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News

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
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

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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 == News ==
 === Monday | August 30, 2010 ===
-'''Former Spokeswoman for Transportation Office is Awarded DUII'''<br />
+'''Former Transportation Office Spokeswoman Awarded DUII'''<br />
-Falls off motor scooter while allegedly intoxicated. Mid-life transportation crisis for would-be Portland City Council Person Mary Volm?<br />
+Mary Volm falls off motor scooter while allegedly intoxicated. Mid-life transportation crisis for would-be Portland City Councilperson?<br />
 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 ]
+=== Saturday | August 28, 2010 ===
+[[File:Electric-car-juice-pump.jpg|thumb|Electric car cattle prod.]]
+'''Electric Car Cattle Prod'''<br />
+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 />
+Go to story: [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128277194891981800 Road to electric cars not so easy]
 === Friday | August 27, 2010 ===
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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 />
 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]
-=== Monday | August 23, 2010 ===
-'''Pakistan Flood Relief: Be The Change'''<br />
-As Pakistan's "epic floods" continue, Portland's Mercy Corps dives in.<br />
-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.]
-=== Sunday | August 22, 2010 ===
-[[File:Hendrix-and-Blonde.jpg|thumb|Portland's fake Jimi Hendrix poses with Vancouver B.C.'s actual blonde.]]
-'''[http://www.blogger.com/profile/05997835666384194750 Vancouver B.C. Blonde] Does Her Part To Help "Keep Portland Weird"'''<br />
-Beer, Jimmy Hendrix and a "sunny and stinking hot" Saturday Market are all part of her plan.<br />
-Go to story: [http://ontheblogbandwagon.blogspot.com/2010/08/perfectly-portland.html Perfectly Portland]
-=== Saturday | August 21, 2010 ===
-'''Portland's Mayor Takes Aim At Loose Cannons'''<br />
-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 />
-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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