October 2007 Archives

Rep. Richard Curtis (R - La Center) tells the Columbian "I am not gay."

Unlike the last politician to use that phrase, Curtis isn't accused of committing a crime, he's the apparent victim. Police tell our corporate cousins at KREM in Spokane that Curtis was in E...

>> Continue reading: Stop me if this sounds familiar

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Mayor Tom Potter says he's "not ashamed" of walking out of last night's city council meeting.

Here's my question: If not Interstate Ave., which street should Portland rename to honor Cesar Chavez? Or should all streets be off the table?

Sean Cruz makes the case for >> Continue reading: Mayor McWalkout

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In light of the heated discussions underway over police not issuing citations in bike/auto crashes, a few data points to consider:

There have been two bike/auto crashes in the last 24 hours.

• The first happened last night at SW 4th ...

  >> Continue reading: Bike crashes & police investigations

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I'm not sure they're going to hang a plaque on the wall for this honor, but the Washingon State Patrol was just named America's "Best-Dressed State Law Enforcement Agency" by the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.

First off: The National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors? Wow. There's a trade association for everything.

Secondly, I'd feel a whole lot better if I ever got pu...

>> Continue reading: Troopers in bow ties

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As word spreads of Sam Adams (patriot, brewer) sending nastygrams to KEX's Mark & Dave for buying domain names in support of Sam Adams (politician, non-brewer), the inevitable boycott has begun. Rusty blogs:

I call on whoever sees this to boycott Sam Adams Beer for being...

>> Continue reading: The Sam Adams boycott begins

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Update, Thursday 7:00 pm: This post has a follow-up with details on two new bike/auto crashes in which a driver and a cyclist received citations.

We had a rather heated discussion in the newsroom this afternoon about the >> Continue reading: Cyclist killed: failure to yield?

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>> Continue reading: Greg Oden goes swimming

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Huffington Post blogger Chris Case had a not-so-pleasant experience flying from Portland to LA on Horizon.

When my wife and I got to the airport, we were informed that I was checked in but she was in danger of being bumped off the flight because it was oversold. I reacted to this news by informing the agent I felt that this was "unfair." The ticket was pre-purchased. We were traveling together. It was the last flight of the ni...

>> Continue reading: Chris Case's bad trip at PDX

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Maybe they just wanted an early listen. Or maybe they suspect a top-selling Northwest rock group of being a terrorist front. Either way, guitarist and producer Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie says Border Patrol guards snagged the master recording of his new solo album as a courier tried to bring it across the border from a Canadian recording studio to a Seattle-based record label.

As Walla writes on his >> Continue reading: Border Guards Snag Rock Recordings

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In case you missed it, Stephen Colbert's new book hit stores this week (ok, fine, I'll link to it here). Titled I Am America (And So Can You!), the Comedy Central host hopes to get viewers to turn off the TV and...

>> Continue reading: Stephen Colbert Wants His $8

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So fall lasted all of six hours this year - all that means is that ski season is just days away (right?). Need proof? Just check out the forecast. Newschannel-8 meteorologist Joe Michaels is predicting snow down to 3500 feet. That's below pass level at Govy. Need more proof? Check out the >> Continue reading: Power up, skiers (ok, and boarders too)

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