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Tuesday, January 17, 2012: Team coverage continues

Tuesday, January 17, 2012: Bicycle Rex meets another tax that he likes

Tuesday, January 17, 2012: New weather language: "potentially historic"

Tuesday, January 17, 2012: Give Washington tax auditors a taste of their own medicine

Monday, January 16, 2012: Your up-to-the-minute weather

Monday, January 16, 2012: Clackistani rebels going for the gusto

Saturday, January 14, 2012: Bracing for the worst

Thursday, January 12, 2012: Portland November ballot will be full of new taxes

Wednesday, January 11, 2012: Tri-Metro?

Wednesday, January 11, 2012: Taking the bull by the horns

Tuesday, January 10, 2012: Lake O. streetcar suddenly in critical condition

Tuesday, January 10, 2012: Freedom of speech, but not too loud

Tuesday, January 10, 2012: Lake Oswego -- what a slum

Monday, January 9, 2012: Clackistani rebels find a candidate

Monday, January 9, 2012: Is Willy Week serving Wiener-schnitzel?

Sunday, January 8, 2012: Tiger suit gone, a catfight ensues

Friday, January 6, 2012: Should Sherri have gone to the mattresses with Olympia?

Thursday, January 5, 2012: Another sip of "urban renewal" Kool-Aid

Tuesday, January 3, 2012: New chapter in Cogen library saga

Monday, January 2, 2012: Sanity restored in Motown

Saturday, December 31, 2011: Urban League takes another hit

Saturday, December 31, 2011: Mattress World going under?

Friday, December 30, 2011: Could Portland Beavers come back?

Friday, December 30, 2011: The year that was

Thursday, December 29, 2011: Big time

Wednesday, December 28, 2011: Fareless snare

Tuesday, December 27, 2011: The O says, "Kill the Lake O. streetcar"

Thursday, December 22, 2011: Poll dancing with Cogen

Thursday, December 22, 2011: North Plains hates stink of Portland food compost -- news story

Wednesday, December 21, 2011: Beautiful new dogs

Tuesday, December 20, 2011: Cogen Scrooges the library

Friday, December 16, 2011: Tri-Met: "We're broke! What should we do?"

Friday, December 16, 2011: Portland pushing ultraviolet water treatment after all

Wednesday, December 14, 2011: Boring secession from Tri-Met passes

Wednesday, December 14, 2011: At least it's a *local* rathole

Tuesday, December 13, 2011: Layer upon layer of bureaucracy

Sunday, December 11, 2011: Yee haw!

Friday, December 9, 2011: Equitable, sustainable...

Thursday, December 8, 2011: Pop Stand City

Wednesday, December 7, 2011: Will Tri-Met board let Boring secede?

Wednesday, December 7, 2011: Don't tell me -- the chainsaws run on bio-diesel

Friday, December 2, 2011: Worth a thousand words

Thursday, December 1, 2011: Milwaukie Mystery Train pushers never give up

Thursday, December 1, 2011: Our beloved maintream media

Tuesday, November 29, 2011: Why they cancelled your bus

Monday, November 28, 2011: Streetcar lies (and the lying streetcar liars who tell them)

Friday, November 25, 2011: Bogart moves prove costly

Wednesday, November 23, 2011: Richard Silverman

Wednesday, November 23, 2011: First eco-district flop: the 'Couv

Wednesday, November 23, 2011: How much insider trading do these guys do?

Tuesday, November 22, 2011: Blizzard of lies continues

Tuesday, November 22, 2011: A light rail crime story from L.A.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011: In Beaverton, condos for "educated people"

Wednesday, November 16, 2011: Hey, Tri-Met -- pull the plug on this driver, now!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011: Novick nixes L.O. streetcar

Tuesday, November 15, 2011: Tri-Met admits: We're all about the condos now

Tuesday, November 15, 2011: That old black magic

Monday, November 14, 2011: Survey says Lake O. residents don't want streetcars

Monday, November 14, 2011: Planner-speak alert

Monday, November 14, 2011: What killed Deer Baby?

Friday, November 11, 2011: Little quake under Tigard

Thursday, November 10, 2011: Pretzel priorities out in the Beav'

Thursday, November 10, 2011: Bring your magnifying glass

Thursday, November 10, 2011: In critical condition

Thursday, November 10, 2011: More phrases we're sick of

Tuesday, November 8, 2011: Clackamas gets it, Beaverton doesn't

Tuesday, November 8, 2011: Tri-Met MAX video coverup: Why?

Monday, November 7, 2011: Little shaker on Hood this morning

Monday, November 7, 2011: Liars' budget for Homer's Lake O. plan more than doubles

Monday, November 7, 2011: The video Tri-Met didn't want you to see

Saturday, November 5, 2011: Clackistan misunderstood

Friday, November 4, 2011: Movin' on up

Thursday, November 3, 2011: Kellie Johnson: in or out?

Thursday, November 3, 2011: Coming soon: the Costco criss-cross

Thursday, November 3, 2011: Looks awfully familiar

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: Kellie Johnson reportedly drops out of Multnomah DA race

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: It's just a dried-up, old piece of paper

Monday, October 31, 2011: OMG! Loren Parks! Run for your life!

Friday, October 28, 2011: It's OK so long as you don't breathe

Friday, October 28, 2011: Car haters invade Clackistan

Thursday, October 27, 2011: More violent crime on MAX

Thursday, October 27, 2011: Pamplin shark jump confirmed

Wednesday, October 26, 2011: How to turn everybody off

Tuesday, October 25, 2011: Tri-Met toll: 15 hurt in 2 days (so far)

Tuesday, October 25, 2011: Portland bad cop story gets much worse

Monday, October 24, 2011: Tribune finally slipping away

Saturday, October 22, 2011: More readin' it and weepin'

Saturday, October 22, 2011: Hall of Cluelessness

Thursday, October 20, 2011: Portland, "America's ultimate White City"

Wednesday, October 19, 2011: Sir Isaac weighs in on Clackamas "urban renewal" votes

Sunday, October 16, 2011: Taking a stab at safety

Saturday, October 15, 2011: Green pot calls green kettle black

Thursday, October 13, 2011: Is Captain Morgan a *fire* captain?

Monday, October 10, 2011: Question of the Week

Monday, October 10, 2011: (Alleged) Gropers in the News

Monday, October 10, 2011: More on opening Lake O. to the public

Monday, October 10, 2011: Not in the 99%

Thursday, October 6, 2011: Pamplin pubs hit new low

Thursday, October 6, 2011: Keep an eye on Dr. Darm

Wednesday, October 5, 2011: New scandal in Blazerland

Tuesday, October 4, 2011: What? No bird?

Monday, October 3, 2011: And so on and so on scooby dooby dooby

Monday, October 3, 2011: Trials and tribulations of the upper crust

Thursday, September 29, 2011: Portland planning: high density, no economy

Thursday, September 29, 2011: Portland bus riders getting cranky

Monday, September 26, 2011: Just call them Tree-Met

Sunday, September 25, 2011: Span of inattention

Wednesday, September 21, 2011: Setback for Clackistan commissioners on duelling ballot measures

Monday, September 19, 2011: Barbur Boulevard MAX looking like a done deal

Monday, September 19, 2011: Bus Project goes all "us vs. them" on its elders

Friday, September 16, 2011: Air show madness takes, ruins more lives

Thursday, September 15, 2011: Say goodbye

Thursday, September 15, 2011: After this, he'll definitely want to retire

Thursday, September 15, 2011: You've also been poked by Jeff

Wednesday, September 14, 2011: Take my road -- please

Wednesday, September 14, 2011: Downtown Portland heading from bad to worse

Wednesday, September 14, 2011: You've been poked by Nigel

Tuesday, September 13, 2011: How to lose an election

Tuesday, September 13, 2011: Clackamas commissioners' "urban renewal" measure doubly ambiguous

Monday, September 12, 2011: Clackamas duelling "urban renewal" measures: Most votes wins

Monday, September 12, 2011: So many options

Friday, September 9, 2011: Clackamas commissioners flip public the double bird

Thursday, September 8, 2011: Tri-Met MAX citations: Plead guilty, only $50.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011: Prosecutor news from all over

Tuesday, September 6, 2011: Lesser of two evils is still pretty bad

Tuesday, September 6, 2011: "Our Oregon" jumps into Clackistan "urban renewal" fray

Monday, September 5, 2011: Tri-Met gassing up the chain saws

Friday, September 2, 2011: Clackistan commissioners unveil mindscrew

Friday, September 2, 2011: Employers fleeing Portland

Wednesday, August 31, 2011: The Don and the children

Monday, August 29, 2011: Clackistan war: County hires big bucks Portland lawyers

Friday, August 26, 2011: The county line

Friday, August 26, 2011: The Don's next deal?

Wednesday, August 24, 2011: Doyle snuggles up closer to The Don

Tuesday, August 23, 2011: Clackamas "urban renewal" petition drive appears to have made it

Tuesday, August 23, 2011: Backroom shopping center talks in Milwaukie

Tuesday, August 23, 2011: Colorado-New Mexico border shaking

Sunday, August 21, 2011: Z-Bo's posse allegedly whacks another guy

Saturday, August 20, 2011: Detective Comics revisited

Thursday, August 18, 2011: Father knows best

Thursday, August 18, 2011: Government p.r. juggernaut spreads to 'burbs

Thursday, August 18, 2011: If you don't buy this taxing district, we'll kill this library

Tuesday, August 16, 2011: Who says no one's doing anything about the Sellwood Bridge?

Tuesday, August 16, 2011: How to get the answers you want

Monday, August 15, 2011: Day of reckoning in Clackistan

Friday, August 12, 2011: A wee problem

Friday, August 12, 2011: Half a loaf

Tuesday, August 9, 2011: New chief lawyer for Tri-Met

Monday, August 8, 2011: Clackamas commissioners hissing like cornered nutria

Sunday, August 7, 2011: "Very, very, very, very grim" news for I-5 bridge

Thursday, August 4, 2011: As expected, Rod Underhill is after Schrunk's job

Thursday, August 4, 2011: And we have a doctor for a governor

Thursday, August 4, 2011: Long wait for Wu successor election

Wednesday, August 3, 2011: Democratic Party owns Kellie Johnson's web domain

Wednesday, August 3, 2011: Macpherson won't run for Wu's seat

Wednesday, August 3, 2011: No-bid contract stinker in Wilsonville

Wednesday, August 3, 2011: For Timothy Lake, would you believe a floating loo?

Tuesday, August 2, 2011: Some good news for a change

Monday, August 1, 2011: Milwaukie bureaucrats want a train *and* a stadium

Thursday, July 28, 2011: Two seniors badly injured on MAX

Thursday, July 28, 2011: You'll never guess what just happened with Milwaukie MAX

Thursday, July 28, 2011: The British try to figure out Earl the Pearl

Wednesday, July 27, 2011: The 'Couv gets a sales pitch

Wednesday, July 27, 2011: More Yap

Tuesday, July 26, 2011: Revise this

Tuesday, July 26, 2011: Did Kellie Johnson really win 200-plus criminal trials?

Monday, July 25, 2011: Woo hoo! Fare-jumper tickets on MAX.

Monday, July 25, 2011: A successor to Schrunk?

Monday, July 25, 2011: Hales pulling in bucks from the 'Couv

Saturday, July 23, 2011: End of the line for Wu?

Friday, July 22, 2011: Wack in the cul-de-sac

Friday, July 22, 2011: Desperately seeking a Subway and a Cricket store

Thursday, July 21, 2011: Tolls now, new bridge later?

Wednesday, July 20, 2011: Why Barbur Boulevard needs a train

Tuesday, July 19, 2011: How Tri-Met does things

Tuesday, July 19, 2011: Dismal enough for ya?

Sunday, July 17, 2011: Trouble on the "green economy" front

Friday, July 15, 2011: "Where do we put the bird?"

Friday, July 15, 2011: A dubious achievement

Thursday, July 14, 2011: The miracle of life

Thursday, July 14, 2011: Liars' budget on Lake O. Foothills boondoggle: $61 million

Wednesday, July 13, 2011: Barbur Boulevard MAX will have tunnel for OHSU

Tuesday, July 12, 2011: What YouTube is like in hell

Thursday, July 7, 2011: It's getting ugly in Clackistan

Thursday, July 7, 2011: Lake O. streetcar: shell game in progress

Wednesday, July 6, 2011: I sit in for a few

Tuesday, July 5, 2011: Don't ask, don't tell in Lake O.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011: Brains behind WES leaves his Portland State gig

Thursday, June 30, 2011: Maybe the Paul Bunyan statue can kill it and eat it

Wednesday, June 29, 2011: Wu takes another hit

Wednesday, June 29, 2011: Silver threads among the gold

Monday, June 27, 2011: Where do we send the bill?

Monday, June 27, 2011: Now Portland wants to be like... Atlanta???

Monday, June 27, 2011: A punch in the gut

Wednesday, June 22, 2011: Reader poll: Will Beaverton "urban renewal" plan pass?

Monday, June 20, 2011: Put a bird on it

Monday, June 20, 2011: Clackamas "urban renewal" revolt getting serious

Saturday, June 18, 2011: Tri-Met repeats Portland's population growth lie

Saturday, June 18, 2011: Debit card hassle?

