WINNERSGreat news for a state that cannot fund its schools or basic social services. Thanks to Oregon's "kicker" law, which regurgitates income taxes when receipts exceed forecasts by more than 2 percent, the state will shovel more than $1.3 billion back to Oregon taxpayers next year. Shortest school year in the nation + kicker = fun! Everyone can buy Jet Skis!
About 550 kids in North Portland will get to attend a brand new school this week that shows how government can do things right. The Rosa Parks Elementary School is the heart of New Columbia, an extraordinary neighborhood created by the Housing Authority of Portland that includes affordable housing, green spaces, retail and workforce training.
Oregon and OSU football can take a back seat for the moment to the new powerhouse coming from the Park Blocks. While the Ducks and Beavers beat up on weaker opponents, Portland State's Vikings got the biggest local win on the first weekend of the fan bacchanal that is college football by upsetting New Mexico 17-6.
LOSERS
The number of people who actually in favor of illegal immigration remains near zero, but normal human beings can't help but root against the redneck cretins and crypto-fascist nativist yahoos harassing Hispanic day-laborers in Cornelius. With their catcalls and abusive signs, these sub-normals inadvertently make a good argument for replacing large percentages of the American population—maybe we can trade Mexico all our "Minuteman" goons for a few useful citizens?
Once a suspected serial killer, now just an unstable nabber of lacy dainties, Sung Koo Kim, a.k.a. The Panty Thief, had his final day in court last week. Kim, previously the chief suspect in the disappearance of 19-year-old Brooke Wilberger, was convicted on two counts of burglary in Benton County Court. His two-year sentence will run concurrently with about 11 years he's racked up for pillaging women's underwear from dryers in other Oregon counties.
Spare us the jokes about crocodile tears. Fans of Steve Irwin's TV show, The Crocodile Hunter, including his wife, Oregon native Terri, are understandably despondent over the popular conservationist's shocking death Monday.
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Might also be interesting to look into what mecha and la raza really stand for while you are at it. (Hint: they have websites that SAY things.)
But be careful, if you start asking real questions....someone might mistake you for a journalist.
Has anyone at WW asked the Housing Authority of Portland for basic public statistical data, that is age, gender, neighborhood and income for all of HAP's clients?
Has anyone at WW asked the Housing Authority of Portland why they don't know if they have 31,000 or 33,000 clients?
Has anyone at WW asked mayor Tom Potter why he will not talk publicly about this subject and why he continues to allow and encourage HAP's refusal to provide basic public housing statistical data to elected officials, candidates for public office, voters, taxpayers and the press?
Has anyone at WW asked congressman Earl Blumenauer why, after signing a letter asking for an additional 35 million dollars for HAP, he doesn't have access to HAP's public data and why he is not concerned that HAP cannot produce records for 23,000 of its clients which must be connected to roughly $66,000,000 in public funds?
Without public housing statistical data Portland/Multnomah county cannot monitor much less enforce any so-called public housing policy. Where there is no public data there is no public policy.
The story should NOT be in the "Winners" section because of the success in building a new school. This story should be in the "Losers" section because of the FAILURE of government at every level to responsibly debate and discuss the uncontrolled and unaccountable annual expenditure of $200,000,000 a year on public housing in Multnomah county.
As for the cretins - this is the USA it is not Mexico - speak English- wave the American Flag or leave - pretty simple - and take WW with you !
The description of the rednecks sounds just like a typical democrat. "If you don't have a point be hateful and verbally abuse your opponent" is a documented democrat value.