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WINNERS
1. City Commissioner Erik Sten
and David Olson, head of the Mount Hood
Cable Regulatory Commission, are looking more like winners
in their battle against AT&T's monopolistic position
in Portland's cable TV/Internet market. RCN, a company backed
by Paul Allen, became the second provider to get the OK
to build a competing local network.
2. Facing a tough reelection challenge, state Attorney
General Hardy Myers picked up easy points on Monday
with a lawsuit against Publisher's Clearing House. The suit
alleges that the company misled the six or so Oregon consumers
gullible enough to fall for its "you may be already be a
winner" pitch.
3. It's not much, but we'll take it. The no-lift
periods for the city's five drawbridges have been expanded
by 30 minutes in the morning and afternoon. Starting Feb.
17, there will be smooth sailing for weekday commuters
between 7 and 9 am and 4 and 6 pm.
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LOSERS
1. The Oregon state university system got blistered
by an Oregonian analysis that shows our ivory tower
in fact to be a ramshackle double-wide mobile home too frequently
populated by poorly paid second-raters and students nobody
else wants. At least the football teams are good.
2. Pretty soon felons are going to get the
feeling they aren't wanted. Last week, Metro warned it may
stop hosting gun shows at its public facilities and Rose
Promotions announced it's setting up background-check services
even for non-licensed dealers.
3. *$*^&$ telemarketers. Thanks to the
state's new "no call" list, it's going to be easier than
ever to avoid those annoying dinner-time calls.
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