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Adventures in Rose Fest Military Recruiting
An intrepid reporter gets recruited to join the Navy at the Rose Festival.
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Roger and Jim: Boilermakers
Wheels of steel: How the West Coast’s biggest shipyard runs on bike power.
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Brewhaha Recap: Pizza for Breakfast
Oregon is one of four states in the nation that doesn’t provide any taxpayer dollars to fund the school lunch program. “We get $1.10 per day to spend on lunch for each student,” said Gita Sweeney, assistant director of nutrition services at PPS, at a Brewhaha panel hosted last night by the Bus Project and […]
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Alleged Brutality Victim Sues Portland, Police
An alleged case of police brutality, reported by the Mercury last year, has reached litigation. Last we heard from Dan Halsted, he had been tasered, handcuffed and arrested on NE Broadway last June in June 2008 by three officers: Ben Davidson, Joshua Faris and Trina Adams. Officer Davidson wrote in his police report that he […]
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Worst. Night. Ever. #5
Welcome back to the ongoing Blogtown series “Worst. Night. Ever.” Every Wednesday during our weekly pitch meetings, there is one member of our editorial staff—this is almost always Patrick Alan Coleman—who blurts out an event (“JUNE 12, FINNISH BIRCH-CAULKING SOIRÉE AND PIG-TAIL PICKLE”) in the hopes that we will recommend it in the paper. Instead […]
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Remember! Police Officers Have to Give You their Business Cards!
At last week’s gay bashing forum at the Q center, a couple of the speakers noted that when they filed police reports, the police officers on scene refused to give them business cards. Their complaints are not unique… more in this week’s issue. But supposedly, that all changed last September, when City Council told then-Chief […]
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Good Morning Afternoon, News!!
Urrrrrrghhhh. Blame the Mercury 10th anniversary party last night. But we’re here now, aren’t we? And that’s what counts. Oil leak: still gushin’. The funnel captures around 10,000 barrels a day now. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen goes on the Sunday shows. Allen: “When I ask [BP] for something, I get it.”ABC’s Jake Tapper: “Including […]
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Tuition Increases at Oregon’s Universities
The Oregon State Board of Higher Education has approved next year’s tuition rates for Oregon’s 8 public universities—which are desperate for funds. They represent a 6.5% average tuition hike. Here’s what you’ll pay if you’re a resident: You can find more details, including nonresident tuition, on the Board’s website.
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Fleet Week Recruiting Sure Looks Fun
Think the Navy would pass up a good recruitment opportunity while the sailors are in town? Think again, cadet. The Navy and Army have set up a parking lot full of attractions and advertising right across the street from the Rose Festival grounds. The City Center Parking lot at SW 1st and Stark is full […]
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Cyclo-Drama Muddies Up Forest Park
BT Livermore This week’s article on Forest Park details some of the dire financial straits the park is facing. But if all them doggone numbers are too snoozy for you, here’s a bit of he-said she-said bickering that didn’t make it into the paper’s pages. Jon over at BikePortland has a piece up on the […]
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Good Morning, News!!
BP says its big riser pipe is cut. Er… Yesterday they tried to saw through the pipe but the saw got stuck. “Anyone who’s ever used a saw has experienced this,” said Adm. Thad Allen. Yeah, it happens to those of use who buy the shitty Ryobi from Home Depot and don’t know what we’re […]