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WINNERS
1. Death penalty foes got some good news from two
of the state's most prominent Republicans. Former U.S. Sen.
Mark O. Hatfield and former state schools czar Norma Paulus
announced they will sponsor a petition to abolish capital
punishment in Oregon.
2. Everybody won with the appointment of Lynae
Berg as acting Portland Police Chief. She's smart and
committed to policing yet a real-life member of the community--she
decided not to seek the permanent top-cop spot to make sure
she had time for her kids. What's more, the cranky rank
and file haven't uttered a single complaint--yet.
3. Besides the opportunity to admire the colorful
balloons floating above Canyon Road car dealerships, culture
buffs in Beaverton have had little to smile about. That
will all change in the fall, now that Julane Stites, longtime
head of the Jefferson Dancers, has moved to Beaverton High
School, where she will assemble a rival dance troupe.
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LOSERS
1. The sorted truth: Recycling in Portland
took a step backward when the City Council voted last week
to "commingle" recyclables such as clear and colored glass.
Now the mingled broken glass will be used as road fill and
insulation instead of being recycled as new bottles. Commissioner
Dan Saltzman called commingling a "compromise" in a letter
to recycling advocates; they call it a disappointment.
2. The city of Beaverton had to pony up $3.4 million
this week to bail out the financially strapped BCB Group,
which is developing an urban center along the Max line.
3. Where's the beef? Still plummeting out of orbit
after its big-bucks national-TV ad campaign in 1998, Gardenburger
last week reported dismal sales for the second quarter in
a row. The results can't please those who bought stock in
either of the two offerings the company completed earlier
this year.
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