News Every flash of progress by Greg Oden sends me and other fans into speculating that the Trail Blazers center is finally poised to become a big contributor. The latest example comes just two games into the exhibition season after Oden put up back-to-back good nights against lowly Sacramento. Oden —who I root for in part because he seems like a decent human being— has nowhere to go ... More
Do Two Good Exhibition Games For Greg Oden Mean Anything?
News Every flash of progress by Greg Oden sends me and other fans into speculating that the Trail Blazers center is finally poised to become a big contributor. The latest example comes just two games into the exhibition season after Oden put up back-to-back good nights against lowly Sacramento. Oden —who I root for in part because he seems like a decent human being— has nowhere to go ... More
One Ducks Fan's View of Chip Kelly's Upcoming Blount Decision
News By all accounts, Oregon football coach Chip Kelly will announce this morning some sort of plan that creates enough wiggle room for him to back off his once set-in-stone decision to not let senior running back LeGarrette Blount play this season after Blount lost his mind for a few minutes on national TV following the Ducks' opening-game loss to Boise State. Good. The original decision was a hasty ... More
Oregon Elephants + Car Wash = Angry PETA
News The (Roseburg) News-Review has an interesting tale to tell this week. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnMXV822nSE[/youtube] PETA, no stranger to tackling high-profile targets campaigns nor to Oregon, is ticked at the Wildlife Safari's use of elephants to wash cars. The Roseburg paper reports that PETA considers the apparently popular spring and summer attraction at the wildlife ... More
Get Out of Multnomah County Jail Free: 26 Releases on Saturday Night
News [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcAFY2oVEtw[/youtube] Saturday night's alright for fighting. Turns out it's also not a bad time to get out of jail free. Continuing a trend that re-emerged last summer after a 15-month lull, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office was forced to release 26 prisoners from jail over the weekend because there wasn't enough space to hold them. Here's a breakdown ... More
Eleven Things I Will Always Remember From Being in Autzen Stadium on Dec. 3
News My voice is hoarse, and my 44-year-old joints ache —both from standing in the cold for 3 1-2 hours last night and from repeatedly bear-hugging family, friends and longtime seatmates in Section 37 of Autzen Stadium— as one group of football-playing strangers (Oregon) beat another group (Oregon State). Bottom line: this is a childish matter that I can't put away and the Ducks' Rose ... More
Notable Campaign Contributions In The Oregon Governor's Race
News As we return from Thanksgiving weekend, a visit to the Oregon election division's web site turns up a coupla leftovers in the 2010 governor's race worth noting from the month of November. Ex-Gov. John Kitzhaber collected $1,200 from NW Natural exec Gregg Kantor (Neil Goldschmidt's former press secretary) for his run in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. And former Oregon Secretary of State ... More
Measures 66 & 67: Let The Ads Begin
News A quick trip around YouTube this morning turned up this new ad urging a yes vote on Measures 66 and 67. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih7YDY8y6k0[/youtube] With two months to go until the Jan. 26 vote on increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthiest Oregonians, this ad is sure to be among a barrage from both sides that will compete this season with Christmas ads for omnipresence ... More
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