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| === Monday | October 11, 2010 === | | ==Earlier Months== |
| [[File:Maya angelou.jpg|thumb|"Wear sky blue" advises Dr. Maya Angelou.]]
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| '''Celebrate Community Healing Days: October 15, 16, and 17, 2010'''<br />
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| Portland's African American community is invited to take part in the second annual [http://www.communityhealingnet.org/ Community Healing Days], a multi-day and multi-venue celebration that aims to heal the community from "lies that have been told to us and lies we've told ourselves."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.theskanner.com/article/view/id/13698 Community Healing Days Celebration Oct. 15-17]
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| === Sunday | October 10, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/April 2011|April 2011]] |
| [[File:10-10-10 portland-events.png|thumb|<span class="plainlinks">10/10/10 Global Work Party: [http://www.350.org/en/map#/map/45.551043/-122.684824/8 Find an Event Near You]</span>]] | |
| '''Today Is 350.org's 10/10/10 Global Work Party Day.'''<br />
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| People all over the world are joining together to demonstrate how humans can find ways to live more gracefully with our planet. Get to work building the change we want to see in our communities, from planting forests to installing wind and solar power generation facilities on schoolhouses to digging a community garden.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.350.org/en/map#/map/45.551043/-122.684824/8 10/10/10: Find an Event Near You]<br />
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| Go to wiki: [http://wiki.350.org/ Welcome to the 350.org Global Work Party Wiki]<br />
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| Check out what others are doing: [http://www.350.org/en/workparty-ideas Ideas For Your 10/10 Work Party]
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| === Saturday | October 9, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/March 2011|March 2011]] |
| [[File:Baby-cougar.jpg|thumb|Fierce baby cougar.]] | |
| '''Terrifying Baby Cougar Spotted At Zoo'''<br />
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| Suddenly appearing without warning, the cub and its mother, a Washington cougar named Chinook, hadn't been seen in public since the cub's birth last month.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/archives/224149.asp Cute alert: Oregon Zoo shows off baby cougar]
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| === Friday | October 8, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/February 2011|February 2011]] |
| [[File:Working america job tracker.png|thumb|Find out where your job was "off-shored" with Job Tracker.]] | |
| '''Where Did Corporate Kingpins Move ''Your'' Job?'''<br />
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| Find out with Working America's "Job Tracker."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/16356-2 Who's Exporting Oregon Jobs? Find Out Online]<br />
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| Go to job tracker: [http://www.workingamerica.org/jobtracker/ Job Tracker]
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| === Thursday | October 7, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/January 2011|January 2011]] |
| [[File:City of Boardman.gif|thumb|City of Boardman: Got mountaintops? We've got <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal_mining mountaintop removal gear]</span>!]] | |
| '''EPA Mails Warning Letter To Eco-Terrorists'''<br />
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| Environmental Protection Agency's letter "gives ([[Portland General Electric]]) 30 days to meet with agency staff and outline the steps it will take to bring (PGE's hazardous coal-fired power plant in Boardman) into compliance." [[Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality]] (DEQ) continues "negotiating."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/16377-1 EPA says Boardman Coal Plant Violates Clean Air Law]
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| === Wednesday | October 6, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/December 2010|December 2010]] |
| [[File:Walkbike ladd.jpg|thumb|''Every'' day is a great walk or bike to school day.]] | |
| '''To Heck With All That "Talk Like A Pirate" Nonsense, It's...'''<br />
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| International Walk and Bike to School Day! Woo Hoo!<br />
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| Go to story: [http://bikeportland.org/2010/10/06/walk-and-bike-to-school-day-roundup-40759 Walk and Bike to School Day roundup]
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| === Tuesday | October 5, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/November 2010|November 2010]] |
| [[File:Handmadebicycleshow 2010.jpg|thumb|Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show, October 9-10, 2010.]] | |
| '''Yo [[PDX]] Bike Snobs! Wanna see what ''real'' bicycles are made of?'''<br />
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| If so, you might consider attending the [[Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show]] this weekend.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://oregonhandmadebicycleshow.com/ Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show, October 9-10, 2010.]
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| === Monday | October 4, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/October 2010|October 2010]] |
| [[File:Wordstock-portland.png|thumb|Use your words...passionately.]]
