The state’s business lobby has done a hell of a job shutting down bills that could help workers in this year’s legislative session, the O notes. They’re pretty pleased with themselves.
There are tighter penalties for committing sexual misconduct at the University of Oregon. Journaling about your actions is no longer enough, and expulsion’s on the table. But some staffers say the new rules don’t do enough for victims.
Of course you saw this story about an alleged public masturbator being trapped in a pushed-over portable toilet on the Eastbank Esplanade yesterday. But just in case.
A Linfield College track and field athlete tumbled off a trail in the Columbia River Gorge over the weekend, and dangled, holding onto a root, for like 40 minutes until help arrived. Lesson: Take up the javelin ASAP.
There’s screechy footage of two Don’t Shoot PDX activists being arrested in the wake of the triple shooting at the Last Thursday street fair on May 28. The Skanner posted it.
ICMYI, that controversial propane terminal might be dead once and for all. City council’s not required to take up a zoning change that would allow Pembina Pipeline to set up shop in North Portland.
You’d think a fake orca would be a cinch to pilot around the Columbia River estuary. I don’t know why you’d think that, though. It’s wrong.
Hey! Norway’s gonna divest from coal in a symbolic stand against climate change. The City of Portland? Probably not.
A Detroit woman accused of murdering two of her children shouts out in court about how she murdered her two children. Decently convenient.
Hacked by China again, y’all. You can set your watch by it.
Jobs! There are like 280,000 more of them these days than there were in April. Go out and get you one.
And my GOD go out and enjoy this weather. Pedalpalooza just began, and there are rides all sunny month.
I was gonna post a motivational bike video here, but then I found this and the beat got me. It is a filthy beat.