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Friday, March 12, 2010: Heading out to play music on downtown Portland sidewalks?

Thursday, March 11, 2010: Big Apple Stumptown is a hit

Thursday, March 11, 2010: Getting ready for the Lincoln High condo tower

Thursday, March 11, 2010: Calling John Kroger

Wednesday, March 10, 2010: First Tech gets engaged

Wednesday, March 10, 2010: Once coveted, now unwanted

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

Tuesday, March 9, 2010: House of cards gets additional story

Monday, March 8, 2010: The City That Works (on Prozac)

Monday, March 8, 2010: Unlike any other

Friday, March 5, 2010: Hey, you're famous!

Friday, March 5, 2010: The slicer is turning for the Portland high school shutdown

Thursday, March 4, 2010: Duck poop rescuers are plentiful

Thursday, March 4, 2010: Will the Fed be a good watchdog for bank consumers?

Thursday, March 4, 2010: Public soccer stadium project is colossal flop

Thursday, March 4, 2010: Two painful experiences for the price of one

Tuesday, March 2, 2010: Neighbors bust cell tower pushers for jumping the gun

Tuesday, March 2, 2010: Do you Tweet?

Tuesday, March 2, 2010: "We hate you!" "We don't care." Meeting adjourned.

Monday, March 1, 2010: The ultimate Ticketbastards

Monday, March 1, 2010: Pushing it

Monday, March 1, 2010: Multnomah County gets into the ramrod act on Paulson stadium deal

Monday, March 1, 2010: Guess what else is being paid for out of your Portland water bill

Saturday, February 27, 2010: Breaking news: Nobody was that stupid

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

Friday, February 26, 2010: SoWhat: The affordable housing lie

Thursday, February 25, 2010: No soccer strike... yet

Thursday, February 25, 2010: Greece crashes, Goldman Sachs and Chase profit

Wednesday, February 24, 2010: Nuthin' but a "T" thang

Tuesday, February 23, 2010: "Green" economy may be a contradiction in terms

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: We didn't eat it, and I'm glad

Saturday, February 20, 2010: What are they smoking?

Friday, February 19, 2010: Is the Oregonian going tabloid?

Friday, February 19, 2010: Fake New York taking over Eugene

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: He leaves a trail, all right

Tuesday, February 16, 2010: Is the fix in for Moyer in the PDC headquarters move?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010: Portland stadium loan will be cheap -- for now

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

Monday, February 15, 2010: Crunch time in SoWhat

Sunday, February 14, 2010: Here come the nukes

Sunday, February 14, 2010: Reader poll: Would you eat this granola bar?

Sunday, February 14, 2010: We dodged a bullet

Friday, February 12, 2010: Just in time for Valentine's Day

Friday, February 12, 2010: Paulson stadium loan deal revealed

Thursday, February 11, 2010: Portland wi-fi removal could cost $200K

Tuesday, February 9, 2010: City staff on Paulson stadium design: "Not yet"

Tuesday, February 9, 2010: Put that in your parking study

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

Monday, February 8, 2010: Portland water bonds sold, but were they legal?

Sunday, February 7, 2010: Doo process

Saturday, February 6, 2010: If you say so, I don't wanna do right

Friday, February 5, 2010: Honey, I know you don't feel like cooking

Thursday, February 4, 2010: "Something special made by someone who knows his craft"

Wednesday, February 3, 2010: Is this a real fake...

Tuesday, February 2, 2010: A monument to urban planning

Tuesday, February 2, 2010: B of A gets the Paulson stadium deal, for now

Sunday, January 31, 2010: The Comcast Oregonian?

Friday, January 29, 2010: The Greeks had a word for it

Thursday, January 28, 2010: Turd on the run

Thursday, January 28, 2010: False positive

Wednesday, January 27, 2010: Lie after lie after lie

Wednesday, January 27, 2010: Let's do the time warp again

Wednesday, January 27, 2010: Saltzman's bogus talking points on the Paulson stadium deal

Tuesday, January 26, 2010: Important terminology change

Tuesday, January 26, 2010: It's not the future that I can see, it's just my fantasy

Monday, January 25, 2010: Paulson stadium deal will risk city's general fund

Monday, January 25, 2010: Big Pipe Saltzman openly panders to the soccer hooligans

Monday, January 25, 2010: City will renovate PGE Park first, borrow to pay for it later

Sunday, January 24, 2010: Nighty-night

Saturday, January 23, 2010: Fixers don't come cheap

Saturday, January 23, 2010: The real class war ahead, cont'd

Friday, January 22, 2010: The PGE Park sewer "surcharge"

Thursday, January 21, 2010: More cell tower madness

Wednesday, January 20, 2010: Opie's legacy: A $60,000 cleanup bill for "free" wi-fi

Wednesday, January 20, 2010: Let's kill off downtown Portland once and for all

Wednesday, January 20, 2010: It's official

Tuesday, January 19, 2010: Invitation to charades

Tuesday, January 19, 2010: Pull the plug

Monday, January 18, 2010: Is Phil Knight leaving Oregon?

Monday, January 18, 2010: New York Times website about to go pay

Sunday, January 17, 2010: Bend geothermal project still full steam ahead

Friday, January 15, 2010: Follow the brick sewer road

Friday, January 15, 2010: I thought they were shutting this turkey down

Thursday, January 14, 2010: Change of venue

Thursday, January 14, 2010: East side neighbor

Wednesday, January 13, 2010: PGE Park sewer issues float to surface

Wednesday, January 13, 2010: So where is the panel of experts on the Paulson stadium deal?

Tuesday, January 12, 2010: Google to China: Shape up or else

Tuesday, January 12, 2010: That'll teach ya to come sniffing around

Monday, January 11, 2010: Linchpin countdown

Monday, January 11, 2010: Real "creatives" fight urban renewal

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

Sunday, January 10, 2010: Why build affordable housing?

Friday, January 8, 2010: Paulson stadium design showdown postponed

Friday, January 8, 2010: Familiar scene

Friday, January 8, 2010: "Major league" soccer may be headed for a lockout

Thursday, January 7, 2010: PGE Park neighbors: Is the fix in?

Wednesday, January 6, 2010: Why Saltzman must go

Wednesday, January 6, 2010: The sewer under PGE Park

Tuesday, January 5, 2010: Another retailer gives up on the Pearl

Tuesday, January 5, 2010: "Creative class" snake oil dries up

Tuesday, January 5, 2010: Fireman Randy's storm troopers move in

Tuesday, January 5, 2010: PGE construction rumbles on, without permit

Tuesday, January 5, 2010: Wild cowboy action on Paulson stadium deal

Monday, January 4, 2010: Is Paulson going to put up a bond?

Monday, January 4, 2010: Cancel those loft projects

Sunday, January 3, 2010: Fireman Randy wins! Greek Cusina closed.

Saturday, January 2, 2010: Can you hear me now?

Saturday, January 2, 2010: Let's get it over with

Thursday, December 31, 2009: Frae morning sun till dine

Wednesday, December 30, 2009: Paulson stadium deal -- on the sneak?

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

Monday, December 28, 2009: Musical interlude

Saturday, December 26, 2009: Rock steady

Wednesday, December 23, 2009: Cracks developing in Fake New York facade

Tuesday, December 22, 2009: Law firm bails on iPhone

Tuesday, December 22, 2009: Creative class strategy: epic fail

Monday, December 21, 2009: Buying Wild Oats was a bad call

Wednesday, December 16, 2009: A residual

Wednesday, December 16, 2009: Unforgivable

Monday, December 14, 2009: Soccer in a perfectly good baseball stadium

Monday, December 14, 2009: Portland's new radio mogul

Monday, December 14, 2009: Tough times on the Oregon Coast

Sunday, December 13, 2009: Shakers call movers

Wednesday, December 9, 2009: Another thumb up for the OHSU "governance" model

Tuesday, December 8, 2009: Comcast turns on the meter

Tuesday, December 8, 2009: You can't handle the truth

Tuesday, December 8, 2009: Kim Jong-Il denounces Greek Cusina

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

Sunday, December 6, 2009: Crooks

Saturday, December 5, 2009: Boom shaka-laka-laka

Saturday, December 5, 2009: Nawaz Sharif Zardari

Friday, December 4, 2009: Edlen leaves town

Tuesday, December 1, 2009: The next threat to your 401(k)

Tuesday, December 1, 2009: Burn with the fire of ten million stars

Wednesday, November 25, 2009: The least they can do

Tuesday, November 24, 2009: Row of dominoes

Monday, November 23, 2009: Dateline Portland

Sunday, November 22, 2009: Not just another aerial tram

Friday, November 20, 2009: Oooh, that smarts

Tuesday, November 17, 2009: Where that disgruntled ex-employee is going to hit back

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2009: No Coke -- Pepsi

Tuesday, November 17, 2009: You can't walk away from the price you pay

Monday, November 16, 2009: Turning out the lights

Monday, November 16, 2009: Dimey, can you spare a bud?

Monday, November 16, 2009: How Goldman Sachs jerks America around

Sunday, November 15, 2009: Forgive me for finding this so funny

Saturday, November 14, 2009: An easy way out for Paulson

Saturday, November 14, 2009: In the eye of the beholder

Friday, November 13, 2009: Next up for a bailout: the FHA

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

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: SoWhat condo fire sale continues

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: More on the new bad guys

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: Shack attack

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: Singing a different tune

Monday, November 9, 2009: Dialogue, 2009

Sunday, November 8, 2009: The scoundrels' new mouthpiece

Saturday, November 7, 2009: Reverse Midas

Thursday, November 5, 2009: Who says there are no debtors' prisons in the United States?

Thursday, November 5, 2009: On beyond OnPoint

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: The latest "green" vehicle: the Ford F-150 pickup

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: Future to the back

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

Saturday, October 31, 2009: Red flag goes up at OHSU

Saturday, October 31, 2009: How to get a raise without working

Saturday, October 31, 2009: Petal to the metal

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

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

Tuesday, October 27, 2009: High-end groceries will roll toward the sea

Tuesday, October 27, 2009: Do you know the way to San Jose?

Monday, October 26, 2009: The two Oregons

Sunday, October 25, 2009: How governments go broke

Saturday, October 24, 2009: Phil Knight keeps dumping

Friday, October 23, 2009: Have a great weekend

Friday, October 23, 2009: Everything you know is wrong

Thursday, October 22, 2009: Get your kicks on Measure 66

Thursday, October 22, 2009: The City That Doesn't Work

Wednesday, October 21, 2009: Words I don't like to hear together

Wednesday, October 21, 2009: A deal for LaMarcus Aldridge

Wednesday, October 21, 2009: Boing Boing will not be bullied

Tuesday, October 20, 2009: Is Phil Knight starting a space program?

Tuesday, October 20, 2009: How much will it cost to put a roof on PGE Park?

Monday, October 19, 2009: Biofuel, indeed

Monday, October 19, 2009: The long arm of old Portland dough

Monday, October 19, 2009: We're no. 6

Sunday, October 18, 2009: Something for everyone

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

Saturday, October 17, 2009: A trillion here, a trillion there...

Friday, October 16, 2009: Death watch in Spokane

Friday, October 16, 2009: Stop the mindscrew

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

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

Wednesday, October 14, 2009: Today's internet search

Wednesday, October 14, 2009: Another crumbling rock

Tuesday, October 13, 2009: Pushback on PERS bottom-feeder investments

Monday, October 12, 2009: Who trashed Harry & David?

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

Friday, October 9, 2009: Good money after bad

Thursday, October 8, 2009: Let the sideshow begin

Thursday, October 8, 2009: Bailing on downtown Portland

Wednesday, October 7, 2009: Another fine moment in world trade

Wednesday, October 7, 2009: Keep the four houses, skip the hotel

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

Wednesday, October 7, 2009: Gatsby goes Hamlet

Tuesday, October 6, 2009: Stop the presses

Tuesday, October 6, 2009: Pay me my money down

Monday, October 5, 2009: About that "fuel surcharge" on your plane ticket

Monday, October 5, 2009: What we're really struggling with

Sunday, October 4, 2009: Flipping over 5318008

Sunday, October 4, 2009: Face it

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

Saturday, October 3, 2009: World without end

Friday, October 2, 2009: This week's Paulson put-on

Thursday, October 1, 2009: PERS bottom-feeding goes deeper

Wednesday, September 30, 2009: Blackwater -- The Home Game

Wednesday, September 30, 2009: Just do it

Wednesday, September 30, 2009: What next? Fireworks on Mao's birthday?

Wednesday, September 30, 2009: Foundation continues to crumble

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

Tuesday, September 29, 2009: Sticker shock

Monday, September 28, 2009: Move over, Cesar Chavez

Monday, September 28, 2009: You knew this was coming

Monday, September 28, 2009: Local Enron perp heads for prison

Monday, September 28, 2009: We're going broke -- SoWhat?

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

Monday, September 28, 2009: Portland ready with new tax handouts for private pals

Sunday, September 27, 2009: Seeing single

Sunday, September 27, 2009: We just can't ride it no more

Saturday, September 26, 2009: Your Gmail account has been completely blocked

Thursday, September 24, 2009: Eat what you kill -- but at City Hall?

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

Thursday, September 24, 2009: For purple mountain majesties, above the Angus Deluxe

Wednesday, September 23, 2009: SoWhat goes underground

Wednesday, September 23, 2009: We will bury... er, the 3

Tuesday, September 22, 2009: I just want to say one word to you -- just one word

Tuesday, September 22, 2009: All you need is bucks

Tuesday, September 22, 2009: House of cards getting new wing

Monday, September 21, 2009: Portland transit mall tax hit jumps 70 percent

Monday, September 21, 2009: You never give me your money

Sunday, September 20, 2009: SoWhat condo auction picks up a few stray rubes

Saturday, September 19, 2009: Portland "ugly" and "minor-league" to Sports Illustrated

Friday, September 18, 2009: The Portland Convention Center hotel is dead (more or less)

Thursday, September 17, 2009: SoWhat suckers read writing on wall

Thursday, September 17, 2009: Changing the subject

Wednesday, September 16, 2009: Isn't it rich? Don't you approve?

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

Tuesday, September 15, 2009: Lloyd Center sale -- everything must go

Saturday, September 12, 2009: Condo bunker banker goes under

Thursday, September 10, 2009: So much for the principle of the thing

Thursday, September 10, 2009: Thank heaven

Wednesday, September 9, 2009: Ask me any question

Wednesday, September 9, 2009: Latest condo fizzle: 38th and Belmont

Wednesday, September 9, 2009: Paulson's real whopper

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

Tuesday, September 8, 2009: Another substandard story about the PGE Park soccer renovation

Sunday, September 6, 2009: Professor Florida's kids get *really* creative

Sunday, September 6, 2009: What could go wrong?

Friday, September 4, 2009: Plan C for Paulson

Wednesday, September 2, 2009: "Minor" soccer league coming apart

Wednesday, September 2, 2009: Latest SoWhat casualty: affordable housing

Tuesday, September 1, 2009: Lights out at the Portland Hilton

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

Tuesday, September 1, 2009: Newark wasn't available

Monday, August 31, 2009: Wake up and smell the desperation

Monday, August 31, 2009: More reasons for Portland not to do the Paulson stadium deal

Monday, August 31, 2009: I love my iPhone, but...

