Let’s start Thursday with some news!
No update yet this morning on the bicyclist who died yesterday in a SE Portland collision with a tow truck. The male rider has not been identified.
Housing. Portland needs housing of all types, but especially the affordable kind. Here’s a rundown of the local agencies that are finally starting to throw some real money at the problem.
Steve Prefontaine won the 5,000 meters at an NCAA preliminary track meet at Hayward Field, went to an evening celebration, then died in a car crash on Skyline Drive in Eugene 40 years ago this Friday. This Oregonian article is a great tribute to the running legend.
Sidewalks in India are melting and more than 1,000 people have died in a heat wave that’s lasted several weeks. Meteorologists expect rain next week to provide some relief from the 118 degree days.
Uh-oh, Nike. You just got sucked in to that giant FIFA scandal.
Uh-oh, Pentagon. You just mailed some anthrax.
Nebraska abolished the death penalty. That’s all.
Another Republican tossed his hat in the ring to get the presidential nomination.
FCC Chief Tom Wheeler wants everybody to have affordable access to broadband internet and he’s going to introduce a plan to subsidize it.
Baby goats, you guys. Baby goat triplets in sweaters. Baby goat triplets in sweaters in a basket.