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WINNERS
1. Local sports agent Lynn Lashbrook, the
former president of the National Association of Academic
Advisors of Athletics, served as a key source in Sports
Illustrated's recent exposé on the pervasive
academic cheating in college athletics.
2. Thirty years after Stonewall, gays and lesbians
in Portland took to the streets June 20--not in protest,
but celebration. Pride Parade '99 drew about 30,000 marchers
and onlookers, including, of course, Grand Marshal Darcelle
(who donned a stunning pink cape) and Police Chief Charles
Moose (who opted for his traditional blue uniform).
3. Ding, dong, House Bill 87 is dead. The bill,
one of the many Republican attacks on Oregon's land-use
planning laws, would have required cities to reserve a 20-year
supply of commercial land. It was voted down both Monday
and Tuesday, signaling a victory for the 1000 Friends
of Oregon and other defenders of the status quo.
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LOSERS
1. Creative communicators Wieden & Kennedy
took a hit last week when Microsoft announced it would yank
its corporate account. W&K launched major products such
as Windows 95 and Windows 98 and created the "Where Do You
Want to Go Today?" campaign. Microsoft is headed to rival
agency McCann-Erickson.
2. More toothaches for the working poor:
Senate Republicans, who last week proposed extracting adult
dental coverage from the Oregon Health Plan, now want to
use the savings to put fluoride in the drinking water. Clearly,
there's something in the water in Salem, and it's
sure not fluoride.
3. It was a bad week for Trail Blazers owner Paul
Allen. As reported in Seattle Weekly's
June 16 cover story, the bashful billionaire is being sued
in California for sexual harassment. The attorney of the
alleged victim claims to have "uncovered a pattern [by Allen]
of developing crushes, lavishing gifts and vacations on,
and then firing married female employees." Allen's attorneys
maintain that the woman, who says she was groped, was fired
for misusing funds.
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