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| '''Wordstock: Portland, Oregon, October 7-10.'''<br />
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| Get passionate about words, and the hallucinations humans attach to them.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.sergetheconcierge.com/2010/10/wordstock-4-days-of-passionate-discussions-books-and-authors-portland-oregon-october-7-10.html Wordstock, 4 Days of Passionate Discussions, Books and Authors, Portland, Oregon, October 7-10]
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| === Sunday | October 3, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/September 2010|September 2010]] |
| [[File:VikingsBengals.jpg|thumb|Vikings pillage Idaho State's Bengals.]] | |
| '''Vikings Peel Idaho Potatoes In Hillsboro'''<br />
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| "Vikings established their potent offensive attack on their first drive of the game."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.idahostatejournal.com/sports/local/article_6a5293c0-ceb2-11df-9baf-001cc4c03286.html Vikings pillage Bengals]
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| === Saturday | October 2, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/August 2010|August 2010]] |
| [[File:Greater-Portland-Prosperity-Index.jpg|thumb|[[Greater Portland Prosperity Index]]]] | |
| '''Portland Metro Region Home To More Than Eighty-Five Wind And Solar Energy Firms'''<br />
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| "State and local governments have played an active role in attracting and developing ('green' energy) sectors through a myriad of incentives and assistance."<br />
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| [[Green industry|Green Industry: Portland is becoming a green energy hub.]]<br />
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| [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101001006223/en/85-Wind-Solar-Energy-Companies-Greater-Portland 85+ Wind and Solar Energy Companies now in Greater Portland, Ore.]<br />
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| Go to report:<br />
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| [http://greenlightgreaterportland.com/library/files/2010/06/2010ggppijune25.pdf Greater Portland Prosperity Index: A Regional Outlook] (PDF)
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| === Friday | October 1, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/Early 2010|Early 2010]] |
| [[File:Foreclose.jpg|thumb|"Moving away from a highly materialistic age."]] | |
| '''House Sales Sink While Unemployment Stays Buoyant'''<br />
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| But that hasn't stopped the crime lords in banking and finance from putting your family on foreclosure's fast track, now has it? What to do? DYI: Build your own shelter with locally-made, lego-like "green" bricks similar to those the Europeans used "after World War II to rebuild Europe and use all of the waste and rubble." It's all part of an "historic shift" and "reordering of priorities," says the green brick maker, who "hope(s) it's permanent and we're moving away from a highly materialistic age."<br />
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| Go to stories:<br />
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| [http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2010/10/sustainable_diy_house_a_possib.html Sustainable DIY house a possibility]<br />
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| [http://www.democracynow.org/2010/10/1/lenders_forced_to_suspend_thousands_of Lenders Forced to Suspend Thousands of Foreclosures after Admitting to Faulty Review Process]<br />
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| [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/chases_foreclosure_halt_does_n.html Chase's foreclosure halt does not affect loans in Oregon]
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| === Thursday | September 30, 2010 ===
| | * [[Old news/Late 2009|Late 2009]] |
| [[File:800px-Morelia spilota head.jpg|thumb|Speaking with forked tongue.]] | |
| '''Do You Write With <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forked_tongue Forked]</span> Word Processor?'''<br />
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| If so, maybe Portland Fiction Project wants ''you''! If you're particularly skilled with turning actual reality into depraved fantasy, you might have a bright future as mouthpiece for government bureaucracy, multinational corporatism or the TV news!<br />
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| Go to story: [http://portland.readinglocal.com/2010/09/30/portland-fiction-project-seeking-writers-for-short-term-project/ Portland Fiction Project Seeking Writers For Short-Term Project]
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| === Wednesday | September 29, 2010 === | | == References == |
| [[File:Wynde-The-Golden-Rule-Gal.jpg|thumb|Wynde The Golden Rule Gal]]
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| '''An Assertive "Wynde" Becomes "Driving Force Behind Golden Rule"'''<br />
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| Transforms age-old wisdom into a "social experiment in creativity and commerce (and craziness)."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.clevernettle.com/blog/?p=1830 Portland Spaces: Golden Rule]
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| === Tuesday | September 28, 2010 ===
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| [[File:PortlandWiki-1st-Birthday.jpg|thumb|Birthday Bot.]] | |
| '''Portland Wiki's 1st Birthday Is Today!'''<br />
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| To celebrate, we're demoting [[User:WikiMaster|WikiMaster]] to WikiBot as soon as we can figure out how.<br />
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| Go to non-story: [[User_talk:WikiMaster|Littlest GNU Bot (in) Transition]]
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| === Monday | September 27, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Hp-lovecraft-film-festival.jpg|thumb|H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival: Hollywood Theatre, October 1-2-3, 2010.]]
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| '''The End Is Nigh!'''<br />
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| H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival: Comes to Portland's Hollywood Theatre, October 1-2-3, 2010.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/ H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival]
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| === Sunday | September 26, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Canoeroutemap.jpg|thumb|America's Rivers Expedition Route Plan]]
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| '''Canoeist Alexander Martin: "Extreme Paddler" Ain't No Day Tripper'''<br />
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| Begins paddling in Portland, Oregon. 4,300 miles later, ends journey in Portland, Maine.<br />
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| Go to stories:<br />
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| [http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/863973-196/cross-country-paddler-completes-canoe-trip.html Cross-country paddler completes canoe trip]<br />
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| [http://www.americasriversexpedition.com/ America's Rivers Expedition]
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| === Saturday | September 25, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Beat-up-bike-on-hawthorne.JPG|thumb|Beat up bike spotted in front of [[Common Grounds Coffee House]], 4321 SE [[Hawthorne Boulevard]].]]