Saturday, August 29, 2009: Another bright, sunshiny day

Friday, August 28, 2009: Atrazine update

Thursday, August 27, 2009: No longer riding on the merry-go-round

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: If the Beaverton stadium doesn't work out...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009: House of cards bigger and better than ever

Wednesday, August 26, 2009: Countin' flowers on the wall

Tuesday, August 25, 2009: Turn, turn to the rain and the wind

Tuesday, August 25, 2009: Sorry, not a winner

Monday, August 24, 2009: Change that didn't happen

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

Sunday, August 23, 2009: Know your place

Sunday, August 23, 2009: How much atrazine, from forest to faucet?

Saturday, August 22, 2009: Portland's fake New York quest continues

Saturday, August 22, 2009: Dying institution exhibits acute senility

Friday, August 21, 2009: Clearance sale! All linchpins must go!

Thursday, August 20, 2009: Laying himself off

Wednesday, August 19, 2009: Can you fly an aerial tram at half staff?

Wednesday, August 19, 2009: Sign o' the times

Wednesday, August 19, 2009: Double duty

Wednesday, August 19, 2009: One less bell to answer

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

Wednesday, August 19, 2009: The $20 loaf of bread

Tuesday, August 18, 2009: Seattle grocery bag tax lands with a thud

Tuesday, August 18, 2009: Obama sells out

Tuesday, August 18, 2009: Guys, check your pits

Sunday, August 16, 2009: Health care reform is dead

Saturday, August 15, 2009: Brandon Roy sighting

Friday, August 14, 2009: Don't drop it on your foot

Thursday, August 13, 2009: Final curtain

Thursday, August 13, 2009: No Snickers bars? Blame Peak Oil

Wednesday, August 12, 2009: Move over, Mom and apple pie

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

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

Wednesday, August 12, 2009: Here we go again with the Barcelona bit

Wednesday, August 12, 2009: Paulson's hot dog vendors to get a raise

Tuesday, August 11, 2009: Cash flow is not the same as well-being

Monday, August 10, 2009: "Fill it up, please"

Monday, August 10, 2009: It's Leo Fender Day

Sunday, August 9, 2009: Quick fixes

Saturday, August 8, 2009: Hold you in his armchair

Friday, August 7, 2009: Linchpin lost

Friday, August 7, 2009: Paulson jobs spiel smells like baloney

Thursday, August 6, 2009: Where are the regulator types when you need them?

Thursday, August 6, 2009: Ridden in a town car lately?

Thursday, August 6, 2009: OMG! Unobstructed views of the Willamette!

Thursday, August 6, 2009: WhooPPSS!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009: What's bad for GM is good for Congress

Wednesday, August 5, 2009: Strike 2

Tuesday, August 4, 2009: They probably use smart meters

Tuesday, August 4, 2009: Why we love Wheeler

Tuesday, August 4, 2009: Maggot in the Apple

Monday, August 3, 2009: They don't like it, either

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

Monday, August 3, 2009: While the feds hand out money...

Monday, August 3, 2009: Loss of blood begins

Monday, August 3, 2009: Take me out to the shell game

Sunday, August 2, 2009: Streetcar Kool-Aid

Friday, July 31, 2009: Obscenity in the Times

Friday, July 31, 2009: The commissioner's nose is growing

Friday, July 31, 2009: And here we thought the SoWhat towers were empty

Friday, July 31, 2009: It just ain't happenin'

Thursday, July 30, 2009: Major league suckers

Wednesday, July 29, 2009: "This doesn't feel right"

Wednesday, July 29, 2009: Stimulus as one-night stand

Wednesday, July 29, 2009: The senator from Blue Cross

Tuesday, July 28, 2009: New dinner joint in Irvington

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

Monday, July 27, 2009: Side effects may include tax

Monday, July 27, 2009: Meet your new banker

Sunday, July 26, 2009: Boo!

Sunday, July 26, 2009: "Real" Oregon unemployment: 23.5 percent

Sunday, July 26, 2009: What happens in the soccer game...

Sunday, July 26, 2009: Power to the people, right on

Saturday, July 25, 2009: KOIN Tower misses mortgage payment

Saturday, July 25, 2009: Food for thought -- spicy food

Friday, July 24, 2009: Coming soon to Lents

Friday, July 24, 2009: Don't mess with me

Thursday, July 23, 2009: Rip (Off) City

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

Wednesday, July 22, 2009: It's all in play now

Tuesday, July 21, 2009: The Onion is sold

Tuesday, July 21, 2009: Congratulations, Beaverton

Tuesday, July 21, 2009: Another reason to cut down all the trees

Tuesday, July 21, 2009: Cha-ching! Health care reform means juicy campaign contributions

Monday, July 20, 2009: Golden boy

Monday, July 20, 2009: Jumbo junk

Monday, July 20, 2009: And speaking of bubbles...

Monday, July 20, 2009: Catchphrase of the Year (so far)

Monday, July 20, 2009: A Priori

Sunday, July 19, 2009: $300 a day for Gatsby

Sunday, July 19, 2009: Once a weasel, always a weasel

Sunday, July 19, 2009: Voo-Goo economics

Saturday, July 18, 2009: The wimpy brother

Friday, July 17, 2009: Big night in "major league" soccer

Wednesday, July 15, 2009: SoWhat tower condos: Price reduced

Wednesday, July 15, 2009: Paulson calls PGE Park a "crap stadium"

Tuesday, July 14, 2009: LEED-ing us on

Tuesday, July 14, 2009: OHSU is involved in Paulson stadiums deal

Tuesday, July 14, 2009: Blog as Tupperware party

Monday, July 13, 2009: Attention IRS

Monday, July 13, 2009: Paulson's last stadium deal fell apart

Monday, July 13, 2009: How much rent can Paulson afford to pay?

Monday, July 13, 2009: It has "linchpin" written all over it

Monday, July 13, 2009: Street parking in downtown Portland hits $1.60 an hour

Sunday, July 12, 2009: Welcome to Portland, minor league baseball fans! Now get out.

Sunday, July 12, 2009: Soccer fever -- hope someone catches it

Sunday, July 12, 2009: New stands at PGE Park will be uncomfortable

Saturday, July 11, 2009: The "don't-throw-fish" people act up

Saturday, July 11, 2009: I just called to say, "I'm on welfare"

Friday, July 10, 2009: The way it's done in Portland

Friday, July 10, 2009: When the kids ask how America could fall so far so fast

Tuesday, July 7, 2009: 100 pages of poppycock

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

Tuesday, July 7, 2009: Downtown office building sells for 25% of replacement cost

Tuesday, July 7, 2009: Games people play

Monday, July 6, 2009: Ramping up slowly

Monday, July 6, 2009: A breather

Monday, July 6, 2009: Portland strategy: Get people to buy less stuff

Friday, July 3, 2009: Paulson stadium: Was the "fix in" back in '07?

Friday, July 3, 2009: Portland developer malarkey goes nationwide

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

Thursday, July 2, 2009: California prints its own money

Thursday, July 2, 2009: Stop the presses! Breaking News! OMG! etc.

Thursday, July 2, 2009: 26 years of student loans

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

Wednesday, July 1, 2009: Bureaucrats and reporters

Wednesday, July 1, 2009: Paulson stadium scheme will still be a no-bid deal

Tuesday, June 30, 2009: The Metro Y is no more

Tuesday, June 30, 2009: Another Paulson shot deflected

Tuesday, June 30, 2009: Money in the bank -- sort of

Monday, June 29, 2009: Whatever, kids

Monday, June 29, 2009: Green: the new rose-colored glasses

Saturday, June 27, 2009: Field burning showdown coming up this week

Saturday, June 27, 2009: The unanswered question

Saturday, June 27, 2009: Here's a tax target for ya

Friday, June 26, 2009: Be civic-minded -- get naked

Friday, June 26, 2009: When tax shelters kill

Thursday, June 25, 2009: Cue the developer weasels

Thursday, June 25, 2009: PGE Park renovation cost numbers seem awfully soft

Thursday, June 25, 2009: Take a hint

Wednesday, June 24, 2009: An open letter to Branch Rickey, III

Wednesday, June 24, 2009: Portland neighbors vs. apartment bunkers, Round 938

Wednesday, June 24, 2009: You can blame Al Gore...

Wednesday, June 24, 2009: What we've learned about corporate greed

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

Tuesday, June 23, 2009: Full-service Mustela

Monday, June 22, 2009: Lents "citizen advisory" group ready to wash hands of Paulson

Monday, June 22, 2009: "Major league" soccer -- in the dead of winter?

Sunday, June 21, 2009: The Wall Street rants, and gets it wrong

Sunday, June 21, 2009: What fools these mortals be

Friday, June 19, 2009: Couldn't take the heat?

Thursday, June 18, 2009: Stadium switcheroo -- must the construction go out for bid now?

Wednesday, June 17, 2009: Sometimes they do something sensible

Wednesday, June 17, 2009: More hemming and hawing on Lents meeting procedure

Wednesday, June 17, 2009: How convenient

Wednesday, June 17, 2009: They're growing wild now

Wednesday, June 17, 2009: Corporate Shenanigans of the Day

Tuesday, June 16, 2009: Stacking the deck

Monday, June 15, 2009: In the trenches

Monday, June 15, 2009: Down the Shore, everything's all right

Monday, June 15, 2009: Not to bum you out or anything

Saturday, June 13, 2009: Great Moments in American Corporate History

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

Saturday, June 13, 2009: Before there was Google

Friday, June 12, 2009: Not up to code

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

Friday, June 12, 2009: Amanda tells it like it is

Thursday, June 11, 2009: OHSU biotech breakthrough -- worthless to Portland

Thursday, June 11, 2009: Taibbi on Paulson genetics

Thursday, June 11, 2009: Study: Lents baseball stadium would draw crummy crowds

Thursday, June 11, 2009: Surprise, surprise

Wednesday, June 10, 2009: Making the scene at the Copper Penny

Wednesday, June 10, 2009: Governor Ted doesn't like Paulson stadiums deal

Tuesday, June 9, 2009: Portland's next fiasco

Tuesday, June 9, 2009: Are strippers "independent contractors"?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009: Before Henry Merritt and Charles Randy's New York honeymoon

Tuesday, June 9, 2009: Ginny B. votes with the corporations

Monday, June 8, 2009: Oil and water

Monday, June 8, 2009: It's true what they say

Monday, June 8, 2009: Where the Hummer came from

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

Sunday, June 7, 2009: Credit where credit is due

Sunday, June 7, 2009: Missing the (electric) boat

Sunday, June 7, 2009: Shock and awe

Sunday, June 7, 2009: "The mother of all head fakes"

Sunday, June 7, 2009: You can hear 'em in the back room strummin'

Saturday, June 6, 2009: A decade of planning, ripped out by the roots

Friday, June 5, 2009: Saltzman's in on Paulson stadiums deal

Thursday, June 4, 2009: Verizon wins again

Thursday, June 4, 2009: Oregon Media Insiders may fold

Thursday, June 4, 2009: You know it's bad

Wednesday, June 3, 2009: Saltzman looking for easy way out on Paulson stadiums?

Wednesday, June 3, 2009: The 411 on 458

Tuesday, June 2, 2009: America 2009

Tuesday, June 2, 2009: Stimulus galore

Tuesday, June 2, 2009: New smoke and mirrors on Paulson stadiums deal

Monday, June 1, 2009: Lents stadium foes to meet Wednesday night

Sunday, May 31, 2009: See you around the Quad

Saturday, May 30, 2009: Hallowed ground for corndogs

Friday, May 29, 2009: Why are taxpayers paying Paulson's peanut vendors?

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

Thursday, May 28, 2009: You can't shine it

Thursday, May 28, 2009: Got a Portland jaywalking ticket?

Thursday, May 28, 2009: Good money after bad

Thursday, May 28, 2009: Creep Suzette

Wednesday, May 27, 2009: Ridin' Wyden

Wednesday, May 27, 2009: How to get fired from a city job

Wednesday, May 27, 2009: Cautionary words

Wednesday, May 27, 2009: Up to their old tricks

Tuesday, May 26, 2009: Fish on Lents stadium deal: Nuh-uh

Tuesday, May 26, 2009: Portland Lawsuits of the Future

Sunday, May 24, 2009: Dressed it up and they called it we

Friday, May 22, 2009: Is it time for the city to fold on the "Heritage Building"?

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

Thursday, May 21, 2009: Airline pricing, now for sporting events

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

Thursday, May 21, 2009: Convention Center hotel numbers are bogus

Wednesday, May 20, 2009: The thrill is gone

Wednesday, May 20, 2009: Parks Board to Paulson: Take your stadium and shove it

Wednesday, May 20, 2009: PGE steps up to help with energy bills

Wednesday, May 20, 2009: Another priceless comedy moment from the O

Tuesday, May 19, 2009: No good deed goes unpunished

Tuesday, May 19, 2009: Coming soon to that telephone pole outside your house

Monday, May 18, 2009: Lents Park, according to Paulson and Fireman Randy

Monday, May 18, 2009: City of angels

Monday, May 18, 2009: Who were those masked heroes?

Sunday, May 17, 2009: An apartment bunker in your neighborhood? If it's "delightful."

Friday, May 15, 2009: An idea to save newspapers

Thursday, May 14, 2009: Fireman Randy and Paulson robbing from the poor

Thursday, May 14, 2009: More biotech lies from OHSU and the PDC

Thursday, May 14, 2009: I can just imagine

Wednesday, May 13, 2009: Super snoop

Wednesday, May 13, 2009: Bio-default

Tuesday, May 12, 2009: Portland "urban renewal" abuse hits new low

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

Tuesday, May 12, 2009: The bell hop's tears keep fallin'

Tuesday, May 12, 2009: The next Portland "urban renewal" disaster: the Rose Quarter

Monday, May 11, 2009: How quaint

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

Friday, May 8, 2009: Beavers Friday night

Friday, May 8, 2009: Changing of the guard

Friday, May 8, 2009: OnPoint swoon partially explained

Thursday, May 7, 2009: Own a piece of Lloyd Center

Thursday, May 7, 2009: Don't it always seem to go?

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

Thursday, May 7, 2009: Ain't nobody home

Tuesday, May 5, 2009: Another big night in Paulsonland

Monday, May 4, 2009: See for yourself

Monday, May 4, 2009: Fairy tales to start your day

Sunday, May 3, 2009: The Depression scare is ending

Saturday, May 2, 2009: More doublethink with the Fireman

Saturday, May 2, 2009: Motor City shakedown

Friday, May 1, 2009: Joe Weston: Adams recall may succeed

Thursday, April 30, 2009: No surprise here

Wednesday, April 29, 2009: More hostage-taking at Portland City Hall

Tuesday, April 28, 2009: Does Portland really need a Hard Rock Cafe?

Monday, April 27, 2009: What to do with the Burnside Bridgehead?

Monday, April 27, 2009: Sayings of a troubled man

Monday, April 27, 2009: Turn it on, wind it up, blow it out

Saturday, April 25, 2009: Head on over to that fellow with the shears

Friday, April 24, 2009: Look out, Eugene!

Friday, April 24, 2009: Beware the Blazers' "entertainment district"

Friday, April 24, 2009: Glimmer of hope

Friday, April 24, 2009: A great deal for Portland taxpayers keeps getting better

Friday, April 24, 2009: Straight talk

Thursday, April 23, 2009: Paulson on deal collapse: "It was my idea"

Thursday, April 23, 2009: A city that actually does work

Thursday, April 23, 2009: Great deals on remodeling

Wednesday, April 22, 2009: Tonight's Portland Beavers attendance: 250 to 350

Wednesday, April 22, 2009: Instead of destroying the Memorial Coliseum...