Friday, June 17, 2011: Money today, acid rain tomorrow

Friday, June 17, 2011: A tale of two bridges

Thursday, June 16, 2011: What is Chuck Currie running for now?

Tuesday, June 14, 2011: Suddenly, cops show up on MAX

Monday, June 13, 2011: How to get out of jury duty

Monday, June 13, 2011: IRS defrocks charities left and right

Sunday, June 12, 2011: Believe that one? They'll tell you another one anyway.

Friday, June 10, 2011: Library property tax shell game being played out to perfection

Thursday, June 9, 2011: Blumenauer Twitter pic leaked

Wednesday, June 8, 2011: More foreclosures coming our way

Wednesday, June 8, 2011: Tri-Met chips away some more at bus service

Thursday, June 2, 2011: Another defector

Thursday, June 2, 2011: Barbur Boulevard MAX to run all the way to Sherwood

Tuesday, May 31, 2011: The Don takes Beaverton out on a limb

Sunday, May 29, 2011: They worked about as well as WES

Wednesday, May 25, 2011: WW government p.r. exposé leaves out big fish

Tuesday, May 24, 2011: Hail, hail, the gang's all here

Tuesday, May 24, 2011: Would you be mine?

Monday, May 23, 2011: If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat

Friday, May 20, 2011: L.O. budget panel: "Stop the streetcar insanity"

Friday, May 20, 2011: WW shines light on government public relations juggernaut

Thursday, May 19, 2011: More thumbs down for "close to perfect" 911 computer

Wednesday, May 18, 2011: Tri-Met looking ever more pitiful

Tuesday, May 17, 2011: MAX on the Mall

Friday, May 13, 2011: 2.0 earthquake on Mount Hood

Friday, May 13, 2011: Reverse 911? Don't count on it.

Thursday, May 12, 2011: The 'Couv going for minor league baseball

Thursday, May 12, 2011: Hold onto your wallets, Portlanders

Wednesday, May 11, 2011: Annoying Catchphrase of the Year

Tuesday, May 10, 2011: Cogen's running for something

Monday, May 9, 2011: Housing pit still has no bottom

Tuesday, May 3, 2011: What recession? Let's build more apartments with tax dollars.

Thursday, April 28, 2011: Another mini-quake, closer to home

Thursday, April 28, 2011: Bicycle Rex leaving politics

Wednesday, April 27, 2011: A little quake near Mt. St. Helens

Monday, April 25, 2011: Portland's mayor more irrelevant every day

Thursday, April 21, 2011: Wu's election porn is on taxpayer dime, too

Thursday, April 21, 2011: A funny smell resurfaces

Wednesday, April 20, 2011: Cable access scandal brewing in Clackistan?

Wednesday, April 20, 2011: Homer Williams scam script played to perfection

Friday, April 8, 2011: Wayward Government Car of the Week

Friday, April 8, 2011: In Lake O., a rustling of pitchforks

Thursday, April 7, 2011: What the bureaucrats do all day

Monday, April 4, 2011: Portland council to put property taxes on line for Milwaukie MAX

Friday, April 1, 2011: Run Greg run

Thursday, March 31, 2011: Misery loves weirdness

Tuesday, March 29, 2011: This never would have happened in Portlandia

Tuesday, March 29, 2011: Bicycle Rex: "I didn't read my voter's pamphlet statement before I signed it"

Tuesday, March 29, 2011: Short timers

Wednesday, March 23, 2011: He's coherent enough

Monday, March 21, 2011: State Marine Board chief to Adams: Dream on

Thursday, March 17, 2011: I'm sorry I voted for Tom Hughes

Wednesday, March 16, 2011: He got Wu-zy

Tuesday, March 15, 2011: Wu: "My e-mails are secret"

Tuesday, March 15, 2011: The Big One in Oregon will be worse

Thursday, March 10, 2011: Tri-Met gives up on collecting fares

Wednesday, March 9, 2011: Boring meeting is anything but

Monday, March 7, 2011: How your property taxes stack up

Friday, March 4, 2011: Chuckle of the Week

Friday, March 4, 2011: No wonder he sounds refreshed

Thursday, March 3, 2011: All moved out

Tuesday, March 1, 2011: Top 10 Other Things Tri-Met Buses Should Say

Tuesday, March 1, 2011: Library tax pitch changes key

Tuesday, March 1, 2011: Does the PDC owe Multnomah County property taxes?

Monday, February 28, 2011: Will Homer's tentacles reach from Lake O. to Portland?

Saturday, February 26, 2011: Kooky Wu's latest blurt

Friday, February 25, 2011: Coal terminal in Longview would be a whopper

Friday, February 25, 2011: Breaking News: It didn't really snow much

Wednesday, February 23, 2011: About that snow...

Wednesday, February 23, 2011: Wake up! Get ready for another devastating storm!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011: What kind of pills did Wu get from campaign contributor?

Tuesday, February 22, 2011: In the spotlight

Monday, February 21, 2011: Carrying condos to Condon

Monday, February 21, 2011: Tri-Met's looking for a new head bean counter

Monday, February 21, 2011: Jobs! No, not you.

Sunday, February 20, 2011: Should county commissioners be donating tax money to charity?

Wednesday, February 16, 2011: Judy's tip jar

Wednesday, February 16, 2011: Cancel everything

Tuesday, February 15, 2011: The hard measles

Tuesday, February 15, 2011: OMG!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011: Obama drives platinum spike for Milwaukie MAX

Monday, February 14, 2011: Stacey caves; it looks like Babs for Metro

Monday, February 14, 2011: OnPoint saw profit cut in half in 2010

Monday, February 14, 2011: Free, legal music downloads

Sunday, February 13, 2011: Ex-hoops journeyman a star behind the wheel

Saturday, February 12, 2011: We held the day in the palm of our hands

Friday, February 11, 2011: The PC police get up even closer in your face

Thursday, February 10, 2011: Countdown in Yacolt

Thursday, February 10, 2011: Will Cogen do the right thing?

Thursday, February 10, 2011: Babs for Metro

Monday, February 7, 2011: The real Aliki

Sunday, February 6, 2011: Let's stay together

Saturday, February 5, 2011: Soak the poor: Cogen wants a sales tax

Friday, February 4, 2011: Tri-Met advertising for a new p.r. flack

Friday, February 4, 2011: God bless The Onion

Thursday, February 3, 2011: Developers pack house, get their way in Oregon City

Wednesday, February 2, 2011: The real estate developer mindset

Wednesday, February 2, 2011: End of the line for Mike Schrunk?

Sunday, January 30, 2011: Clueless

Thursday, January 27, 2011: Milwaukie MAX bridge to break ground July 1

Wednesday, January 26, 2011: Nickeled and dimed right out of town

Tuesday, January 25, 2011: Change of story

Tuesday, January 25, 2011: Metro loves the Portland "water house"

Sunday, January 23, 2011: Metro spin doctors go to work

Saturday, January 22, 2011: Multnomah County breaks state election law

Friday, January 21, 2011: Tri-Met board goes full steam ahead on Milwaukie MAX

Thursday, January 20, 2011: Lake O. streetcar foes eye Monday evening showdown

Thursday, January 20, 2011: Beaverton gets greenwashed

Wednesday, January 19, 2011: Your worst nightmare

Wednesday, January 19, 2011: Chronicles of Wu get worse

Wednesday, January 19, 2011: Metro "reporter" cuts loose in off hours

Wednesday, January 19, 2011: David Wu has some issues

Tuesday, January 18, 2011: Nike, Columbia Sportswear make list of shame

Tuesday, January 18, 2011: "Reporter"? Not any more.

Monday, January 17, 2011: West Linn catches on

Sunday, January 16, 2011: Bull Run turned off

Saturday, January 15, 2011: Milwaukie light rail project in "salvage" mode

Thursday, January 13, 2011: Tri-Met makes major discovery

Wednesday, January 12, 2011: Revolving doors

Wednesday, January 12, 2011: We love this story

Wednesday, January 12, 2011: Storm coverage continues

Saturday, January 8, 2011: It *can* be done

Friday, January 7, 2011: Sustainability, with ambition

Friday, January 7, 2011: A new woman in Bernie's life

Thursday, January 6, 2011: A violent place

Wednesday, January 5, 2011: East County shoplifters to be spared trip into downtown Portland

Tuesday, January 4, 2011: SoWhat immigration jail hearing is January 19

Tuesday, January 4, 2011: Guess who's back

Tuesday, January 4, 2011: A Portlander's prayer

Saturday, January 1, 2011: A Christmas gift for Tri-Met

Thursday, December 30, 2010: Two's a crowd

Tuesday, December 28, 2010: "Condos needed to save Lake Oswego"

Tuesday, December 21, 2010: The joys of privatization

Monday, December 20, 2010: Forgive me, but...

Monday, December 20, 2010: Dwight moves over

Monday, December 20, 2010: In the back room with Jeff Cogen

Friday, December 17, 2010: A small man

Wednesday, December 15, 2010: On the second one, go right away

Wednesday, December 15, 2010: Portland home prices falling "dangerously"

Monday, December 13, 2010: Do Tri-Met transit cops have their own bomb squad?

Saturday, December 11, 2010: A tale of two train wrecks

Thursday, December 9, 2010: Recipe for disaster -- fiscal and physical

Wednesday, December 8, 2010: Tri-Met's Milwaukie MAX deal goes from stinky to stinkier

Wednesday, December 8, 2010: Tri-Met board signing fiscal suicide pact today

Tuesday, December 7, 2010: The bad news Portland economy

Monday, December 6, 2010: Shopping quiz

Saturday, December 4, 2010: Failed sales pitch no more convincing for repetition

Friday, December 3, 2010: Milwaukie light rail funding source identified: Tooth Fairy

Friday, December 3, 2010: A quickie with Lame Duck Ted

Thursday, December 2, 2010: Why Portland and Multnomah County are broke

Wednesday, December 1, 2010: Tri-Met falling behind on MAX maintenance -- GAO

Tuesday, November 30, 2010: The Don wimps out

Monday, November 29, 2010: Rebellion is on against Tri-Met

Monday, November 29, 2010: 3,452 ballots that didn't count

Thursday, November 25, 2010: RIP, Bambi

Wednesday, November 24, 2010: Special Report: It still might snow

Tuesday, November 23, 2010: How to wreck a nice town

Monday, November 22, 2010: Portland buckling under light dusting of snow

Monday, November 22, 2010: Snowstorm from hell could be here any minute now

Monday, November 22, 2010: Special Report: It still might snow

Monday, November 22, 2010: Masters of the mindscrew

Sunday, November 21, 2010: "Morning Joe" gave money against Earl the Pearl and Wu

Saturday, November 20, 2010: Special Report: It still might snow

Friday, November 19, 2010: Lake O to treat solo bloggers, gang bloggers differently

Friday, November 19, 2010: Interest rates are on the rise

Thursday, November 18, 2010: Stay tuned for vital updates

Thursday, November 18, 2010: Big Brother never sleeps, so neither do you

Wednesday, November 17, 2010: Dead birds, and mercury in your salmon

Tuesday, November 16, 2010: Where is Portland DUI cop's mugshot?

Tuesday, November 16, 2010: Sweet Lord, please turn it off

Saturday, November 13, 2010: Stacey concedes to Hughes

Friday, November 12, 2010: The price you pay

Thursday, November 11, 2010: Multnomah County's real estate delusions

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: Fighting the mystery train to Milwaukie

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: Hughes advances in Multnomah County

Monday, November 8, 2010: Don't like the truth?

Monday, November 8, 2010: Hughes beats Stacey

Monday, November 8, 2010: Tri-Met: Screw you, we're still doing Milwaukie MAX

Saturday, November 6, 2010: Exactly

Saturday, November 6, 2010: Hughes leads Stacey by 831

Friday, November 5, 2010: Portland ballot count stumbles into third weird day

Thursday, November 4, 2010: Ballot counting now going in reverse

Thursday, November 4, 2010: The way we were

Wednesday, November 3, 2010: Multnomah County elections bureau shuts down for the night

Wednesday, November 3, 2010: Hughes is holding on

Wednesday, November 3, 2010: New projection! Hughes by 28 votes.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010: Hughes is still ahead, but...

Wednesday, November 3, 2010: Sleepy time in Oregon

Tuesday, November 2, 2010: Stacey should edge out Hughes

Tuesday, November 2, 2010: Tri-Met loses

Tuesday, November 2, 2010: Local election returns

Tuesday, November 2, 2010: What time is it?

Saturday, October 30, 2010: Disgusted yet? It gets worse.

Saturday, October 30, 2010: Tri-Met to hand $10 million to Homer Williams

Saturday, October 30, 2010: Unbelievable

Wednesday, October 27, 2010: A different kind of election porn

Tuesday, October 26, 2010: Is your Oregon ballot being counted?

Tuesday, October 26, 2010: The final countdown

Tuesday, October 26, 2010: Let me know if you find anything good

Monday, October 25, 2010: Here's Waldo

Sunday, October 24, 2010: Who needs death panels?

