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Maquis Lien, Red 2005
Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2007
David Hill, Farmhouse White
Robert Mondavi Solaire, Cabernet 2005
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Ricardo Santos, Malbec 2006
Quinta da Espiga, Tinto 2006
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Charles Smith, The Honorable Pinot Gris 2007
Santa Rita, Cabernet Reserva 2005
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Gloria, Douro, Tinto 2002
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Penfold's, Koonunga Hill, Shiraz Cabernet 2006
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Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1996
Kirkland, Roogle Shiraz 2004
Garda, Classico Chiaretto
A to Z, Oregon Pinot Gris 2005
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Comments (9)
You can't blame a person for a hyphenated first name. That goes to the parents. The hyphenated last name....now THAT'S annoying.
Posted by chris | May 6, 2005 8:02 AM
The League of Women Voters of Portland did a Voters' Guide for the Portland school board races. You can find it at their web site (www.lwvpdx.org).
Posted by Heather | May 6, 2005 8:45 AM
Portland Community College:
Go with Jim Harper. I worked with him for 4 years when he was on the board of a non-profit that I worked for. He is consistently one of the best people I have ever met and would be an asset to PCC.
Posted by Scott | May 6, 2005 8:53 AM
I've heard nothing but good things about Sonja Henning from people I know and trust - people who have kids and skin in the game, no less (although I've not met her personally.)
For what it's worth...
Posted by Betsy | May 6, 2005 9:32 AM
I'm not denying the trend, but please don't think that there aren't good things still happening in the public schools. There are still great schools, students, and teachers.
Case in point from Tuesday's Oregonian: "Students from Portland's Grant High School placed second in a national constitutional law competition Monday, fielding questions on the Bill of Rights, U.S. history and Supreme Court rulings."
I know from personal experience that there are still great things happening in the Portland Public Schools. We can stem the tide if the funding and administration turn around.
Posted by Ken | May 6, 2005 11:50 AM
I'm going with the Willi Week. I hate to delegate my job as a citizen, but studying for Contracts has priority right now.
Posted by Dave | May 6, 2005 1:15 PM
I had a similar conundrum. Except for the one easy one- Sonja Henning is personable, reasonable, incredibly intelligent, and always able to focus on the end issue. And I have met her.
For the others, I read the voters pamphlet that came with. You can tell so much about people by how they represent themselves. I figured it like having resumes come across my desk; are they coherent, capable of running a spellchecker, etc.?
This is how I figured it- Steve Buel, because he has experience as a teacher and is well written. Although it was close between him and Dan Ryan (the other well written one.)
Trudy Sargent, because the other candidate sounded a bit out there, and she was endorsed by some people I respect.
And rounding it out with Sonja Henning in Zone 5(and the other folks in her district in no way sound qualified per the pamphlet; they sound a bit out there.)
I skipped MESD because none of them sounded good to me.
PCC I went with Jim Harper as he seemed to have a lot of experience.
I tried to be conscientious about my voting. *sigh*
Posted by pdxkona | May 7, 2005 10:30 PM
I thought that I read that some of those folk think the the schools should teach crationism. Anyone know which ones?
Thanks
JK
Posted by jim karlock | May 8, 2005 4:10 PM
I once meet Charles McGee and was amazed by his dedication to PPS. Although his age seems like a drawback, in some ways I wonder if a student right out of the district may offer tremendous insight.
Posted by auggieast | May 8, 2005 10:05 PM