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Man Burns (some) prematurely
Aw, this is a shame. Apparently arson is blamed for setting the central effigy at Burning Man on fire before the scheduled celebration on Saturday. One person has been arrested. It’s thought the…
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Portland Harbor
The Portland Tribune has been publishing interesting, informative, thought-provoking articles recently. Today, another good one by Lee van der Voo, this time on the Portland Harbor. According to Lee, “the 40,000 jobs in…
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Lessons Learned at Lincoln
While pulling weeds and shoveling bark dust at Community Care Day at Lincoln High School in the Goose Hollow neighborhood on Saturday, I heard some interesting facts, and researched a few more: *…
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Jury of peers? Not at $25/day
Multnomah County Circuit Court. It’s the same size and color envelope as most junk mail, but this letter stands out when a person is shuffling through the day’s haul at the mailbox. I…
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Solitude in the desert
This is the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. By Friday, the scene in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada will look nothing like this. Steve left Sunday evening to drive 11 hours through…
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Next Up at City Council, 8/29/07
The Portland City Council’s Agenda shows a rare evening hearing, starting at 6 p.m. this coming Wednesday, August 29. It’s termed a “Special Meeting” because the code says the third Wednesday of the…
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Joey Harrington: exactly what the Atlanta Falcons need right now
KATU provides a balanced review of the history and prospects of quarterbacks for the Atlanta Falcons going into tomorrow night’s preseason game with Cincinnati, in the Georgia Dome. The game will be broadcast…
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Life interferes with blogging
Posts here have been less frequent the past few days, and will likely continue so through the weekend. A concentration of time-consuming volunteer projects has kept me out of the house doing things…