Wednesday, April 22, 2009: Wheels coming off Paulson stadiums deal

Wednesday, April 22, 2009: Dr. Doom: No depression, but more recession

Wednesday, April 22, 2009: Anna Griffin to Sam and Randy: "Pass the Ritalin"

Wednesday, April 22, 2009: Another lonely old night for Little Lord Paulson

Tuesday, April 21, 2009: Sam and Randy get the deal done

Tuesday, April 21, 2009: These huge crowds will pay for Paulson's stadiums

Monday, April 20, 2009: Today's execu-greed story

Monday, April 20, 2009: Another day, another pathological lie

Sunday, April 19, 2009: Guess who'll be paying for Paulson's stadiums

Sunday, April 19, 2009: Another "snazzy" linchpin

Saturday, April 18, 2009: SoWhat greenway hits toxic snag

Friday, April 17, 2009: It's not just Steinfeld's

Friday, April 17, 2009: He can't handle *telling* the truth

Friday, April 17, 2009: Paulson as employer: worse than Wal-Mart

Thursday, April 16, 2009: Next domino falls

Thursday, April 16, 2009: Pirate attack

Wednesday, April 15, 2009: The hits just keep on comin'

Wednesday, April 15, 2009: P.r. salvos fly in Oregon v. Oppenheimer

Tuesday, April 14, 2009: Beaver State not so busy

Monday, April 13, 2009: Paulson contract: clear as mud

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

Monday, April 13, 2009: Watch your back, Portland

Sunday, April 12, 2009: Paulson stadiums bond tab quietly doubles

Sunday, April 12, 2009: Dough Re Mi U.

Sunday, April 12, 2009: Happy Easter

Saturday, April 11, 2009: The Curse of the Virginia Cafe

Saturday, April 11, 2009: Those wonderful New York stadium deals

Friday, April 10, 2009: Coming soon to industrial inner southeast

Friday, April 10, 2009: Where do I sign?

Friday, April 10, 2009: Fighting back against Paulson and Creepy

Thursday, April 9, 2009: Jive talkin'

Wednesday, April 8, 2009: What worked for the Yankees won't work for Paulson

Wednesday, April 8, 2009: What to do about Wednesday

Tuesday, April 7, 2009: But of course

Tuesday, April 7, 2009: Just what Oregonians need

Tuesday, April 7, 2009: Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve?

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

Monday, April 6, 2009: While we wreck the inner city with condo towers...

Monday, April 6, 2009: The name game

Sunday, April 5, 2009: More fun and games with the Paulsons

Friday, April 3, 2009: Shem, Ham, and Japheth for State Senate

Thursday, April 2, 2009: Is it time to bury voice mail?

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

Thursday, April 2, 2009: Did the state economist blow it?

Wednesday, April 1, 2009: Now, *that's* Tom Peterson's

Wednesday, April 1, 2009: Paving over every last square inch

Wednesday, April 1, 2009: You could look it up

Tuesday, March 31, 2009: Trendsetters once again

Tuesday, March 31, 2009: Paulson stadium deal more delusional every day

Tuesday, March 31, 2009: Keeping score is a challenge

Monday, March 30, 2009: Baseball and soccer without Paulson

Monday, March 30, 2009: Trying to keep a straight face

Sunday, March 29, 2009: It's the same old song

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

Saturday, March 28, 2009: More high-rise karma

Saturday, March 28, 2009: The $1,000-a-month studio apartment

Friday, March 27, 2009: Everything he touches

Friday, March 27, 2009: Widmer-Red Hook merger wasn't magic

Friday, March 27, 2009: If we recall Sam Adams...

Friday, March 27, 2009: New mayor of Portland: Little Lord Paulson

Thursday, March 26, 2009: Another Lloyd Center area shooting

Thursday, March 26, 2009: Don't talk to strangers

Wednesday, March 25, 2009: One more time, without the clowns

Monday, March 23, 2009: The train wreck continues

Monday, March 23, 2009: What he says to sober people

Sunday, March 22, 2009: Paulson stadium bonds will be subprime

Saturday, March 21, 2009: AIG bonus scandal worsens

Friday, March 20, 2009: The fuse is burning

Friday, March 20, 2009: Close call at Whole Foods

Thursday, March 19, 2009: Piling on

Thursday, March 19, 2009: Tomorrow's the big day

Wednesday, March 18, 2009: Condo busts galore

Wednesday, March 18, 2009: MLS to Portland? Maybe not

Wednesday, March 18, 2009: Bad news on the East Coast...

Wednesday, March 18, 2009: Karma for the Lloyd land boys

Tuesday, March 17, 2009: My kind of razzmatazz

Tuesday, March 17, 2009: End of the road

Monday, March 16, 2009: Oregon got $270 million out of feds' AIG bailout

Sunday, March 15, 2009: Nationalize AIG

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

Saturday, March 14, 2009: Know when to say Wen

Friday, March 13, 2009: Now, that's transparency

Thursday, March 12, 2009: Job security

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Worried about paying your electric bill?

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Local hero

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

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Yeah, that's the ticket

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

Tuesday, March 10, 2009: What it would take to stop the Paulson stadiums caper

Tuesday, March 10, 2009: Paulson stadiums fiasco is a done deal

Monday, March 9, 2009: For sale: the Hillsboro Whole Foods store

Friday, March 6, 2009: This week's put-on

Friday, March 6, 2009: Among the victims

Friday, March 6, 2009: Effort of duplication

Thursday, March 5, 2009: Reader poll: How long before you eat peanuts again?

Thursday, March 5, 2009: It does not compute

Thursday, March 5, 2009: Big Pipe, big stink?

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2009: Cha-ching! More green for the boys

Wednesday, March 4, 2009: Need medical help?

Wednesday, March 4, 2009: "At some point it doesn't make sense"

Tuesday, March 3, 2009: Stimulus: The other white meat

Tuesday, March 3, 2009: Paulson stadiums deal defies simple math

Monday, March 2, 2009: PortlandMaps just can't stop getting in your face

Saturday, February 28, 2009: Oh yeah, this is going to pencil out just great

Saturday, February 28, 2009: What he said

Saturday, February 28, 2009: Daily Journal of Collapse

Thursday, February 26, 2009: The NBA: Where bankruptcy happens?

Thursday, February 26, 2009: It doesn't hold water

Tuesday, February 24, 2009: Yin and yang

Tuesday, February 24, 2009: Paulson stadiums deal is still "$20 million to $40 million" short

Monday, February 23, 2009: Showdown in Libby

Monday, February 23, 2009: Timing is everything

Monday, February 23, 2009: Leave the potholes, close the schools early

Monday, February 23, 2009: Cut up those credit cards... pretty soon... maybe... sort of...

Sunday, February 22, 2009: Neat trick

Sunday, February 22, 2009: A new Service Pack from Microsoft

Sunday, February 22, 2009: Defiling of historic neighborhoods continues apace in Portland

Saturday, February 21, 2009: SoWhat goes bust

Friday, February 20, 2009: "Very fancy"

Friday, February 20, 2009: Paulson stadiums deal: State getting into the act

Friday, February 20, 2009: What stimulus is really all about

Thursday, February 19, 2009: Krugman for economic czar!

Thursday, February 19, 2009: Retraction

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

Wednesday, February 18, 2009: U.S. Bank head: TARP is "lousy"

Wednesday, February 18, 2009: Mayor Creepy to business leaders: What's wrong with everyone?

Wednesday, February 18, 2009: Fireman Randy: Paulson stadium money will fall from sky

Tuesday, February 17, 2009: Facebook backs off

Tuesday, February 17, 2009: The neighbors win

Tuesday, February 17, 2009: Those Pearl District handouts are really for the poor

Monday, February 16, 2009: The untouchables

Sunday, February 15, 2009: Guess who's going to save GM and Chrysler

Sunday, February 15, 2009: I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening?

Sunday, February 15, 2009: Out of service

Saturday, February 14, 2009: Justice, bought and paid for?

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

Friday, February 13, 2009: Homer Williams pulls out of Tucson

Friday, February 13, 2009: Give everybody a piece of the TARP action

Friday, February 13, 2009: Broken trust

Friday, February 13, 2009: End is nigh for Waterfront Pearl deal

Thursday, February 12, 2009: Fish on Paulson stadiums deal: The timing doesn't seem right

Wednesday, February 11, 2009: Just another day in corporate America

Tuesday, February 10, 2009: Dear Nick Fish

Tuesday, February 10, 2009: If that's all there is, my friend, then let's keep dancing

Tuesday, February 10, 2009: Portland's little piece of a huge bad deal

Monday, February 9, 2009: Can't trust that day

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

Friday, February 6, 2009: For Portland, a way out of the Adams mess

Friday, February 6, 2009: Coming soon to your tube

Thursday, February 5, 2009: Things that make you go "Hmmmmm..."

Wednesday, February 4, 2009: Our green Congress

Tuesday, February 3, 2009: Where the bank TARP money is going: Not around here

Monday, February 2, 2009: Don't delay -- send in your $100 million now

Monday, February 2, 2009: We all shine on

Monday, February 2, 2009: Looking good

Monday, February 2, 2009: Umpqua's TARP deal

Monday, February 2, 2009: Recession's silver lining is green

Monday, February 2, 2009: Calling b.s. on bond ratings

Monday, February 2, 2009: Whole Foods and feds talk settlement

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

Sunday, February 1, 2009: Just another bought-and-paid-for politician

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

Thursday, January 29, 2009: What recession? OHSU is hiring

Wednesday, January 28, 2009: Beached whale

Sunday, January 25, 2009: You can be sure of it

Thursday, January 22, 2009: If you're going to have an aerial tram...

Wednesday, January 21, 2009: If you're going to have streetcars...

Wednesday, January 21, 2009: Unsustainable

Wednesday, January 21, 2009: In other bad news...

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

Thursday, January 15, 2009: Just an old, sweet song

Thursday, January 15, 2009: Recipe for corruption

Wednesday, January 14, 2009: In Portland, the "creative class" does the math

Tuesday, January 13, 2009: Buzzword change alert

Monday, January 12, 2009: Help the economy

Monday, January 12, 2009: Let them eat cake

Sunday, January 11, 2009: Did somebody say profits?

Sunday, January 11, 2009: Names chosen for Merritt Paulson's new stadiums

Saturday, January 10, 2009: Dubious distinction

Saturday, January 10, 2009: Blazers' business, poker, spelling skills belong in the D League

Friday, January 9, 2009: Free muni wi-fi is harshing my ley

Thursday, January 8, 2009: Municipal bond world: rotten to the core?

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

Thursday, January 8, 2009: How's this gonna work?

Wednesday, January 7, 2009: What to do during an economic slowdown

Wednesday, January 7, 2009: More muni free wi-fi on the rocks

Wednesday, January 7, 2009: New deposit bottle law? What new deposit bottle law?

Wednesday, January 7, 2009: As much as I dislike them...

Wednesday, January 7, 2009: You see this sign?

Tuesday, January 6, 2009: Cue the Gershwin while I give you the finger

Tuesday, January 6, 2009: Sam the Tram has the clipboard out again

Monday, January 5, 2009: Satellite urban renewal? Sure, what the hey

Friday, January 2, 2009: Oregon outdoor moments

Thursday, January 1, 2009: The new bottle bill deal

Sunday, December 28, 2008: Taking the SAT (Steaming Aptitude Test)

Saturday, December 27, 2008: God rest Edith Macefield

Wednesday, December 24, 2008: I had an uncle who was 92 octane

Monday, December 22, 2008: Wimps!

Monday, December 22, 2008: America the Gullible

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

Saturday, December 20, 2008: Eyewitness snowstorm report!

Friday, December 19, 2008: Great news!

Thursday, December 18, 2008: Last chance

Thursday, December 18, 2008: They'll just have to make do with last year's Jaguar

Wednesday, December 17, 2008: Nonsurprise of the Week

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

Monday, December 15, 2008: Trib implosion continues

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

Monday, December 15, 2008: How Portland helps its retailers

Monday, December 15, 2008: Whole Foods vs. the feds: It's gotten personal

Monday, December 15, 2008: We're only halfway through this

Saturday, December 13, 2008: Cheapskates

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

Friday, December 12, 2008: They're lovin' it -- not

Friday, December 12, 2008: Stirring up the sediment

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

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

Thursday, December 11, 2008: Safe gigs

Wednesday, December 10, 2008: It's a new day

Wednesday, December 10, 2008: Message from Detroit

Wednesday, December 10, 2008: Dear Ted Wheeler and Sam the Tram

Tuesday, December 9, 2008: League joins charge against Portland urban renewal

Monday, December 8, 2008: Bummer

Monday, December 8, 2008: Is Martha getting desperate?

Monday, December 8, 2008: Keep on usin' me, until you use me up

Sunday, December 7, 2008: Stay away on my day of rest

Saturday, December 6, 2008: Is the Convention Center hotel dead?

Friday, December 5, 2008: Intellectual Property Excess of the Month

Friday, December 5, 2008: Propaganda of the Week

Friday, December 5, 2008: There goes that idea

Thursday, December 4, 2008: Digging deep for the truth

Wednesday, December 3, 2008: "Satellite" urban renewal scam: Game on

Wednesday, December 3, 2008: Almost famous

Monday, December 1, 2008: OHSU freezes salaries of the little people

Monday, December 1, 2008: Reader poll: Would you take a Christmas tree with a slug on it?

Saturday, November 29, 2008: Flush draw

Friday, November 28, 2008: Forget Geithner

Friday, November 28, 2008: Club members in good standing

Wednesday, November 26, 2008: Deflation?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008: Seeing the light

Monday, November 24, 2008: Trouble ahead, trouble behind

Monday, November 24, 2008: Why a loaf of bread will cost $10 soon

Sunday, November 23, 2008: Tell me on a Sunday

Saturday, November 22, 2008: Next bank failure: Citigroup

Friday, November 21, 2008: Great times for crustaceans

Friday, November 21, 2008: But you tell me, over and over and over again

Thursday, November 20, 2008: Is the government rigging the stock market?

