Political Bounce: Jake Oken-Berg's Politics Boost

Beaverton police officers play Santa in restoring boy's stolen Christmas gift

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:02:19 -0800

Beaverton police officers play Santa in restoring boy's stolen Christmas gift

Dust settles on scramble for Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler's seat

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:58:59 -0800

Dust settles on scramble for Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler's seat

How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:28:50 -0800

How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard

Public Pension Funds Are Adding Risk to Raise Returns

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:16:40 -0800

Public Pension Funds Are Adding Risk to Raise Returns:

Even as big companies are moving their pension funds out of stocks, state governments are chasing higher returns by making riskier investments.

The lowdown on high-fructose corn syrup

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:56:15 -0800

The lowdown on high-fructose corn syrup:

Tossing high-fructose corn syrup [HFCS] off ingredient lists may well have more to do with marketing than science. A sweetener made from cornstarch processed with enzymes and acids, HFCS has roughly the same composition as cane sugar—about half glucose and half fructose—and the same number of calories. Concerns that it’s directly responsible for rising obesity rates or somehow intrinsically more fat-inducing than sugar are largely unfounded, though researchers continue to study whether the body handles HFCS differently.

Portland School Board Moves Forward on High School Redesign With 5-2 Vote

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:25:01 -0800

Portland School Board Moves Forward on High School Redesign With 5-2 Vote:

[Board member Dilafruz] Williams said the resolution didn’t include enough detail about the focus schools, and she wasn’t convinced that the district needed 1,350 students to offer the core program. She also said that the board was [previously] given recommended numbers for creating K-8 schools, but few of them ultimately met the enrollment standard.

“I am just concerned and tired of programmatic and structural change in Portland Public Schools,” she said. “I’m a skeptic about us fulfilling promises that we have not fulfilled to this community time and time again.”

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:22:41 -0800

antsonalog:

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"The Democrats on Election Day 2010 are going to get an ass-whoopin’ of biblical proportions if..."

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:16:02 -0800

“The Democrats on Election Day 2010 are going to get an ass-whoopin’ of biblical proportions if things don’t change right now. And after the new Republican majority takes over, they, along with a few conservative Democrats in Congress, will get to bipartisanly impeach you for being a socialist and a citizen of Kenya. How nice to see both sides of the aisle working together again!”

- From “Replace Rahm With Me: An Open Letter From Michael Moore” to President Obama

Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:03:06 -0800

Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care

Oregon treasurer Ben Westlund dies of cancer at age 60

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:07:59 -0800

Oregon treasurer Ben Westlund dies of cancer at age 60:

This is very sad. Treasurer Ben Westlund was always willing to take part in a number of youth get-out-the-vote events I worked on.

"The entire Senate- or House-passed health care bill could not and would not pass muster under the..."

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:22:39 -0800

“The entire Senate- or House-passed health care bill could not and would not pass muster under the current reconciliation rules, which were established under my watch… Yet a bill structured to reduce deficits by, for example, finding savings in Medicare or lowering health care costs, may be consistent with the Budget Act, and appropriately considered under reconciliation.”

- Senator Robert Byrd explaining why changing portions of health care legislation using reconciliation is within the Senate rules (that Byrd helped establish)

Anti-Gay Lawmaker At Gay Club Before DUI Arrest

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:21:39 -0800

Anti-Gay Lawmaker At Gay Club Before DUI Arrest:

I’m almost starting to feel sorry for all these self-hating, closeted gay Republicans. Almost.

Boulder Catholic School Student Expelled Because His Parents Are Gay

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:14:00 -0800

Boulder Catholic School Student Expelled Because His Parents Are Gay:

Wow.

Ruling could unravel reforms to Portland's public safety disability fund

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:06:13 -0800

Ruling could unravel reforms to Portland's public safety disability fund:

Portland Fire Commissioner Randy Leonard said Tuesday that he has accepted the arbitrator’s ruling, a move that angered Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman. Saltzman said Leonard’s actions will set a dangerous precedent and hamper the city’s ability to fight other pending grievances and civil lawsuits.

Controversial bill authorizing psychologist prescriptions awaits governor's signature

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:02:49 -0800

Controversial bill authorizing psychologist prescriptions awaits governor's signature

"We are here today to say we will not accept waiting any longer."

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:50:54 -0800

“We are here today to say we will not accept waiting any longer.”

- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, joining 12 other Senators trying to eliminate “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the U.S. Military

Oregon DMV killing Muzak in several offices

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:41:36 -0800

Oregon DMV killing Muzak in several offices

Disney Frees Oregon Duck Mascot

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:34:34 -0800

Disney Frees Oregon Duck Mascot

Apple Driving Up Music Costs

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:40:21 -0800

Apple Driving Up Music Costs:

Proof that Apple doesn’t care about lowering song download prices. It only cares about people buying through iTunes. The major labels should not back down on this one. Keep offering the daily deals through Amazon.com — it exposes more music, to more people, for less money.

Clackamas man exercises free speech rights by giving cops the finger

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:02:49 -0800

Clackamas man exercises free speech rights by giving cops the finger