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WINNERS
1. David Olson and Erik Sten won a battle
in their war against AT&T this week. While the telecommunications
behemoth's decision to allow rival Internet service providers
access to its cable network is only a partial victory, it
is a big step toward what Olson, head of the Mount Hood
Cable Regulatory Commission, and city commissioner Sten
have fought for.
2. The prognosis for leukemia patients got
brighter last week when a study showed that STI-571, an
experimental drug developed by OHSU researcher Dr. Brian
Druker in collaboration with Swiss scientists, produced
impressive results in human patients.
3. Zupan's Market on Southeast Belmont Street escaped
from
the Oregon Liquor Control Commission's death row with a
slap on the wrist, in the form of a seven-day license suspension
and a $10,000 fine. Under OLCC rules, the store might have
had its license permanently revoked for selling alcoholic
beverages to underage OLCC and police decoys.
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LOSERS
1. Big Blond Eileen Qutub was attacked by
one of her own this week when the equally fair-haired First
Lady, Sharon Kitzhaber, came out to stump for Democrat Ryan
Deckert, who is going up against Qutub, a Republican, for
her Senate seat.
2. City finance director Tim Grewe wants to give
Marshall Glickman three extra months to purchase a Triple-A
ballclub for Civic Stadium, increasing the appearance of
favoritism by Portland city leaders and striking a blow
against deadline enforcers everywhere. The next time
a dog eats a contractor's homework, it will be harder for
them to draw the line.
3. Skiers and snowboarders got some bogus
news last week when Timberline Ski Area decided to bag plans
for a gondola from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge,
all because it didn't want to face three years of environmental
reviews. The wind tells us that several Douglas firs were
happy with the move, however.
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