] your family out of your home, and you're sick of squabbling with other homeless folks on Portland's mean streets? Take heart! Oxbow Regional Park's campground is open year 'round, it's not far from Portland, and [http://stagbeetlepower.blogspot.com/2010/09/oxbow-regional-park.html Stag Beetle Power!] says it's a wonderful place to bring the kids!<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://stagbeetlepower.blogspot.com/2010/09/oxbow-regional-park.html Oxbow Regional Park]
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=== Sunday | September 5, 2010 ===
'''Sun Devils Scuttle Portland's Vikings'''<br />
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the Devils' kitchen.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.goviks.com/news/2010/9/5/FB_0905102736.aspx Arizona State Handles Vikings, 54-9]
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=== Saturday | September 4, 2010 ===
[[File:Asphalt-to-gardens.jpg|thumb|From depraved to [http://culturechange.org/issue10/rregister.html depaved]: volunteers remove asphalt from church parking lot to create community garden.]]
'''Tearin' Up The Parking Lot'''<br />
City Commissioner Nick Fish helps "[http://depave.org/work/vermont-hills-community-garden/ Depave]" a SW Portland church's parking lot, transforming it from asphalt-covered dead zone to community garden.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/fish/index.cfm?a=315916 Depave photos]
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=== Friday | September 3, 2010 ===
[[File:Locker-room-eviction.jpg|thumb|Locker Room Eviction]]
'''Locker Room Pragmatism'''<br />
City assures public it's providing Portland's homeless folks with access to storage lockers for "practical--not just humanitarian--reasons." Will "creeping compassionism" 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.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38993089/ns/local_news-portland_or/ Homeless get storage lockers in Portland]
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=== Thursday | September 2, 2010 ===
'''Multnomah County [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tapped%20out "Taps Out"] Disposable Plastic Water Bottles'''<br />
Commissioner asks employees to "[http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/328800/Bottled-Water pledge]" oaths of loyalty.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=39678&a=315454 Multnomah County "Takes Back the Tap!"]
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=== Wednesday | September 1, 2010 ===
[[File:Portland_Beavers.jpg‎|thumb|Portland Beavers! (''From the sketchpad of [http://www.subwayfox.net/?q=node/478 SubwayFox.net].'')]]
'''Portland Dealt A Bad Hand'''<br />
Aces come down hard on the Beavers.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.rgj.com/article/20100831/SPORTS03/100831075/1321/news Reno Aces defeat Portland Beavers]
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=== Tuesday | August 31, 2010 ===
'''Food Cart Fight'''<br />
Will Bing's Food Cart Finder best Google Maps' Food Carts Portland!?! The battle rages as iPhone and Android apps skulk nearby.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://portland.daveknows.org/2010/08/31/battle-of-the-portland-food-cart-apps/ Battle of the Portland Food Cart Apps]
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=== Monday | August 30, 2010 ===
'''Former Transportation Office Spokeswoman Awarded DUII'''<br />
Mary Volm falls off motor scooter while allegedly intoxicated. Mid-life transportation crisis for would-be Portland City Councilperson?<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/191115/Former-Portland-candidate-faces-Ore-DUII-charge.html Former Portland candidate faces Ore. DUII charge]
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=== Sunday | August 29, 2010 ===
[[File:Go-By-Streetcar-Sign.JPG|thumb|The "go by streetcar" sign at NW Lovejoy and 10th in Portland.]]
'''A Streetcar Fuels Desire'''<br />
Other towns covet Portland's street car success.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-30-streetcars30_ST_N.htm http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-30-streetcars30_ST_N.htm]
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=== Saturday | August 28, 2010 ===
[[File:Electric-car-juice-pump.jpg|thumb|Electric car cattle prod.]]
'''Electric Car Cattle Prod'''<br />
Oregon's governor pushes an electric car "future" while [[TriMet]] [http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/02/10/trimet-cuts-the-grim-details/ eviscerates public transit]. Will [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal_mining strip mined coal] compete with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-helvarg/gulf-oil-disaster-not-war_b_625938.html oil wars] as the [http://www.nader.org/index.php?/archives/1425-The-Progressive-Magazine-The-Profit-in-Highway-Slaughter.html roadway slaughter] continues?<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128277194891981800 Road to electric cars not so easy]
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=== Friday | August 27, 2010 ===
[[File:N-Jonesmore-Street-1913 Courtesy Dan-Davis VintagePortland.jpg|thumb|Horse teams and hand tools--that's how streets were built a hundred years ago.]]
'''Ninety-Seven Year-Old "Green Jobs" Initiative'''<br />
These employed folks (and their horses too!) from nearly a century ago already had "green jobs." Then cars came along and ruined everything.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/n-jonesmore-street-1913/ N Jonesmore Street, 1913]
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=== Thursday | August 26, 2010 ===
'''Burnt Coal Fires Up Young Artists'''<br />
Kids tell Oregon’s [[Boardman Coal Plant]] to walk the plank.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/08/26/guest-column-in-portland-students-and-the-community-paint-past-coal/ In Portland, Students and the Community “Paint Past Coal”]
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=== Wednesday | August 25, 2010 ===
[[File:Amtrak-Doggy-Squadcar.JPG‎|thumb|Doggy Style: Amtrak's choice of "fly ride" for their doggy detectives shows the rail transport operator has the inner strength to purposefully derail its own train-centric bias.]]