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| '''Portland, Oregon: Cheap-Ass Cars & Spendy Bikes'''<br />
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| Phoenix, Arizona: Spendy cars & cheap-ass bikes. ''Can we trade?''<br />
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| Portland boasts lower car resale prices than most other U.S. towns. Unfortunately, the burden of over-priced used bicycles is greater only in Seattle. Will [[City Repair]]'s "[http://pdxpipeline.com/monthly-event-list/september-25-firefly-community-lantern-walk-along-portland%E2%80%99s-willamette-river-free/ community lantern walks]" become a favorite activity for [[Portlandia|Portlandians]] squeezed out of city's costly used bike culture? Or how 'bout serving up a "$20 plan" as a tasty side dish to the city's "[http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?a=288098&c=52256 20 minute plan]"?<br />
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| Go to stories:<br />
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| [http://pdxpipeline.com/monthly-event-list/september-25-firefly-community-lantern-walk-along-portland%E2%80%99s-willamette-river-free/ September 25: Firefly Community Lantern Walk Along Portland’s Willamette River | Free]<br />
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| [http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/bicycle-inflation-in-paradise/ Bicycle Inflation in Paradise?]<br />
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| [http://www.wheels.ca/article/791808 A 20-minute city plan]
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| === Friday | September 24, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Predator-pilot.JPG|thumb|Predator pilot strikes inferior village people with robotic hellfire to protect superior drone culture.]]
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| '''Kindle-Reading Predator Drone Pilot Wipes Out Entire Village Of Missing School Children'''<br />
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| A distracted Lt. Lahcen Qouchbane accidentally squeezed his joystick moments after ''Sports Illustrated'''s "Swimsuit Issue" downloaded to his Kindle 3G. The errant squeeze unleashed the wrath of one thousand missile-drones, raining hellfire down upon the tiny village of Kyron, located in the remote Horman province. Qouchbane's joystick snafu was compounded by a CIA contractor who "illegally and hastily reverse-engineered" drone software code resulting in "inaccurate" targeting "by up to 13 metres."<br />
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| [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/24/cia_netezza/ CIA used 'illegal, inaccurate code to target kill drones' 'They want to kill people with software that doesn't work']<br />
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| [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/09/2010921181212227907.html Pakistan drone attacks kill scores: At least three suspected US drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan kill at least 28 people.]<br />
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| [http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/17-Sep-2010/Friendship-for-sale Friendship for sale]<br />
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| [http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/parrots-ar-drone-captured-on-video-its-like-having-your-personal-predator-20100111/ Parrot’s AR.Drone captured on video – it’s like having your personal Predator!]<br />
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| [http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-nine-years-two-wars-hundreds-of-thousands-dead-ndash-and-nothing-learnt-2076450.html Nine years, two wars, hundreds of thousands dead – and nothing learnt]
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| === Thursday | September 23, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Transitblogging.jpg|thumb|Portland Transit: Dave knows, so can you.]]
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| '''Don't Know Jack? Can't Help You.'''<br />
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| But Dave Knows Portland Transit!<br />
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| Go to story: [http://portland.daveknows.org/2010/09/23/portland-transit-blogging-2010/ Portland Transit Blogging 2010]
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| === Wednesday | September 22, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Homeless-dispersal-policy-results.jpg|thumb|Homeless dispersal policy results.]]
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| '''Portland's Homeless Populations: "Keep 'em helpless, hopeless and above all, atomized."'''<br />
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| Why not add "barefoot and pregnant" to that list? "But if people have no choice, it's my preference that they find smaller, dispersed places to camp." - Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-coldest-shoulder/Content?oid=2858445 The Coldest Shoulder: Portland Rousts a Homeless Camp that Tried to be Something More]<br />
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| Go to camp ground: [http://camping.about.com/od/campingadviceandtips/a/dispersedcamping.htm Free Camping in the National Forests: It's called dispersed camping and it's free.]
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| === Tuesday | September 21, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Perverts-advisory.jpg|thumb|"Luring" and "grooming" minors upheld.]]
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| '''Porno Perverts Pummel Oregon's DOJ'''<br />
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| Uncle Creepy can continue engaging in "practices of 'luring' and 'grooming' that expose minors to sexually explicit materials in the hopes of lowering their inhibitions against engaging in sexual conduct."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/09/20/powells-aclu-and-allies-beat-anti-porn-law-at-u-s-court-of-appeals/ Powell’s, ACLU and Allies Beat Anti-Porn Law at U.S. Court of Appeals]
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| === Monday | September 20, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Gabriel bridge.jpg|thumb|Gabriel Park's bridge to wonderland.]]