Thursday, November 20, 2008: This week's bozos

Wednesday, November 19, 2008: Intellectual Property Excess of the Month

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: Everybody, step one rung down

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: False alarm

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: Feels like home

Monday, November 17, 2008: Portland's pork wish list

Monday, November 17, 2008: Tell it like it is

Monday, November 17, 2008: Bubbling over

Monday, November 17, 2008: Hillary's problem

Sunday, November 16, 2008: They should have called it the 2009 Confusion

Sunday, November 16, 2008: Proud to be an dolt

Saturday, November 15, 2008: The latest from Pill Hill

Thursday, November 13, 2008: Change they can't believe in

Thursday, November 13, 2008: Portland debt clock ratchets up for bad pension news

Wednesday, November 12, 2008: Wall Street bailout, Plan D

Wednesday, November 12, 2008: U.S. adds $1.2 trillion to national debt in under six months

Wednesday, November 12, 2008: Missing persons

Wednesday, November 12, 2008: Barbie: Bratz dolls must be destroyed!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008: For taxes, Portland is world-class

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

Monday, November 10, 2008: Latest bankruptcy: Circuit City

Monday, November 10, 2008: Height of absurdity

Monday, November 10, 2008: OnPoint update reflects continued hard times

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

Friday, November 7, 2008: Breaking news: Bush rescue effort a confused mess

Friday, November 7, 2008: Hold the fondue

Thursday, November 6, 2008: The Sam and Randy Show, Episode 267

Tuesday, November 4, 2008: Oregon gets it right

Tuesday, November 4, 2008: Some light reading for Fireman Randy

Monday, November 3, 2008: Make up your own joke

Monday, November 3, 2008: Sign o' the times

Sunday, November 2, 2008: Bad moon rising

Sunday, November 2, 2008: The latest on the bailout

Saturday, November 1, 2008: Most Misleading Campaign of the Year

Thursday, October 30, 2008: Happy days are here again

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: Another Portland agency "rebranding"

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: Flying high

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: Lents stadium ripoff making national waves

Monday, October 27, 2008: Milestone

Monday, October 27, 2008: Off the deep end, cont'd

Saturday, October 25, 2008: One thing about those mavericks

Friday, October 24, 2008: How to stop the financial markets from collapsing further

Tuesday, October 21, 2008: Where the bailout money will go, cont'd

Tuesday, October 21, 2008: How do you say "hot tub" in Somali?

Tuesday, October 21, 2008: Will you, won't you want me to make you?

Monday, October 20, 2008: More barn door closing

Sunday, October 19, 2008: Closing the barn door

Friday, October 17, 2008: Plan B

Thursday, October 16, 2008: Here comes the sellout

Wednesday, October 15, 2008: Must be an inversion layer

Wednesday, October 15, 2008: Portland Enron guy goes down

Wednesday, October 15, 2008: We're No. 1!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008: Farewell to Freightliner

Tuesday, October 14, 2008: Who says you can't get a bank loan these days?

Monday, October 13, 2008: Big Brother's latest pitch

Monday, October 13, 2008: City of Portland swag contract: The winnahs!

Monday, October 13, 2008: Before you buy a Dell, think about these things

Sunday, October 12, 2008: Another card falling out of the house

Sunday, October 12, 2008: Your 401(k) is like New Orleans

Saturday, October 11, 2008: I'd like to propose a toast

Friday, October 10, 2008: McCain flip-flops again, enraging right

Friday, October 10, 2008: V, U, or L?

Friday, October 10, 2008: Lewis joins Good Old Boy Network

Thursday, October 9, 2008: What's next? Forced closing of the stock markets?

Thursday, October 9, 2008: Trying everything, but nothing works, cont'd

Thursday, October 9, 2008: God criticized

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

Wednesday, October 8, 2008: Who needs The New York Times?

Wednesday, October 8, 2008: Trying everything, but nothing works

Wednesday, October 8, 2008: If there's one thing we don't need right now...

Wednesday, October 8, 2008: Feds start making business loans

Tuesday, October 7, 2008: Where the bailout money will go

Tuesday, October 7, 2008: McCall Restaurant bike palace plan craters

Tuesday, October 7, 2008: Microsoft has been spamming my blog

Tuesday, October 7, 2008: America, meet your new savior

Monday, October 6, 2008: Confession

Monday, October 6, 2008: Will the bailout "work"?

Saturday, October 4, 2008: Change on paper

Friday, October 3, 2008: Pulp friction

Friday, October 3, 2008: Take hope where you find it

Thursday, October 2, 2008: Rumor has it...

Thursday, October 2, 2008: All is well

Thursday, October 2, 2008: A giant step backward in solving the financial crisis

Thursday, October 2, 2008: Branching out

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

Wednesday, October 1, 2008: How Congress fixes a bad bill

Wednesday, October 1, 2008: How the crisis developed, in plain English

Wednesday, October 1, 2008: Are you a recessionista?

Wednesday, October 1, 2008: It was coming

Wednesday, October 1, 2008: About that whole "reformer" thing...

Tuesday, September 30, 2008: Thoughts on the economic disaster

Tuesday, September 30, 2008: No bailout without a securities transaction tax

Tuesday, September 30, 2008: Bluff called

Monday, September 29, 2008: Out of gas, and everything else

Monday, September 29, 2008: Bailout vote: No

Monday, September 29, 2008: Movin' fast hopin' times will last

Saturday, September 27, 2008: One of the greats

Friday, September 26, 2008: Whistling past the graveyard

Thursday, September 25, 2008: Bailout bolloxed up, WaMu being Chased

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: GOP takes economic platform to the streets

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: The Chimp puts a gun to your head

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: Phish alert

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: And he is quitting chewing gum until further notice

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: Tow truck scoundrels reach new low

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: Hothead McCain: Fire the SEC chief

Tuesday, September 23, 2008: And now, a public service announcement

Monday, September 22, 2008: Cousin Jim says ix-nay on the ailout-bay

Monday, September 22, 2008: Nigel Jaquiss, check your facts, please

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

Monday, September 22, 2008: Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles

Sunday, September 21, 2008: Sunday morning coming down

Saturday, September 20, 2008: Sleeping with the fishes in the Deschutes

Saturday, September 20, 2008: Consumer quiz

Friday, September 19, 2008: You are so right, Mr. Warner

Friday, September 19, 2008: Lunching on crow at the Free Market Café

Thursday, September 18, 2008: When Randy Gragg's sensibilities are aroused

Wednesday, September 17, 2008: Elaine visits Jiffy Lube

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

Wednesday, September 17, 2008: Cobra Puppies: $40

Wednesday, September 17, 2008: McCain on the collapse of the U.S. economy

Wednesday, September 17, 2008: Wake me when she says something that's actually true

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

Tuesday, September 16, 2008: Fireman Randy and the Colwood deal

Monday, September 15, 2008: Comcast getting its throttle ready

Monday, September 15, 2008: An ex-judge with no judgment

Friday, September 12, 2008: Tell me on a Sunday

Thursday, September 11, 2008: Council newbies on the stadiums deal: Maybe

Wednesday, September 10, 2008: Drill, baby, drill

Tuesday, September 9, 2008: Guess who's coming to the SoWhat District

Tuesday, September 9, 2008: Mike Lindberg for sale

Monday, September 8, 2008: Pushback on the new stadium boondoggle

Monday, September 8, 2008: A breath of fresh air

Sunday, September 7, 2008: WaMu main man gets the ax

Friday, September 5, 2008: They scan your snail mail to a web page for you

Friday, September 5, 2008: Who will make those City of Portland tattoos

Thursday, September 4, 2008: Still vacant

Wednesday, September 3, 2008: Mmmmm... "Roundup Ready" alfalfa

Wednesday, September 3, 2008: Point of no return

Tuesday, September 2, 2008: Network membership has its privileges

Tuesday, September 2, 2008: SoWhat "facts" don't sound right

Thursday, August 28, 2008: There goes my Saturday night, I go without a fight

Thursday, August 28, 2008: Old school

Thursday, August 28, 2008: Can blind people read your website?

Wednesday, August 27, 2008: Mark your calendar

Tuesday, August 26, 2008: New theory

Tuesday, August 26, 2008: Your tax dollars at work

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

Thursday, August 21, 2008: We have a winnah

Wednesday, August 20, 2008: More Portland park land in jeopardy

Tuesday, August 19, 2008: Who's really derailing gay marriage in Congress

Saturday, August 16, 2008: Follow-up test

Friday, August 15, 2008: Condos, good! Anything standing in their way, bad!

Thursday, August 14, 2008: "Linchpin" alert! Peterson's garage to go 30-story condo tower

Wednesday, August 13, 2008: Ultimate Usual Suspect joins PDC board

Wednesday, August 13, 2008: Pinkies up in the new downtown park

Tuesday, August 12, 2008: Nothing to complain about

Tuesday, August 12, 2008: Tough run continues for Whole Foods

Monday, August 11, 2008: They also make great judges at your secret prison camp

Saturday, August 9, 2008: Peterson's saved

Wednesday, August 6, 2008: A trendy place to get mugged

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

Wednesday, August 6, 2008: He's been right so far

Tuesday, August 5, 2008: Sam the Tram reads his own mind

Tuesday, August 5, 2008: Smell of burning weasel grows more distinct

Tuesday, August 5, 2008: Bumpy road continues at OnPoint

Monday, August 4, 2008: Where women glow and men plunder

Sunday, August 3, 2008: The rich get richer

Saturday, August 2, 2008: "Save money -- shop at Whole Foods"

Saturday, August 2, 2008: When biking to Wal-Mart

Friday, August 1, 2008: Days late, many dollars short

Friday, August 1, 2008: Doubly cool: solar panels powering a microbrewery

Thursday, July 31, 2008: Stink to resume in Idaho

Thursday, July 31, 2008: You can check out any time you like

Thursday, July 31, 2008: The day the music died

Thursday, July 31, 2008: Dear Comcast

Wednesday, July 30, 2008: Retirement Day

Wednesday, July 30, 2008: Oregon's vulture investor buddy in the news again

Wednesday, July 30, 2008: A perfect fit

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

Tuesday, July 29, 2008: A reprieve for Peterson's?

Tuesday, July 29, 2008: Whole Foods - Wild Oats deal may still get unwound!

Monday, July 28, 2008: OHSU docs strike out big time in Tax Court

Monday, July 28, 2008: This just in

Monday, July 28, 2008: Who's minding the store? No one

Sunday, July 27, 2008: Comcast is reading your blog

Sunday, July 27, 2008: An easy way to beat the new Portland grocery bag tax

Saturday, July 26, 2008: While we were out of town...

Saturday, July 26, 2008: You think you had a rough week at the office?

Thursday, July 24, 2008: Is Google Street View a child predator's delight?

Thursday, July 24, 2008: SoWhat disaster news reaches Salem

Thursday, July 24, 2008: Freefall

Monday, July 21, 2008: That loose cannon in the IT Department

Sunday, July 20, 2008: New PDX runway is dead!

Sunday, July 20, 2008: Bring back federal laws against usury

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

Friday, July 18, 2008: Sick joke

Friday, July 18, 2008: Scary News of the Week

Thursday, July 17, 2008: You know you need it

Thursday, July 17, 2008: Farewell to InMotion Hosting

Tuesday, July 15, 2008: What's the carbon footprint on that Bud Light?

Tuesday, July 15, 2008: Bye it now

Tuesday, July 15, 2008: Ground Zero for Nothing

Tuesday, July 15, 2008: Experts agree

Tuesday, July 15, 2008: Charlie Rangel, busted

Monday, July 14, 2008: Where to go for the scoop

Monday, July 14, 2008: Much ado about nothing

Monday, July 14, 2008: I-5 bridge? Too expensive!

Monday, July 14, 2008: Really, couldn't get away too soon

Sunday, July 13, 2008: Goodbye, Jumbo

Sunday, July 13, 2008: The short-term bike rental scene

Saturday, July 12, 2008: Here come the bank failures

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

Friday, July 11, 2008: A crying need

Friday, July 11, 2008: House of cards comes tumbling down

Thursday, July 10, 2008: Who's watching the watchers?

Wednesday, July 9, 2008: Goodbye Hawthorne, cont'd

Wednesday, July 9, 2008: Portland State? Let them eat cake.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008: Squeaky wheels

Tuesday, July 8, 2008: Coming soon: City of Portland carbon tax

Monday, July 7, 2008: Poker nephew update

Monday, July 7, 2008: Still at it

Saturday, July 5, 2008: A blue note in Googleville

Thursday, July 3, 2008: That be some spendy money

Wednesday, July 2, 2008: Own a piece of history

Wednesday, July 2, 2008: Don't eat the Freddy's burgers

Wednesday, July 2, 2008: Magnum, IT

Tuesday, July 1, 2008: Latest liars' budget on Convention Center Hotel released

Tuesday, July 1, 2008: Portland: Vancouver's Guadalajara?

Saturday, June 28, 2008: Card shark nephew update

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

Friday, June 27, 2008: And the home of the brave

Friday, June 27, 2008: Change we can believe in

Thursday, June 26, 2008: Another great day in deregulated America

Thursday, June 26, 2008: The worst news you can get at work

Wednesday, June 25, 2008: How City Hall sees Peterson's

Wednesday, June 25, 2008: Yup, he's right

Wednesday, June 25, 2008: Another day, another $44 million of debt for Portland

Tuesday, June 24, 2008: More on the bum's rush at Peterson's

Tuesday, June 24, 2008: Rant of the Month

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

Tuesday, June 24, 2008: What's in your wallet?

Tuesday, June 24, 2008: Even giveaways aren't enough on MLK

Monday, June 23, 2008: They're experts about pain

Monday, June 23, 2008: The ultimate in sustainability

Friday, June 20, 2008: Just another day at the office

Friday, June 20, 2008: Another reason to love AT&T

Friday, June 20, 2008: Mission accomplished

Wednesday, June 18, 2008: The next eco-battlefield

Tuesday, June 17, 2008: Hey hey, my my

Tuesday, June 17, 2008: Sponsored by a generous grant from Smith & Wesson

Tuesday, June 17, 2008: Time for a change

Tuesday, June 17, 2008: Wow, what will they think of next?

Monday, June 16, 2008: State of Oregon as cyberbully

Monday, June 16, 2008: New use for that unsold condo in the Pearl

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

Monday, June 16, 2008: Portland admits it blew $250K on "free" wi-fi

Monday, June 16, 2008: And the scam goes on

Friday, June 13, 2008: Another loss

Friday, June 13, 2008: What to get your blogger dad for Father's Day

Friday, June 13, 2008: Handbasket accelerating

Friday, June 13, 2008: So you wanna be the City of Portland's repo man?

Thursday, June 12, 2008: More Countrywide sleaze

Thursday, June 12, 2008: It wasn't something I said

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: Don't nuke me, bro!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: Another Homer Williams condo flop

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: Strike a pose, there's nothin' to it, vogue

Tuesday, June 10, 2008: Nothing stops greed

Tuesday, June 10, 2008: School board to city: Waaaaaahh

Monday, June 9, 2008: Wheels coming off in SoWhat

Saturday, June 7, 2008: How to pay the Arabs less for gas

Saturday, June 7, 2008: What terrifies me most about nuclear power plants

Friday, June 6, 2008: George Bailey, won't you please come home?

Friday, June 6, 2008: Feds sniffing around Intel

Thursday, June 5, 2008: New Seasons to take over Daily Grind space

Thursday, June 5, 2008: Calling all repo men

Thursday, June 5, 2008: A city of two tales

Wednesday, June 4, 2008: Aloha

Monday, June 2, 2008: What's up with the PDC budget?

Monday, June 2, 2008: Money's too tight to mention in La Grande

Friday, May 30, 2008: Stop me if you've heard this one

Friday, May 30, 2008: I'm sure the brie was excellent

Thursday, May 29, 2008: Pretzel logic from the DJC

Thursday, May 29, 2008: More, more, more (how do you like it?)

Thursday, May 29, 2008: Latest court battle: Barbie vs. Bratz

Thursday, May 29, 2008: Here comes the mother of all eco-wars

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

Wednesday, May 28, 2008: Wheeling and dealing at the Convention Center

Wednesday, May 28, 2008: Another hard quarter at OnPoint

Tuesday, May 27, 2008: United States under martial law

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

Monday, May 26, 2008: Hooked

Sunday, May 25, 2008: The sky may actually be falling

Sunday, May 25, 2008: They all laughed

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

Friday, May 23, 2008: Latest SoWhat "green" breakthrough: windows

Friday, May 23, 2008: And if you want some fun, take Ob-la-di-bla-da. Thank you.

