News [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J_SaNjOb_c[/youtube] TriMet announced this afternoon that it's terminating the driver of the MAX train who was at the switch when a 3-year-old boy got separated from his dad at a station. TriMet said in a news release that the train operator violated agency procedures and failed to respond to four calls on the emergency intercom system that would have ...   More

News [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J_SaNjOb_c[/youtube] TriMet announced today that it's placed on paid administrative leave the operator whose actions contributed to the separation of a father from his 3-year-old son at a train station last week. The Nov. 16 incident, which has earned national attention, occurred after 3-year-old Aiden Bailey hit the ramp button while exiting the train. ...   More

News Here's some video from a training this past weekend by the Portland Police's mounted patrol unit. The idea was to do some crowd control training with a few dozen volunteers acting as sign-waving protesters complete with fire and smoke bombs. Looks pretty tame compared to an actual Portland protest, and I think the sign urging the arrest of Sharon (I'm assuming a reference to Ariel Sharon) is ...   More

News As much of America knows, ex-Portland Wrestling star Jesse "The Body" Ventura went on to take a surprising turn into politics as governor a decade ago of Minnesota (this of course in the days before Sarah Palin and Arnold Schwarznegger set the bar at new levels for improbable stints in a governor's office). Now, Ventura's career takes a new twist with a cable TV show promising to plumb all manner ...   More

News Ex-Trail Blazer/potential Oregon GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley is starting to put some of that campaign cash he's raised to some use. Dudley has just released the first of what he promises will be three videos this week. This initial offering, titled "Change" (there's a concept) takes us through what Dudley believes is Oregon's threatened "quality of life" and our need for "leaders ...   More

News Here's installment #2 of our run-up to the Rose Bowl in which I join with Ohio State fanatic Noah Litton to learn more about each other's teams while counting down the hours until the Jan. 1 game. In our opening installment I asked Noah about Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor and how Pryor has progressed since he chose to play at Ohio State instead of Oregon. Litton's question for today: "I think ...   More

News If you believe the adage that there's no bad publicity, then it's nice that Saturday Night Live chose Oregon football as the foil for its skit over the weekend spoofing the video introductions of players on TV for the Rose Bowl. But while Oregon gained a little PR (not that the Ducks athletic office —and its Manhattan billboards of Joey Harrington— is ever slacking in that regard), ...   More

News In this installment of "Everything You Wanted to Know About Ohio State" I ask Ohio State fan Noah Litton, Oregon fans are obviously jacked for the Rose Bowl because it's the first visit by the Ducks in 15 years. Given that Ohio State is more accustomed recently to playing in the national championship game, how would you characterize Buckeye fans' state of mind about this year's Rose Bowl? Here's ...   More

News In this installment of our run-up to the Rose Bowl, Buckeyes fan Noah Litton asks me the question every Ducks football fan dreads, "Traditionalist football fans from the Midwest sometimes grimace at Oregon's weekly fashion show. What can the Buckeyes expect from college football's premier couture outlet in the Rose Bowl?" Ouch. Most Ducks fans I know hate the myriad costume changes that make ...   More

News As you gear up for New Year's Eve, a helpful reminder to our reminder from last week: All rides on TriMet's MAX and buses will be free beginning at 8 pm on Thursday, Dec. 31. The MAX Blue, Green and Yellow lines will also provide extra late-night service on New Year's Eve, running every 30 minutes until about 3 am. If you want to get drunk tomorrow night, fine. If you want to plant a wet one ...   More