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Just Stop Oil protesters handed prison terms for throwing soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
Attempted cultural destruction is a crime
Portland alternative high school students get a beautiful new building and a bumpy transition
Money doesn’t solve all problems.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek releases long-promised ‘first spouse handbook’
Which fails the address the mess she made.
Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Huge Mistake
Except for the notion of individual liberty.
Lewis & Clark College no longer wants to be a ‘Pioneer,’ planning to adopt a new mascot
There’s nothing wrong with being a pioneer.
Student-loan borrowers in their 50s and older are begging lawmakers: Don’t let us die with this debt
I guarantee you that the story will wave away the fact that these people voluntarily took on the debt and focus on the sob-story consequences of the burden they face.
Police: Person in mental crisis jumps in front of cars on Portland street, is struck by DUII driver
The most “Portland” headline this week.
Just Stop Oil demanded climate action. Their protests have landed them in prison
Fervent belief in your pet cause is not grounds to disrupt society.
Portland Public Schools quietly adopts policy barring teachers from ‘political or personal’ classroom displays
About time but not enough…
Fare evasion on TriMet’s MAX trains hits 27%, highest ‘in recent memory’
The big question is “Why pay?”
Essays
Sex and the City 2: Abu Dhabi Doo-Doo
Spoilers, should such a thing be possible with this kind of movie, follow Background Bearing in mind that I know nothing about the characters that I didn't learn from the horrid first movie (review here), let me catch you up to date: The protagonist, Carrie, is the New York City-based book and magazine writer. She is in love with fashion, shoes, and herself, and not necessarily in that order. Although she occasionally provides a genuinely interesting thought, even a broken...
Sex and the City: The Movie
Warning: Spoilers, to the extent a movie of this nature can be spoiled, follow Opening voice-over: "Year after year 20-something women come to New York City in search of the two Ls: Labels and love." If this is true, it's a horrible indictment of a generation. "Twenty years ago, I was one of them." Oh. I'm wrong then. It's a horrible indictment of American culture. Nice opening montage, but that is not a "hot dress." You look like a fool. Seriously? I would say that you...
This is How I Roll
HistoryAfter a variety of health woes, my parents downsized from two vehicles to their one Honda Accord in 2006. They generously offered us their high mileage 1991 Honda Civic and, as I recall, we somewhat hesitantly accepted. Erin and I figured we'd drive it for a year, buy a new car to replace it, and all would be fuzzy bunnies and rainbows. Well, I think the reliability of the Honda, especially after the nightmare that was the Mazda 626, plus the lack of a monthly car...
Against War (again)
Consider me opposed to the United States' latest military endeavors in Libya. As I'm already on record against our invasion of Iraq and have long thought our lingering stay in Afghanistan pointless at best, this should surprise no one. The establishment of a no-fly zone in Libya lacks proper justification, has no satisfactory exit strategy, is an unaffordable waste of money, and won't achieve our presumptive goal of advancing democracy. As noble as our intentions might be,...