Sunday, October 24, 2010: And the hits just keep on comin'

Sunday, October 24, 2010: It's for the seniors!

Saturday, October 23, 2010: Oregon League of Devastation Voters

Saturday, October 23, 2010: The West Hills people want more of your money

Friday, October 22, 2010: Ballot measures: another look

Thursday, October 21, 2010: "Urban renewal," cop pensions lead Portland property tax increases

Wednesday, October 20, 2010: From one smoked-filled room to another

Wednesday, October 20, 2010: Library ballot measure flyer is even worse than we thought

Tuesday, October 19, 2010: Throw it on the pile

Tuesday, October 19, 2010: Election porn at its worst

Monday, October 18, 2010: Endorsement time, cont'd: the Multnomah County measures

Monday, October 18, 2010: Endorsement time, cont'd: the city and Tri-Met measures

Friday, October 15, 2010: Multnomah County declares bottled water taboo

Thursday, October 14, 2010: Endorsement time

Wednesday, October 13, 2010: Everything's great, keep the status quo

Wednesday, October 13, 2010: Show us your library card!

Monday, October 11, 2010: The continuing death rattle

Sunday, October 10, 2010: Rainy day ride in the Gorge

Saturday, October 9, 2010: Not the monster here

Saturday, October 9, 2010: Get back, Loretta

Saturday, October 9, 2010: An encouraging word from Cornelius

Friday, October 8, 2010: Quicksand in Lake Oswego

Friday, October 8, 2010: Plaid Pantry guy: New Interstate Bridge could bankrupt both states

Friday, October 8, 2010: Just how broke is Tri-Met?

Thursday, October 7, 2010: What -- no bike lanes?

Thursday, October 7, 2010: Is the county doomed? Cogen falls in with Adams.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010: Now Mayor Creepy thinks he's running the county

Wednesday, October 6, 2010: Brian Grant did the same thing as Dudley

Tuesday, October 5, 2010: Rooting for Calente

Monday, October 4, 2010: How to make a fortune

Monday, October 4, 2010: "Urban renewal" challenge brewing in Clackamas County

Friday, October 1, 2010: Consultants gone wild

Friday, October 1, 2010: Lake Oswego: "It can't happen here"

Friday, October 1, 2010: Neighbor news

Thursday, September 30, 2010: Metro hard at work

Tuesday, September 28, 2010: All aboard for oblivion

Tuesday, September 28, 2010: Convergence is nigh

Monday, September 27, 2010: We are the Death with Dignity State, aren't we?

Friday, September 24, 2010: If you're going to jail...

Friday, September 24, 2010: Mount Hood finally makes it onto a quarter

Wednesday, September 22, 2010: Funny thing

Wednesday, September 22, 2010: I have no good answer for this question

Monday, September 20, 2010: Bought and paid for

Sunday, September 19, 2010: Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be...

Saturday, September 18, 2010: The original cone head

Friday, September 17, 2010: Here, there, and everywhere

Friday, September 17, 2010: Hats off

Friday, September 17, 2010: Tri-Met plays the "colors of money" shell game

Thursday, September 16, 2010: Curling up with a good book

Thursday, September 16, 2010: Not guilty!

Thursday, September 16, 2010: Unspeakable

Thursday, September 16, 2010: Another hit to livability

Wednesday, September 15, 2010: Cogen defies Mayor Creepy

Wednesday, September 15, 2010: Double standard

Wednesday, September 15, 2010: Asleep -- not dead

Tuesday, September 14, 2010: I hate it when this happens

Tuesday, September 14, 2010: Customer service to the bottle return

Tuesday, September 14, 2010: One thing local government is really good at

Monday, September 13, 2010: Getting Tri-Met's goat(s)

Sunday, September 12, 2010: More bicycle carnage

Sunday, September 12, 2010: Another request

Thursday, September 9, 2010: Port paving over Hayden Island to ship coal to China

Thursday, September 9, 2010: Mudpit Oswego

Wednesday, September 8, 2010: Cha-ching! More bucks for one of Neil's boys

Wednesday, September 8, 2010: What would Woody Guthrie do?

Wednesday, September 8, 2010: Make me do right, or make me do wrong

Tuesday, September 7, 2010: It ain't just the CEOs

Tuesday, September 7, 2010: Just as we figured

Monday, September 6, 2010: Where have I seen this before?

Sunday, September 5, 2010: There's always something happening and it's usually quite loud

Saturday, September 4, 2010: A request

Saturday, September 4, 2010: Quick! Before the public catches on!

Friday, September 3, 2010: David Bragdon is still gone

Friday, September 3, 2010: I hear the voice of rage and ruin

Thursday, September 2, 2010: Brahmins against the streetcar

Tuesday, August 31, 2010: First there is a website, then there is no website, then there is

Monday, August 30, 2010: Metro chief peddling tax subsidies for you-know-who

Sunday, August 29, 2010: Sketchy

Saturday, August 28, 2010: Violence on Max green line already in full swing

Thursday, August 26, 2010: The other bus project

Wednesday, August 25, 2010: Tri-Met flip-flops on "unsafe" Northwest line

Wednesday, August 25, 2010: Radio Free Metro

Tuesday, August 24, 2010: Tri-Met apologizes to Northwest bus riders

Tuesday, August 24, 2010: Even Lake O. is in the hole

Monday, August 23, 2010: Closure

Monday, August 23, 2010: The first to be hurt for a mistake

Monday, August 23, 2010: Speak into my lapel, Grandma

Monday, August 23, 2010: Eric Hemenway is still a really cool guy

Sunday, August 22, 2010: Underage driver bust doubleheader

Saturday, August 21, 2010: Float on, float on

Saturday, August 21, 2010: Step right up, folks, for snake oil

Thursday, August 19, 2010: Word up

Wednesday, August 18, 2010: Tri-Met hides ball on local taxes for Milwaukie MAX

Tuesday, August 17, 2010: Together again: The Don and Edlen

Tuesday, August 17, 2010: State's budget hole gets even deeper

Tuesday, August 17, 2010: Moving right along

Monday, August 16, 2010: The crux of the streetcar and light rail problem

Monday, August 16, 2010: Be nice to Intel

Sunday, August 15, 2010: Tales of retired warriors

Saturday, August 14, 2010: Nothing succeeds like failure

Saturday, August 14, 2010: Portland property tax increase votes piling up

Friday, August 13, 2010: OMG! Tri-Met director actually asking questions!

Thursday, August 12, 2010: Planning rout in Tualatin continues

Thursday, August 12, 2010: War over "urban renewal" is definitely on

Thursday, August 12, 2010: Needless toys bought -- time to raise taxes for basic services

Wednesday, August 11, 2010: A change is gonna come

Wednesday, August 11, 2010: Another trendy magazine hits Portland

Wednesday, August 11, 2010: Bragdon's leaving Metro

Wednesday, August 11, 2010: Selling "urban renewal," by the pound

Tuesday, August 10, 2010: What they like about Sam the Tram

Tuesday, August 10, 2010: Merge the Ports of Portland and the 'Couv?

Tuesday, August 10, 2010: Metro chief: Area needs more public boondoggles

Saturday, August 7, 2010: Boondoggles dying on the vine

Friday, August 6, 2010: The 'Couv will vote on light rail next year

Friday, August 6, 2010: How many bureaucrats does it take to design a streetcar?

Wednesday, August 4, 2010: State troopers to bust Hoodbombers

Wednesday, August 4, 2010: Local government admits mistake

Tuesday, August 3, 2010: Idiot of the Week

Tuesday, August 3, 2010: There oughta be a law against you comin' around

Monday, August 2, 2010: Taking on the L.O. streetcar

Thursday, July 29, 2010: Having trouble sleeping?

Monday, July 26, 2010: Milwaukie light rail news goes from bad to worse

Sunday, July 25, 2010: Multnomah County employee pay, top to bottom

Thursday, July 15, 2010: L.O. streetcar sticker shock

Tuesday, July 13, 2010: Tri-Met strategy: Put the memorial plaque up in advance

Tuesday, July 13, 2010: What is Bill Wyatt running for?

Monday, July 12, 2010: Missing the cut

Friday, July 9, 2010: Portland is doomed

Friday, July 9, 2010: Wasting money? Might as well be "green" about it.

Thursday, July 8, 2010: Apologies

Thursday, July 8, 2010: County backslide continues

Wednesday, July 7, 2010: Guess what else is "for the children"

Tuesday, July 6, 2010: Under the holiday weekend rug

Monday, July 5, 2010: Keeping up with Sheriff Dan and the deputies

Monday, July 5, 2010: Metro's idea of fun

Tuesday, June 29, 2010: We can't have gym in Portland public schools...

Tuesday, June 29, 2010: Follow the public bidding laws?

Tuesday, June 29, 2010: Bass ackward transit planning

Tuesday, June 29, 2010: Why burn coal when you can burn money?

Monday, June 28, 2010: Bargains galore out in Beaverton

Sunday, June 27, 2010: Spandex vendetta

Saturday, June 26, 2010: Trouble in the blogosphere

Thursday, June 24, 2010: What if they shut down City Hall entirely?

Thursday, June 24, 2010: How dumb are the taxpayers in Lake Oswego?

Thursday, June 24, 2010: Getting to know you, getting to know all about you

Wednesday, June 23, 2010: Beaverton "urban renewal" insanity intensifies

Wednesday, June 23, 2010: United States of Anosognosia

Wednesday, June 23, 2010: Weight loss in your future

Wednesday, June 23, 2010: Sultan of Scam heads south

Monday, June 21, 2010: Beaverton lands new IBM jobs

Sunday, June 20, 2010: Key card

Sunday, June 20, 2010: Stepmom fever hits 105°

Saturday, June 19, 2010: Good times out in Beaverton

Saturday, June 19, 2010: Stepmom fever -- catch it

Friday, June 18, 2010: Frequent service

Friday, June 18, 2010: Police eyeing Kyron's stepmom, says WW

Sunday, June 13, 2010: Poor Kyron

Saturday, June 12, 2010: Another police shooting waiting to happen?

Thursday, June 10, 2010: Put 2 + 2 together? Not in the O.

Thursday, June 10, 2010: And a kid in the car with her

Thursday, June 10, 2010: What Tri-Met consultants do at work

Wednesday, June 9, 2010: More on the deadly Tri-Met accident

Monday, June 7, 2010: A matter most fowl

Friday, June 4, 2010: Please don't tell the Sam-Rand twins

Wednesday, June 2, 2010: Your new competitor: City Hall

Monday, May 31, 2010: Worth a try

Saturday, May 29, 2010: What Schrunk won't prosecute

Friday, May 28, 2010: A new manor for Little Lord Paulson

Wednesday, May 26, 2010: Weasels ripped my bus

Wednesday, May 26, 2010: Another bad moment for Tri-Met

Tuesday, May 25, 2010: Perfect timing

Monday, May 24, 2010: Portland "spring"

Sunday, May 23, 2010: Out-of-control cops and the people who enable them

Friday, May 21, 2010: There must be some mistake

Thursday, May 20, 2010: Straight outta the Fifties

Wednesday, May 19, 2010: Careless driving that kills people -- not a crime?

Tuesday, May 18, 2010: Process of elimination, cont'd

Tuesday, May 18, 2010: Change? We don't believe in it.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010: Moderates don't win primaries

Tuesday, May 18, 2010: Griffith-Kremer very close

Tuesday, May 18, 2010: Saltzman way ahead; Bicycle Rex has a flat

Monday, May 17, 2010: Cogen & Crew to talk streetcars on Thursday

Friday, May 14, 2010: A worthless gift from Mayor Creepy

Friday, May 14, 2010: What's your most important vote this time around?

Friday, May 14, 2010: One stamp is enough to mail your Oregon ballot -- now!

Thursday, May 13, 2010: Business people and experts agree: Stay away from Portland

Thursday, May 13, 2010: Does my Oregon ballot need two stamps?

Wednesday, May 12, 2010: The great recession: Maybe it isn't all bad

Wednesday, May 12, 2010: The postman only rang once

Wednesday, May 12, 2010: Sometimes a fantasy is all you need

Tuesday, May 11, 2010: Worst campaign ad ever

Monday, May 10, 2010: I know you rider

Monday, May 10, 2010: This is what I mean

Monday, May 10, 2010: All in the family

Saturday, May 8, 2010: From "world-class city" to "first-tier suburb"

Friday, May 7, 2010: John Tripp: RIP

Friday, May 7, 2010: Delinquent loans nag OnPoint in first quarter

Thursday, May 6, 2010: How it's done, cont'd

Thursday, May 6, 2010: Entre nous

Thursday, May 6, 2010: Can we afford Milwaukie light rail?

