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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Echo in here?

Last Wednesday evening on this blog.

Tonight in the O.

Posted at 10:43 PM | Permalink

Comments (10)

I'm glad they finally got around to covering this. The O is doing some yeoman's work on its current series on unsustainable state employee pay and PERS. Really good stuff. But I've never seen them put in the same amount of effort covering the fiscal ponzi schemes like the FPDR happening under their own noses in their own hometown. I think too many reporters are fearful of losing their City Hall access and sources if they point out that the emperors (and now one empress) have no clothes. Or maybe they're hoping their silence will get them a spot on Sam's staff. Hey, worked for Amy Ruiz.

Posted by Eric | October 26, 2010 11:15 PM

I guess Maxine will not be welcome at Kiddie Hall from now on.

Posted by Portland Native...traveling the USA | October 27, 2010 4:29 AM

Of course they've endorsed every politician responsible for it.

Posted by Ben | October 27, 2010 7:41 AM

Just a reminder folks, be sure to remind Randy he should ask for firetrucks FIRST before FPDR bumps.

Vote NO on the 26-117 and écrasez l'infâme (Crush the infamous thing).

Someone needs to put truth to Randy's lies.

Posted by Steve | October 27, 2010 8:08 AM

When Randy gives speeches supporting the fire bond, he makes an impassioned plea to not let someone die or be injured because an old fire apparatus breaks down en route to a call. He also cites a case in Seattle where a mom and kids died because an old fire truck's pump broke down and they had to wait for another pumper to get to the scene.

All very well and good, and I agree fire trucks are an essential need for the city to provide one of its essential services. It's too bad he didn't make that case when they were finding money to help Merritt Paulson renovate a stadium, or when the "found" savings in the sewer budget were put towards bike lanes, or when urban-renewal districts are being proposed, or when money is found for innumerable other pet and empire-building projects.

I voted against the measure, and not without some regrets. But in principle, the City Council needs to get its spending priorities straight and invest in its core functions first. I'm sorry the first sacrificial lamb may have to to be fire trucks, but the city's profligacy with the taxpayers money cannot be further encouraged.

Posted by Eric | October 27, 2010 9:01 AM

I believe this blog has more influence than one might expect. I have talked to people who work in various local government offices and asked if they are aware of Bojack.org. While some (well, one in particular) had negative comments, all were keenly aware of the blog and read it frequently. I suspect that people from the Oregonian also make it one of their stops on the web. I usually wake up to Bob Miller’s show on KPAM radio. Quite often he will make mention of something he has read on this blog.

When the public needs to know, this is the place to go.

Posted by John | October 27, 2010 9:13 AM

Well, wonderful, the Oregonian stealing Jack's headlines. I still get a kick out of those that sometimes post here that the Oregonian is a redneck conservative newspaper.

I just did calculations of their endorsement summary. 75% of their endorsements are for democrat candidates. And almost the same percentage for supporting the same incumbents that brought us the hole we're in, and would continue the downward spiral. Totally a conservative paper.

Posted by lw | October 27, 2010 9:41 AM

It's a good sign if the O is following up on stories here. All media need to report these things. People need to know. I do my part by spreading the word on Bojack.

Posted by Snards | October 27, 2010 10:16 AM

Snards, I also spread the word for this site to people who care about politics and have half a brain.

Posted by LucsAdvo | October 27, 2010 11:25 AM

As for it being here first. The media has gotten incredibly lazy over the last 10 years. They are lap dogs for the most part not reporters.

Posted by LucsAdvo | October 27, 2010 11:26 AM

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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
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D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
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Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
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Conundrum 2008
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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
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Jack London - The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
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: 54
At this date last year: 50
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