'''Canine Cops To Sniff Rails From Portland To Seattle'''<br />
Amtrak's Vernae Graham claims doggy detectives to thrust noses into "all sorts of illegal substances."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.kbnd.com/395846.aspx Amtrak Goes to the Dogs]
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=== Tuesday | August 24, 2010 ===
[[File:Honey-i-lost-the-house.jpg‎|thumb]]
'''Portland Casinos Await Voter Approval'''<br />
Measure 75's passage will bring gambling halls to Multnomah County dog tracks. Coming next: dens of iniquity and houses of ill repute.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/178166/Ore-casino-backers-drop-lawsuit-voters-to-decide.html Ore. casino backers drop lawsuit, voters to decide]
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=== Monday | August 23, 2010 ===
'''Pakistan Flood Relief: Be The Change'''<br />
As Pakistan's "epic floods" continue, Portland's Mercy Corps dives in.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.mercycorps.org/project/pakistanflooding Project: Pakistan Flooding - Mercy Corps is providing clean water, staple foods and clean-up tools to families affected by massive flooding in Pakistan, which has killed at least 1,600 people and affected 20 million people.]
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=== Sunday | August 22, 2010 ===
[[File:Hendrix-and-Blonde.jpg|thumb|Portland's fake Jimi Hendrix poses with Vancouver B.C.'s actual blonde.]]
'''[http://www.blogger.com/profile/05997835666384194750 Vancouver B.C. Blonde] Does Her Part To Help "Keep Portland Weird"'''<br />
Beer, Jimmy Hendrix and a "sunny and stinking hot" Saturday Market are all part of her plan.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://ontheblogbandwagon.blogspot.com/2010/08/perfectly-portland.html Perfectly Portland]
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=== Saturday | August 21, 2010 ===
'''Portland's Mayor Takes Aim At Loose Cannons'''<br />
Mayor Sam Adams asks [http://www.portlandonline.com/attorney/ openly female city attorney] to come up with new strategies for reducing gun violence in city. Local firearm fanatic [http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=1123 Kevin Starrett] derides proposal as "a desperate move by a disgraced mayor."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://news.opb.org/article/11231-portland-mayor-proposes-gun-restrictions-after-rash-shootings/ Portland Mayor Proposes Gun Restrictions After Rash Of Shootings]
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=== Friday | August 20, 2010 ===
'''Get Folked Up This Weekend!'''<br />
Over twenty venues co-host Portland's first annual Folk Festival.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2010/08/20/portland-folk-festival-for-the-family/ Portland Folk Festival: For the family]
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=== Thursday | August 19, 2010 ===
'''A TV News Channel To Oblivion'''<br />
Local corporate media propaganda claims bicycling bad for business. Portland's business community claims otherwise.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://bikeportland.org/2010/08/19/bikes-bad-for-business-not-in-portland-38112 Bikes bad for business? Not in Portland]
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=== Wednesday | August 18, 2010 ===
[[File:Salem-Witch-Trial-Hangings.jpg|thumb|Salem Witch Trial Hangings]]
'''"Mob Mentality" Breeds "Irrational Hatred" In Portland, Oregon'''<br />
Facebook comments threatening "fat, sick, twisted bitches" with "a tall tree and a short rope" invoke memories of "Salem Witch Trials," when "innocent women were condemned" for supposedly making a "covenant with the devil." Exposes Portland's "ugly side."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/08/18/why-a-mob-mentality-an-irrational-hatred-for-dede-spicher-and-terri-horman.php Why a Mob Mentality, an Irrational Hatred for DeDe Spicher and Terri Horman?]
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=== Tuesday | August 17, 2010 ===
'''Portland-Area Home Sales Plummet 30%'''<br />
"...it feels like the bottom just fell out..."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/end_of_tax_credit_hits_portlan.html Portland-area closed sales of homes fall 30% in July]
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=== Monday | August 16, 2010 ===
'''Let's Widen The Expressway To Hell!'''<br />
Responses to call for a rational, long-term transportation plan:
*Step hard on the gas pedal.
*Rack up more frequent flyer miles.