Wednesday, May 5, 2010: Scary yet irresistible

Monday, May 3, 2010: Burkholder denounces Times Square car bomb

Friday, April 30, 2010: Bad company

Friday, April 30, 2010: You can look inside another world

Thursday, April 29, 2010: Portland metro flunks economics

Thursday, April 29, 2010: Getting on time to vote

Wednesday, April 28, 2010: Tri-Met keeps it in the Network

Tuesday, April 27, 2010: New Tri-Met CEO expected in the morning

Tuesday, April 27, 2010: The flashing yellow left turn arrow signal

Tuesday, April 27, 2010: Portland voices among those declaring recovery

Monday, April 26, 2010: Tualatin "urban renewal" dead again

Monday, April 26, 2010: Trouble in the Beav'

Monday, April 26, 2010: About that "bio-surveillance" in the 'Couv

Sunday, April 25, 2010: "Bio-surveillance" in the 'Couv

Saturday, April 24, 2010: Tualatin "urban renewal" coming back to life

Thursday, April 22, 2010: Headlining the "green" puppet show

Tuesday, April 20, 2010: Griffith for State Senate

Monday, April 19, 2010: Is Wheeler being set up?

Thursday, April 15, 2010: How it's done

Thursday, April 15, 2010: Process of elimination

Wednesday, April 14, 2010: Grow up!

Friday, April 9, 2010: All aboard for the poor farm

Tuesday, April 6, 2010: Founded and lost

Tuesday, April 6, 2010: More jobs pushed out of Portland

Monday, April 5, 2010: You read it here first

Monday, April 5, 2010: Tualatin cans "urban renewal" -- report

Saturday, April 3, 2010: Simplification

Friday, April 2, 2010: Kroger's gone hunting

Thursday, April 1, 2010: OMG! Earl the Pearl putting in for money to buy buses!

Sunday, March 28, 2010: This place is out of control

Saturday, March 20, 2010: Had a bad day?

Wednesday, March 17, 2010: Center Garage

Wednesday, March 17, 2010: Worrying about Multnomah County

Saturday, March 13, 2010: A sting waiting to happen

Wednesday, March 10, 2010: First Tech gets engaged

Wednesday, March 10, 2010: Cogen to be crowned

Tuesday, March 9, 2010: Mad scramble

Tuesday, March 9, 2010: "Urban renewal" blows up in Oregon City

Monday, March 8, 2010: Translating the O

Sunday, March 7, 2010: Perfect for Metro

Monday, March 1, 2010: The Birds

Monday, March 1, 2010: How Clackamas County is different from Portland

Monday, March 1, 2010: Not impressed

Friday, February 26, 2010: The firefighters have had enough of "urban renewal"

Friday, February 26, 2010: At Tri-Met, nothing succeeds like failure

Wednesday, February 24, 2010: Less WES? Yes.

Sunday, February 21, 2010: Fighting back against the surge

Saturday, February 20, 2010: Cell antenna radiation: It's for the children

Saturday, February 20, 2010: Talkin' loud and sayin' nothin'

Thursday, February 18, 2010: It's been a big week for Bob

Wednesday, February 17, 2010: OnPoint fourth quarter shows leveling off

Tuesday, February 16, 2010: Guess where Grimwad wound up

Sunday, February 14, 2010: Simple math

Wednesday, February 10, 2010: Up here we're made of money

Wednesday, February 10, 2010: Does the Portland Airport really need a new carpet?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010: What if they rebuilt a transit mall and the bus system collapsed?

Monday, February 8, 2010: Cha-ching! More pork for Hoffman Construction.

Thursday, February 4, 2010: That which we call WES by any other name would still smell

Wednesday, February 3, 2010: Getting in bed with Mayor Creepy?

Monday, February 1, 2010: Car haters extending their grip

Monday, February 1, 2010: More designer, less bridge

Sunday, January 31, 2010: The Comcast Oregonian?

Saturday, January 30, 2010: Belated apologies to the Mean Girls

Thursday, January 28, 2010: Oregon tax increase measures are good news

Wednesday, January 27, 2010: Reader poll: Which realtor in the 'Couv should Phil Knight use?

Tuesday, January 19, 2010: Why Tri-Met can't give up on WES

Thursday, January 14, 2010: Tri-Met: We did great in the snowstorm

Wednesday, January 13, 2010: Basking in the glow of one's own stupidity

Wednesday, January 13, 2010: Success story at Tri-Met

Monday, January 11, 2010: Attention: Span deficit

Monday, January 11, 2010: 1,000 jobs a week

Sunday, January 10, 2010: Miss Fareless Square? Try Wear-less Square.

Sunday, January 3, 2010: New perk for Tri-Met riders

Wednesday, December 30, 2009: Playing it safe

Wednesday, December 30, 2009: Snowpocalypse hangs on

Tuesday, December 29, 2009: Updated forecast calls for more weather

Tuesday, December 29, 2009: Photo coverage of deadly storm

Tuesday, December 29, 2009: Urgent weather alert!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009: Is Portland throwing SoWhat under the train?

Monday, December 28, 2009: New zoo boss being named today

Wednesday, December 23, 2009: We know those guys

Tuesday, December 22, 2009: What's that thing on the Tri-Met buses?

Friday, December 18, 2009: It's got to be a hoax

Wednesday, December 16, 2009: A residual

Tuesday, December 15, 2009: Thoughts on the climbers, from a climber

Saturday, December 12, 2009: Mum's the word

Wednesday, December 9, 2009: Sudden exit in the 'Couv

Tuesday, December 8, 2009: What to get the wife for Christmas

Tuesday, December 8, 2009: So what's the deal with Minnis?

Tuesday, December 8, 2009: Location, location, location

Monday, December 7, 2009: Something's rotten in Denmark

Monday, December 7, 2009: The pungent odor of scam

Friday, December 4, 2009: She ain't bound for nowhere

Thursday, December 3, 2009: Vancouver's Lieberman

Wednesday, December 2, 2009: Tolls due on Portland roads by 2012

Sunday, November 29, 2009: Wheeler takes a spill

Tuesday, November 24, 2009: Kroger goes after Minnis

Monday, November 23, 2009: On the sunny side

Friday, November 20, 2009: Another great moment on Tri-Met

Thursday, November 19, 2009: Feeling the love from the creatives

Tuesday, November 17, 2009: Who says a pro sports stadium should cost $60 million?

Saturday, November 14, 2009: More blatant mass transit fare evasion

Thursday, November 12, 2009: Zoo construction: "a train out of control"

Thursday, November 12, 2009: Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: Ain't no mountain high enough

Monday, November 9, 2009: No tengo a nadie

Friday, November 6, 2009: Where those missing pets go

Thursday, November 5, 2009: On beyond OnPoint

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: Primed for disappointment

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: Credit union deposit insurance still taking a beating

Monday, November 2, 2009: Forget that whole lawyer thing

Saturday, October 31, 2009: Mopping up

Saturday, October 31, 2009: DIY and you could DIE

Thursday, October 29, 2009: Be part of the circus

Thursday, October 29, 2009: Paulson takes a hit from the south

Thursday, October 29, 2009: Tri-Met hacks away again -- at bus service, of course

Wednesday, October 28, 2009: (Rail)road to ruin

Wednesday, October 28, 2009: You know it don't come easy

Tuesday, October 27, 2009: We're number 8!

Monday, October 26, 2009: "Urban renewal" passes cop pensions on Portland tax bills

Saturday, October 24, 2009: Phil Knight keeps dumping

Wednesday, October 21, 2009: The polling before the poling

Sunday, October 18, 2009: It's not a tax, it's a "tool for investment"

Saturday, October 17, 2009: Or you can stand at a freeway ramp and beg

Thursday, October 15, 2009: Paulson goes into cornered-rat mode

Wednesday, October 14, 2009: It isn't just Tri-Met

Monday, October 12, 2009: Paulson's new math: 40% of $59 million is $9 million

Friday, October 9, 2009: Beaverton loads up cart, looks for horse

Thursday, October 8, 2009: Finally, a plan to pay for a new Sellwood Bridge

Wednesday, October 7, 2009: Sam Adams, energy expert

Tuesday, October 6, 2009: Smarter than Baltimore or Austin

Tuesday, October 6, 2009: This means war

Tuesday, October 6, 2009: Somebody's figured it out

Monday, October 5, 2009: Pay to flay

Sunday, October 4, 2009: Farmer Don and the bureaucrats

Thursday, October 1, 2009: Life imitates art

Wednesday, September 30, 2009: Just do it

Wednesday, September 30, 2009: Wednesday lunch in L.O.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009: It's over and done

Monday, September 28, 2009: What goes around gets lost

Saturday, September 26, 2009: Beaverton playing hardball for Paulson

Thursday, September 24, 2009: Uneasy aftermath

Thursday, September 24, 2009: The affordable-Pearl-District-liquor-store tax break

Wednesday, September 23, 2009: Story time with Little Lord Paulson

Wednesday, September 23, 2009: Why Tri-Met is cutting your bus service

Wednesday, September 23, 2009: Beaverton breaks out a pencil

Wednesday, September 16, 2009: Beaverton looking at $40 million or more for Paulson

Tuesday, September 15, 2009: Metro: Fix the bridges we have

Monday, September 14, 2009: On to Plan D for Paulson

Sunday, September 13, 2009: Yin and yang

Saturday, September 12, 2009: Wild, wild life

Thursday, September 10, 2009: Thank heaven

Tuesday, September 8, 2009: The latest rankings are in, and Portland...

Monday, September 7, 2009: Society notes from all over

Friday, September 4, 2009: Friday morning

Friday, September 4, 2009: Plan C for Paulson

Thursday, September 3, 2009: "I am out of your league. Period."

Wednesday, September 2, 2009: New home of the (stab, stab) Portland Beavers

Tuesday, September 1, 2009: It's a small world after all

Thursday, August 27, 2009: Nike bails on pro soccer

Wednesday, August 26, 2009: Reader poll: Which real estate pipedream is goofier?

Wednesday, August 26, 2009: Here we are now, entertain us

Monday, August 24, 2009: Where Portland jobs will be going

Friday, August 21, 2009: Keep an eye on Coach

Thursday, August 20, 2009: Who's zoomin' who?

Wednesday, August 19, 2009: Wood Village mixing up the Kool-Aid

Tuesday, August 18, 2009: Lawn signs for Little Lord Paulson

Tuesday, August 18, 2009: McPile of Rubble

Tuesday, August 18, 2009: Bring your gun

Saturday, August 15, 2009: How it's done

Friday, August 14, 2009: More cages at OHSU

Wednesday, August 12, 2009: Paulson Kool-Aid: Beaverton mayor drinks deep

Wednesday, August 12, 2009: Trouble on the Portland wi-fi front

Friday, August 7, 2009: Brian Baird led junket to South Pole on taxpayers' dime

Wednesday, August 5, 2009: Strike 2

Monday, August 3, 2009: Ain't nobody home

Monday, August 3, 2009: Loss of blood begins

Tuesday, July 28, 2009: OnPoint Credit Union has good second quarter

Sunday, July 26, 2009: Tri-Met runs study of proposed Tigard light rail

Thursday, July 23, 2009: Coming soon to Macadam Avenue

Wednesday, July 22, 2009: Oregon: Hotels look empty here

Friday, July 17, 2009: Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby

Thursday, July 16, 2009: All aboard for the strip malls

Sunday, July 12, 2009: There's a new Miss Oregon

Friday, July 10, 2009: Tri-Met blowing smoke on Fareless Square

Thursday, July 9, 2009: Oxy-Metron

Tuesday, July 7, 2009: One thumb down on the new transit mall

Tuesday, July 7, 2009: Followup on Steinfeld's

Tuesday, July 7, 2009: God bless Dad

Tuesday, July 7, 2009: They get you coming and going

Monday, July 6, 2009: A breather

Sunday, July 5, 2009: On the spot

Thursday, July 2, 2009: Convention Center dude steps down -- for $168K

Thursday, July 2, 2009: Can PDX get by on one runway?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009: Another area mayor in default

Wednesday, July 1, 2009: No fireworks in the 'Couv

Tuesday, June 30, 2009: Crammers' best friend

Monday, June 29, 2009: Guess who (cough)

Thursday, June 25, 2009: You can't have it!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009: Blood begins to flow at Metro

Sunday, June 14, 2009: It's Sunday

Saturday, June 13, 2009: Getting to third base with our pristine Columbia Gorge

Friday, June 12, 2009: It's the water

Wednesday, June 10, 2009: More streetcars, worse bus service

Monday, June 8, 2009: Sweet nothings from the Goldschmidt people

Sunday, June 7, 2009: New newsie hangout

Saturday, June 6, 2009: More citizen involvement abuse

Monday, June 1, 2009: Port of Portland top brass are paid well

Sunday, May 31, 2009: Big Brother has just a few questions

Friday, May 29, 2009: Top dog at Metro: $197K (and on the outs)

Thursday, May 28, 2009: Convention Center chief getting the boot

Tuesday, May 26, 2009: The railroading continues

Tuesday, May 26, 2009: When in Aloha...

