February 2010
24 posts
Driving the Young From the Insurance Pool →
It appears to be affordability, not recklessness (or even rational cost-benefit analysis of health risk), that is driving young people away from insurance policies.
Whale drags trainer off platform in fatal attack... →
Can we finally cancel the SeaWorld “Shamu” shows? I’m all for zoos and preserves that help endangered animals reproduce (or recoup from injury), but keeping a whale in a small tank — instead of the ocean — is cruel.
Issue of annual legislative sessions appears... →
Shaun White Cements His Status With 2nd Gold →
Portland teachers strike might give district a... →
Portland's leaders need to step up in wake of... →
Lincoln hires Mike Fanger as football coach →
Fanger fills a position held last season by interim coaches Adam Grimes and John Colasurdo. They took over for Chad Carlson, who was fired after he and two assistant coaches had an altercation with police Aug. 29 at a Rose Quarter MAX platform.
Senate Quartet Urges Reid To Pass Public Plan Via... →
The list of signatories includes both usual and somewhat unusual suspects, from the progressive wing of the party — Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) — to less ideological lawmakers who find themselves in primary election contests — Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Col.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).
Take a Video Tour of the Next MAX Line →
An interactive map with videos of the new Portland-Milwaukie MAX line opening in 2015 (including the first new bridge across the Willamette River in 40 years).
Grand jury letter says Portland police made... →
Frashour saw Campbell grabbing in the back of his pants while running toward an alcove in the apartment complex, and thought he was grabbing for a gun. Yet another officer standing near Frashour saw no gun and didn’t see Campbell’s hands at all after he began to run, jurors said. Other civilian witnesses said Campbell had his hands locked behind his head, until the final bean-bag shot,...
WatchInsanely cute: Spiderman and Superman kids breakdance (clip starts after 30 seconds).
10 Questions for Becky Anderson →
Becky was a great runner, student and musician at Lincoln High School.
matasar:
Hey, GOP: Mirandizing somebody doesn’t grant them new rights, it informs them of their rights, and makes what they say admissable. #fb
Former Merrill CEO Hired as CEO of CIT →
All you have to do to become a million-dollar CEO is run your former company into the ground and then you’re qualified! Mr. Thain’s hiring represents all that is wrong with Wall Street and the idiots who run it.
City of Portland Unveils "Complaint" iPhone App →
Portland city council candidate Jesse Cornett... →
Oregon leaders shrug as pension crisis looms →
America is not yet lost. But the Senate is working... →
WatchA Fox News roundtable on Obama. (Parody by SNL)
Sorting Out Hybrid Brake Issue: Safety Issue or a... →
In Japan, where the 2010 Prius has been the No. 1 selling car for six months and 200,000 units have been sold, the Prius braking issue “hasn’t registered on the national radar,” according to National Public Radio reporter Lucy Craft. She characterized the coverage in the US as a “hysterical reaction,” compared to the response in Japan.
Thomas Lauderdale's House Featured in Wall Street... →
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Coraline nominated for Oscar →
