In Alaska, everyone is allowed to have their cake and eat it too. And it’s a mighty expensive cake. Today’s New York Times takes a few jabs at the “Last Frontier”, calling the state out on its rejection of big government, while at the same time raking in piles of money thrown at them by […]
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Prop 8 Stay is Lifted—But Don’t Get Married Yet!
Judge Vaughn Walker has announced that Proposition 8 will officially expire at 5 p.m. on August 18. Last week Walker ruled that Prop. 8 was unconstitutional but delayed the implementation of the order so that gay couples could not marry immediately. To buy himself some time after he announced his ruling on the case, Walker […]
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So What’s Next For Prop 8?
As we’ve been cheering about on the blog all day, supporters of gay rights breathed a collective sigh of relief when Prop. 8 was overturned. So does that mean California gays can get married already? And what’s next from here? Even as people had begun celebrating, the certainty of same-sex marriage in California remained in […]
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University of Oregon Ranks No.1 For Gay-Friendliness
Regardless of the outcome of today’s Prop. 8 trial ruling, there is at least some good LGBT news out there. Yesterday Campus Pride released its 2010 Climate Index of the nation’s most gay-friendly colleges. Topping the list was University of Oregon. The rankings are based on eight LGBT-Friendly factors, including support and institutional commitment, student […]
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Controversial Parts of Arizona Immigration Law Blocked
An Arizona judge has just blocked key parts of the state’s controversial immigration law. The law was passed in April and was set to go in effect Thursday. United States District Court Judge Susan Bolton said that some aspects of the law will go into effect as planned, while others will be blocked. The sections […]
Posted inCrime
Own the Barefoot Bandit’s Boat!
Feeling flush with cash this week? Now you can own a piece of Pacific Northwest history! The boat that Colton Harris-Moore a.k.a the “Barefoot Bandit” stole on his last day of freedom in the Bahamas is now up for sale. Washington’s notorious Bandit had been evading police for months when he was finally caught on […]
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Solutions for Prostitution
In today’s editorial in the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof resurrected the debate on something he says is often “ignored’ in our country: human trafficking. Says Kristof: Human trafficking tends to get ignored because it is an indelicate, sordid topic, with troubled victims who don’t make great poster children for family values. Indeed, many of […]
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Followers of Christ Church Strikes Again
Portland not weird enough for you these days? Things are still plenty weird and wacky in our slightly rough and tumble, uncouth neighbor to the south, Oregon City. Or as I like to call it, the real O.C. Today an Oregon City judge announced that a 7-month-old baby would not be returned to the custody […]
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The Case Has Been Cracked!
British scientists who clearly have nothing better to do, have apparently solved the age-old riddle which constantly plagues humanity – which came first, the chicken or the egg? The scientists claim that the chicken came first because a protein necessary for the creation of an egg is only found in the chicken’s ovaries. Bam. Mystery […]
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There’s a New Market in Town
Portland’s newest outdoor market will open next week in the Boise-Eliot neighborhood on a plot of land that’s been a vacant eyesore for years. The new Boise-Eliot market is the brainchild of stonemason Spencer Burton who ran for Dan Saltzman’s seat for Portland city council in November. Though the bid for city council flopped, Burton […]
Posted inVideo Games
BP Foreshadows Its Doom – Forty Years Ago
Back in the 70’s when drilling for oil was fun and exciting and not destroying the Gulf Coast, BP released a board game called “BP Offshore Oil Strike.” The tag-line for the game promises: “The thrills of drilling, the hazards and rewards as you bring in your own…” Oh the irony. The obscure game allows […]
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Harry Potter and Edward Cullen Fight to the Death…Sort Of.
Just in case any of you needed help figuring it out – Harry Potter is better than Twilight. It’s official. Entertainment Weekly, in a “once and for all” death match between heroic wizards and sparkly, celibate vampires, declared J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter the winner over Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight. Unfortunately, this declaration still won’t stop the […]