The first thing I thought of when I saw this announcement? How hard I cried, both times I saw the film, during the scene in Milk when tens of thousands of people are solemnly plodding down Market Street in San Francisco, candles in hand, mourning Harvey Milk. Only this time, we’re mourning the loss of […]
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Obama Looms Over Clinton
The cover of today’s New York Times, sitting on the counter at Crema this morning, caught my eye: That photo of Obama and Clinton–as he’s introducing her as his appointee for Secretary of State–is just… odd. She looks psyched. He looks like he’s somewhere between pulling her in for a kiss, and leaning over her […]
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Bill Sizemore Goes to Jail
Yep, that’s Bill Sizemore being hauled off by Multnomah County Deputy Sheriffs, after Judge Janice Wilson read a lengthy opinion finding the initiative king in contempt of a 2003 judgment barring certain campaign activities (like collecting nearly a million bucks for his personal use, in connection with his political activities). Fortunately, Matt Davis was at […]
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Good Morning, News!
This morning, President-elect Obama is slated to announce a bunch of stuff you probably already knew–his picks for Attorney General, the head of Homeland Security, and Secretary of State. The Franken-Coleman recount continues in MN, with Coleman currently 215 votes ahead of Franken. Speaking of Senate races, the Georgia runoff is tomorrow. And Sarah Palin […]
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Gay Rights Groups Ponder the Future of Marriage Equality
The next steps for marriage equality in Oregon.
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Portland Loves Fags
Protesting the Westboro Baptist Church
Hundreds turn out to protest the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church.
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Hall Monitor
Playing the Game
Mayor-elect Sam Adams tosses the stadium issue to a task force.
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Today in PDX
Spotted at NE Failing and Vancouver: From the website, places where “you notice white privilege in your daily life.” I notice my white privilege when I walk into a cute new coffee shop in an up and coming neighborhood and I feel like I’m part of the crowd. Reactions by most everyone around me, at […]
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Details on the City’s Baseball Stadium Task Force
This should be up on Mayor-elect Sam Adams’ website at some point today, but here’s a sneak peek at some of the details of Adams and Commissioner Randy Leonard’s newest task force–the one that’s going to analyze a proposal to build a new minor league soccer stadium, and revamp PGE Park to entice a major […]
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Good Morning, News!
An Obama stimulus package is in the pipeline, and it could be “three times larger than one he was discussing only weeks ago, with the main focus on infrastructure.” MSNBC says it’ll be $500 billion. And let the begging begin: Oregon’s governor is urging Obama to spend some dough on the state’s university campuses. Meanwhile, […]
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Overhead in the Office
“Well, I’ll go to the grocery store tonight and try to find some phallic vegetables.” –a Merc writer who shall remain nameless, on the phone with a local small business.
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So, Can We Vote Again?
Via Daily Kos: SurveyUSA’s headline of their latest California Prop 8 poll sounds pessimistic. “No on Prop 8 – Protesters Have Not Changed Many Minds in California But the numbers show otherwise. Of the those adults who tell SurveyUSA they voted FOR Prop 8, 90% of them told us recent rallies held by “No on […]