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Blogging the Election

10:49 AM Fri, May 23, 2008 |
Frank Mungeam

jack-joe240.jpgFor Tuesday's Oregon Primary, we invited several bloggers inside our KGW newsroom to blog live during our coverage of the election.
Our goal was to knock down a few of th...



Len Bergstein's Election Night Blog on KGW

7:28 PM Tue, May 20, 2008 |
Rich Kurz

8:59 -- With Admans and Fish the winners, the question is what does the City Council look like in the 'coming months and then into next year...Fish probably becomes a Potter ally for the short term, giving ther mayor the chance to move a final agenda with Dan and Nick's votes...then Nick has to figure how he plays it so that he maintains a close enough working relationship with Adams when the new Council forms around Mayor Adams
Len Berg...



Jack Bog's KGW Election Night Blog on KGW

7:27 PM Tue, May 20, 2008 |
Frank Mungeam

by Jack Bogdanski


11:31 p.m.

Broadcast news is starting to wind down -- stay tuned for Leno -- but not everything's been decided by the voters, Portland City Commission No. 1 is still awfully close. The Eugene mayor's race is still tight. And although Measure 53, the civil forfeiture deal, is ahead, the lead is not commanding.

This place is definitely in the "strike the set" mod...



Decision Day

4:24 PM Tue, May 20, 2008 |
Frank Mungeam

Oregon Matters!
How else to explain repeated trips by all three Presidential candidates over the past weeks.
So this is what some states with early primaries experience EVERY election cycle?!
Obviously, Oregonians are excited. 75,000 turned out for Obama's waterfront rally, a record turnout for a rally this year.
Even in the KGW newsroom there's an extra level of excitement, knowing that Oregon's votes could determine ...



Using the Internet to Save Money

6:35 AM Tue, May 20, 2008 |
Rich Kurz

With gas prices soaring, spending a little time on the internet before you head out to shop can save you real time - and some real money.

These web-friendly shopping tips come from CNN's Gerri Willis, the personal finance editor for CNN Business News.

Her first tip is simple. Get online and set up online bill pay. You can even set...



Little Savings that Add Up Big

6:35 AM Mon, May 19, 2008 |
Rich Kurz

You don't have to start with a big nest egg to save a whole bunch.
These are tips we found on the Microsoft money blog "Uncommon Sense."

Stash a dollar in a jar every time you do something around the house. One reader suggested putting a dollar in a jar every time you do laundry, while others do it every time they curse!

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Stretching Your Dollar

4:45 PM Mon, May 12, 2008 |
Rich Kurz

 Gas prices are nearing and in some cases hitting four bucks a gallon.  The cost of groceries is soaring and the housing market is flat.  You don't need us to tell you things are looking tough economically.

  If you're like many of us, you're pulling that beltstrap a bit tighter and looking for ways to save some money here and there.  We're trying to help with a new series we're calling "Stretching Your Dol...