Winners

1. On the second go-round, $10.25 million in federal housing loans and grants will go to people who really need it--such as senior citizens and fledgling inner-city businesses--instead of Wieden & Kennedy and developers who were slated to get the dough until City Commissioner Erik Sten blew the whistle.

2. Good news for local river critters: Last week city officials agreed to reopen discussion of the criteria for the $1 billion Combined Sewer Overflow project. Previously the plan addressed only untreated sewage, making no provision
 for other pollutants that flow into the water.

3. We won't risk jinxing the Portland Winter Hawks by giving them the Memorial Cup just yet, but when he stopped 40 shots during the Hawks' opening victory against the Guelph Storm, Brent Belecki showed why
 he was named the Western Hockey League's top goalie of the year.

Losers

1. Despite a furious lobbying effort, Portland's Armenian and Greek Orthodox communities failed to block funding of a Turkish studies program at Portland State University. A faculty panel affirmed an earlier ruling that the Turkish government would not be exercising undue influence over the program.

2. Portlander Meredith Brooks proved you can go home again, but folks might not be too thrilled to see you. The singer of the hit single "Bitch"performed at the Roseland in front of a house that was less than half full last Thursday, despite a 2-for-1 ticket promotion.

 3. For six years, Oregon's
 farm workers union, PCUN,
has been leading a boycott
 of Gardenburgers because the veggie patties are distributed by NORPAC, part of a massive growers cooperative that has repeatedly refused to meet with the union. No mention of the boycott was made in the glowing profile of Gardenburgers appearing in the Business section of last Sunday's Oregonian.