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The Tragic 8 Pall
BY MARIAH SUMMERS | One more thing from California for Oregonians to object to: Prop 8.
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[November 21st 4:09pm]
Obama Really is a Lefty

I guess I'm the last person in the country to discover that President-elect Barack Obama and I are members of the same minority group—left handers. My ignorance of the current president-to-be's left-handedness led me to an astonishing (to me at least) discovery: if Lefties for Obama is to be believed, every president since Jimmy Carter and except for our current president has been a southpaw. No wonder the country's in such a mess!

[November 21st 12:17pm]
Long Island is Way Cooler than Portland; Yes They Are!

Long Island's Hempstead Union Free School District decided last night to rename Ludlum Elementary School for President-elect Barack Obama. And the change takes effect immediately, according to a receptionist in the Hempstead school-board office today. Which makes Strong Island WAY cooler than Portland (by virtue of its swift action alone.)* You might recall Portland Public Schools is in the process of re-christening the awkwardly named Clark K-8 @ Binnsmead, and students there have suggested Obama's name. But Portland's process is its usual multi-step, year-long pursuit, meaning it...

[November 21st 10:56am]
From The Archives: Obama and Clinton

So now that the lion may be lying down with the lamb — and Sen. Hillary Clinton may actually be hired by President-elect Barack Obama, what better time to re-visit when each of the former rivals sat down separately with WW. Here's reporter James Pitkin's interviews from last spring with Clinton and with Obama. Maybe they can talk about the tattoos they wish they had the next time they meet.

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[November 20th 1:57pm]
Read All About It: L.A. Times on Silverton's New Mayor

Sometimes national reporters parachute into Oregon, rip off local reporters, butcher the story and leave readers no better-informed than they were previously. Other times, they come and do a brilliant job of evoking our strange state and packing a story with killer quotes — as is the case with this story in today's Los Angeles Times about Silverton Mayor-elect Stu Rasmussen. Here's how writer Kim Murphy (who also took the photo above) describes Silverton: In years past, Silverton has been known mainly as the home of Bobbie the Wonder Dog, who got lost on a road trip to...

[November 20th 1:14pm]
A Quickie Test

Put aside your partisan hats for a moment and take this test courtesy of Minnesota Public Radio on how you would rule in these challenged ballots in the U.S. Senate race for that state. Some of them are no-brainers, but some aren't — especially #5: Al Franken or Lizard People, you decide.

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BY WW STAFF | Tough choices, no brainers: Our endorsements for the general election.
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