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| '''Day 172: Gabriel Park'''<br />
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| The one hundred and seventy-second thing you can do, according to "365 Things to do in Portland."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://365thingsportland.com/2010/09/19/day-172-gabriel-park/ Day 172: Gabriel Park]<br />
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| Go to website: [http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=136 Gabriel Park, SW 45th Avenue & SW Vermont Street, Portland]
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| === Sunday | September 19, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Duck-Viking.jpg|thumb|Lucky ducky.]]
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| '''U of O Shows PSU "The 69"'''<br />
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| Despite Ducks' willingness to "play ball," Vikings fumble.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.kptv.com/sports/25069241/detail.html Ducks Rout Portland State 69-0]
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| === Saturday | September 18, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Nyc-traffic-study.png|thumb|Roadway slaughter comparison by city.]]
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| '''Portland Roadway Slaughter Lower Than Other U.S. Towns'''<br />
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| Motorized mayhem reigns in Atlanta, Detroit and Los Angeles. Autocide rates relatively lower in Stockholm, Berlin and Tokyo. Study fails to factor in carnage caused by resource wars.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2010/09/17/portland-rated-safest-traffic-city-in-america-woot Portland Rated Safest Traffic City in America! Woot!]<br />
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| Go to study: [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nyc_ped_safety_study_action_plan.pdf The New York City Pedestrian Safety Study & Action Plan, New York City Department of Transportation, August 2010] (PDF)
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| === Friday | September 17, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Parking-Day-PDX-Near-Powell s-Books.JPG|thumb|'''PARK(ing) Day 2010 in Portland.''' Two admirers of the commons enjoy a leisurely morning in the micropark in front of Powell's Books at NW Couch Street and 11th Avenue.]]
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| '''Today Is PARK(ing) Day!'''<br />
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| According to PARK(ing) Day (dot)ORG, "PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good." And after you and your friends finish reading ''Autophobia: Love and Hate in the Automotive Age'', maybe EVERY(day) will become PARK(ing) Day.<br />
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| [http://parkingday.org/ PARK(ING) DAY: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH 2010]<br />
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| [http://www.theintertwine.org/parkingday.php Celebrate PARK(ing) Day and The Intertwine! Parking spaces transform into mini-parks on September 17]<br />
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| [http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/september-17-is-world-parking-day-2081514.html September 17 is World Park(ing) Day]<br />
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| [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113005527 Tiny Parks Sprout In Parking Spots]<br />
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| [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/books/review/Vanderbilt-t.html Bumpy Ride]
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| === Thursday | September 16, 2010 ===
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| [[File:White Stag sign (night).jpg|thumb|White Stag welcomes you to Old Town.]]
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| '''Yet Another Facelift For White Stag Sign?'''<br />
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| Sign's current owner "gives" sign to City of Portland in exchange for a $2000 monthly maintenance contract. Property developer will foot the $200,000 new makeover tab for the high-maintenance Stag.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/09/15/portland-now-owner-of-made-in-oregon-sign/ Portland now owner of Made in Oregon sign]
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| === Wednesday | September 15, 2010 ===
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| '''Less Than 0.01 Percent Of Food Stamp Funds Spent At Farmers' Markets'''<br />
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| "It is the best place to spend (your monthly food stamp allotment)," said Anna Curtin, education and outreach specialist for the [[Portland Farmers Market]] in Oregon. "It benefits (food stamp) users, it benefits the farmer, it benefits the larger community. And it is the freshest, healthiest food you can buy."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAdGrfR6e0EwTnXWFWwNhi1WTDXgD9I8759G0 Farmers' markets draw few food stamp users]
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| === Tuesday | September 14, 2010 ===
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| [[File:470px-The Scream.jpg|thumb|"Disturbance" blamed.]]
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| '''"Disturbance" Blamed As Source Of Woes'''<br />
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| Unwilling to find source of peace deep within, Old Town resident blames "external disturbances" instead.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://portland.everyblock.com/city-911-calls/by-date/2010/9/14/285782/ DISTURBANCE]
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| === Monday | September 13, 2010 ===
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| '''Help Wanted: Professional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malingering Malingerer]'''<br />
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| From Craig's List Help Wanted Ad: "Part-time temporary positions available for healthy women between 45-55 years of age who are needed to portray 'fake' patients of Hispanic descent as part of a study assessing healthcare delivery in rural Oregon."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/hea/1942908413.html Simulated Patient Position available (Portland, OR )]
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| === Sunday | September 12, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Zombies NightoftheLivingDead.jpg|thumb|Eating Out: A community of like-minded eaters, coming together.]]
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| '''Enjoy Life--Eat Out More Often [http://www.restaurant.org/aboutus/history/ *]'''<br />
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| [http://portlandeatsout.com/ Portland Eats Out] is "a community of like-minded eaters, coming together." "Staff Eaters" hit the streets to build "a tribe of restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, bars and food carts to participate in the program." "Members" are encouraged "to '[[Portland Eats Out|Eat Out]]' frequently on slower nights."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.pdxfoodpress.com/2010/09/12/introducing-portland-eats-out-a-community-focused-dining-program-supporting-local-restaurants-and-the-oregon-food-bank/ Introducing Portland Eats Out, a community-focused dining program supporting local restaurants and the Oregon Food Bank]
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| === Saturday | September 11, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Blackbloc-flag.jpg|thumb|Member of Portland's Black Bloc (a loose coalition of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc#Police_infiltration infiltrators], snitches, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_provocateur agents provocateurs]'' and homeless [http://gothdating.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/goth-girls.jpg goth-vegan runaways]) carries the flag in honor of National Fly The Flag Day.]]
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| '''Today is "national fly the flag" or "burn someone's holy book" day!'''<br />
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| Tea Party militia groups urge Americans to "[http://www.resistnet.com/group/newjerseypatriots/forum/topics/get-your-flag-ready-180 fly the flag]," while dominionist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove_World_Outreach_Center religious cults] threaten to burn some other religion's holy book. In Portland, independent journalists and talk show hosts will burn copies of the ''9/11 Commission Report''.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://mediamonarchy.blogspot.com/2010/09/group-to-burn-911-commission-report-at.html GROUP TO BURN 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT AT ANNIVERSARY GATHERING]
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| === Friday | September 10, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Snow bud green thing.jpg|thumb|Bonghits in [[Bridgetown]]: Will Portland's [[Snow Bud|Snow Bud and the Flower People]] make a surprise appearance!?!]]
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| '''Bonghits With Blumenauer In Bridgetown'''<br />
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| National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) rolls into Portland for 39th annual convention.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://the420times.com/2010/09/norml-national-conference-in-portland-or/ NORML National Conference In Portland, OR]
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| === Thursday | September 9, 2010 ===
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| '''Texas Hold 'Em Fever Overwhelms House Of Pain'''<br />
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| Uncontrollable "rowdy, lawless" behavior at illegal NE Portland gambling den leaves city toothless.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128398076102012500 Poker gamble fails to pay off]
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| === Wednesday | September 8, 2010 ===
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| [[File:BikeFree-Buttercup.jpg|thumb|Bike thieves "liberate" [http://www.bikefree.org/?p=1805 Bike Free's] "Buttercup."]]
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| '''Charity Begins At Home; Ends In Portland'''<br />
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| After a 3500 mile ride from Maryland to Oregon, [http://www.bikefree.org/?p=1805 Bike Free's] "Buttercup" gets ripped off in Portland. How will Paul and Adam complete their journey and carry out the Bike Free mission? Fear not! "With God’s help," they’ll "overcome this selfish deed, get bikes to the kids, and continue spreading the word about the goodness of bikes."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://bikeportland.org/2010/09/07/bike-stolen-in-portland-after-3000-mile-charity-ride-39089 Bike stolen in Portland after 3,000 mile charity ride]
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| === Tuesday | September 7, 2010 ===
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| '''Big Timbers Run Little Beavers Outta P-Town'''<br />
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| [[Portland Beavers]], the Rose City's minor league baseball team and Portland institution since 1903, is pushed out of [[PGE Park]] (formerly [[Multnomah Stadium]]) by Portland's new major league soccer team, [[Portland Timbers]].<br />
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| Go to story: [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/wires/09/06/2010.ap.bbm.goodbye.beavers.1st.ld.writethru.0872/ Triple-A Beavers say goodbye to Portland]
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| === Monday | September 6, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Oxbow Park1.JPG|thumb|Oxbow Regional Park: A wonderful place to raise your homeless family.]]
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| '''Oxbow Regional Park: A Wonderful Place To Raise Your Homeless Family'''<br />
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| Did you lose your job quite a while back? Your unemployment insurance finally sputtered out? A bailed-out bank foreclosed your family out of your home, and you're sick of squabbling with other homeless folks on Portland's mean streets? Take heart! Oxbow Regional Park's campground is open year 'round, it's not far from Portland, and [http://stagbeetlepower.blogspot.com/2010/09/oxbow-regional-park.html Stag Beetle Power!] says it's a wonderful place to bring the kids!<br />
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| Go to story: [http://stagbeetlepower.blogspot.com/2010/09/oxbow-regional-park.html Oxbow Regional Park]
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| === Sunday | September 5, 2010 ===
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| '''Sun Devils Scuttle Portland's Vikings'''<br />
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| If you can't stand the heat, get out of the Devils' kitchen.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.goviks.com/news/2010/9/5/FB_0905102736.aspx Arizona State Handles Vikings, 54-9]
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| === Saturday | September 4, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Asphalt-to-gardens.jpg|thumb|From depraved to [http://culturechange.org/issue10/rregister.html depaved]: volunteers remove asphalt from church parking lot to create community garden.]]
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| '''Tearin' Up The Parking Lot'''<br />
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| City Commissioner Nick Fish helps "[http://depave.org/work/vermont-hills-community-garden/ Depave]" a SW Portland church's parking lot, transforming it from asphalt-covered dead zone to community garden.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.portlandonline.com/fish/index.cfm?a=315916 Depave photos]
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| === Friday | September 3, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Locker-room-eviction.jpg|thumb|Locker Room Eviction]]
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| '''Locker Room Pragmatism'''<br />
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| City assures public it's providing Portland's homeless folks with access to storage lockers for "practical--not just humanitarian--reasons." Will "creeping compassionism" ultimately undermine self-righteous ruthlessness and free-market fanaticism? Experts fret over the "inevitable unwinding" of multiple decades of carefully contrived pro-corporate cultural conditioning.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38993089/ns/local_news-portland_or/ Homeless get storage lockers in Portland]
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| === Thursday | September 2, 2010 ===
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| '''Multnomah County [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tapped%20out "Taps Out"] Disposable Plastic Water Bottles'''<br />
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| Commissioner asks employees to "[http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/328800/Bottled-Water pledge]" oaths of loyalty.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=39678&a=315454 Multnomah County "Takes Back the Tap!"]
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| === Wednesday | September 1, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Portland_Beavers.jpg|thumb|Portland Beavers! (''From the sketchpad of [http://www.subwayfox.net/?q=node/478 SubwayFox.net].'')]]
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| '''Portland Dealt A Bad Hand'''<br />
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| Aces come down hard on the Beavers.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.rgj.com/article/20100831/SPORTS03/100831075/1321/news Reno Aces defeat Portland Beavers]
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| === Tuesday | August 31, 2010 ===
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| '''Food Cart Fight'''<br />
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| Will Bing's Food Cart Finder best Google Maps' Food Carts Portland!?! The battle rages as iPhone and Android apps skulk nearby.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://portland.daveknows.org/2010/08/31/battle-of-the-portland-food-cart-apps/ Battle of the Portland Food Cart Apps]
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| === Monday | August 30, 2010 ===
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| '''Former Transportation Office Spokeswoman Awarded DUII'''<br />
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| Mary Volm falls off motor scooter while allegedly intoxicated. Mid-life transportation crisis for would-be Portland City Councilperson?<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/191115/Former-Portland-candidate-faces-Ore-DUII-charge.html Former Portland candidate faces Ore. DUII charge]
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| === Sunday | August 29, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Go-By-Streetcar-Sign.JPG|thumb|The "go by streetcar" sign at NW Lovejoy and 10th in Portland.]]
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| '''A Streetcar Fuels Desire'''<br />
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| Other towns covet Portland's street car success.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-30-streetcars30_ST_N.htm http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-30-streetcars30_ST_N.htm]
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| === Saturday | August 28, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Electric-car-juice-pump.jpg|thumb|Electric car cattle prod.]]
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| '''Electric Car Cattle Prod'''<br />
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| Oregon's governor pushes an electric car "future" while [[TriMet]] [http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/02/10/trimet-cuts-the-grim-details/ eviscerates public transit]. Will [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal_mining strip mined coal] compete with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-helvarg/gulf-oil-disaster-not-war_b_625938.html oil wars] as the [http://www.nader.org/index.php?/archives/1425-The-Progressive-Magazine-The-Profit-in-Highway-Slaughter.html roadway slaughter] continues?<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128277194891981800 Road to electric cars not so easy]
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| === Friday | August 27, 2010 ===
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| [[File:N-Jonesmore-Street-1913 Courtesy Dan-Davis VintagePortland.jpg|thumb|Horse teams and hand tools--that's how streets were built a hundred years ago.]]
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| '''Ninety-Seven Year-Old "Green Jobs" Initiative'''<br />
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| These employed folks (and their horses too!) from nearly a century ago already had "green jobs." Then cars came along and ruined everything.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/n-jonesmore-street-1913/ N Jonesmore Street, 1913]
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| === Thursday | August 26, 2010 ===
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| '''Burnt Coal Fires Up Young Artists'''<br />
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| Kids tell Oregon’s [[Boardman Coal Plant]] to walk the plank.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/08/26/guest-column-in-portland-students-and-the-community-paint-past-coal/ In Portland, Students and the Community “Paint Past Coal”]
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| === Wednesday | August 25, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Amtrak-Doggy-Squadcar.JPG|thumb|Doggy Style: Amtrak's choice of "fly ride" for their doggy detectives shows the rail transport operator has the inner strength to purposefully derail its own train-centric bias.]]
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| '''Canine Cops To Sniff Rails From Portland To Seattle'''<br />
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| Amtrak's Vernae Graham claims doggy detectives to thrust noses into "all sorts of illegal substances."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.kbnd.com/395846.aspx Amtrak Goes to the Dogs]
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| === Tuesday | August 24, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Honey-i-lost-the-house.jpg|thumb]]
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| '''Portland Casinos Await Voter Approval'''<br />
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| Measure 75's passage will bring gambling halls to Multnomah County dog tracks. Coming next: dens of iniquity and houses of ill repute.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/178166/Ore-casino-backers-drop-lawsuit-voters-to-decide.html Ore. casino backers drop lawsuit, voters to decide]
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| === Monday | August 23, 2010 ===
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| '''Pakistan Flood Relief: Be The Change'''<br />
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| As Pakistan's "epic floods" continue, Portland's Mercy Corps dives in.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.mercycorps.org/project/pakistanflooding Project: Pakistan Flooding - Mercy Corps is providing clean water, staple foods and clean-up tools to families affected by massive flooding in Pakistan, which has killed at least 1,600 people and affected 20 million people.]
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| === Sunday | August 22, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Hendrix-and-Blonde.jpg|thumb|Portland's fake Jimi Hendrix poses with Vancouver B.C.'s actual blonde.]]
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| '''[http://www.blogger.com/profile/05997835666384194750 Vancouver B.C. Blonde] Does Her Part To Help "Keep Portland Weird"'''<br />
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| Beer, Jimmy Hendrix and a "sunny and stinking hot" Saturday Market are all part of her plan.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://ontheblogbandwagon.blogspot.com/2010/08/perfectly-portland.html Perfectly Portland]
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| === Saturday | August 21, 2010 ===
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| '''Portland's Mayor Takes Aim At Loose Cannons'''<br />
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| Mayor Sam Adams asks [http://www.portlandonline.com/attorney/ openly female city attorney] to come up with new strategies for reducing gun violence in city. Local firearm fanatic [http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=1123 Kevin Starrett] derides proposal as "a desperate move by a disgraced mayor."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://news.opb.org/article/11231-portland-mayor-proposes-gun-restrictions-after-rash-shootings/ Portland Mayor Proposes Gun Restrictions After Rash Of Shootings]
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| === Friday | August 20, 2010 ===
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| '''Get Folked Up This Weekend!'''<br />
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| Over twenty venues co-host Portland's first annual Folk Festival.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2010/08/20/portland-folk-festival-for-the-family/ Portland Folk Festival: For the family]
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| === Thursday | August 19, 2010 ===
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| '''A TV News Channel To Oblivion'''<br />
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| Local corporate media propaganda claims bicycling bad for business. Portland's business community claims otherwise.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://bikeportland.org/2010/08/19/bikes-bad-for-business-not-in-portland-38112 Bikes bad for business? Not in Portland]
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| === Wednesday | August 18, 2010 ===
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| [[File:Salem-Witch-Trial-Hangings.jpg|thumb|Salem Witch Trial Hangings]]
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| '''"Mob Mentality" Breeds "Irrational Hatred" In Portland, Oregon'''<br />
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| Facebook comments threatening "fat, sick, twisted bitches" with "a tall tree and a short rope" invoke memories of "Salem Witch Trials," when "innocent women were condemned" for supposedly making a "covenant with the devil." Exposes Portland's "ugly side."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://thesop.org/story/opinion/2010/08/18/why-a-mob-mentality-an-irrational-hatred-for-dede-spicher-and-terri-horman.php Why a Mob Mentality, an Irrational Hatred for DeDe Spicher and Terri Horman?]
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| === Tuesday | August 17, 2010 ===
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| '''Portland-Area Home Sales Plummet 30%'''<br />
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| "...it feels like the bottom just fell out..."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/end_of_tax_credit_hits_portlan.html Portland-area closed sales of homes fall 30% in July]
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| === Monday | August 16, 2010 ===
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| '''Let's Widen The Expressway To Hell!'''<br />
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| Responses to call for a rational, long-term transportation plan:
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| *Step hard on the gas pedal.
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| *Rack up more frequent flyer miles.
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| *Drill baby drill!<br />
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| Go to story: [http://blog.oregonlive.com/myoregon/2010/08/get_a_transportation_plan_oreg.html Get a transportation plan, Oregon]
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| === Sunday | August 15, 2010 ===
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| '''Portland's "Charms" Backfire'''<br />
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| City ends up looking "a lot like Fayetteville."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2010/aug/15/commentary-portland-oregon-charms-20100815/ Portland, Oregon Charms CITY A LOT LIKE FAYETTEVILLE]
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| === Saturday | August 14, 2010 ===
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| '''Lackluster Local Lucre Licks Lone Lesbian Lounge'''<br />
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| The Egyptian Club, Portland's only lesbian bar, to close doors for good October 9th.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?ID=25581 Portland Oregon's Lone Lesbian Bar Closing for Good]
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| === Friday | August 13, 2010 ===
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| '''As Friday The 13th Dawns, Gloom Lurks In Shadows'''<br />
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| Portland forecast: sunny and hot. "Much warmer than yesterday."<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=97209&wuSelect=WEATHER 5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 97209]
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| === Thursday | August 12, 2010 ===
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| '''Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Popping Up In Portland'''<br />
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| Pentagon covetously sets sights on faraway lands selfishly hoarding large lithium-ion reserves. Possible invasion targets seen.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/08/12/game-changer-first-public-quick-charge-station-for-evs-installed-in-portland/ Game Changer: First public quick-charge station for EVs installed in Portland]
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| === Wednesday | August 11, 2010 ===
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| '''Heartless County Bureaucrats Threaten Entrepreneurial Tot With Hefty Fine'''<br />
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| Public outcry assures that seven year-old lemonade impresario gets to take her mom to Disneyland anyway.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://www.examiner.com/x-2759-Business-and-Finance-Examiner~y2010m8d11-Seven-year-old-entrepreneur-raises-cash-for-Disneyland Seven year old entrepreneur raises cash for Disneyland]
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| === Tuesday | August 10, 2010 ===
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| '''A Bridge Too Wide'''<br />
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| Ten lane span threatens to drive ''even more'' highly-dangerous motor vehicles into city. No end in sight to roadway slaughter, fossil fuel depletion, resource war proliferation.<br />
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| Go to story: [http://news.opb.org/article/10864-oregon-washington-leaders-agree-key-i-5-bridge-details/ Oregon, Washington Leaders Agree On Key I-5 Bridge Details]
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| === Tuesday | May 25, 2010 ===
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| Portland's architectural landmark, [[United States Custom House]], officially goes on the [http://www.auctionrp.com/Property_details.cfm?id=1166 auction block] today. Previous efforts to turn the building into a [http://djcoregon.com/news/2007/07/05/custom-house-vacant-2-years-after-rehab-deal/ 82-room boutique hotel] or house Portland's [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/04/us_custom_house_may_house_inte.html International School] fell through. Ideas for turning the building into a home for a [http://blog.oregonlive.com/oldtown/2007/10/home_for_public_market.html Public Market], Sustainability Center or a Rose City Campus for the University of Oregon went nowhere. A couple of months ago, the Oregonian's [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/anna_griffin/ Anna Griffin] thoughtfully [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/anna_griffin/index.ssf/2010/03/someone_with_a_vision_should_t.html observed] that someone with "with a vision" should turn their vision for what should happen with this Portland treasure into reality. Here's a chance to step up and take that challenge. What is your vision for the [[United States Custom House | U.S. Custom House]]? Don't be shy; describe your vision [[United States Custom House | here]].
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| === Tuesday | March 23, 2010 ===
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| Portland's message to upscale consumerism: "Take a hike!" [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/portland-oregon-saks-fifth-avenue-to-close-2010-03-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp Portland, Oregon Saks Fifth Avenue to Close]. MarketWatch
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| === Saturday | March 13, 2010 ===
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| [[Portland Tribune]] [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844704747622500&utm_source=New+Media&utm_medium=twitter 25 jobs @ semi conductor business in Gresham]
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| === Saturday | February 6, 2010 ===
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| [[KATU]] [http://www.katu.com/news/business/83660252.html Health insurance now open to all Ore. kids]
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| === Saturday | January 2, 2010 ===
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| [[Oregon Live]] [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/portlands_2009_homicides_drop.html Portland's 2009 homicides drop to lowest level in almost 40 years]
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| === Wednesday | December 23, 2009 ===
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| [[Portland Tribune]] [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126159682626943100 Shuttered Cascade Grain plant sold at auction]
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| === Monday | December 21, 2009 ===
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| [[Portland Tribune]] [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126146417164280400 Zidell plans $20 million waterfront cleanup project]
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| === Friday | December 18, 2009 ===
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| [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126116110490784900 Economist says Portland's economic strategy isn't working]. Portland Tribune
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| [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126120099927589200 Gold Coin]
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| === Sunday | November 22, 2009 ===
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| [[KGW]] [http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Sewage-plant-shut-down-spills-3-million-gallons-71062437.html 3 million gallons of sewage into willamette due to power outage in oregon city]
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| === Friday | November 6, 2009 ===
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| [http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/11/us_26_tunnels_need_a_bath.html Vista Ridge tunnel partly closed tonight for high-pressure washing]
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| === Wednesday | November 4, 2009 ===
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| [[Oregon Live]] [http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/oregon_convention_center_opts.html Oregon Convention Center opts for rooftop solar]
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| === Thursday | October 1, 2009 ===
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| <videoflash>LpGaEE5pOdA</videoflash><br />
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| Go to stories:
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| : [http://pjep.org/actions/?id=3106&t=1254373200 Econvergence: NW Regional Conference]
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| : [http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20090924195722114 Portland, Oregon: EcoNvergence October 2-4]
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| : [http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2009/09/394489.shtml ecoNvergence Schedule]
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