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News

Sunday | October 17, 2010

Portland Beavers To Migrate Out Of Beaver State
A Portland institution since 1903, the triple-A team is pawned off to a baseball executive in San Diego.
Go to story: Portland Beavers Sold To San Diego Padres' Owner

Saturday | October 16, 2010

North Portland's Roughriders Persecute Christian Royalty
"It didn't take long for the bigger and stronger Roosevelt Roughriders to jump in front of the Portland Christian Royals in a non league football game Friday night..."
Go to story: Roosevelt Roughriders run over Portland Christian in Oregon football

Friday | October 15, 2010

Setback For Green Economy: Shrub Man Gets Clipped
Maybe he should've disguised himself as a museum piece to pull off a heist at the yard & garden center.
Go to story: Man dressed as underbrush tries to rob museum

Thursday | October 14, 2010

The Glen Jackson Bridge's Standpipe System Serves An Honorable & Noble Purpose
Did you know that standpipes "basically serve the same purpose as fire hydrants and are used by fire personnel to supply water to remote locations." Neither did PortlandWiki's NewsEditorBOT (NEbot) until it stumbled upon the Fire Blog.
Go to story: Station 12 Tests Glen Jackson Bridge's Standpipe System

Wednesday | October 13, 2010

Killing Robo Elections In Three Easy Steps
1. Unplug your TV.
2. Disconnect your phone.
3. Plug in Voter-Owned Elections.
Go to story: Fair, Open and Accountable Elections: A counterweight to wealthy special interests
Go to robo elections service provider to wealthy special interests: Political Campaign Robo Calls

Tuesday | October 12, 2010

Onramp To Oblivion
The milepost just ahead: one billion vehicles on the beleaguered planet's roads. By 2020 traffic accidents will be the third biggest cause of "death and disease" worldwide. That's above war, violence, and "self-inflicted injuries." Traffic fatalities are still the leading cause of death for U.S. children.
Go to story: 5 Things It's OK to Hate About Your Car
Go to rant: I Hate Cars, I Hate Driving
Go to juvenile prank: Drivers Not Wanted

Monday | October 11, 2010

"Wear sky blue" advises Dr. Maya Angelou.

Celebrate Community Healing Days: October 15, 16, and 17, 2010
Portland's African American community is invited to take part in the second annual 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."
Go to story: Community Healing Days Celebration Oct. 15-17

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+=== Sunday | October 17, 2010 ===
+[[File:Portland beavers110.png|thumb|<span class="plainlinks">Beavers to migrate out of [[Beaver State]].]]
+'''Portland Beavers To Migrate Out Of Beaver State'''<br />
+A Portland institution since 1903, the triple-A team is pawned off to a baseball executive in San Diego.<br />
+Go to story: [http://news.opb.org/article/15727-portland-beavers-sold-san-diego-padres-owner/ Portland Beavers Sold To San Diego Padres' Owner]
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 === Saturday | October 16, 2010 ===
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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 />
 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 ===
-[[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 />
-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 />
-Go to story: [http://www.350.org/en/map#/map/45.551043/-122.684824/8 10/10/10: Find an Event Near You]<br />
-Go to wiki: [http://wiki.350.org/ Welcome to the 350.org Global Work Party Wiki]<br />
-Check out what others are doing: [http://www.350.org/en/workparty-ideas Ideas For Your 10/10 Work Party]
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