Thursday, May 22, 2008: The days dwindle down to a precious few

Thursday, May 22, 2008: Another problem with biofuels

Friday, May 16, 2008: Saudis to Bush: Bwahahahahaha

Friday, May 16, 2008: Maybe they should try Craigslist

Friday, May 16, 2008: When condo owners walk or get bounced

Thursday, May 15, 2008: How low is your V.O.C.?

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

Wednesday, May 14, 2008: "Dad, what are you doing on my computer?"

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

Tuesday, May 13, 2008: You'll appreciate the convenience

Monday, May 12, 2008: The guy who's killing newspapers

Monday, May 12, 2008: That was quick

Monday, May 12, 2008: They ain't talkin' yogurt

Sunday, May 11, 2008: Like the circles that you find

Sunday, May 11, 2008: Leaning Tower of Portland?

Friday, May 9, 2008: Another reason I'll never get elected to anything

Thursday, May 8, 2008: New day

Wednesday, May 7, 2008: We were right: New Portland computer system a disaster

Tuesday, May 6, 2008: Some bad press for Mrs. Wyden

Tuesday, May 6, 2008: Colwood Golf Course has friends

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

Tuesday, May 6, 2008: A great place to get scrod

Monday, May 5, 2008: Who knew?

Thursday, May 1, 2008: Goodbye, Hawthorne

Thursday, May 1, 2008: Unwanted phone books: Is this the way out?

Thursday, May 1, 2008: It does not compute

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

Tuesday, April 29, 2008: Granny had it right

Tuesday, April 29, 2008: Portland City Hall's culture of backroom deals

Tuesday, April 29, 2008: Kids, you better look around

Monday, April 28, 2008: Why I'm not governor of Oregon

Monday, April 28, 2008: You say it's not easy for you

Monday, April 28, 2008: Ask your doctor about Lady Chatterley

Monday, April 28, 2008: Portland's next fiasco: fiber

Sunday, April 27, 2008: Unfriendly skies

Sunday, April 27, 2008: Coming soon to Portland

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

Saturday, April 26, 2008: Another politician with tax problems

Thursday, April 24, 2008: Hawthorne Bridge ramp move: It might be for condos

Wednesday, April 23, 2008: Some like it hot

Wednesday, April 23, 2008: Vera must be proud

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

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

Monday, April 21, 2008: Last Branam-Busse payment disappears from ORESTAR

Sunday, April 20, 2008: Buy a condo, they'll throw in a hybrid Camry?

Saturday, April 19, 2008: $4.19 Nation

Saturday, April 19, 2008: Don't you dare post Oregon laws on the internet!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008: I liked it better when they just did their jobs

Wednesday, April 16, 2008: Yuppie shotgun shack

Wednesday, April 16, 2008: So true

Wednesday, April 16, 2008: Breaking up is hard to do

Tuesday, April 15, 2008: Don't worry, be happy

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

Tuesday, April 15, 2008: Who needs Pittock Mansion?

Monday, April 14, 2008: Catching the wave

Monday, April 14, 2008: Poster child

Sunday, April 13, 2008: You can go to college, but your mom will die

Thursday, April 10, 2008: Tales of two developers

Wednesday, April 9, 2008: Always low prices, always Wal-Mart

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

Tuesday, April 8, 2008: Biofuel breakthrough?

Monday, April 7, 2008: Sam Adams recall effort under way!

Sunday, April 6, 2008: Intermission

Saturday, April 5, 2008: Welcome, Hillary

Wednesday, April 2, 2008: He's not there

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

Monday, March 31, 2008: Dealing with Hillary?

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

Thursday, March 27, 2008: Is one enough?

Thursday, March 27, 2008: Keepin' it unreal

Thursday, March 27, 2008: Renee on the fired Starbucks manager: "I saved her life"

Wednesday, March 26, 2008: Look out, Austin at Trader Joe's

Wednesday, March 26, 2008: Greek Cusina may lose liquor license

Wednesday, March 26, 2008: Ominous

Tuesday, March 25, 2008: The good guys win one

Monday, March 24, 2008: House of cards contains many jokers

Monday, March 24, 2008: Me here at last on the ground, you in mid-air

Monday, March 24, 2008: City of Portland to borrow $750 million in April

Friday, March 21, 2008: Now I get it

Thursday, March 20, 2008: Starbucks buys Clover

Tuesday, March 18, 2008: Down to the bone

Sunday, March 16, 2008: Happy St. Patrick's Day -- You're ruined!

Sunday, March 16, 2008: Financial Planning Question of the Week

Saturday, March 15, 2008: Hail to the Chimp

Friday, March 14, 2008: And now, a run on your bank

Friday, March 14, 2008: TurboTax "kicker" disputes rage on

Friday, March 14, 2008: Homer Williams's Downtown L.A. condo jungle flops

Thursday, March 13, 2008: Don't worry about the financial markets imploding

Wednesday, March 12, 2008: That's gotta hurt

Wednesday, March 12, 2008: There oughta be a treaty against this

Tuesday, March 11, 2008: 2 OLD 2 TXT (+ PDX)

Tuesday, March 11, 2008: Where the patchouli once flowed

Tuesday, March 11, 2008: This week's gimmick

Tuesday, March 11, 2008: UCLA will definitely make the Final Four

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

Tuesday, March 11, 2008: Surprise! Biofuel producers pollute

Monday, March 10, 2008: Another "urban renewal" snow job

Saturday, March 8, 2008: OnPoint Credit Union asks, "Countrywide who?"

Tuesday, March 4, 2008: In like a lion

Tuesday, March 4, 2008: When amateur wheeler-dealer types take over local government

Monday, March 3, 2008: How sales taxes creep up

Monday, March 3, 2008: A mind-blowing, wonderful idea

Monday, March 3, 2008: SoWhat District money drain: Still sucking

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

Sunday, March 2, 2008: Keepin' it weird

Friday, February 29, 2008: Why Sten's "satellite urban renewal" scheme is illegal

Friday, February 29, 2008: Another back-room deal on the aerial tram

Thursday, February 28, 2008: Score one for the planet

Thursday, February 28, 2008: The subprime disaster, explained

Tuesday, February 26, 2008: Big stink settling down in Idaho

Monday, February 25, 2008: Help rename the Burnside Bridgehead project

Monday, February 25, 2008: Biotech job goes begging in Portland

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

Friday, February 22, 2008: Six more weeks

Thursday, February 21, 2008: Welcome to 1978

Thursday, February 21, 2008: Decaf grande skinny payroll

Wednesday, February 20, 2008: Still going strong

Monday, February 18, 2008: They put the "F" in Whole Foods

Saturday, February 16, 2008: Has Portland's credit card expired?

Friday, February 15, 2008: Love those insurance companies

Thursday, February 14, 2008: Got a life? Microsoft doesn't care

Thursday, February 14, 2008: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your earmarks

Wednesday, February 13, 2008: "He looks at Hawthorne and all he sees are bulldozers and dollar signs"

Wednesday, February 13, 2008: Tweet tweet

Tuesday, February 12, 2008: "Show Him the money"

Monday, February 11, 2008: Amanda's mad

Monday, February 11, 2008: Who needs MetroFi?

Monday, February 11, 2008: How to get TurboTax to handle your Oregon "kicker"

Monday, February 11, 2008: Another reason to love Wal-Mart

Saturday, February 9, 2008: Grain of salt

Saturday, February 9, 2008: Just between you and me

Friday, February 8, 2008: Rah rah siss boom bah

Thursday, February 7, 2008: PERS goes bottom-fishing

Thursday, February 7, 2008: TurboTax Meets the Oregon Kicker -- The Sequel

Friday, February 1, 2008: PDC tax abatement train wreck

Friday, February 1, 2008: Look out Google

Wednesday, January 30, 2008: Penetrating a new sector

Wednesday, January 30, 2008: Sucker-punched

Monday, January 28, 2008: The other kind of "green"

Sunday, January 27, 2008: Our ticket out of the Middle East

Friday, January 25, 2008: Smackdown in fur protest lawsuit

Wednesday, January 23, 2008: One cup at a time

Tuesday, January 22, 2008: OHSU money woes: "It's all Jordaan Clarke's fault"

Wednesday, January 16, 2008: Dead duck

Tuesday, January 15, 2008: Sam the Tram has sharp claws

Thursday, January 10, 2008: There's something happening here -- what it is ain't exactly clear

Thursday, January 10, 2008: Small talk, 2008 style

Wednesday, January 9, 2008: Finally, OHSU biotech jobs

Monday, January 7, 2008: Fat cats' favorite

Monday, January 7, 2008: Path of lease resistance

Tuesday, January 1, 2008: Easy on the Clinique, or else

Monday, December 31, 2007: The only thing they'll touch is your wallet

Friday, December 28, 2007: Guerilla warfare, retail edition

Thursday, December 20, 2007: I'm going to my next neighborhood association meeting

Thursday, December 20, 2007: TurboTax and the Oregon kicker, Day 4

Wednesday, December 19, 2007: More on TurboTax and the Oregon kicker refund

Tuesday, December 18, 2007: "TurboTax ate my kicker check"

Tuesday, December 18, 2007: Helping Portland dig its deep hole

Tuesday, December 18, 2007: The new M&F Santaland

Wednesday, December 12, 2007: Rose Garden to be renamed

Wednesday, December 12, 2007: Linchpin through the heart

Wednesday, December 12, 2007: A couple of Whole Foods honchos bail

Tuesday, December 11, 2007: Modern miracles

Tuesday, December 11, 2007: Greg Oden's big complaint about Portland

Tuesday, December 11, 2007: Santa's upstairs neighbors are out of money

Monday, December 10, 2007: The drumbeat gets louder

Monday, December 10, 2007: SoWhat Quotation of the Day

Monday, December 10, 2007: Idiot wind

Monday, December 10, 2007: Pulling the linchpin

Monday, December 10, 2007: For when you go green, permanently

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

Sunday, December 9, 2007: How'd you do on Bruce tickets?

Saturday, December 8, 2007: The beat goes on

Saturday, December 8, 2007: The hitch with wave energy

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

Friday, December 7, 2007: Everything is broken

Thursday, December 6, 2007: Coming soon to SoWhat

Thursday, December 6, 2007: This, that, and the other

Thursday, December 6, 2007: A small business "bill of rights"? In Portland?

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

Tuesday, December 4, 2007: Shameless self-promotion

Tuesday, December 4, 2007: Tax dollars disappearing

Monday, December 3, 2007: SoWhat poodle poop park design tab: $540,000 to $700,000

Thursday, November 29, 2007: Watch the spinning wheel spin

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

Tuesday, November 27, 2007: Who has seen enough?

Tuesday, November 27, 2007: A second opinion on Whole Foods stock

Monday, November 26, 2007: Price of lords a-leaping jumps

Monday, November 26, 2007: Truth, stretched to the breaking point

Monday, November 26, 2007: How low the mighty have fallen

Saturday, November 24, 2007: Time-release formula

Friday, November 23, 2007: It's the water

Wednesday, November 21, 2007: Food poisoning at Port function?

Tuesday, November 20, 2007: Some predictable advice to Portland about muni fiber optic

Monday, November 19, 2007: And now, some more delusion from the O

Saturday, November 17, 2007: Earthlink is bailing on municipal wi-fi

Friday, November 16, 2007: On with the stupidity

Wednesday, November 14, 2007: Another $100 million for Hoffman Construction

Wednesday, November 14, 2007: City of Portland starts messing with farmers' markets

Wednesday, November 14, 2007: Spokane sells out its parks

Wednesday, November 14, 2007: Somebody noticed

Wednesday, November 14, 2007: Holiday pink slips at Wild Oats headquarters

Wednesday, November 14, 2007: For what it's worth

Tuesday, November 13, 2007: Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the "greenest" one of all?

Tuesday, November 13, 2007: Touchy feely

Tuesday, November 13, 2007: Helter skelter at E-Trade

Monday, November 12, 2007: Condo weasels strike again

Monday, November 12, 2007: Say hello to Penryn

Sunday, November 11, 2007: Firefox: Google's Turkey

Saturday, November 10, 2007: How to lose $4 billion in six minutes

Saturday, November 10, 2007: Metro test: How stupid is the public?

Thursday, November 8, 2007: Saltzman outdoes himself

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: Eugene says no to "urban renewal" plan

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: Whole Foods bans blogging

Tuesday, November 6, 2007: Take it to the limit one more time

Sunday, November 4, 2007: Two wheels, big bucks

Sunday, November 4, 2007: Much ado about nothing

Friday, November 2, 2007: I'm sure Hillary can explain it

Friday, November 2, 2007: What's for dinner tonight?

Thursday, November 1, 2007: We'll always have the condos

Wednesday, October 31, 2007: Now that takes hoopster

Monday, October 29, 2007: Boom times in southern Oregon

Sunday, October 28, 2007: Knee-high by the Fourth of July

Saturday, October 27, 2007: How the Whole Foods-Wild Oats deal hurts small organic suppliers

Friday, October 26, 2007: Holiday shopping time is almost here

Friday, October 26, 2007: Showdown a-comin'

Thursday, October 25, 2007: Brew-ha-ha foaming over

Thursday, October 25, 2007: If there was any doubt before, this seals it

Wednesday, October 24, 2007: Speaking of Whole Foods-Wild Oats...

Wednesday, October 24, 2007: Swallow all liquids before clicking

Wednesday, October 24, 2007: Sam Adams beer boycott is on

Wednesday, October 24, 2007: Did Whole Foods pay too much for Wild Oats?

Tuesday, October 23, 2007: Mark & Dave are still getting pounded

Monday, October 22, 2007: Don't say "Sam Adams for Mayor"

Monday, October 22, 2007: Got Gocco?

Monday, October 22, 2007: Buckle up

Monday, October 22, 2007: The feds go after Oregon realtors

Sunday, October 21, 2007: How soy chips and silicon chips are different

Sunday, October 21, 2007: This would make an interesting ballot measure

Saturday, October 20, 2007: Selling conservation by the pound

Friday, October 19, 2007: Is Comcast violating "net neutrality"?

Friday, October 19, 2007: Portland urban renewal property tax jumps 14.7%

Thursday, October 18, 2007: Why Portland is going broke

Thursday, October 18, 2007: You know hoo

Wednesday, October 17, 2007: When a Wild Oats lease expires

Wednesday, October 17, 2007: Tell the customers what you think of them

Tuesday, October 16, 2007: How Mackey screwed up

Tuesday, October 16, 2007: Cleaning up YouTube

Tuesday, October 16, 2007: Dirty money

Tuesday, October 16, 2007: Preview of the next 100 years

Tuesday, October 16, 2007: SoWhat fun facts

Monday, October 15, 2007: Tek's being sold

Monday, October 15, 2007: Portland vs. Seattle city debt: It's not even close

Monday, October 15, 2007: Wyden health care plan makes national splash

Sunday, October 14, 2007: Civil rights leader

Saturday, October 13, 2007: Can anything stop Google's meteoric rise?

