Best. Saturday. Ever. Blogtown! Let’s have some news.
- Kathleen Marie
- Water gushing from Oxbow Springs
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday asked the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to withdraw it’s application for a water rights swap, meaning Nestlé will have to go through a public interest review before it starts sucking water from the Columbia Gorge. It’s big news, and it came in classic Friday news dump style. Check back for the full story.
The regional E. coli outbreak at Chipotle is getting litigious.
Looking for a weekend adventure? You can still go see that dead blue whale.
But, much like in Portland, it’s going to be rainy in Gold Beach too:
Ben Carson made up the whole, entire story about being admitted to West Point. Has anyone actually checked to make sure he’s really a neurosurgeon?
Did anyone else here get obsessed with ‘Serial’ and Adnan Syed? Just me? OK, fine. Anyway, a judge ruled Friday that his case can be reopened.
Think piece: Why does alcohol make you drunk?
President Barack Obama nailed closed the Keystone XL pipeline. But don’t fret, there’s still the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
This cold-as-ice gramma shredded nearly a million euros before she died so her heirs wouldn’t get it. Hug your gramma today, guys.
Here’s some new Star Wars: The Force Awakens footage. Have a wonderful weekend: