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Friday | October 29, 2010

How long does it take mail to go from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon?
Question: If I put an envelope in a mailbox in San Francisco at like 9:30 on Thursday night, when will it arrive at its destination in Portland, Oregon? (asked by "justcoollikedat")
Best answer: "one week" (answered by "xtina")
Go to story: How long does it take mail to go from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon?

Thursday | October 28, 2010

Cops In "The Other Portland" Drop Their Weapons
Police in Portland, Maine raised eyebrows after their sniper rifles began shooting all by themselves. A police training video shows the Remington 700 rifles -- "a mainstay for the U.S. military, law enforcement and gun enthusiasts" -- firing "when the trigger was not being pulled." Not realizing the weapons system's "loose cannon-like" behavior was a "feature" rather than a defect, Police Chief James Craig said "I don't want to run the risk of having an accidental discharge" that could soil an officer's pants or put a "community member's life in danger."
Go to story: Portland police drop rifles amid safety concerns

Wednesday | October 27, 2010

Republican Party Campaign Flyer Freakout!
GOP operatives work so hard and get so little respect. It's not easy slathering thick wads of sleazy pro-corporate lucre everywhere just to buy up an election or two. But that's nothin'! Throwing elections and lining the Supreme Court with hand-picked corporate quislings is a messy, thankless chore. That's why it's just so upsetting when the public gets in the way. Like when an errant teacher's union flyer finds its way into a kindergartener's school folder. These types of shenanigans show blatant disrespect of one's societal betters. Jeez! I'd make a Federal case outta that kinda nonsense too. Wouldn't you?
Go to story: Union flyer found in student's folder upsets GOP

Tuesday | October 26, 2010

Unthank Park's Upgrade: A Thankless Task Thanked
A resourceful City Commissioner manages to thrust two thankful thumbs upwards, expressing "thanks" to "our Parks maintenance staff" for the park's new "facelift."
Go to story: Unthank Park upgrade
Go to park page: DeNorval Unthank Park

Monday | October 25, 2010

South Waterfront: Urban wasteland and ideal film prop.

Secret Revealed: South Waterfront Is Actually Portland's Most Overpriced Film Prop
And you thought South Waterfront was merely "a highrise wasteland of condos no one lives in." But for "budgetless" film directors "it’s a filmmaker’s dream." Why? If you "want to film a scene with a skyscraper environment without the hassles of random people interrupting your shot" the "very deadness of SoWat makes it (an) ideal (location). You’ve got skyscrapers, busses, the streetcar, the tram, the river. And now there’s even a really cute park. It all feels pretty generic.... It could be any city."
Go to story: South Waterfront: Ideal for Filmmakers?

Sunday | October 24, 2010

Oregon Woman Seeks Out "Lives To Change"
Presses evil roots into hapless hands of unsuspecting, disconcerted "changelings."
Go to story: Woman seeks to change lives with $100 a day

Saturday | October 23, 2010

Playin' Chicken
Portland "authorities" will let you keep three hens. Where are you gonna put that fowl li'l harem? A stylin' chicken coop, of course!
Go to story: Coop Dreams

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+=== Friday | October 29, 2010 ===
+[[File:Overload.jpg|thumb|Donkey delivery services.]]
+'''How long does it take mail to go from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon?'''<br />
+'''Question:''' If I put an envelope in a mailbox in San Francisco at like 9:30 on Thursday night, when will it arrive at its destination in Portland, Oregon? (asked by "justcoollikedat")<br />
+'''Best answer:''' "one week" (answered by "xtina")<br />
+Go to story: [http://oregon.official-city.com/how-long-does-it-take-mail-to-go-from-san-francisco-to-portland-oregon/ How long does it take mail to go from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon?]
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 === Thursday | October 28, 2010 ===
 [[File:Foxhunt-remington-700.jpg|thumb|Loose cannon.]]
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 Portland "authorities" will let you keep three hens. Where are you gonna put that fowl li'l harem? A stylin' chicken coop, of course!<br />
 Go to story: [http://www.dwell.com/articles/Coop-Dreams.html Coop Dreams]
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-=== Friday | October 22, 2010 ===
-[[File:Green-n-ez.jpg|thumb|Yo Homie! It's EZ Being Green!]]
-'''Yo Homie! It's EZ Being Green!'''<br />
-Sure, the Environmental Protection Agency paddled [[Portland General Electric]] on the bum bum earlier this month to punish the utility for the coal-fired air pollution its [[Boardman]] plant inflicts on breathing life forms. Despite these sins, the [[City of Portland]] managed to crawl onto "EPA's elite list of [[Green Power Communities]] for the city's extensive efforts to reduce its carbon footprint."<br />
-Go to stories:<br />
-[http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/D1E08B8C3749BF31852577C2006807B8 Portland dubbed one of the country’s greenest communities with EPA designation]<br />
-[http://ecotrope.opb.org/2010/10/epa-boardman-coal-plant-has-been-violating-pollution-rules-since-1998/ EPA: Boardman coal plant has been violating pollution rules since 1998]
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