Sunday, May 24, 2009: Memorial Day weekend 2009, cont'd

Sunday, May 24, 2009: Exclusive poll

Saturday, May 23, 2009: Two birds, one stone

Friday, May 22, 2009: All cha-chings considered

Thursday, May 21, 2009: Little Lord Paulson critiques his new surroundings

Thursday, May 21, 2009: Fireman Randy's new BFF

Thursday, May 21, 2009: That ain't Vegemite

Tuesday, May 19, 2009: On their way

Tuesday, May 19, 2009: It's Election Day

Monday, May 18, 2009: A modest proposal

Thursday, May 14, 2009: Just don't do it

Thursday, May 14, 2009: KMHD could be on the rocks

Wednesday, May 13, 2009: What's on your mind? Too many make-work jobs.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009: Super snoop

Tuesday, May 12, 2009: OnPoint first quarter nothing to write home about

Monday, May 11, 2009: More on OnPoint Credit Union's fourth quarter

Saturday, May 9, 2009: Movin' on

Friday, May 8, 2009: Changing of the guard

Friday, May 8, 2009: OnPoint swoon partially explained

Thursday, May 7, 2009: World news tonight

Thursday, May 7, 2009: OnPoint Credit Union fourth quarter was loss, not profit

Thursday, April 30, 2009: Yay! Federal pork for the East Side streetcar!

Thursday, April 30, 2009: Bad penny

Wednesday, April 29, 2009: Metro on Convention Center Hotel: We're with Wheeler

Tuesday, April 28, 2009: A local politician actually doing his job

Friday, April 24, 2009: 105 bird strikes at PDX in 2008 -- most on West Coast

Tuesday, April 21, 2009: Smarter than streetcars

Thursday, April 16, 2009: Next domino falls

Monday, April 13, 2009: Save your screen -- swallow beverage fully before reading

Thursday, April 9, 2009: Earth to Salem

Thursday, April 9, 2009: Cheaper by the half-dozen

Thursday, April 9, 2009: Parking Lots of Mystery, cont'd

Tuesday, April 7, 2009: Just what Oregonians need

Monday, April 6, 2009: A place called Heaven

Monday, April 6, 2009: Missing

Monday, April 6, 2009: Look down, fair moon, and bathe this scene

Monday, April 6, 2009: This week's lie

Saturday, April 4, 2009: Comedy gold

Thursday, April 2, 2009: "Urban renewal" fiasco in Trojanland

Sunday, March 29, 2009: Napoleon Solo in the 'Couv

Wednesday, March 25, 2009: Tri-Met service cuts 2.0

Thursday, March 19, 2009: The condo developers' best friends

Monday, March 16, 2009: The Sayings of Fireman Randy

Saturday, March 14, 2009: No particulate place to go

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Local hero

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: If you work at PDX...

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Justice for a Tri-Met rider

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Do we hear a second?

Sunday, March 8, 2009: More big-time bungling at Tri-Met

Saturday, March 7, 2009: It has begun

Saturday, March 7, 2009: Sky is about to fall, again

Friday, March 6, 2009: Novick for Governor

Friday, March 6, 2009: Among the victims

Friday, March 6, 2009: It's Lars Larson's 50th birthday

Wednesday, March 4, 2009: Talking some sense into "urban renewal"

Monday, March 2, 2009: We're No. 1 -- and that ain't good

Monday, March 2, 2009: Grimwad misses his ticket to ride

Saturday, February 28, 2009: Why your bus is being cancelled

Saturday, February 28, 2009: Daily Journal of Collapse

Friday, February 27, 2009: About that 12-lane bridge to the 'Couv

Thursday, February 26, 2009: Nos divertiremos con esto

Wednesday, February 25, 2009: Please stand by

Monday, February 23, 2009: WES = White Elephant Saga?

Sunday, February 22, 2009: Don't shoot me, I'm only the tow truck driver

Saturday, February 21, 2009: "Destruction" at Tri-Met

Friday, February 20, 2009: A must-read

Friday, February 20, 2009: Invitation to steal

Thursday, February 19, 2009: More high-end peanut problems

Tuesday, February 17, 2009: Musical green eyeshades

Tuesday, February 17, 2009: More Tri-Met shenanigans

Monday, February 16, 2009: The untouchables

Sunday, February 15, 2009: Out of service

Friday, February 13, 2009: Not everybody's crying

Thursday, February 12, 2009: Dr. Death has day in court in Australia

Friday, February 6, 2009: Caddies are out -- condos next?

Wednesday, February 4, 2009: Dead fish and coffee (maple syrup and jam)

Sunday, February 1, 2009: OnPoint checkup shows truly grim quarter

Friday, January 30, 2009: Grimwad to the 'Couv?

Friday, January 30, 2009: Too many planners

Tuesday, January 27, 2009: A cruel, cruel lash from Mother Nature

Wednesday, January 21, 2009: In his hands

Tuesday, January 20, 2009: Going all the way

Monday, January 19, 2009: Portland Airport traffic is shrinking

Sunday, January 18, 2009: The high country

Thursday, January 15, 2009: Quickest way to lose your job in the Legislature

Thursday, January 15, 2009: In the wind

Friday, January 9, 2009: They're down to two guys and an old eMachines desktop

Thursday, January 8, 2009: Safeway: Bottle return problem? What bottle return problem?

Friday, January 2, 2009: Don't look now...

Sunday, December 28, 2008: Scroll down

Wednesday, December 24, 2008: A great recipe for leftovers

Monday, December 22, 2008: And when those blue snowflakes start falling

Saturday, December 20, 2008: All is calm, all is bright

Wednesday, December 17, 2008: Portland weather forecasters: "Wolf! Wolf!"

Tuesday, December 16, 2008: We interrupt this blog for a live storm update

Tuesday, December 16, 2008: In Portland, horrible ideas never die

Tuesday, December 16, 2008: OMG -- freezing rain (maybe)!

Monday, December 15, 2008: Greed never takes a snow day

Monday, December 15, 2008: Report from the outdoors

Sunday, December 14, 2008: Weather excitement intensifies

Sunday, December 14, 2008: Pitching in

Sunday, December 14, 2008: Breaking news: Snow causes accidents

Sunday, December 14, 2008: Storm closures abound

Sunday, December 14, 2008: Breaking news: Snow in Portland

Saturday, December 13, 2008: Cheapskates

Friday, December 12, 2008: Like Wile E. Coyote

Friday, December 12, 2008: See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet

Friday, December 12, 2008: Up, up and away

Thursday, December 11, 2008: Noise alert

Tuesday, December 9, 2008: Wheeler goes along for the ride

Friday, December 5, 2008: The name-callers

Monday, December 1, 2008: Good afternoon, shoppers -- our CEO is in the clink

Sunday, November 30, 2008: Now hear this

Thursday, November 20, 2008: ORslogs

Monday, November 17, 2008: What sheriff's deputies do during their shifts

Monday, November 17, 2008: City of Portland's population has stopped growing, says PSU

Tuesday, November 11, 2008: Salem suddenly awash with cash for toys

Monday, November 10, 2008: Height of absurdity

Sunday, November 9, 2008: Dad's little sleeping bag deal

Saturday, November 8, 2008: Data breach at OnPoint Credit Union

Saturday, November 8, 2008: Span plans that you can scan

Friday, November 7, 2008: If elections were horsehoes

Wednesday, November 5, 2008: Question for Ted Wheeler

Wednesday, November 5, 2008: Why Merkley's going to win

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: What the Portland sports scene has over Seattle: less

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: Flying high

Thursday, October 23, 2008: Tri-Met operators: Shut up and drive

Thursday, October 23, 2008: Another election loose end

Wednesday, October 22, 2008: Election loose ends

Tuesday, October 21, 2008: What the deputy was doing in the squad car

Tuesday, October 21, 2008: Portland tax for police and fire pensions rises 14.43%

Monday, October 20, 2008: Portland's blood drive for turnips

Wednesday, October 8, 2008: A canary starting to cough

Tuesday, October 7, 2008: Disaster out at Reynolds School District

Sunday, October 5, 2008: Back into the lion's den

Friday, October 3, 2008: Pulp friction

Wednesday, October 1, 2008: Guess who needs a bailout now: WES rail line

Monday, September 29, 2008: County sheriff arrests King of Jungle

Monday, September 22, 2008: Convention Center hotel scam extended to Christmas

Thursday, September 18, 2008: Guess who's throwing money at the PCC bond issue

Wednesday, September 17, 2008: Only if it's done right

Wednesday, September 17, 2008: Meanwhile, back at the ranch

Tuesday, September 16, 2008: In the Mean Girl tradition

Tuesday, September 16, 2008: "Oregon Reality" is Robert Canfield

Monday, September 15, 2008: "Oregon Reality" pulls one of three offensive posts about me

Monday, September 15, 2008: Strange orange light

Monday, September 15, 2008: How not to solve Tri-Met's problems

Saturday, September 13, 2008: Who's been saying those bad things about me? Find out Tuesday noon

Thursday, September 11, 2008: Freedom of speech? Not in Mountain Park

Tuesday, September 9, 2008: Peace is coming

Tuesday, September 9, 2008: 'Couv fireworks show fizzles out

Thursday, September 4, 2008: Got a name for the baby elephant at the Portland zoo?

Tuesday, September 2, 2008: Tearing out roads

Thursday, August 28, 2008: What she said

Wednesday, August 27, 2008: Up in the 'Couv, government is in a slump

Tuesday, August 26, 2008: More strangeness for Multnomah County

Monday, August 25, 2008: You got a fast car

Sunday, August 24, 2008: If I were a Beaverton taxpayer...

Thursday, August 21, 2008: Why the $1 coin will be a big hit in the Rose City

Tuesday, August 19, 2008: Happy ending

Sunday, August 17, 2008: Catching on

Thursday, August 14, 2008: New Oregon biathlon

Saturday, August 9, 2008: An August drive

Wednesday, August 6, 2008: 'Burb-to-city commute gets tougher

Monday, August 4, 2008: County car rental tax blowup implicates Portland bonds

Saturday, August 2, 2008: State says county is spending rental car tax illegally

Friday, August 1, 2008: As if anyone's going to read it

Thursday, July 31, 2008: Dear Comcast

Wednesday, July 30, 2008: East side MAX stations to get fences

Wednesday, July 30, 2008: Portland has its Convention Center...

Monday, July 28, 2008: St. Tropez it ain't

Monday, July 28, 2008: Sweet Pea and Jack

Monday, July 21, 2008: Back door, please!

Friday, July 18, 2008: Build it and they still won't come

Thursday, July 17, 2008: Wild berry jam

Thursday, July 17, 2008: County courthouse blues, cont'd

Saturday, July 12, 2008: This would not be a crime on MAX

Friday, July 11, 2008: Memo to Metro: The hotel boom is long past over

Friday, July 11, 2008: Death of a curmudgeon

Sunday, July 6, 2008: Another reader pole question

Thursday, July 3, 2008: PDX expansion pitch gets louder, stupider by the day

Wednesday, July 2, 2008: Dear Tri-Met board of directors

Monday, June 30, 2008: Sneak preview

Sunday, June 29, 2008: Back in the day

Sunday, June 29, 2008: She raqs

Friday, June 27, 2008: Sam Adams: Bankrupt but looking good

Thursday, June 26, 2008: Kids nowadays... especially from the 'Couv...

Thursday, June 26, 2008: Wait a minute

Thursday, June 26, 2008: Elect this

Wednesday, June 25, 2008: Hookups in the lockdown

Tuesday, June 24, 2008: "But the good news for homeowners..."

Tuesday, June 24, 2008: In over their heads

Sunday, June 22, 2008: I need a good cut man during the commercials

Friday, June 20, 2008: How government works: Borrow at 6% to invest at 3%

Thursday, June 19, 2008: In the midnight hour, she cried, "No, no more"

Tuesday, June 17, 2008: Time for a change

Monday, June 16, 2008: Ted Wheeler: Don't even try it

Thursday, June 12, 2008: Hawthorne ramp move may not close bridge

Thursday, June 12, 2008: Colwood Golf Course: Airport runway or park?

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: The latest plague facing the public schools

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: Bernie drama extended another two weeks

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: The 4/15 ran late

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: County courthouse blues

Tuesday, June 10, 2008: Nothing stops greed

Friday, June 6, 2008: Feds sniffing around Intel

Thursday, June 5, 2008: Two-fer Thursday

Monday, June 2, 2008: A day on Tri-Met

Wednesday, May 28, 2008: Just another day for Old Boy Network

Tuesday, May 27, 2008: How to speed up traffic on the I-5 Interstate Bridge

Saturday, May 24, 2008: Enquiring minds must want to know

Wednesday, May 21, 2008: Streamin'

Tuesday, May 20, 2008: Smilin' for the camera

Tuesday, May 20, 2008: Still undecided?

Monday, May 19, 2008: A video tribute to this spring's election porn

Friday, May 16, 2008: Uncle!

Friday, May 16, 2008: You thought drinking the Willamette was bad

Thursday, May 15, 2008: Who needs a Convention Center hotel?

Thursday, May 15, 2008: Confession

Wednesday, May 14, 2008: Tough day for Whole Foods

Wednesday, May 14, 2008: Old school

Tuesday, May 13, 2008: Dear Michael Dembrow

Tuesday, May 13, 2008: Since you got to go, oh you better go now

Tuesday, May 13, 2008: Heat wave coming

Monday, May 12, 2008: The golden spike

Saturday, May 10, 2008: Cosi fan tutti

Thursday, May 8, 2008: The beat goes on

Wednesday, May 7, 2008: Minority group speaks out

Tuesday, May 6, 2008: Lost wallet guy found

Tuesday, May 6, 2008: Metro clone: The Interstate Bridge is fine as is

Tuesday, May 6, 2008: A Tri-Met fiasco in Milwaukie

Monday, May 5, 2008: Is this your wallet?

