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— The Hill (@thehill) March 1, 2016
It’s March, Blogtown, which is good news. But it’s also Super Tuesday, that every-four-years death match of state primaries, which is probably bad news because Donald Trump may have all but wrapped up the Republican nomination for President of the United States by day’s end. (Another bad March thing: The ants have begun their yearly incursion into my home.)
On the Democratic side, things are looking good for Hillary Clinton, if trends we saw in South Carolina this weekend hold.
So as you likely heard, the Oregonian canceled a mayoral debate planned for last night in the 11th hour, after activists threatened to protest the paper’s decision to only include Ted Wheeler and Jules Bailey. But a debate went off anyway! With more than two candidates! We’ve been reporting about the push by lesser-known candidates for more exposure in the mayoral race since January. It’s only growing stronger.
Meanwhile, the O‘s editorial board refuses to take the blame for the scuttled event. It says it only canceled the audience. Not the debate. The editorial board is very disappointed in Wheeler and Bailey for refusing to play to an empty room (with cameras), saying they failed its special “leadership test.”
Uh oh! Wheeler’s people plagiarized talking points on homelessness put forward by Bailey. This seems to be a recurring thing in hotly contested Oregon races lately. Wheeler’s camp chocks it up to an internal misunderstanding: Campaign Manager Michael Cox says he thought the talking points pasted into an email from a consultant were from Wheeler. They were really Bailey’s, and were meant, in the email, to belittle Bailey’s take on the issue. So that’s a mistake.
What’s Pembina up to these days, anyhow? No idea. But it turns out the Canadian energy giant is NOT scheming to put a massive propane terminal in North Portland any longer. Since Mayor Charlie Hales went from booster to burster (of bubbles) on the project, the company’s concluded it has no future at the Port of Portland.
Speaking of industry, the Oregonian has posted a trove of state documents—correspondence, permits—regarding Bullseye Glass, the Southeast Portland factory thought to have emitted unknown quantities of arsenic, cadmium, and chromium over the last several decades.
Another day, another round of unflattering headlines for Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton. This time, Staton’s being called before the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners to account for a report that indicated disproportionate use of force against minorities in county jails. If he agrees to show up, it’ll happen Thursday, but he’s not obligated.
So when an Oracle developer suggested his company was “rapoing the state” [sic] when it came to the failed Cover Oregon, what’d he mean? According to the company, the employee—whose candid take was unearthed in internal emails—had only the purest of intentions
Lingering questions about a bill to raise Portland’s minimum wage have been answered. A potential rival to that bill is no longer in the works, meaning Kate Brown plans to sign a law that will increase Portland’s minimum to $14.50 in 2022. That’s got one ballot measure campaign, to raise the wage to $13.50, calling it quits. Not another campaign for a statewide minimum of $15, though.
New Bridge Alert! The ceremony was this weekend, but your fancy new Sellwood Bridge actually opened for real last night. Traverse her!
I like to think the “Leap Day Bandit” robbed a bank in Vancouver yesterday solely in hopes of being christened the “Leap Day Bandit.” He’d been planning the heist for 4 years after coming up with it last Leap Day, but not being prepared in any way to carry out a bank heist on such short notice. I like to think as much.
Hey! Clarence Thomas actually said something from the bench yesterday! Leap Day miracle.
You know, the Oregonian finally succeeded in solving a long-standing problem. Its editorial has fostered mutual respect, harmony, and good grammar in the comments section as all joined hands and vilified their absolutely tone-deaf stance. So, congrats, Oregonian! Your comments section is no longer a cesspool!
Dirk, I am currently feeding my ants one part powdered sugar mixed with one part softscrub/w bleach. Bring mixture to creamy texture, like that frosting that’s on carrot cake that’s wrapped in plastic. But don’t eat it. Anyways, the ants are lined up like cows(pigs?) at the trough. But you have to have patience and just watch and encourage them, call them your lovelies and things like that and wait for them to take it back to the babies, BUAhhahahah!