Saturday, October 13, 2007: Wal-Mart fights property taxes all over the country

Friday, October 12, 2007: The holding pattern for boondoggles is getting crowded

Friday, October 12, 2007: Double whammy

Friday, October 12, 2007: It's not that simple sometimes

Friday, October 12, 2007: Smart housing for kitties

Thursday, October 11, 2007: Transit-oriented bank robbery

Wednesday, October 10, 2007: Portland parks to take a bigger bite

Tuesday, October 9, 2007: Ga-ga over Whole Foods

Sunday, October 7, 2007: Have you ever wondered what happens to your car...

Saturday, October 6, 2007: Oregon, my Oregon

Friday, October 5, 2007: Whole Foods board sticks with wacky Mackey

Friday, October 5, 2007: Portland's free wi-fi dream is over

Friday, October 5, 2007: The tradition continues

Thursday, October 4, 2007: Buying white elephants on time

Wednesday, October 3, 2007: Tell the Merchants of Death what you think

Tuesday, October 2, 2007: Ding dong, the Wal-Mart's dead

Tuesday, October 2, 2007: Have another hit of Oregon air

Monday, October 1, 2007: It's the time of the se-ea-son for loving

Monday, October 1, 2007: Quotation of the Day

Monday, October 1, 2007: Yes? Maybe

Sunday, September 30, 2007: Dead horse

Saturday, September 29, 2007: Goin' back

Friday, September 28, 2007: Movable Scam moves back

Thursday, September 27, 2007: Joe Camel, constitutional scholar

Thursday, September 27, 2007: Not so fast, Batman

Wednesday, September 26, 2007: Portland Public Market dumps Union Station idea

Tuesday, September 25, 2007: A fun ride to the Poor Farm

Tuesday, September 25, 2007: Like baloney?

Tuesday, September 25, 2007: The city that keeps polling you (ouch!)

Monday, September 24, 2007: Next career stop for Bush

Monday, September 24, 2007: Kicks, and scratches

Monday, September 24, 2007: Letter from Joe Camel

Monday, September 24, 2007: Start the week out right

Monday, September 24, 2007: Think I'll Pass

Wednesday, September 19, 2007: Patently offensive

Wednesday, September 19, 2007: Finally, something NOT "for the children"

Wednesday, September 19, 2007: A shout out to Starbucks executives!

Wednesday, September 19, 2007: Praising with faint damn

Monday, September 17, 2007: Everything's up to date in Kansas City

Monday, September 17, 2007: Another soul-ectomy in North Portland

Monday, September 17, 2007: $12 billion cash, no receipts

Monday, September 17, 2007: Get a piece of the rock

Monday, September 17, 2007: Be careful what you whine for

Sunday, September 16, 2007: Oregon strategic plan: Don't buy stuff

Saturday, September 15, 2007: Blowing smoke

Saturday, September 15, 2007: Whole Foods: negative free cash flow

Friday, September 14, 2007: Guess who's bailing on Iraq

Friday, September 14, 2007: Roll up for the Magazine Misery Tour

Thursday, September 13, 2007: Google Search of the Day

Thursday, September 13, 2007: Here comes the recession

Wednesday, September 12, 2007: Why you so desperately want to pay more gas tax

Monday, September 10, 2007: Whole Foods scares off local competition

Monday, September 10, 2007: Ignore the lies, enjoy the laughs

Monday, September 10, 2007: Footsoldier promoted

Monday, September 10, 2007: How much bandwidth can you use before Comcast pulls the plug?

Sunday, September 9, 2007: The original inconvenient truth

Friday, September 7, 2007: What "sustainable" means

Thursday, September 6, 2007: Area Wild Oats stores -- closing or rebranding?

Thursday, September 6, 2007: It's the sustainable thing to do

Thursday, September 6, 2007: Correction

Wednesday, September 5, 2007: Portland Saturday Market: The end is near

Wednesday, September 5, 2007: Words that ring true

Monday, September 3, 2007: Party on, Wayne... but not on free wi-fi

Friday, August 31, 2007: The guy knew coffee

Friday, August 31, 2007: You don't say!

Thursday, August 30, 2007: And another one gone, another one gone

Thursday, August 30, 2007: No interest, no payments 'til Christmas 2008!

Wednesday, August 29, 2007: Farewell to the Northwest Music Millennium

Wednesday, August 29, 2007: Bitches stick together

Wednesday, August 29, 2007: Whole Foods credit rating takes a hit

Wednesday, August 29, 2007: Free wi-fi idea is falling apart already

Tuesday, August 28, 2007: Rumor: Please confirm or deny

Monday, August 27, 2007: "Us, too!"

Saturday, August 25, 2007: Court blesses Whole Foods-Wild Oats; 30 stores could close

Friday, August 24, 2007: Fourth time's a charm?

Friday, August 24, 2007: Unspeakable B.S. of the Year (So Far)

Friday, August 24, 2007: Meet me at the wrecking ball

Thursday, August 23, 2007: You're in good foam with Allstate

Thursday, August 23, 2007: How to win them over

Wednesday, August 22, 2007: Meet your new lender (or partner): the PDC

Wednesday, August 22, 2007: Free lunch ending

Wednesday, August 22, 2007: Fed probe into Whole Foods reaches New Seasons

Wednesday, August 22, 2007: What's it to Zhou?

Wednesday, August 22, 2007: The Whole Foods-Wild Oats saga continues

Tuesday, August 21, 2007: The times they are a-changin'

Monday, August 20, 2007: China syndrome

Monday, August 20, 2007: How can I help you?

Friday, August 17, 2007: Fighting panic with panic?

Friday, August 17, 2007: The next fiasco: the east side streetcar

Thursday, August 16, 2007: Wheeler gets into it with the PDC

Thursday, August 16, 2007: Stock market implosion in the morning?

Wednesday, August 15, 2007: Eau yeah

Tuesday, August 14, 2007: Better living through condo development

Monday, August 13, 2007: Part of the problem

Monday, August 13, 2007: Earth to Ryan

Monday, August 13, 2007: Ugly

Saturday, August 11, 2007: More bad news for SoWhat

Friday, August 10, 2007: That was quick

Friday, August 10, 2007: Ole Man Hotel, he jes' keep rollin' along

Friday, August 10, 2007: Cold comfort for Oregon renters

Friday, August 10, 2007: Empty-handed again

Friday, August 10, 2007: More on the University Club teen boxing spectacle

Wednesday, August 8, 2007: Sam the Tram outdoes himself

Tuesday, August 7, 2007: University Club teen boxing spectacle = child abuse?

Monday, August 6, 2007: Prison food bribe suspect spotted in Canada

Monday, August 6, 2007: How to squander a perfectly good Friday night

Monday, July 30, 2007: Pork over priniciple

Monday, July 30, 2007: Will Ikea pay property taxes?

Sunday, July 29, 2007: LeLo feels the love in NoPo

Saturday, July 28, 2007: When you're stuck with your condo...

Thursday, July 26, 2007: SoWhat fantasies already starting to crumble

Thursday, July 26, 2007: Gordon courts the tribes

Wednesday, July 25, 2007: Just checking

Monday, July 23, 2007: Life is mysterious

Monday, July 23, 2007: Outsourcing, Salem-style

Monday, July 23, 2007: I'm glad I don't live in Newark, N.J....

Sunday, July 22, 2007: A linchpin too tall

Friday, July 20, 2007: Vick's been nixed by Nike

Friday, July 20, 2007: Qwest cable TV coming to Portland?

Friday, July 20, 2007: End of an era

Thursday, July 19, 2007: Cooperating with the inevitable

Thursday, July 19, 2007: A Vietnam victory at the airport

Wednesday, July 18, 2007: The Sicko effect

Wednesday, July 18, 2007: Tick tick tick

Tuesday, July 17, 2007: Banished to the real estate section

Tuesday, July 17, 2007: Bring your crayons

Tuesday, July 17, 2007: Don't tell Opie...

Monday, July 16, 2007: I'd resubscribe to the O...

Sunday, July 15, 2007: More MetroFi mediocrity

Sunday, July 15, 2007: High-rise condo-mania heads south

Sunday, July 15, 2007: MetroFi strikes out in Anchorage

Sunday, July 15, 2007: Ten years of blogs

Friday, July 13, 2007: New home for a grand old gal

Friday, July 13, 2007: The neighbors are right, as usual

Thursday, July 12, 2007: About those solar panels on county buildings...

Sunday, July 8, 2007: Feed your kids artificial cow growth hormone

Friday, July 6, 2007: Linchpin lost

Thursday, July 5, 2007: Make up your own joke

Tuesday, July 3, 2007: A math word problem in Portland

Monday, July 2, 2007: Surprise! Office space.

Monday, July 2, 2007: Breaking news (from last month)

Sunday, July 1, 2007: Among the many lost arts

Wednesday, June 27, 2007: Timing is everything

Monday, June 25, 2007: Cleaning up their act

Thursday, June 21, 2007: On the road again

Wednesday, June 20, 2007: Illegal newsrack update

Monday, June 18, 2007: Limiting his potential

Monday, June 18, 2007: In Salem it's all about pork

Saturday, June 16, 2007: Now, there's something I don't drink

Saturday, June 16, 2007: We're famous the world over

Friday, June 15, 2007: Redress of grievances

Thursday, June 14, 2007: When credit union politics get ugly

Thursday, June 14, 2007: Another one bites the dust

Thursday, June 14, 2007: Tax day quandary

Thursday, June 14, 2007: Street illegal

Monday, June 11, 2007: Where's Fireman Randy?

Monday, June 11, 2007: Working hot

Monday, June 11, 2007: Life on Mississippi

Monday, June 11, 2007: The next crusade

Thursday, June 7, 2007: Side effects may include death, or a nice vacation in Fiji

Wednesday, June 6, 2007: I think she's mad

Wednesday, June 6, 2007: What next?

Tuesday, June 5, 2007: More on the Saturday Market eviction

Sunday, June 3, 2007: Betsy and Ed -- the video

Saturday, June 2, 2007: How thoughtful

Wednesday, May 30, 2007: Just as you fire up that air conditioner

Wednesday, May 30, 2007: Rubio: A Portland gem

Tuesday, May 29, 2007: The new other white meat

Tuesday, May 29, 2007: Fireman Randy hates the poor

Tuesday, May 29, 2007: Lost opportunity

Monday, May 28, 2007: Ah, those condo developers

Friday, May 25, 2007: Travels with Charlie

Friday, May 25, 2007: Why are gas prices so high?

Thursday, May 24, 2007: New Nike slogan

Thursday, May 24, 2007: Sister cities

Tuesday, May 22, 2007: The vision thing, now in paperback

Wednesday, May 16, 2007: Nice joint

Monday, May 14, 2007: Not everything a politician says is a lie

Monday, May 14, 2007: Whatever happened to the Burnside Bridgehead project?

Friday, May 11, 2007: Sailing through Salem

Friday, May 11, 2007: Calling Tracy and Anthony

Friday, May 11, 2007: Roundup will not kill them

Friday, May 11, 2007: Lawyer advertising reaches new pinnacle

Thursday, May 10, 2007: Sold down the river

Monday, May 7, 2007: What attracts the most spam

Monday, May 7, 2007: Those stone tablets are copyrighted

Thursday, May 3, 2007: Mission accomplished

Thursday, May 3, 2007: It's a pandemic

Thursday, May 3, 2007: More of nothing

Thursday, May 3, 2007: A great Portland product*

Tuesday, May 1, 2007: Not obvious to me

Monday, April 30, 2007: Get your story straight

Thursday, April 26, 2007: Snake oil as a biofuel

Tuesday, April 24, 2007: Jackie Edwards takes on TurboTax

Saturday, April 21, 2007: Familiar scene

Wednesday, April 18, 2007: A funny thing happened on the way to SoWhat

Monday, April 16, 2007: What they taught me in charm school, cont'd

Friday, April 13, 2007: We know Y

Friday, April 13, 2007: Just say no, but vote yes

Friday, April 13, 2007: Putting it all on plastic

Friday, April 13, 2007: This ugly world

Wednesday, April 11, 2007: Come and get it

Wednesday, April 11, 2007: Thick as a brick

Tuesday, April 10, 2007: You can hear 'em in the back room plannin'

Monday, April 9, 2007: Go figure

Monday, April 9, 2007: Dave's not here

Thursday, April 5, 2007: The building's eight years old -- throw it away

Monday, April 2, 2007: Moving right along

Friday, March 30, 2007: Lowered expectations?

Friday, March 23, 2007: Future Springsteen video shoot location

Tuesday, March 20, 2007: Is the Prius bad for the environment?

Friday, March 16, 2007: It isn't just the tram

Friday, March 16, 2007: Bad Idea of the Month

Wednesday, March 14, 2007: Addenda

Sunday, March 11, 2007: Another wet dream bungled

Friday, March 9, 2007: Erroneous Statement of the Week

Thursday, March 8, 2007: The Rose City on the big screen again

Monday, March 5, 2007: C'mon, Fireman Randy, save the planet

Sunday, March 4, 2007: The McDonald's of $4 coffee

Saturday, March 3, 2007: You may have it coming to you

Friday, March 2, 2007: The canaries in the coal mines are fine, but...

Tuesday, February 27, 2007: Wild Oats, Whole Foods, and guess who!

Sunday, February 25, 2007: Going for a ride

Sunday, February 25, 2007: Is your local Wild Oats store about to close?

Sunday, February 25, 2007: It could have been us

Friday, February 23, 2007: Bovine excrement from the Salem Charm School

Tuesday, February 20, 2007: A herd of white elephants, coast to coast

Tuesday, February 20, 2007: Oregonian to labor unions: We still hate you

Monday, February 19, 2007: Something or nothing

Monday, February 19, 2007: I had to move, really had to move

Friday, February 16, 2007: Branching out

Thursday, February 15, 2007: Lung disease or condos -- your choice

Thursday, February 15, 2007: Portlanders agree

Wednesday, February 14, 2007: Revenge of the worker bees

Tuesday, February 13, 2007: How much tax does Target pay in Oregon?

Tuesday, February 13, 2007: Cutting through the sleaze with computers

Thursday, February 8, 2007: Setback for MLK

Wednesday, February 7, 2007: Why the convention center hotel will fail

Tuesday, February 6, 2007: Hana ho

Monday, February 5, 2007: Where the rubber meets the -- no, wait

Sunday, February 4, 2007: The odd couplet

Friday, February 2, 2007: Bankrupt billionaire buyback

Tuesday, January 30, 2007: PortlandTube

Saturday, January 27, 2007: Live remote from Seattle

Friday, January 26, 2007: Out with the real, in with the fake

Thursday, January 25, 2007: Queen of SoWhat

Wednesday, January 24, 2007: Dismantling a royal scam

Tuesday, January 23, 2007: Make the PDC serve the poor

Tuesday, January 23, 2007: Now that we're all hooked on state-sponsored gambling...

Friday, January 19, 2007: Help the guy out

Wednesday, January 17, 2007: Gitmo lawyers redux

Tuesday, January 16, 2007: Smarts 'R' Us

Thursday, January 11, 2007: In house vs. outhouse

Thursday, January 11, 2007: Really slow news week

Tuesday, January 9, 2007: Tram operating cost: $1.7 million a year

Tuesday, January 9, 2007: While I do my civic duty

Friday, January 5, 2007: Sayings of Chairman Homer

Friday, January 5, 2007: Lots of smoke, but the fire's missing

Wednesday, January 3, 2007: Get out your green eyeshade

Saturday, December 30, 2006: New look

Thursday, December 28, 2006: Why do we never get an answer...