Friday, May 2, 2008: Our picks in the primary

Thursday, May 1, 2008: Burnout in the 'burbs

Thursday, May 1, 2008: It does not compute

Thursday, May 1, 2008: The other Portland bridge mystery

Wednesday, April 30, 2008: Metro demo shows density goals achieved

Saturday, April 26, 2008: Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble

Wednesday, April 23, 2008: The other blue Oregon

Wednesday, April 23, 2008: And they relied on each other, ah-ah

Tuesday, April 22, 2008: A big noise with all the big boys

Tuesday, April 22, 2008: Why issue taxable bonds to build a courthouse?

Monday, April 21, 2008: Here, have a bone

Thursday, April 17, 2008: No time like the present

Wednesday, April 16, 2008: Nostalgia, no extra charge

Wednesday, April 16, 2008: Read it and weep, cont'd

Tuesday, April 15, 2008: Wrong move, wrong time

Monday, April 14, 2008: Metro may take over Portland bridges

Monday, April 14, 2008: Poster child

Saturday, April 12, 2008: He swears it would work

Saturday, April 12, 2008: Keeping things in perspective

Saturday, April 12, 2008: Tick tock, you don't stop

Friday, April 11, 2008: Movin' on up

Wednesday, April 9, 2008: Middaugh dissents from Gorge Commission vote

Friday, April 4, 2008: Got enemies in the 'Couv?

Thursday, April 3, 2008: You picked a fine time to fire me, Cecilia

Tuesday, April 1, 2008: Whole Foods + Gresham = History

Monday, March 31, 2008: I can't sleep, like a baby or otherwise

Sunday, March 30, 2008: Back to powder

Friday, March 28, 2008: Wheeler recall just around the corner

Tuesday, March 18, 2008: You'd catch 'em surfin' at del Mar

Tuesday, March 18, 2008: These guys suck

Tuesday, March 11, 2008: It's no secret

Thursday, March 6, 2008: Major Portland blog news

Wednesday, March 5, 2008: You go back, Jack, do it again

Wednesday, March 5, 2008: More deadwood -- or worse -- in Salem

Monday, March 3, 2008: Muni bond blame game in full swing

Saturday, March 1, 2008: Lovely day for skiing on Hood

Wednesday, February 27, 2008: Add to my résumé

Wednesday, February 27, 2008: Bill's World, Bill's World, excellent

Tuesday, February 26, 2008: Breaking news: Sellwood Bridge still falling down

Tuesday, February 26, 2008: Lament

Monday, February 25, 2008: Make them take the pledge

Monday, February 25, 2008: Plenty more where that came from

Saturday, February 23, 2008: Why we live here

Saturday, February 23, 2008: Like I've been saying...

Thursday, February 21, 2008: Build it up with silver and gold

Tuesday, February 19, 2008: Attempted mur -- hey, can I put you on hold for a sec?

Tuesday, February 19, 2008: For this they're missing "Oprah"?

Monday, February 18, 2008: Dang tax lawyers

Sunday, February 17, 2008: Bad Sport of the Month

Saturday, February 16, 2008: Goin' up the country

Tuesday, February 12, 2008: New facts

Thursday, February 7, 2008: Courvoisier, ladies?

Wednesday, February 6, 2008: Preventable Death of the Week

Monday, February 4, 2008: Long time coming

Sunday, February 3, 2008: Bad morning in Mountain Park

Saturday, February 2, 2008: Deep thoughts

Wednesday, January 30, 2008: Penetrating a new sector

Wednesday, January 30, 2008: One hand washing the other

Friday, January 25, 2008: Birds of a feather

Wednesday, January 23, 2008: Filling Bernie's shoes

Wednesday, January 23, 2008: The next big "green, sustainable" thing

Thursday, January 17, 2008: PCC wants another $374 million

Thursday, January 17, 2008: Batting 1.000

Wednesday, January 16, 2008: Tri-Met re-defines "hearing"

Wednesday, January 16, 2008: Bad penny

Wednesday, January 16, 2008: Party on

Tuesday, January 15, 2008: Guess who's back

Monday, January 14, 2008: Somebody else's mail

Saturday, January 12, 2008: Tempted to yodel

Saturday, January 12, 2008: The hills are alive

Monday, January 7, 2008: Calling NASA

Friday, January 4, 2008: Why they won

Monday, December 31, 2007: Mmmmm... bait

Friday, December 28, 2007: Major meteorological alert

Friday, December 21, 2007: Bernie may be retiring

Thursday, December 20, 2007: No, they can't take that away from me

Thursday, December 20, 2007: Six-string

Tuesday, December 18, 2007: Best wishes to Bob Miller

Thursday, December 13, 2007: Amen, Rev

Sunday, December 9, 2007: Old Town ex-Port

Friday, December 7, 2007: Come gather 'round, suckers, wherever you roam

Friday, December 7, 2007: Reader poll: How many fare cheats on MAX?

Wednesday, December 5, 2007: Rods that won't be ramblin'

Monday, December 3, 2007: L.A. gives up, installs turnstiles at train stations

Friday, November 30, 2007: Gresham mayor: MAX stations are "toilets"

Wednesday, November 28, 2007: The backbone of a healthy economy? Families

Monday, November 26, 2007: County cans debt limit increase for building

Wednesday, November 21, 2007: Food poisoning at Port function?

Tuesday, November 20, 2007: Bernie's lawyer: It's o.k. that he lied to the media

Monday, November 19, 2007: One story, two headlines

Monday, November 19, 2007: Boring as a cul-de-sac

Saturday, November 17, 2007: Rick Metsger won't ride MAX after dark

Thursday, November 15, 2007: That time again

Wednesday, November 14, 2007: Another $100 million for Hoffman Construction

Monday, November 12, 2007: It's the little things

Monday, November 12, 2007: Say hello to Penryn

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: About yesterday's "exit" polls

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: More Bernie skid marks

Tuesday, November 6, 2007: Take it to the limit one more time

Monday, November 5, 2007: I'd go with a sharpened carrot

Monday, November 5, 2007: A little dirt for Election Eve

Sunday, November 4, 2007: Sideshow

Sunday, November 4, 2007: Transit-oriented unprovoked brutal attempted murder

Saturday, November 3, 2007: Transit-oriented policing

Friday, November 2, 2007: What's for dinner tonight?

Thursday, November 1, 2007: For the sake of all the women involved...

Thursday, November 1, 2007: We'll always have the condos

Wednesday, October 31, 2007: On the Day of the Dead

Monday, October 29, 2007: Bernie bombshells!

Monday, October 29, 2007: Back from the dead

Friday, October 26, 2007: On the old story board

Thursday, October 25, 2007: But do you recall?

Wednesday, October 24, 2007: Did Whole Foods pay too much for Wild Oats?

Tuesday, October 23, 2007: Welches con man -- now in Beaverton?

Tuesday, October 23, 2007: East side, west side, all around the town

Monday, October 22, 2007: His and hers

Sunday, October 21, 2007: How soy chips and silicon chips are different

Thursday, October 18, 2007: In the klink

Wednesday, October 17, 2007: Tell the customers what you think of them

Wednesday, October 17, 2007: Sam and Ted's regressive adventure

Tuesday, October 16, 2007: Dirty money

Monday, October 15, 2007: Tek's being sold

Friday, October 12, 2007: Trib drops editorial early: Bernie should resign

Friday, October 12, 2007: Portland tax levy appears back on the rise

Thursday, October 11, 2007: Read it and weep

Tuesday, October 9, 2007: How ya doin'?

Sunday, October 7, 2007: Porn in my inbox

Friday, October 5, 2007: Drop in the bucket

Wednesday, October 3, 2007: County reportedly starts internal fraud hotline

Wednesday, October 3, 2007: The saddle's about to get heavier

Tuesday, October 2, 2007: Have another hit of Oregon air

Monday, October 1, 2007: One of a kind

Friday, September 28, 2007: Movable Scam moves back

Tuesday, September 25, 2007: Like baloney?

Friday, September 21, 2007: Snatching failure from the jaws of success

Monday, September 17, 2007: Not your average soccer mom blog, revisited

Saturday, September 15, 2007: Nutritious school lunch: Graham crackers and milk (or nothing)

Saturday, September 15, 2007: Whole Foods: negative free cash flow

Friday, September 14, 2007: Try, try again

Friday, September 14, 2007: Just another soccer mom blog?

Thursday, September 13, 2007: What's the difference?

Wednesday, September 12, 2007: Put your hands on your hard drive and pray with me

Wednesday, September 12, 2007: New pals

Tuesday, September 11, 2007: Watered down

Tuesday, September 11, 2007: Richard and me

Monday, September 10, 2007: Footsoldier promoted

Monday, September 10, 2007: Bernie takes the mug shots down

Thursday, September 6, 2007: Area Wild Oats stores -- closing or rebranding?

Tuesday, August 28, 2007: Earth to Baird: "You screwed up, my friend"

Monday, August 27, 2007: How was your Hood to Coast?

Friday, August 24, 2007: Unspeakable B.S. of the Year (So Far)

Thursday, August 23, 2007: Houze never lets up

Wednesday, August 22, 2007: Fed probe into Whole Foods reaches New Seasons

Wednesday, August 22, 2007: Escalation of hostilities

Tuesday, August 21, 2007: Wonder how Bean is voting on the port tax

Tuesday, August 21, 2007: Chapter (11) and verse

Friday, August 17, 2007: Guess who's too important for jury duty?

Friday, August 17, 2007: Pardon me, boy

Thursday, August 16, 2007: Wheeler gets into it with the PDC

Wednesday, August 15, 2007: No charges in 'Couv killing

Tuesday, August 14, 2007: Worth tapping into

Tuesday, August 14, 2007: Cue Johnny Paycheck

Tuesday, August 14, 2007: Fright night

Friday, August 10, 2007: That was quick

Friday, August 10, 2007: Ole Man Hotel, he jes' keep rollin' along

Friday, August 10, 2007: A blog to watch

Thursday, August 9, 2007: Think I'll Pass

Thursday, August 9, 2007: Memo to area politicians

Thursday, August 9, 2007: The face that launched a thousand cons

Thursday, August 2, 2007: An audience with the Chimp

Monday, July 30, 2007: Mean girl out

Wednesday, July 25, 2007: Q & A

Tuesday, July 24, 2007: Fight clubs, slave tunnels, and gambling dens

Monday, July 23, 2007: You know you want one

Friday, July 20, 2007: Vick's been nixed by Nike

Thursday, July 19, 2007: Behind closed doors with Nasty Dick

Thursday, July 19, 2007: All rise

Tuesday, July 17, 2007: Banished to the real estate section

Tuesday, July 17, 2007: Important correction!

Thursday, July 12, 2007: About those solar panels on county buildings...

Wednesday, July 11, 2007: Tell me who in the house know 'bout the quake

Wednesday, July 11, 2007: Reader poll: Pot-smoking principal

Wednesday, July 11, 2007: Uncle Sam buys us toys we can't afford to run

Tuesday, July 10, 2007: This one's gonna be fun

Thursday, July 5, 2007: Make up your own joke

Thursday, July 5, 2007: New honor

Thursday, June 28, 2007: Sleepless indeed

Thursday, June 28, 2007: That fossil fuel's got no renewal

Wednesday, June 27, 2007: Fighting City Hall

Thursday, June 21, 2007: I'm blaming Alberto Gonzales

Tuesday, June 19, 2007: Special advisory

Monday, June 18, 2007: Tough weekend in the 'Couv

Thursday, June 14, 2007: When credit union politics get ugly

Thursday, June 14, 2007: Weeded out

Thursday, June 14, 2007: Urban renewal, without the urb

Wednesday, June 13, 2007: And now a word from Ted

Tuesday, June 12, 2007: Those Vancouver drivers

Sunday, June 10, 2007: Today's reader poll

Sunday, June 10, 2007: The RIAA swoops down on Hillsboro

Wednesday, June 6, 2007: Rogues to the bitter end

Wednesday, June 6, 2007: What is it with these guys?

Wednesday, June 6, 2007: What next?

Monday, June 4, 2007: Good time

Sunday, June 3, 2007: Betsy and Ed -- the video

Wednesday, May 30, 2007: Definitional issue

Tuesday, May 29, 2007: Use a hoe...

Thursday, May 24, 2007: New Nike slogan

Thursday, May 24, 2007: All aboard

Friday, May 18, 2007: If the donuts don't kill you

Monday, May 14, 2007: Mystery mail

Sunday, May 13, 2007: While you were in Iraq...

Wednesday, May 9, 2007: Something is terribly wrong

Tuesday, May 8, 2007: Tax spat in the 'Couv

Monday, May 7, 2007: Civic duty

Sunday, May 6, 2007: The salad bar won't make much difference, either

Thursday, May 3, 2007: Feds to Tri-Met: Give it up

Friday, April 27, 2007: On the air

Thursday, April 26, 2007: Snake oil as a biofuel

Wednesday, April 25, 2007: Goob to know

Monday, April 23, 2007: Does Brandon Mayfield ride the No. 57?

