May 2009
47 posts
Green Promise Seen in Switch to LED Lighting →
Clackamas man accused of abusing, injuring puppy →
“The puppy, which suffered fractures to its ribs, both eye sockets, skull and right front leg, was taken into protective custody by Oregon Humane Society officials.” Lock up the guy who did this now.
Oregon legislators agree on plan to insure... →
Cycle track or buffered bike lane? →
Not impressed with the cycle track concept about to be tested on a stretch of Broadway near Portland State University? Well, the Portland Bureau of Transportation says there’s another way.
Obama's Center-Left Two-Step →
Bill Clinton tried to create a Third Way. President Obama is doing it. This is exciting, but also disconcerting.
Republicans flock to The Huffington Post →
Iran Cuts Access To Facebook As Election Looms →
Parkinson's changes game plan for ex-Trail Blazer... →
After 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association, three with the Trail Blazers, the well-liked forward and center retired in 2006. Grant moved from Miami to the Portland area, hoping to find a job and raise his spirits. But he was afraid to go on interviews, unable to explain his tremors.
Lodging Group Pans (Portland) Mayor’s HQ Hotel... →
Civil Libertarian Rips Obama's Speech: All Bells... →
As Political Winds Shift, Detroit Charts New... →
U.S. to Issue Tougher Fuel Standards for... →
The Obama administration will issue a new national standard for cars and light trucks that incorporates California’s tough auto-emission rules, industry officials said Monday. ABOUT TIME!
Prosecutors Block Access to DNA Testing for... →
Here's the kicker: Everybody (but Oregon) is ready... →
Electrifying Your Vote (WWeek) →
The Oregon Student Vote Coalition — a conglomeration of three grassroots organizations: the Oregon Public Interest Research Group, the Oregon Student Association, and the Bus Project — is pressing for House Bill 2386, which would allow electronic voter registration in Oregon.
WatchMoral Kombat by Jon Stewart.
Dan Choi Explains 'Why I Cannot Stay Quiet' (ABC... →
Choi, 28, who majored in Arabic language at West Point, announced he is gay during an appearance March 19 on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show.” Soon after, the army made plans to fire him, saying he had “negatively affected good order and discipline in the New York Army National Guard.”
Autism's lonely questions →
Oregon bill targets "Truth in Music" for tribute... →
Swine flu sends cruise ship, tourism dollars to... →
Bioscience bust - Portland Tribune →
Portland economist Joe Cortright calls the bioscience association’s numbers “an unbelievable stretch.”
Miss California Vows to Use Her Naked Breasts for... →
Ms. Prejean blasted the critics whom she claimed tried to silence her for her views on gay marriage, saying, “I intend to fight back with the two greatest weapons I have: my naked boobies.
WatchAfter President Obama’s rejection, The Daily Show takes a closer look at what it takes to get a honorary degree at Arizona State University.
Planning out the Rose Quarter →
Merkley and Senate take aim at credit card... →
“Up until now, the credit card industry has been an industry of tricks and entrapment,” Merkley said at a morning news conference Tuesday as debate on credit card reform was resuming on the floor.
WatchSaturday Night Live explains the bank bailout and the “stress tests.”
New York Senators Hedge on Gay Marriage →
Ford Retools for Small Cars, Drops SUVs →
Pasco WA GOPers Go After Republican Rep for Gay... →
College Presidents Forced To Write Admissions... →
The Presidents of Pomona, Carleton, Reed, Barnard, Grinell, Oberlin, U. of Chicago, U. of Pennsylvania, Vassar, and Wesleyan are asked to write an essay from their own school’s admission application. None of them found it easy.
AIG bonuses four times higher than reported →
Chrysler won't repay $7.2 billion in taxpayer... →
How wonderfully American.
WTF? Bristol Palin Now Promoting Abstinence →
WatchShamWow Sham: A 14-cent sponge works as well as the expensive ShamWow, and doesn’t leave as many streaks as the cloth hyped on informercials. Thank you Consumer Reports.
The political lessons Harry Reid learned →
In Green Test, NYC Police Acquire Hybrid Patrol... →
Paying a Price for Loving Red Meat →