Four members of the Topeka, Kansas based anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church protested for an hour this morning, at the corner of SW 13th and Market, where bewildered commuters exiting highway 26 had to pass this: And this, a counter protest on the opposite side of the street: And this, a rally in support of PSU’s […]
Amy J. Ruiz
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Westboro Baptist Church Hates Fags, Portland Loves Them
I’ve been hesitant to post this, because they certainly don’t need any press: The lovely folks at Westboro “God Hates Fags” Baptist Church will be in town on Monday, picketing at that homo-loving institution, PSU. They’ll also hit Silverton to protest the recently-elected transgendered mayor, Stu Rasmussen. (Here’s a fascinating video of Phelps explaining the […]
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Meet Fuel Director Josh Tickell, Then Go See His Film
The documentary Fuel opened in Portland last weekend, the first city to host screenings of the film, which shows a way out of our country’s addiction to oil. It did so well here, it’s been held over–which has director Josh Tickell thrilled. He’s hoping his film will follow in the footsteps of An Inconvenient Truth: […]
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Eastward, Ho!
On Election Day, Democrats Marched In and Took Over East County Legislative Districts. Here’s How They Did It.
Democrats swept the East County legislative races for the first time in years. How’d they do it?
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Well That Doesn’t Sound Good…
Oregon Senate Majority Leader Richard Devlin released this statement, in response to the apparently dismal state revenue forecast (which I’ve been unable to locate, but hope to get my hands on very shortly… clearly, based on Devlin’s statement, the news ain’t good). UPDATE: Here it is. We’re down $762 million from the September 2008 forecast, […]
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Good Morning, News!
Showdown! McCain and Obama are scheduled to meet today, in Chicago. Meanwhile, Team Obama is vetting Bill Clinton, “perhaps… the last obstacle to Hillary Clinton being named as Obama’s secretary of state.” If you missed Obama’s interview on 60 Minutes last night, here are some excerpts. Also! He may have to give up his BlackBerry! […]
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Today’s Prop 8 Protest
Today in the South Park Blocks, a thousand or so people gathered to rally against the passage of Prop 8 in California, plus other anti-gay laws that sailed through in Arkansas, Florida, and Arizona on Election Day. “Out of Oregon, some really bad things happened,” City Commissioner-elect Amanda Fritz said. Democratic activist Laura Calvo noted […]
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Rally Tomorrow
Don’t forget: I’ll be there. And I’m hearing from tons of friends and colleagues–even gays who avoid the gay pride thing, or straights who typically don’t do the protest thing–who plan to be there. Will you?
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Prop 8 Protest This Weekend!
Don’t forget: Co-Organizer Lindsey Asher, who lives in NW Portland with her partner, just returned from a spontaneous trip to California to join in the rallies and protests against Prop 8’s passage just over a week ago. “It’s extremely personal,” says Asher, who decided she “can’t sit at home anymore and watch this on the […]
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Hello, 2010
We might have to fire up the “Election 2010” tag soon: The Democratic Party of Oregon just launched their opening bid against a possible Allen Alley run for Governor. The thing is, Alley–whom we endorsed when he ran for State Treasurer this year, a race he lost–hasn’t announced a gubernatorial run. But I guess it’s […]