Sunday, April 22, 2007: Mapquest: Bike Edition

Friday, April 20, 2007: They don't give Pulitzers for just anything

Thursday, April 19, 2007: Excellent, not

Friday, April 13, 2007: Couldn't resist

Monday, April 9, 2007: Good egg

Monday, March 26, 2007: Was NYPD Blue spying on you in Little Beirut?

Monday, March 26, 2007: It was true, at least sort of

Sunday, March 25, 2007: Forgive us our trespasses, as we rub your nose in them

Wednesday, March 21, 2007: New felony defense in Multnomah County: "He was depressed"

Sunday, March 18, 2007: Busy day, but for whom?

Friday, March 16, 2007: Nice weather lately

Friday, March 16, 2007: Your government at work

Thursday, March 15, 2007: Recipe for trouble?

Saturday, March 10, 2007: Consumer quiz

Friday, March 9, 2007: At the parole officer Christmas party

Wednesday, March 7, 2007: They've got to be kidding

Saturday, March 3, 2007: Breaking news

Thursday, March 1, 2007: When Greg met Jim

Thursday, March 1, 2007: Urgent

Wednesday, February 28, 2007: Hold that thought

Wednesday, February 28, 2007: Bulletin

Tuesday, February 27, 2007: Live remote

Tuesday, February 27, 2007: Severe weather cripples Portland again

Tuesday, February 27, 2007: Programming survey

Monday, February 26, 2007: Bernie's totally unrepentant

Monday, February 26, 2007: Keep it simple

Sunday, February 25, 2007: Number 2 is forbidden on the Number 12

Sunday, February 25, 2007: It could have been us

Thursday, February 22, 2007: Crimestoppers bulletin

Thursday, February 22, 2007: Silence is approval

Friday, February 16, 2007: Survey said

Saturday, February 10, 2007: Why we live here

Wednesday, February 7, 2007: Why the convention center hotel will fail

Tuesday, February 6, 2007: A continental touch for Tri-Met

Monday, February 5, 2007: Where the rubber meets the -- no, wait

Thursday, February 1, 2007: Sheriff XOXO

Monday, January 29, 2007: Honey, I shrunk the collection

Wednesday, January 24, 2007: Wazzup? Dog!

Tuesday, January 23, 2007: Glaring omission

Thursday, January 18, 2007: Storm Center 9000 - on hiatus

Wednesday, January 17, 2007: Storm Center 9000 - live remote!

Wednesday, January 17, 2007: The latest from Storm Center 9000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007: Storm Center 9000 Mid-Day Edition

Wednesday, January 17, 2007: Portland Paralyzed - Day 2

Wednesday, January 17, 2007: Storm Center 9000 - Pre-Dawn Edition

Wednesday, January 17, 2007: Storm Center 9000 - Night Watch Edition

Tuesday, January 16, 2007: Storm Center 9000 never sleeps

Tuesday, January 16, 2007: Breaking news from Storm Center 9000

Tuesday, January 16, 2007: Storm Center 9000 update

Thursday, January 11, 2007: If it had happened last year

Thursday, January 11, 2007: The long process of digging out begins

Sunday, January 7, 2007: He's been busy

Wednesday, January 3, 2007: Riding Tri-Met = risking your life?

Friday, December 22, 2006: A real reality show

Friday, December 15, 2006: Black ice

Tuesday, December 12, 2006: "If anyone can find these guys, it’s them"

Sunday, December 10, 2006: God bless us, every one

Friday, December 8, 2006: Oregon: Things used to look different here

Thursday, December 7, 2006: Google Search of the Week

Thursday, November 30, 2006: Government in action

Thursday, November 30, 2006: Don't worry, Dunthorpe

Friday, November 24, 2006: Welcome to Portland, here's your cell

Tuesday, November 21, 2006: R.J. Reynolds = scum

Tuesday, November 21, 2006: Love me two times

Tuesday, November 21, 2006: Your Tax Dollars at Work Dept.

Sunday, November 19, 2006: Just what the world needed

Thursday, November 16, 2006: Sound on the wind

Wednesday, November 15, 2006: Tiger habitat

Monday, November 13, 2006: Woke up with wood

Monday, November 13, 2006: Apple view

Friday, November 10, 2006: Troubled bridge over water

Thursday, November 9, 2006: Public-private partnership

Wednesday, November 8, 2006: Gettin' bloggy wit' it

Wednesday, November 8, 2006: New office chief for Saltzman

Wednesday, November 8, 2006: On the bench

Tuesday, November 7, 2006: Big day

Monday, November 6, 2006: Voter turnout pooping out?

Wednesday, November 1, 2006: Schrunk takes a whack at Bernie

Tuesday, October 31, 2006: Blinders

Sunday, October 29, 2006: Money talks

Friday, October 27, 2006: Cogen vs. Frederick: The video

Wednesday, October 25, 2006: Write-in gets a right-on

Wednesday, October 25, 2006: Double duty

Tuesday, October 24, 2006: Another era

Monday, October 23, 2006: Convention Center hotel: Round 109

Sunday, October 22, 2006: The rest of the story

Saturday, October 21, 2006: The ballots are here

Friday, October 20, 2006: Super Vicki does the math for you

Friday, October 20, 2006: Will that be cash or trade?

Tuesday, October 17, 2006: A Slough of problems

Monday, October 16, 2006: "Urban renewal" nears 21% of Portland city property tax

Friday, October 13, 2006: Starting over from scratch

Thursday, October 12, 2006: Landing on his feet

Thursday, October 12, 2006: Where the ads come first

Saturday, October 7, 2006: Karen Minnis showing signs of Alzheimer's

Friday, October 6, 2006: The buck doesn't stop, apparently

Friday, October 6, 2006: Greetings

Thursday, October 5, 2006: Worst. Disguise. Ever.

Thursday, October 5, 2006: Battle of the benefits

Thursday, October 5, 2006: Rough night at Hanko's

Thursday, October 5, 2006: Just vote no?

Wednesday, October 4, 2006: Speaking of comebacks

Tuesday, October 3, 2006: Hava nageela

Sunday, October 1, 2006: It's October

Thursday, September 28, 2006: Cogen, Frederick, and Chasse

Saturday, September 23, 2006: Help catch a bank robber

Friday, September 22, 2006: Hang up and drive

Tuesday, September 19, 2006: This stinker isn't going away

Monday, September 18, 2006: Any year now...

Monday, September 18, 2006: Welcome, Port of Portland readers

Monday, September 18, 2006: Blue Monday

Saturday, September 16, 2006: Another one bites the dust

Tuesday, September 12, 2006: Not that into You

Thursday, September 7, 2006: The Ackerman verdict

Sunday, September 3, 2006: Only love can conquer incompetence

Friday, September 1, 2006: The livable (cough, cough) city

Tuesday, August 29, 2006: Echo in here?

Monday, August 28, 2006: Sounds familiar

Monday, August 28, 2006: Practically indescribable

Friday, August 25, 2006: I hope he likes jail

Friday, August 25, 2006: The long run

Friday, August 25, 2006: What kind of person...

Friday, August 18, 2006: My dad was right

Wednesday, August 16, 2006: Got e-junk?

Friday, August 11, 2006: Two half-stories

Tuesday, August 8, 2006: "You can smell smoke at Timberline Lodge"

Thursday, August 3, 2006: Earthquake near Battle Ground

Wednesday, July 26, 2006: Lock this guy up

Monday, July 24, 2006: Her problem will be solved shortly

Wednesday, July 19, 2006: Guess who else wants the air show gone

Tuesday, July 18, 2006: Got ice?

Monday, July 17, 2006: Once was enough

Monday, July 17, 2006: More on the air show disaster

Monday, July 17, 2006: I wouldn't care...

Friday, July 14, 2006: Supremely Dumb Idea of the Year

Friday, July 7, 2006: Movable scam

Wednesday, June 28, 2006: That Portland smell

Wednesday, June 28, 2006: Blazer draft score: 4 to 2

Wednesday, June 28, 2006: If I were Paul Allen...

Tuesday, June 20, 2006: "Now the joy is dead and done, I'm gone"

Monday, June 19, 2006: The Empire strikes back

Monday, May 29, 2006: Dark night of desperation

Monday, May 22, 2006: Question of the Month

Thursday, May 18, 2006: Ask your doctor about political Viagra

Monday, May 15, 2006: Election Eve

Sunday, May 14, 2006: Sneak preview

Thursday, May 4, 2006: Breaking news: Bird flu outbreak suspected at Vancouver trailer park

Thursday, May 4, 2006: Hot roaster

Wednesday, May 3, 2006: How it's done

Tuesday, May 2, 2006: Love me two times

Tuesday, May 2, 2006: Walk on the wild side

Monday, May 1, 2006: Vote early and often

Monday, May 1, 2006: What's wrong with this picture?

Friday, April 28, 2006: Di's day

Thursday, April 27, 2006: Not too swift

Wednesday, April 26, 2006: Busy work

Tuesday, April 25, 2006: The county races

Monday, April 24, 2006: He will be missed

Monday, April 24, 2006: We can relate

Wednesday, March 29, 2006: God bless 'em

Wednesday, March 15, 2006: Sellwood Bridge is falling down, my fair ladies

Monday, March 6, 2006: That odor again

Monday, February 20, 2006: We can dream, can't we?

Friday, February 17, 2006: More bad news for school funding

Wednesday, February 8, 2006: Dear Lars Larson

Tuesday, February 7, 2006: Blood and guts at Soil and Water

Monday, February 6, 2006: Engine noise

Friday, January 27, 2006: My wavelength

Tuesday, January 17, 2006: That which we call cheese food

Thursday, January 12, 2006: Ten I don't

Tuesday, January 10, 2006: Ten I admire

Wednesday, January 4, 2006: Columbia goes platinum

Wednesday, December 28, 2005: Give it up for the gubmint

Monday, December 19, 2005: Must-hear radio

Sunday, December 18, 2005: Winter wonderland

Monday, December 12, 2005: Tri-Met now on Google

Wednesday, December 7, 2005: Boom chuck rocker ain't no flash in the pan

Wednesday, December 7, 2005: Snow, Doogie?

Wednesday, December 7, 2005: My sentiments exactly

Tuesday, December 6, 2005: Mildly Nauseating Publication of the Year

Tuesday, November 29, 2005: Flatfoot rhubarb

Sunday, November 27, 2005: Jungle juice in the 'Couv

Tuesday, November 22, 2005: Priest-child sex -- the child's "misconduct"?

Tuesday, November 15, 2005: Wisdom from the Far East

Wednesday, November 9, 2005: Battle of Gresham photo gallery, cont'd

Tuesday, November 8, 2005: Gresham secession battle -- more photos

Monday, November 7, 2005: Gresham secedes!

Tuesday, November 1, 2005: It wasn't my idea

Friday, October 28, 2005: A tax cut in Portland

Tuesday, October 18, 2005: $61K

Monday, October 17, 2005: Big hearts all

Thursday, October 13, 2005: Curious cross-pollination

Friday, October 7, 2005: Recognize this?

Thursday, October 6, 2005: Step right up

Wednesday, October 5, 2005: Duty calls

Friday, September 30, 2005: Film at 11

Tuesday, September 27, 2005: Above the fruited plain

Friday, September 23, 2005: Running out

Friday, September 23, 2005: Opting out

Tuesday, September 20, 2005: "They run you out"

Tuesday, September 13, 2005: This is cool

Sunday, September 4, 2005: Topic A - holiday weekend edition

Saturday, September 3, 2005: One more time

Friday, September 2, 2005: You ask a silly question...

Wednesday, August 31, 2005: Strolling down for a Smokey

Tuesday, August 30, 2005: OMG! "Coffee laced with Bailey's Irish Cream"!

Monday, August 29, 2005: Let freedom ring

Monday, August 29, 2005: It was me

Sunday, August 28, 2005: They did it again

Friday, August 26, 2005: The bishop strikes out

Friday, August 26, 2005: Jack Bog's Radio, revisited

Sunday, August 21, 2005: Thanks, Archbishop Vlazny

Sunday, August 14, 2005: They don't speak for me

Sunday, August 14, 2005: Guess who?

Thursday, August 11, 2005: One degree of separation from the Pulitzer

Wednesday, August 10, 2005: Sinful thought

Wednesday, July 27, 2005: Is there an echo in here?

Tuesday, July 26, 2005: Sweet Lou

Sunday, July 24, 2005: The shepherd who hides behind the flock

Thursday, July 21, 2005: Acquittals, mistrials for Enron broadband honchos

Wednesday, July 13, 2005: Back to the Woods

Monday, July 11, 2005: A national disgrace

Sunday, July 10, 2005: Funny odor

Wednesday, June 22, 2005: Battle scene

Monday, June 20, 2005: Blah blah blog

Thursday, June 16, 2005: Oldie but goodie

Wednesday, June 15, 2005: Same as it ever was

Thursday, June 2, 2005: A penny saved is $1.6 million paid to a rich guy

Tuesday, May 31, 2005: Scam of the Week

Wednesday, May 25, 2005: Of goose and gander

Tuesday, May 24, 2005: Re-entry

Thursday, May 12, 2005: New Portland blogger

Thursday, May 12, 2005: 'Net gain

Friday, May 6, 2005: Won't you please, please help me

Thursday, May 5, 2005: Uh oh

Monday, May 2, 2005: Audio Cheez Whiz

Sunday, April 24, 2005: Dr. Death and Measure 35

Friday, April 22, 2005: How about some real "governance"?

