KATU reported this morning that local firefighters spent six hours (!!!) rescuing a kitten trapped in the basement sewer pipes of a building on NE 118th and Sandy last night:


1) This is why people fetishize firefighters. 2) I find it pleasantly surprising that this warrants the time and resources of our city’s emergency responders. 3) Don’t you think the firefighters who worked so hard to rescue her deserve to have her bear the name of their truck?


Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...