*Drill baby drill!<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://blog.oregonlive.com/myoregon/2010/08/get_a_transportation_plan_oreg.html Get a transportation plan, Oregon]
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=== Sunday | August 15, 2010 ===
'''Portland's "Charms" Backfire'''<br />
City ends up looking "a lot like Fayetteville."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2010/aug/15/commentary-portland-oregon-charms-20100815/ Portland, Oregon Charms CITY A LOT LIKE FAYETTEVILLE]
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=== Saturday | August 14, 2010 ===
'''Lackluster Local Lucre Licks Lone Lesbian Lounge'''<br />
The Egyptian Club, Portland's only lesbian bar, to close doors for good October 9th.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?ID=25581 Portland Oregon's Lone Lesbian Bar Closing for Good]
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=== Friday | August 13, 2010 ===
'''As Friday The 13th Dawns, Gloom Lurks In Shadows'''<br />
Portland forecast: sunny and hot. "Much warmer than yesterday."<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=97209&wuSelect=WEATHER 5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 97209]
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=== Thursday | August 12, 2010 ===
'''Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Popping Up In Portland'''<br />
Pentagon covetously sets sights on faraway lands selfishly hoarding large lithium-ion reserves. Possible invasion targets seen.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/08/12/game-changer-first-public-quick-charge-station-for-evs-installed-in-portland/ Game Changer: First public quick-charge station for EVs installed in Portland]
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=== Wednesday | August 11, 2010 ===
'''Heartless County Bureaucrats Threaten Entrepreneurial Tot With Hefty Fine'''<br />
Public outcry assures that seven year-old lemonade impresario gets to take her mom to Disneyland anyway.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://www.examiner.com/x-2759-Business-and-Finance-Examiner~y2010m8d11-Seven-year-old-entrepreneur-raises-cash-for-Disneyland Seven year old entrepreneur raises cash for Disneyland]
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=== Tuesday | August 10, 2010 ===
'''A Bridge Too Wide'''<br />
Ten lane span threatens to drive ''even more'' highly-dangerous motor vehicles into city. No end in sight to roadway slaughter, fossil fuel depletion, resource war proliferation.<br />
:''Go to story'': [http://news.opb.org/article/10864-oregon-washington-leaders-agree-key-i-5-bridge-details/ Oregon, Washington Leaders Agree On Key I-5 Bridge Details]
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=== Tuesday | May 25, 2010 ===
Portland's architectural landmark, [[United States Custom House]], officially goes on the [http://www.auctionrp.com/Property_details.cfm?id=1166 auction block] today. Previous efforts to turn the building into a [http://djcoregon.com/news/2007/07/05/custom-house-vacant-2-years-after-rehab-deal/ 82-room boutique hotel] or house Portland's [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/04/us_custom_house_may_house_inte.html International School] fell through. Ideas for turning the building into a home for a [http://blog.oregonlive.com/oldtown/2007/10/home_for_public_market.html Public Market], Sustainability Center or a Rose City Campus for the University of Oregon went nowhere. A couple of months ago, the Oregonian's [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/anna_griffin/ Anna Griffin] thoughtfully [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/anna_griffin/index.ssf/2010/03/someone_with_a_vision_should_t.html observed] that someone with "with a vision" should turn their vision for what should happen with this Portland treasure into reality. Here's a chance to step up and take that challenge. What is your vision for the [[United States Custom House | U.S. Custom House]]? Don't be shy; describe your vision [[United States Custom House | here]].
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=== Tuesday | March 23, 2010 ===
Portland's message to upscale consumerism: "Take a hike!" [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/portland-oregon-saks-fifth-avenue-to-close-2010-03-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp Portland, Oregon Saks Fifth Avenue to Close]. MarketWatch
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=== Saturday | March 13, 2010 ===
[[Portland Tribune]] [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844704747622500&utm_source=New+Media&utm_medium=twitter 25 jobs @ semi conductor business in Gresham]
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=== Saturday | February 6, 2010 ===
[[KATU]] [http://www.katu.com/news/business/83660252.html Health insurance now open to all Ore. kids]
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=== Saturday | January 2, 2010 ===
[[Oregon Live]] [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/portlands_2009_homicides_drop.html Portland's 2009 homicides drop to lowest level in almost 40 years]
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=== Wednesday | December 23, 2009 ===
[[Portland Tribune]] [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126159682626943100 Shuttered Cascade Grain plant sold at auction]
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=== Monday | December 21, 2009 ===
[[Portland Tribune]] [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126146417164280400 Zidell plans $20 million waterfront cleanup project]
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=== Friday | December 18, 2009 ===
[http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126116110490784900 Economist says Portland's economic strategy isn't working]. Portland Tribune
[http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126120099927589200 Gold Coin]
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=== Sunday | November 22, 2009 ===
[[KGW]] [http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Sewage-plant-shut-down-spills-3-million-gallons-71062437.html  3 million gallons of sewage into willamette due to power outage in oregon city]
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=== Friday | November 6, 2009 ===
[http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/11/us_26_tunnels_need_a_bath.html Vista Ridge tunnel partly closed tonight for high-pressure washing]
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=== Wednesday | November 4, 2009 ===
[[Oregon Live]] [http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/oregon_convention_center_opts.html Oregon Convention Center opts for rooftop solar]
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=== Thursday | October 1, 2009 ===
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Go to stories:
*[http://pjep.org/actions/?id=3106&t=1254373200 Econvergence: NW Regional Conference]
*[http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20090924195722114 Portland, Oregon: EcoNvergence October 2-4]
*[http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2009/09/394489.shtml ecoNvergence Schedule]


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