Thursday, April 21, 2005: KISN FM goodbye

Wednesday, April 20, 2005: Promise moves on

Friday, April 15, 2005: Just in time

Thursday, April 14, 2005: Told you so

Wednesday, April 6, 2005: Wanted: Dummies

Monday, April 4, 2005: Congratulations

Monday, April 4, 2005: Sneak preview for Portlanders

Thursday, March 31, 2005: The recycling bin just got a little heavier

Wednesday, March 30, 2005: This one could get away

Thursday, March 17, 2005: Have you seen Junior's fade?

Tuesday, March 15, 2005: In the comment bag

Monday, March 7, 2005: New developments

Saturday, March 5, 2005: You're not fooling this guy

Thursday, March 3, 2005: Are the Blazers up for sale?

Thursday, February 24, 2005: A present from Lars

Wednesday, February 23, 2005: February perfume

Tuesday, February 22, 2005: Dumb Idea of the Week

Wednesday, February 2, 2005: Once a Blazer, always a Blazer

Wednesday, February 2, 2005: One shoe dropping

Tuesday, January 25, 2005: Outsourced

Thursday, January 13, 2005: Sign 'em up

Wednesday, January 12, 2005: Stinkers

Tuesday, January 4, 2005: Dear Mr. Velveeta

Tuesday, January 4, 2005: Still good, three days old

Monday, January 3, 2005: Y not

Sunday, December 26, 2004: How we look

Thursday, December 23, 2004: Station ID needed

Wednesday, December 22, 2004: Follow-up

Tuesday, December 21, 2004: Fa la la la la

Friday, December 17, 2004: Mr. Velveeta

Thursday, December 16, 2004: Radio news

Tuesday, December 14, 2004: Bah, humbug

Tuesday, December 14, 2004: Where the bucks are

Saturday, December 11, 2004: Big-time news

Thursday, December 9, 2004: On the flip side

Wednesday, December 8, 2004: Winter light

Sunday, December 5, 2004: Buck-a-Hit Day Dec. 15

Saturday, November 27, 2004: 'Tis the season

Friday, November 26, 2004: O yeah

Friday, November 19, 2004: Agenda item

Wednesday, November 17, 2004: Three questions, same answer

Wednesday, November 3, 2004: Turnovers

Sunday, October 31, 2004: Meanwhile, over at Metro...

Friday, October 29, 2004: Our own little butterfly ballot

Friday, October 29, 2004: Is this for real?

Sunday, October 24, 2004: Shuffling the decades

Friday, October 22, 2004: The Oregonian goes underground

Saturday, October 16, 2004: Pee-you

Thursday, October 14, 2004: New! Improved! Election endorsements

Tuesday, October 12, 2004: Comparative fault

Friday, October 8, 2004: Still neck-and-neck

Wednesday, October 6, 2004: Garbage in

Tuesday, October 5, 2004: Not a blogger

Monday, October 4, 2004: Two kinds of six-packs

Friday, September 10, 2004: Tale of two news stories

Friday, September 3, 2004: Making the big time

Thursday, August 26, 2004: Tragedy

Saturday, August 21, 2004: Mack the Knife

Friday, August 20, 2004: Roll on

Friday, August 20, 2004: Make someone happy

Thursday, July 1, 2004: This year's Naders

Wednesday, June 30, 2004: Three reasons to live in Portland

Monday, June 28, 2004: The way we were

Wednesday, June 16, 2004: Sports quiz

Monday, June 14, 2004: More rotten news

Saturday, June 12, 2004: "Don't show me into Portland"

Tuesday, June 8, 2004: Not that I recall

Friday, June 4, 2004: Troutdale man to be featured worldwide

Sunday, May 23, 2004: The archbishop has a theory

Thursday, May 20, 2004: The shifting story

Tuesday, May 18, 2004: They're neck-and-neck

Saturday, May 15, 2004: National spotlight

Wednesday, May 12, 2004: Filling Neil's shoes

Monday, May 10, 2004: The hits just keep on comin'

Saturday, May 8, 2004: Busted

Friday, May 7, 2004: Best thing that happened to me yesterday

Wednesday, May 5, 2004: The sorriest commissioner

Monday, May 3, 2004: Get out your markers

Wednesday, April 21, 2004: So, how'd we do?

Wednesday, April 21, 2004: Same-sex marriage court ruling

Thursday, April 8, 2004: Just another backroom deal

Wednesday, April 7, 2004: Everybody wants to get into the act

Tuesday, April 6, 2004: That ain't hay

Thursday, April 1, 2004: Read all about it

Wednesday, March 31, 2004: Darren for President

Sunday, March 28, 2004: Memorial Coliseum

Wednesday, March 24, 2004: Pretty pointless profile

Monday, March 22, 2004: Through the looking glass

Tuesday, March 16, 2004: Taken to its logical extreme

Sunday, March 14, 2004: When process is everything

Saturday, March 13, 2004: Special edition

Friday, March 12, 2004: And I say, it's all right

Thursday, March 11, 2004: Lonnie got to sign off on this one

Wednesday, March 10, 2004: 90K

Friday, March 5, 2004: Republic vs. democracy (again)

Thursday, March 4, 2004: Congratulations

Thursday, March 4, 2004: Deep hole, still digging

Sunday, February 29, 2004: Bankruptcy and the billionaire

Sunday, February 22, 2004: Sports corner

Tuesday, February 17, 2004: Ripping off the renters

Sunday, February 15, 2004: Dissenting opinion

Monday, February 9, 2004: Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey

Friday, February 6, 2004: Missing

Tuesday, February 3, 2004: Hammered

Sunday, February 1, 2004: Consumer quiz

Wednesday, January 28, 2004: New Oregon blogger

Wednesday, January 28, 2004: In the old mailbag

Tuesday, January 27, 2004: Math check

Sunday, January 25, 2004: Sorry, folks

Thursday, January 22, 2004: The thanks you get

Sunday, January 18, 2004: Measure 30

Saturday, January 17, 2004: Nice work, Portland police

Saturday, January 17, 2004: Famous for another 15 minutes

Wednesday, January 14, 2004: Take it away, gentlemen

Monday, January 12, 2004: Welcome back to your cubicle

Thursday, January 8, 2004: The love I thaw in you

Thursday, January 8, 2004: It seems like years since it's been clear

Thursday, January 8, 2004: Wonder what's on Oprah

Wednesday, January 7, 2004: Heave ho

Sunday, January 4, 2004: Wimps

Friday, December 19, 2003: Bright idea

Saturday, December 13, 2003: Mad Max

Saturday, December 6, 2003: It's so simple

Thursday, December 4, 2003: Just a stronger child than me

Wednesday, December 3, 2003: Don't let the door hit you

Tuesday, December 2, 2003: Jail Blazer of the Week

Sunday, November 23, 2003: Defector

Sunday, November 23, 2003: Chron-Neil-ogy

Friday, November 21, 2003: Land of opportunity

Thursday, November 6, 2003: Tualatin 140, Portland 0

Friday, October 31, 2003: Neil is down on the PUD

Tuesday, October 28, 2003: Three cheers for Paul Simon

Friday, October 24, 2003: Lookin' for blame in all the wrong places

Friday, October 24, 2003: Look up tonight

Thursday, October 23, 2003: Devil's in the mailbox

Wednesday, October 22, 2003: They're still there

Tuesday, October 21, 2003: Uncool

Monday, October 20, 2003: On to the Ninth Circus! -- er, I mean, Circuit

Monday, October 20, 2003: You thought hanging chads were bad

Sunday, October 19, 2003: Multnomah County Democrats endorse PUD

Friday, October 17, 2003: Gee whiz, you don't say

Tuesday, October 14, 2003: Dime a dozen

Friday, October 10, 2003: Remodel

Friday, October 10, 2003: This just in

Thursday, October 2, 2003: More celebrity mail

Wednesday, October 1, 2003: How the other half lives

Wednesday, October 1, 2003: And another one gone, and another one gone

Monday, September 29, 2003: Letter from Diane

Saturday, September 27, 2003: PDX LUG SVC SUX

Wednesday, September 24, 2003: News lite

Monday, September 22, 2003: Lightweights

Monday, September 15, 2003: Sex change

Monday, September 8, 2003: A pink hotel, a boutique and a swingin' hot spot

Thursday, August 28, 2003: A "to do" list for government

Thursday, August 28, 2003: Train wreck a-comin'

Wednesday, August 27, 2003: Personnel issue

Wednesday, August 27, 2003: Uncool Move of the Month

Tuesday, August 26, 2003: Silver anniversary

Tuesday, August 26, 2003: A "workaround"

Tuesday, August 26, 2003: You know who has a crummy website?

Sunday, August 24, 2003: Moving the Expos

Saturday, August 23, 2003: Holy cow

Saturday, August 23, 2003: It ain't over 'til it's over

Friday, August 22, 2003: Strike 3

Thursday, August 21, 2003: Under the Big Top

Tuesday, August 19, 2003: The ultimate endorsement

Monday, August 18, 2003: Squeeze play

Thursday, August 14, 2003: The good news is...

Monday, August 4, 2003: Verbum sapientibus

Friday, July 25, 2003: Uh oh

Thursday, July 10, 2003: Have some Oregon blueberries

Wednesday, July 9, 2003: Want baseball?

Wednesday, July 9, 2003: Top 10 list

Monday, July 7, 2003: He's got a jones, all right, but not a basketball jones

Thursday, June 26, 2003: Pro's and con's

Tuesday, June 24, 2003: Here comes the sun

Thursday, June 19, 2003: Working on the railroad(ing)

Wednesday, June 18, 2003: The bright days

Friday, June 13, 2003: Why people voted for Nader

Thursday, June 12, 2003: Brownout

Thursday, June 5, 2003: Go, Greg! Go, Greg!

Tuesday, June 3, 2003: Hold on

Thursday, May 22, 2003: Change the channel

Wednesday, May 21, 2003: Aftermath

Tuesday, May 20, 2003: The results are in

Tuesday, May 20, 2003: Tonight's the night

Friday, May 16, 2003: I learn something new every day

Tuesday, May 6, 2003: Get out your no. 2 pencil

Saturday, May 3, 2003: Election time again

Friday, May 2, 2003: You saw it here first

Thursday, May 1, 2003: Scandal hits home

Tuesday, April 29, 2003: What's in a name (or a mug shot)

Tuesday, April 29, 2003: Overtime

Thursday, April 17, 2003: Smooth sailing

Wednesday, April 9, 2003: Speaking of gambles

Tuesday, April 1, 2003: Mail/wakeup call

Friday, March 14, 2003: When good tax increases go bad

Friday, March 14, 2003: Going once, going twice

Saturday, March 8, 2003: A new Oregon blog

Monday, February 24, 2003: Biff!

Thursday, February 20, 2003: All wet

Friday, February 14, 2003: Bachelor supper

Thursday, February 13, 2003: Science experiment

Thursday, February 6, 2003: Spare change

Saturday, January 18, 2003: Profiles in bad driving

Thursday, January 16, 2003: Flush with excitement

Friday, January 3, 2003: I can go for that

Wednesday, December 4, 2002: Billy, it was so rude of you to leave

Friday, November 29, 2002: In the mailbox

Wednesday, November 6, 2002: Election final

Sunday, November 3, 2002: Election Day confessions

Sunday, October 27, 2002: Soup kitchen redux

Tuesday, September 24, 2002: Uh-oh

Thursday, August 29, 2002: Bizarre Idea of the Week

Thursday, August 29, 2002: Y'all come back now, y'hear?

Thursday, August 29, 2002: Back on the blog

Wednesday, August 7, 2002: What are they smoking?

Monday, July 29, 2002: It doesn't hold water

Monday, July 22, 2002: Thank God, they found her

Monday, July 22, 2002: Deliver us from evil

In Vino Veritas

Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
J. Scott, Pinot Noir 2008
Edmunds St. John, White, Heart of Gold 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2006
Stevenot, Cabernet, Sierra Foothills, "Stanford" 2000
Portuga, Vinho Rose 2009
Taylor Fladgate, First Estate Reserve Porto
Franciscan, Cabernet, Napa 2006
Chaparral de Vega Sindoa, Garnacha 2008
Quinta da Aveleda, Vinho Verde 2008
St. Francis, Chardonnay Sonoma 2008
E. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, 2007
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Noir 2008
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2006
Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
Kim Crawford, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Domaine du Pesquier, Cotes du Rhone 2005
Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2006
Domaine Matrot, Chardonnay, Bourgogne 2007
David Hill, Oregon Sparkling Wine, Brut
Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
David Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Barrel Select 2006
Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
Conundrum 2008
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
Monte Antico, Toscana 2006
Vieux Papes, Blanc de Blancs

The Occasional Book

Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 15
At this date last year: 6
Total run in 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269