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Next Up at City Council, June 4 – 5, 2008
The Portland City Council Agenda this coming week kicks off with five people speaking under Citizen Communications about the “Sit-lie” ordinance. “Sit-lie” (formal title “Sidewalk Obstructions”, City Code 14.50.030), combined with the “anti-camping”…
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Next Up at City Council, 5/28/08
A very short Portland City Council Agenda this week, with two Council members absent so no Emergency Ordinances or Consent Agenda. No emergency ordinances! How will the City not grind to a halt?…
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Headline and photo – ?
In yesterday’s Portland Tribune, I read the headline, Voters give OK for women to lead way, and the subtitle, “Fritz, Brown among those who won mostly male city, county tickets”. So I clicked…
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26 years, still amazing
Photo by Luke Fritz The love of my life, Steven Edward Fritz. Today, we celebrate 26 years of marriage (wedding day photo here). Our older son, Luke, took this photo at Candidates Gone…
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Guest Photos, Loll Memorial 2008
From last week’s ceremony honoring slain Deputy Ernest Loll, on SW 35th in the Arnold Creek neighborhood: Chaplain Ed Stelle (a police chaplain for more than 50 years) leads the remembrance with Chief…
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Next Up at City Council, 5/21/08
Really? There’s an important date after May 20 in some people’s lives? Actually, there are several in mine. On May 22, Steve and I will celebrate 26 years of marriage. May 25, Maxwell…
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Remembering fallen officers
Yesterday, I attended the annual ceremony at the Police Memorial in Waterfront Park, commemorating the 26 officers who have died in the course of their duties in our city. It was a moving…
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Follow-up is good
I’m glad to see Mayor Potter returned to Jefferson High School this week, and that he reported some progress on issues of particular concern to the community. Free bus travel for 6th through…