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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt
This is us – my older son Luke and me – at the Four Corners – the point on Navajo lands where the four states of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado intersect.…
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Eat your broccoli!
Or cauliflower. Especially you men. A new study reported by the BBC says just one serving per week of cruciferous vegetables – broccoli and cauliflower, to most people – may cut your risk…
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An Op-Ed worth reading
Shahriar Ahmed, president of the Bilal Mosque in Beaverton, writes an interesting response to David Reinhard in Sunday’s Oregonian. Shahriar Ahmed, born in Bangladesh and for the past 22 years employed at Intel,…
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Update on Saturday Market
It was buried in Thursday’s pull-out InPortland section of the Oregonian, so you may have missed Fred Leeson’s coverage of design review for the new location of Saturday Market in Waterfront Park. Apparently…
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Next Up at City Council, August 8, 2007
This coming Wednesday’s Portland City Council Agenda items will all be heard in the morning. It kicks off with three Time Certain items: 953 TIME CERTAIN: 9:30 AM – Declare support for a…
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Dreamlifter
Built to carry Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner planes, the Dreamlifter visited PDX last weekend.
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A good question. The answer is Yes.
Amy J. Ruiz writes another astute article in this week’s Portland Mercury, with follow-up discussion on Blogtown. In reviewing Portland city code and recent history in renaming Portland streets, she asks, “Portland Boulevard…
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Who’s paying for the Streetcar in South Waterfront?
The following is my best effort after researching several hours each day since Saturday. I expect to hear more information and will post it when received. Total Streetcar Capital Costs: $45,590,000 per Portland…
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Keller fountain at night
Keller Fountain Park at SW 3rd/Clay is named after Ira Keller, first chairman of the Portland Development Commission. The park was designed by Lawrence Halprin, the fountain by Angela Danadjieva.