Wednesday, December 27, 2006: This time, they really mean it

Thursday, December 21, 2006: Trouble in the sandbox

Wednesday, December 20, 2006: I've looked at clouds that way

Friday, December 15, 2006: Making headway, but they still don't get it

Sunday, December 10, 2006: Testing, 1-2-3

Friday, December 8, 2006: The fix is still in

Friday, December 8, 2006: Bully for Boeing

Wednesday, December 6, 2006: Another cooked report

Wednesday, December 6, 2006: Yes, we (still) have no bananas

Tuesday, December 5, 2006: One way to burn money

Monday, December 4, 2006: PDC art is to art...

Thursday, November 30, 2006: Will Texaco be coming for the trees next?

Wednesday, November 29, 2006: Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey

Wednesday, November 29, 2006: Coast town seeking new name

Tuesday, November 28, 2006: Splitsville

Sunday, November 19, 2006: Just what the world needed

Saturday, November 18, 2006: All fall down

Friday, November 17, 2006: SoWhat madness explained, somewhat

Thursday, November 16, 2006: Sound on the wind

Tuesday, November 14, 2006: Guess who's coming to dinner

Monday, November 13, 2006: Tale of two cities

Monday, November 13, 2006: Downtown Portland ex-M&F store to close for remodeling

Monday, November 13, 2006: Coming attractions

Monday, November 13, 2006: Apple view

Monday, November 13, 2006: Better than any stinkin' affordable housing

Thursday, November 9, 2006: Aerial tram cars on the move [rim shot]

Thursday, November 9, 2006: Public-private partnership

Tuesday, November 7, 2006: You can't do that

Monday, November 6, 2006: Let's wreck Irvington next

Monday, November 6, 2006: Busy, busy, busy

Friday, November 3, 2006: We're ready with a projection on this one

Thursday, November 2, 2006: Portland parks for sale, continued

Wednesday, November 1, 2006: Recycling

Tuesday, October 31, 2006: Fireman Randy on Mount Tabor sale: "Displeased"

Tuesday, October 31, 2006: Those behind-closed-doors Mount Tabor Park sale talks

Tuesday, October 31, 2006: Who says Bush and Cheney are mean?

Sunday, October 29, 2006: "Arrogance" and "Stupidity" would also work

Saturday, October 28, 2006: Rotten little problem

Wednesday, October 25, 2006: Who needs Homer?

Monday, October 23, 2006: Convention Center hotel: Round 109

Monday, October 23, 2006: Stay far, far away from WebHostPlus

Friday, October 20, 2006: Will that be cash or trade?

Friday, October 20, 2006: Get off my cloud

Thursday, October 19, 2006: Turnover

Thursday, October 19, 2006: Today's equation: PDC mess = 39 Yes

Wednesday, October 18, 2006: Konvention Center Kool-Aid

Wednesday, October 18, 2006: E-mails, we get e-mails

Monday, October 16, 2006: Counting coup

Friday, October 13, 2006: Going, going...

Friday, October 13, 2006: Watch your money swirl around in the porcelain bowl

Friday, October 13, 2006: Real Estate Ad of the Week

Thursday, October 12, 2006: Landing on his feet

Thursday, October 12, 2006: Know when to say when

Wednesday, October 11, 2006: Forgotten but not gone

Tuesday, October 10, 2006: Parking meters on Hawthorne -- another done deal

Tuesday, October 10, 2006: I just called to say I'm suing you

Monday, October 9, 2006: What's next for Buckman

Sunday, October 8, 2006: Sister Rosa

Sunday, October 8, 2006: I had no idea how good

Saturday, October 7, 2006: She looks good for her age

Saturday, October 7, 2006: Karen Minnis showing signs of Alzheimer's

Wednesday, October 4, 2006: Busted for crime? Say how sick you are

Tuesday, October 3, 2006: The suck just got suckier

Monday, October 2, 2006: Minor detail

Thursday, September 28, 2006: Recycling Sunday's fairy tale

Thursday, September 28, 2006: Mercy, mercy me (the ecology)

Monday, September 25, 2006: Saltzman on Tabor

Monday, September 25, 2006: Blame it on the Swiss franc

Sunday, September 24, 2006: Big time

Sunday, September 24, 2006: Tragicomedy

Saturday, September 23, 2006: For sale: Mount Tabor Park

Thursday, September 21, 2006: Wal-Mart throws its weight around again

Thursday, September 21, 2006: One-two punch

Wednesday, September 20, 2006: Potter serves up some Kool Aid

Tuesday, September 19, 2006: Your Tuesday afternoon coffee break reads

Tuesday, September 19, 2006: This stinker isn't going away

Monday, September 18, 2006: SoWhat -- it's costing us more than a billion

Monday, September 18, 2006: You are all so stupid

Sunday, September 17, 2006: No relation...

Saturday, September 16, 2006: Another one bites the dust

Friday, September 15, 2006: Because they care

Thursday, September 14, 2006: I'm sure it's a great deal for the taxpayers

Thursday, September 14, 2006: Memo to Homer

Wednesday, September 13, 2006: Show the love

Tuesday, September 12, 2006: Always the AOL

Tuesday, September 12, 2006: Sneak preview

Monday, September 11, 2006: Don't try this at home

Monday, September 11, 2006: This time won't you sing with me

Sunday, September 10, 2006: On the sunny side

Saturday, September 9, 2006: Ted reveals new revenue source for state police

Friday, September 8, 2006: The smell gets worse and worse

Thursday, September 7, 2006: Better get your chalupas now

Thursday, September 7, 2006: And the beat goes on

Wednesday, September 6, 2006: We can't let this stand!

Wednesday, September 6, 2006: The new streetcar board

Monday, September 4, 2006: Having it both ways

Thursday, August 31, 2006: It ain't Cheers

Wednesday, August 30, 2006: Hacked! (maybe)

Tuesday, August 29, 2006: When a story gets Gragged

Monday, August 28, 2006: The Linnton deal

Monday, August 28, 2006: Covenant House goes on my "do not give" list

Sunday, August 27, 2006: Maybe Saltzman will fly up and save you

Saturday, August 26, 2006: Think globally, blog locally

Saturday, August 26, 2006: More field burning shenanigans

Friday, August 25, 2006: You got that right

Friday, August 25, 2006: The latest on Saturday Market

Friday, August 25, 2006: How to destroy business goodwill with one sentence

Friday, August 25, 2006: On a brighter note

Thursday, August 24, 2006: Another reason to love Tom Potter

Wednesday, August 23, 2006: Score one for the good guys

Wednesday, August 23, 2006: Back in the O-zone

Tuesday, August 22, 2006: Perfectly legal

Monday, August 21, 2006: Two grouchy old guys commiserate

Monday, August 21, 2006: Saturday, in the park?

Sunday, August 20, 2006: Keepin' it real

Friday, August 18, 2006: My dad was right

Thursday, August 17, 2006: More PDC math: $48K per apartment

Thursday, August 17, 2006: Portland's future?

Thursday, August 17, 2006: The Wal-Mart card

Wednesday, August 16, 2006: Just what we need

Wednesday, August 16, 2006: Common sense at City Hall

Tuesday, August 15, 2006: Lawyers on welfare

Tuesday, August 15, 2006: Sten-detta

Tuesday, August 15, 2006: New accessory for your Dell laptop

Monday, August 14, 2006: True colors

Friday, August 11, 2006: Delta Airlines responds

Friday, August 11, 2006: Wal-Mart goes union

Tuesday, August 8, 2006: Notes from all over

Tuesday, August 8, 2006: Green Cab gets its medallion yanked

Tuesday, August 8, 2006: Funny Story of the Week

Monday, August 7, 2006: More SoWhat stinky cheese

Friday, August 4, 2006: $635 a square foot -- for an apartment in Portland

Friday, August 4, 2006: Can't buy me love

Tuesday, August 1, 2006: Portland: Let's waste some more money

Friday, July 28, 2006: Mmmmmm... molybdenum

Thursday, July 27, 2006: Gentlemen, start your engines

Tuesday, July 25, 2006: Gig of a lifetime

Monday, July 24, 2006: Another piece of the solution to the OHSU malpractice problem

Friday, July 21, 2006: More on the Fire Station non-move

Wednesday, July 19, 2006: The right call

Tuesday, July 18, 2006: Sonics sold, and it's OK

Monday, July 17, 2006: Your big chance

Monday, July 17, 2006: Another celebrity endorsement deal

Saturday, July 15, 2006: Amanda for PDC

Friday, July 14, 2006: Why I'll never give a nickel to Catholic Relief Services

Friday, July 14, 2006: Supremely Dumb Idea of the Year

Friday, July 14, 2006: It's official: Urban renewal has Portland strapped

Friday, July 14, 2006: Death of a landmark

Thursday, July 13, 2006: Full plate

Tuesday, July 11, 2006: We're gonna miss them

Tuesday, July 11, 2006: Slow turning

Monday, July 10, 2006: Old Town, old story

Friday, July 7, 2006: What's so special?

Friday, July 7, 2006: Simple solution for the OHSU liability cap

Friday, July 7, 2006: Movable scam

Thursday, July 6, 2006: March Madness '09, baby!

Thursday, July 6, 2006: Apple Computer to Portland planners: Forget it

Thursday, July 6, 2006: OHSU strikes out

Thursday, July 6, 2006: Randy gets religion

Wednesday, July 5, 2006: Appeal dismissed

Wednesday, July 5, 2006: A few real businesses left in Portland? We'll fix that...

Thursday, June 29, 2006: No matter how hopeless, no matter how far

Wednesday, June 28, 2006: Last licks on the auditor's PDC report

Thursday, June 22, 2006: PDC math: Property values

Tuesday, June 20, 2006: Top 10 Things Overheard at the OHSU President Interviews

Wednesday, June 14, 2006: Go for the dough in NoPo

Tuesday, June 13, 2006: PDC math: $384 million, 705 jobs

Thursday, June 8, 2006: You can't take a sharp picture of a fuzzy object

Tuesday, June 6, 2006: Two percent for Marx

Saturday, June 3, 2006: "We'll miss you Whac-A-Mole"

Saturday, June 3, 2006: Kahn job

Friday, June 2, 2006: Taxpayers, take a ride

Thursday, June 1, 2006: Cashing in on "smart growth"

Tuesday, May 30, 2006: We're from the city, and we're here to help you

Tuesday, May 30, 2006: Nominations

Thursday, May 25, 2006: Poor Ken Lay

Saturday, May 13, 2006: Any time of year, you can find it here

Friday, May 12, 2006: Can you hear me now?

Saturday, May 6, 2006: Ho-listic threads for your little ones

Thursday, May 4, 2006: Hot roaster

Friday, April 28, 2006: Portland City Hall: Better than Detroit or New Orleans

Thursday, April 27, 2006: It takes two

Saturday, April 15, 2006: Let them eat wi-fi

Thursday, April 13, 2006: Friends, Romans, countrymen

Wednesday, April 12, 2006: Shock and awe

Tuesday, April 4, 2006: OHSU files default notice on tram

Friday, March 31, 2006: Landlord to Paul Allen: (Yawn)

Thursday, March 30, 2006: Blazers sold!

Tuesday, March 28, 2006: Turning the screws on Saltzman

Sunday, March 26, 2006: Game report: Clippers 97, Blazers 83

Friday, March 24, 2006: Stronger than ipecac

Wednesday, March 22, 2006: Oops!

Wednesday, March 22, 2006: "Dirty money" at work

Wednesday, March 22, 2006: Follow the money

Tuesday, March 21, 2006: Meet the new boss

Monday, March 20, 2006: Another SoWhat scam

Thursday, March 16, 2006: Make room in the memorabilia box

Wednesday, March 15, 2006: True love never dies

Tuesday, March 14, 2006: To Steve Stadum -- Love, Fireman Randy

Tuesday, March 14, 2006: Packing the house on Tram Night?

Monday, March 13, 2006: Vote Sten and Saltzman -- for the children's sake

Friday, March 10, 2006: Ludicrous Paul Allen Quotation of the Day

Friday, March 10, 2006: A league of their own

Friday, March 10, 2006: Visioning the future

Thursday, March 9, 2006: The billionaire's new best friends

Tuesday, March 7, 2006: Radical cash-ectomy

Tuesday, March 7, 2006: View from up north

Monday, March 6, 2006: Get out your wallets

Sunday, March 5, 2006: A pitcher of Undertaker, please

Wednesday, March 1, 2006: The TurboTax defense

Tuesday, February 28, 2006: Questions about the aerial tram [rim shot]?

Tuesday, February 28, 2006: Father knows best

Monday, February 27, 2006: Something in the air

Sunday, February 26, 2006: Potter hospitalized

Thursday, February 16, 2006: The Tram That Would Not Die

Wednesday, February 15, 2006: Down by the river

Tuesday, February 14, 2006: They were warned

Friday, February 10, 2006: Read it yourself

Thursday, February 9, 2006: When condo-mania is a bust

Thursday, February 9, 2006: Pungle up, Homer

Tuesday, February 7, 2006: It's $6-a-pound asparagus! We're saved!

Monday, February 6, 2006: Ray of hope

Monday, February 6, 2006: Engine noise

Sunday, February 5, 2006: XL-ent

Friday, February 3, 2006: Urgent

Friday, February 3, 2006: Today's tram lie

Wednesday, February 1, 2006: New tram tab: $55 million -- or maybe more

Tuesday, January 31, 2006: Feed your head

Monday, January 30, 2006: Yes on the Portland income tax

Thursday, January 26, 2006: Smoke on the water

Wednesday, January 25, 2006: Good for a laugh

Wednesday, January 25, 2006: Guess whose fault it is today

Tuesday, January 24, 2006: That ain't Ovaltine

Tuesday, January 24, 2006: Perhaps the worm has turned

Monday, January 23, 2006: "And my heart will go on and on"

Friday, January 20, 2006: Book of the Week

Friday, January 20, 2006: Cha-ching

Thursday, January 19, 2006: Tram meltdown!

Wednesday, January 18, 2006: Bring March Madness to Portland

Wednesday, January 18, 2006: Is the aerial tram all about OHSU parking?

Tuesday, January 17, 2006: Get yer aerial tram quotes here

Monday, January 16, 2006: You talk about your conflicts of interest

Monday, January 16, 2006: Guess who's to blame for the tram

Friday, January 13, 2006: Amanda and the tram

Thursday, January 12, 2006: Ten I don't

Wednesday, January 11, 2006: 21st Century schizoid man

Tuesday, January 10, 2006: Grampy to baseball: Wonderful, thank you, now get lost

Wednesday, January 4, 2006: Columbia goes platinum

Tuesday, January 3, 2006: Lateral move

Thursday, December 29, 2005: The best of Portland

Friday, December 23, 2005: Real mistletoe

Tuesday, December 20, 2005: How to go to jail

Thursday, December 15, 2005: On with the show

Wednesday, December 14, 2005: Last call for Santa's monorail

Tuesday, December 13, 2005: Sky high

Thursday, December 8, 2005: Clip 'n' save

Monday, December 5, 2005: What to do now about PGE

Friday, December 2, 2005: Sounds good to me

Thursday, December 1, 2005: An open letter to Bruce Warner

Wednesday, November 30, 2005: Oh, to be a fly on the wall

Monday, November 28, 2005: Public to PDC: Leave Saturday Market alone

Sunday, November 27, 2005: Out on a limb

Saturday, November 26, 2005: Victor and vanquished

Friday, November 25, 2005: A whole new ballgame?

