News An inquiring reader who's on Republican gubernatorial hopeful Chris Dudley's email list had a question after reading Dudley's promise yesterday to defend Oregon against Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's pledge to recruit Oregon businesses ticked about the passage last week of Measures 66 and 67. The question: Does Dudley, an ex-Trail Blazer who played for multiple NBA teams in a 16-year career, ...   More

News Let this be your last reminder. If you're among the 1 million or so Oregonians who haven't yet voted on Measures 66 and 67, we're sorry to do this. But you've proven impervious to our pleadings so far to drop off your ballot at one of these sites in Multnomah County or one of these sites statewide. We're so out of ideas that we're resorting to annoying songs from the 80s. Please turn in your ...   More

News U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) has made himself into quite the political punching bag lately by blocking the extension of unemployment benefits on the Senate floor, and then reportedly telling Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) "Tough shit" when Merkley called him on it. Here on MSNBC's "The Ed Show," Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) gets in his shots at Bunning and some of the Kentucky senator's Republican ...   More

News Now that the Winter Olympics have concluded, let the capitalism begin. Here's one enterprising effort by a Portland-based business to capitalize on a couple Olympic stars — Chinese gold medal figure skaters Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue. The social networking site English Baby (and content director Jason Simms, a former WW freelancer) filmed this video in Vancouver with the two Olympians as part ...   More

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News House Speaker Dave Hunt (D-Gladstone) is playing in rarefied territory now. He joins such national figures as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and rapper Kanye West as targets of satire who have been spoofed using a 2004 German movie "The Downfall." In earlier versions posted on YouTube, German actor Bruno Ganz, playing Adolf Hitler, "reacts to Palin's resignation and to West's insult of Taylor ...   More

News Hot on the heels of those thieving Chicagoans looking to steal Oregon companies comes a similar pledge from Montana Republicans. According to this story in the Billings Gazette, GOP leaders in Montana see the same opportunity for rustling themselves up some Oregon business after Oregon voters approved Measures 66 and 67 last month. The idea being that Oregon companies are ripe for the taking ...   More

News Three depressing thoughts from the world of sports in the last coupla days: 1) Here's something to take your mind off the Trail Blazers' epic collapse last night against Utah: Go watch Sonicsgate, as I did Saturday night (thanks to BAM: the Beer and Movie Fest). The story of how a market like Seattle lost the Sonics should scare the hell out of Blazers fans when they think about the Blazers' ...   More

News Three quick moments of disclosure before I opine on the latest problem for an Oregon football player: 1) I am a season-ticket holding Ducks fanatic who has followed this team's fortunes with childish passion since I was a child in the 70s. 2) I did a lot of dumb things in college. 3) And I of course believe in the concept of innocent until proven guilty. But what the hell is going on in Eugene? We're ...   More

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