You’re welcome. The National Enquirer has a new interview with Molly Hagerty, the 54-year-old Portland massage therapist who says Gore attacked her like a “crazed sex poodle” in the Hotel Lucia in 2006. She’s come forward with the stained clothing she mentioned at the end of the original police report, and tells the Enquirer, “He’s […]
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Immigrant Fingerprinting Program Spreads
Mark Searcy In last week’s issue I wrote about a program called Secure Communities that automatically links up fingerprints taken during criminal booking to a national immigration database. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to implement the program across the nation by 2011. They’re continuing at a rapid clip, and today announced that the […]
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Portland: Drunk Driving Enabler?
Writing on Grist, Jonathan Hiskes questions the common practice of “mandatory sprawl,” when cities require an excessive number of surface parking spaces for businesses. Particularly: why are bars required to provide parking? This seems to condone, or at least enable, drunk driving. If it were tougher to find parking around a bar, patrons would be […]
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Good Morning, News!!
…and a beautiful morning it is. Here’s the news: Tropical storm Alex (currently a “depression”) is headed for the Gulf. You know what that means: hope you like Corexit in your swimming pools, Louisiana. BP quietly plans to redesign its collection system for easier disconnection in the event of a hurricane. Protesters at the G20 […]
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Governor: We’re Screwed, Time to “Reset” Oregon
KULONGOSKI: PILLARS OF JUSTICE Governor Ted Kulongoski today announced a series of proposed steps to “reset” Oregon’s government to deal with the lasting effects of what he calls the “Great Recession.” “The temptation will be to simply rerun the tired political debate of whether we have a revenue problem or a spending problem,” he told […]
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BREAKING: KPSU Kicked Off the Air
KPSU, Portland State University’s student-run radio station, has had its signal at AM 1450 shut down permanently by Bill Cooper, the managing director of KBPS. KBPS is Benson High School’s student-operated station, owned by Portland Public Schools. It owns the license and broadcasting equipment for KPSU’s signal, which aired on the station during nighttime hours […]
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Enquirer Didn’t Pay for Gore Sex Story
Those darn freedom-of-information laws can get in the way when you’re trying to make a buck. According to this story in the Wall Street Journal, the massage therapist who accused Al Gore of molesting her in 2006 offered her story to the National Enquirer this month for a price of $1 million. Barry Levine said […]
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Oregon Downgrades Pot to Schedule II
Oregon is now the first state in the nation to recognize cannabis as anything less serious than a Schedule I prohibited drug. The Oregon State Board of Pharmacy voted today to classify cannabis as a “Schedule II Controlled Substance,” which acknowledges that the drug has medicinal value while still retaining a “high abuse potential.” Schedule […]
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What’s Weird About the Al Gore Sex Case
Besides, you know, the whole thing. The Secret Service, the FBI, and the Oregon State Police all refused to take the case when approached by the alleged victim, a 54-year-old massage therapist. They passed her on to the Portland Police Bureau. Before the police got a chance to interview her, she called Detective C. M. […]
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Portland Public Schools Budget Slashed
Over a hundred Portland teachers at all grade levels may get laid off due to budget woes. In response to Governor Kulongoski’s proposed across-the-board 9% budget cuts, a weak state economy and the fact that $16 million of next year’s Portland Public Schools budget comes from reserve funds, Superintendent Carole Smith has proposed budget cutbacks […]
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“Unsafe” Buildings in Portland: the Map
PF&R We’ve gotten a list from Portland Fire & Rescue of all the buildings that have been marked “unsafe” for firefighting personnel to enter. Here’s a handy map of all properties currently marked, or in the process of being marked, unsafe. View in a larger map Click on properties to see details. Here’s the list. […]
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Good Morning, News!!
BPGATE!! An oil spill contract worker for BP dies of a gunshot wound: likely suicide. Another worker was killed in what Adm. Thad Allen called “a swimming incident.” ALGATE!! The Oregonian staked out the 54-year-old massage therapist (see below) at her Southeast Portland home; she refused to talk. Was wearing a “large, floppy hat.” Let […]