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Monday | August 30, 2010

Former Transportation Office Spokeswoman Awarded DUII
Mary Volm falls off motor scooter while allegedly intoxicated. Mid-life transportation crisis for would-be Portland City Councilperson?
Go to story: Former Portland candidate faces Ore. DUII charge

Saturday | August 28, 2010

Electric car cattle prod.

Electric Car Cattle Prod
Oregon's governor pushes an electric car "future" while TriMet eviscerates public transit. Will strip mined coal compete with oil wars as the roadway slaughter continues?
Go to story: Road to electric cars not so easy

Friday | August 27, 2010

Horse teams and hand tools--that's how streets were built a hundred years ago.

Ninety-Seven Year-Old "Green Jobs" Initiative
These employed folks (and their horses too!) from nearly a century ago already had "green jobs." Then cars came along and ruined everything.
Go to story: N Jonesmore Street, 1913

Thursday | August 26, 2010

Burnt Coal Fires Up Young Artists
Kids tell Oregon’s Boardman Coal Plant to walk the plank.
Go to story: In Portland, Students and the Community “Paint Past Coal”

Wednesday | August 25, 2010

Canine Cops To Sniff Rails From Portland To Seattle
Amtrak's Vernae Graham claims doggy detectives to thrust noses into "all sorts of illegal substances."
Go to story: Amtrak Goes to the Dogs

Tuesday | August 24, 2010

Portland Casinos Await Voter Approval
Measure 75's passage will bring gambling halls to Multnomah County dog tracks. Coming next: dens of iniquity and houses of ill repute.
Go to story: Ore. casino backers drop lawsuit, voters to decide

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