September 3rd, 2008
Elephants Suffer, On All Fronts.1 comment
August 27th, 2008
Taking Your Share and Then Some1 comment
August 20th, 2008
Teenage Drinkers, Bikini Coffee and Cuban Showgirls0 comments
August 13th, 2008
Trucker Bombs: Still Preferable to Russian Bombs.0 comments
August 6th, 2008
Successful people doing stupid things.2 comments
July 30th, 2008
Hey, GQ: your mama’s so big….0 comments
July 23rd, 2008
Nazis, terrorists and gamblers join the listening circle.1 comment
July 9th, 2008
Small consolation edition.2 comments
July 2nd, 2008
Escapees and exiles edition.0 comments
June 25th, 2008
Our own worst enemies edition.4 comments
 DEAD ALERT: Don’t expect a repeat of this anytime soon. |
[July 16th, 2008]
WINNERS
1. They may not realize it yet, but Portland’s professional listening-circle facilitators have the opportunity of a lifetime: Cyclists and drivers need closure and healing after a week of front-page bizarro road rage. First, The Oregonian’s coverage of a bike-bound city employee allegedly drunk and blowing a stop sign, then attacking a Subaru driver (and fellow cyclist). Then, on July 14, some alleged substance-abuser in a Ford Escort plows into a cyclist and carries him for blocks as he clutches the hood for dear life. Close your eyes. Breathe deep. You’re at the beach....
2. Rubber-stamp redux: Mayor-elect Sam Adams talked tough about conditions he attached to City Council’s 5-0 approval of the $4.2 billion replacement for the I-5 bridges. But Columbia River Crossing boosters know the reality—Portland surrendered much of its leverage to shape the controversial project.
3. Ah, to live the life of Riley, as in Chuck Riley. The Democratic state rep from Hillsboro rates poorly in our regular “The Good, The Bad and The Awful” survey, but he picked up a re-election gift from Secretary of State Bill Bradbury (“Rogue of the Week,” WW, July 9, 2008). Bradbury bounced Riley’s GOP opponent, Jeff Duyck, after belatedly learning Duyck’s home lies just outside the district line.
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4. Trial lawyers danced last week when two initiatives targeting them failed to make the November ballot. One initiative would have limited attorney fees, the other would have punished lawyers for filing frivolous lawsuits. Facing a shortage of valid signatures, petitioners dropped their efforts, saving themselves years of court challenges (and billable hours).
LOSERS
1. Local End-Timers faced the biggest disappointment since Y2K and TOPOFF-IV after scientists lowered the volcano alert level at Mount St. Helens to normal. Oh well. There’s always the possibility of an asteroid strike, mutant virus or nuclear exchange.
2. As first reported on WWire, Esco on Friday pulled its controversial application to increase the height of an industrial waste dump it operates on Sauvie Island. That’s good news for neighbors. And a note to End-Timers: Add “industrial waste” to the apocalypse stew.
3. U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) dealt a black eye to Democratic challenger Jeff Merkley. But the real wounds were self-inflicted. After Merkley—the state House speaker—appeared in two state party ads, at no expense to his campaign, Smith’s complaint saying the ads broke federal campaign finance rules got wide media play, including The Bend Bulletin calling Merkley “the master of muddle.”
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heres my thoughts:
814.400 Application of vehicle laws to bicycles. (1) Every person riding a bicycle upon a public way is subject to the provisions applicable to and has the same...
It was very helpful. Uh, why isn't the PPS system teaching this mini-seminar, which you provided in clear format on the WW Website? Do they think their students won't ever have to know the bike laws...
in response to jeff taylor...
lol i never went to PPS and i have no idea who silas marner is! i do however know my algebra, my history, and i also know that apparently, common sens...
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