Sunday, November 20, 2005: Saturday Market move: A done deal?

Monday, November 7, 2005: All's well that ends well

Thursday, November 3, 2005: Public power in Portland -- what it would take

Tuesday, November 1, 2005: "Ham?! Did you say 'low-fat ham'?!"

Monday, October 31, 2005: Wyman walks

Wednesday, October 26, 2005: Black comedy at its finest

Wednesday, October 19, 2005: Coming soon to the electrical sockets in your home

Friday, October 14, 2005: Credit where credit is due

Monday, October 10, 2005: Why wait? Call now.

Sunday, September 25, 2005: Movin' on up

Tuesday, September 20, 2005: "They run you out"

Tuesday, September 20, 2005: Visioning Portland's future

Monday, September 19, 2005: Of sweeps and rugs

Thursday, September 8, 2005: If it's not "financially feasible," stay in California

Tuesday, August 30, 2005: Silly girl

Monday, August 29, 2005: More on the Alexan

Friday, August 26, 2005: Reading is fun

Friday, August 26, 2005: Half a story

Thursday, August 25, 2005: Where to begin?

Tuesday, August 23, 2005: The fat lady may not sing

Sunday, August 21, 2005: The drawing they don't want us to see

Friday, August 19, 2005: Sit back, relax and enjoy your flight

Sunday, August 14, 2005: Guess who?

Saturday, August 13, 2005: Phase III

Wednesday, August 10, 2005: Potter's right

Monday, August 1, 2005: Wiggle room

Thursday, July 28, 2005: Changing of the guard at Daimler-Chrysler

Thursday, July 28, 2005: Goodbye, Meier & Frank

Tuesday, July 26, 2005: You think we've got it bad

Monday, July 25, 2005: Filling the void

Monday, July 25, 2005: Tracy's gone

Sunday, July 24, 2005: Funny math

Thursday, July 21, 2005: Acquittals, mistrials for Enron broadband honchos

Monday, July 18, 2005: I had no idea

Monday, July 18, 2005: What the "creative class" needs

Tuesday, July 12, 2005: Encrypted message

Thursday, July 7, 2005: Oh my God! You're kidding!

Wednesday, July 6, 2005: An easy fix

Wednesday, July 6, 2005: Wal-Mart goes PC

Wednesday, July 6, 2005: Progress

Wednesday, June 29, 2005: Movin' on up

Wednesday, June 29, 2005: The winnah

Monday, June 27, 2005: City officials warming to Wal-Mart

Friday, June 24, 2005: For and against

Thursday, June 23, 2005: Sam and Than

Wednesday, June 22, 2005: Battle scene

Tuesday, June 21, 2005: Googling Kadri

Sunday, June 19, 2005: Tale of two papers

Friday, June 17, 2005: Where do I apply?

Friday, June 17, 2005: Here comes Wal-Mart

Wednesday, June 15, 2005: Same as it ever was

Monday, June 13, 2005: Tracy gets a timeout

Sunday, June 12, 2005: Oregon: Things look no different here

Friday, June 10, 2005: Sticking point

Wednesday, June 8, 2005: Jack squat

Wednesday, June 8, 2005: Too many books

Monday, June 6, 2005: More power to ya

Thursday, June 2, 2005: A guy I used to know

Thursday, June 2, 2005: Bi-polar

Thursday, June 2, 2005: A penny saved is $1.6 million paid to a rich guy

Wednesday, June 1, 2005: Reform, PDC-style

Sunday, May 29, 2005: Big Mike's got it right

Saturday, May 28, 2005: Follow your heart

Friday, May 27, 2005: It's only a matter of Wen

Wednesday, May 25, 2005: Of goose and gander

Tuesday, May 24, 2005: To arms!

Friday, May 13, 2005: I'm so glad we had this time together

Thursday, May 12, 2005: Take one tablet before voting, for ignorance

Monday, May 9, 2005: How unappealing

Thursday, May 5, 2005: PDC meltdown!

Monday, May 2, 2005: Audio Cheez Whiz

Monday, May 2, 2005: Paging Mayor Potter

Friday, April 29, 2005: Wu Wu Wu Wu Wu

Monday, April 25, 2005: Lambs to the slaughter

Monday, April 25, 2005: Before you hit "send"...

Saturday, April 23, 2005: Write on

Friday, April 22, 2005: How about some real "governance"?

Wednesday, April 20, 2005: The first thing we do, let's pay all the lawyers

Monday, April 18, 2005: The unasked question

Tuesday, April 12, 2005: That time again

Sunday, April 10, 2005: Guess what's back?

Thursday, April 7, 2005: Frightening thoughts

Monday, April 4, 2005: Eventually?

Wednesday, March 30, 2005: This one could get away

Friday, March 25, 2005: Going sterile

Wednesday, March 23, 2005: Being of sound mind, I hereby leave my spam files to Lars Larson

Sunday, March 20, 2005: Podcasting update

Saturday, March 19, 2005: New neighbor

Sunday, March 13, 2005: Now hear this

Friday, March 11, 2005: My plan to buy PGE

Thursday, March 10, 2005: So now what?

Thursday, March 10, 2005: Prognostication

Wednesday, March 9, 2005: Hangin' in there

Tuesday, March 8, 2005: He strove for perfection

Saturday, March 5, 2005: You're not fooling this guy

Friday, March 4, 2005: Dear Mayor Potter

Thursday, March 3, 2005: Are the Blazers up for sale?

Thursday, February 17, 2005: It's the same old song

Tuesday, February 15, 2005: I blame Larry

Friday, February 11, 2005: Good news and bad news

Friday, February 11, 2005: Onward and upward

Wednesday, February 2, 2005: One shoe dropping

Tuesday, February 1, 2005: One out of every five property tax dollars

Monday, January 31, 2005: Let me make myself perfectly clear

Thursday, January 27, 2005: Potter stands alone

Tuesday, January 25, 2005: It's not just about process

Saturday, January 22, 2005: Weekend update

Friday, January 21, 2005: When to say when

Friday, January 14, 2005: Blog-ola

Friday, January 14, 2005: Move along, folks, nothing to see here

Thursday, January 13, 2005: Sign 'em up

Wednesday, January 12, 2005: Stinkers

Friday, January 7, 2005: Urlameme and me

Monday, January 3, 2005: Y not

Monday, December 13, 2004: Skeletons in the closet

Saturday, December 11, 2004: Big-time news

Friday, December 10, 2004: The tax you have proposed is no longer in service

Friday, December 10, 2004: A streetcar named Liability

Thursday, December 9, 2004: On the flip side

Saturday, December 4, 2004: The latest celebrity paternity scandal

Tuesday, November 30, 2004: An old friend's passing away

Monday, November 29, 2004: While I was out

Wednesday, November 24, 2004: A couple of followups

Friday, November 19, 2004: It's not just the Jail Blazers

Tuesday, November 16, 2004: Good readin'

Saturday, November 13, 2004: The name game

Saturday, November 13, 2004: They're not listening

Thursday, November 11, 2004: What's that smell?

Wednesday, November 10, 2004: In dysfunctional arena news...

Wednesday, November 3, 2004: What's down, Doc?

Tuesday, November 2, 2004: Where ya been for 12 years, Mayor?

Friday, October 29, 2004: Is this for real?

Friday, October 29, 2004: Do the right thing

Sunday, October 24, 2004: Cha-ching

Wednesday, October 20, 2004: The power of the Atkins diet

Saturday, October 16, 2004: Pee-you

Friday, October 8, 2004: Maybe on 34

Wednesday, October 6, 2004: Small world

Wednesday, October 6, 2004: Garbage in

Sunday, October 3, 2004: Outside in

Sunday, October 3, 2004: Y'all miss me?

Tuesday, September 21, 2004: Vermin

Thursday, September 16, 2004: Endangered species

Tuesday, September 7, 2004: Randy's right

Saturday, August 28, 2004: Interesting New Blog of the Month

Saturday, August 21, 2004: Mack the Knife

Friday, August 20, 2004: Roll on

Tuesday, June 29, 2004: Banned from the Portland zoo

Friday, June 18, 2004: Lousy Scam of the Day

Tuesday, June 15, 2004: Work to do

Sunday, June 6, 2004: Drive south

Tuesday, May 25, 2004: Ding dong, the boondoggle's dead

Saturday, May 15, 2004: National spotlight

Wednesday, May 12, 2004: Filling Neil's shoes

Tuesday, April 27, 2004: Follow the money

Tuesday, April 20, 2004: Who controls the PDC?

Sunday, April 18, 2004: He read my mind

Wednesday, April 7, 2004: Hurts so good

Friday, April 2, 2004: Dial Rangoon 7-7500

Saturday, March 13, 2004: Special edition

Saturday, March 6, 2004: Fondue-forked tongue

Sunday, February 15, 2004: Dissenting opinion

Thursday, February 12, 2004: And she's buying a stairway to heaven

Friday, February 6, 2004: You are where you eat

Tuesday, February 3, 2004: Political question

Friday, December 19, 2003: Bush: He loves dreamers

Thursday, December 18, 2003: A-Bandoning common sense

Saturday, December 6, 2003: The other Bonzi

Sunday, November 23, 2003: Defector

Sunday, November 23, 2003: Chron-Neil-ogy

Wednesday, November 19, 2003: On a roll

Wednesday, November 19, 2003: The PGE Deal

Tuesday, November 18, 2003: PGE sold -- to Goldschmidt!!!

Friday, November 14, 2003: They give me gas

Sunday, November 9, 2003: Swearing off Safeway

Thursday, November 6, 2003: Tualatin 140, Portland 0

Wednesday, November 5, 2003: My favorite Republican

Friday, October 31, 2003: Neil is down on the PUD

Saturday, October 18, 2003: Birds of a feather

Tuesday, October 14, 2003: Dime a dozen

Friday, October 3, 2003: Travel news

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

Sunday, July 27, 2003: Cough, cough

Saturday, July 12, 2003: See your 20, raise you 20

Friday, July 11, 2003: I can handle rejection

Thursday, July 10, 2003: More good news

Thursday, June 26, 2003: Supreme Court Lite

Tuesday, June 24, 2003: Success story

Sunday, June 22, 2003: Sign o' the (bad) times

Thursday, June 12, 2003: Brownout

Tuesday, June 3, 2003: Cosi fan tutte

Tuesday, June 3, 2003: "Insider," out

Sunday, June 1, 2003: Hit me

Monday, May 5, 2003: Across the great divide

Thursday, May 1, 2003: Scandal hits home

Wednesday, April 30, 2003: Sleaze to the max

Monday, April 28, 2003: I thought the city was broke

Friday, April 25, 2003: Speaking of white elephants

Thursday, April 24, 2003: Real livability

Monday, April 14, 2003: Good old boys

Saturday, April 12, 2003: Party on

Tuesday, April 8, 2003: Play ball

Friday, April 4, 2003: Learning to like the Gov

Wednesday, April 2, 2003: Me and Erik down by the schoolyard

Friday, March 28, 2003: Salem's priorities

Tuesday, March 25, 2003: One down, one to go, one too late

Sunday, March 23, 2003: Celebrity alert

Thursday, March 20, 2003: In other news

Monday, March 17, 2003: Civics made easy

Friday, March 14, 2003: Going once, going twice

Tuesday, March 11, 2003: Here's an idea

Sunday, March 2, 2003: Minting phrases, not mincing words

Monday, February 24, 2003: Land use alert!

Thursday, February 20, 2003: Veddy interrresting

Tuesday, February 18, 2003: Stop the insanity

Sunday, February 16, 2003: In case you haven't heard

Saturday, February 15, 2003: Your Saturday reading

Friday, February 14, 2003: Bachelor supper

Thursday, February 13, 2003: Science experiment

Wednesday, February 12, 2003: Who wants to be a millionaire?

Monday, February 10, 2003: Yes, we have no bananas

Monday, February 3, 2003: Blogging bummed

Wednesday, January 8, 2003: Photo op

Sunday, December 22, 2002: Music to my ears

Wednesday, December 18, 2002: How thoughtful

Sunday, December 15, 2002: Point of clarification

Thursday, December 12, 2002: More on the Burnside plan

Saturday, December 7, 2002: Free market follies

Monday, December 2, 2002: Spam on paper

Friday, November 29, 2002: In the mailbox

Tuesday, November 19, 2002: A complete and total bust

Tuesday, November 12, 2002: Just in time for the holidays

Friday, November 8, 2002: That's our guy

Wednesday, November 6, 2002: Election final

Tuesday, November 5, 2002: Election results so far

Friday, November 1, 2002: I know the guy this place was named after

Tuesday, October 29, 2002: And the hits just keep on comin'

Tuesday, October 29, 2002: But she takes the cake

Saturday, October 26, 2002: And I think to myself, "This blows"

Wednesday, October 23, 2002: Credit where due

Thursday, October 17, 2002: Go get 'em

Thursday, October 17, 2002: Coming to their senses

Friday, October 11, 2002: Funny you should ask

Thursday, October 10, 2002: Do that holiday shopping

Thursday, October 3, 2002: Martha, my dear

Tuesday, October 1, 2002: Just what we don't need now

Sunday, September 29, 2002: Delta blues

Friday, August 30, 2002: Ask your doctor about it

Thursday, August 29, 2002: Bizarre Idea of the Week

Friday, August 16, 2002: This just in from Mayor Vera Katz

Wednesday, August 7, 2002: What are they smoking?

Thursday, August 1, 2002: Rinky dink

Saturday, July 27, 2002: As if I had a twin

Friday, July 26, 2002: Ugly, ugly, ugly

Tuesday, July 23, 2002: Scary thought for the day

Tuesday, July 23, 2002: Sounds right to me

Saturday, July 13, 2002: Ticketbastards

Thursday, July 11, 2002: Blimp bliss

Wednesday, July 10, 2002: Top 10 George W. Bush Strategies to Improve Corporate Ethics

Monday, July 8, 2002: The real downside of the tram

In Vino Veritas

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
Beaulieu, Georges De Latour Cabernet 1995
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, La Paulée, 2006
Woodbridge, Chardonnay
Paranga, Kir-Yianni 2005
L. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Rose 2007
Newman's Own, Cabernet 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley Merlot 2005
Monte Antico, Toscana Red 2006
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Vins Auvigne, Macon-Fuisse 2007
Vina Gormaz, Tempranillo 2007
Chandon, Brut Classic
Dom Martinho, Tinto 2005
Chateau St. Jean, Cabernet, California 2007
Kirkland, Napa Cabernet 2007
Revelry, The Reveler, 2007
Joseph Drouhin, Chablis 2006
Altos Las Hormigas, Mendoza Malbec 2008
Alodio, Ribeira Sacra Mencia 2007
Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2008
Kiona, Lemberger 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley Merlot 2005
Gloria Ferrer, Sonoma Brut
Kirkland, Napa Valley Meritage 2006
Abacela, Tempranillo 2006
Woodward Canyon, Columbia Valley Red
Santa Margherita, Pinot Grigio 2007
Mas Donis Barrica, Celler de Capcanes Red, 2005
Three Rivers, Merlot 2006
Raptor Ridge, Pinot Gris 2008
Lezaun, Rosado, Navarra
Lezaun, Red, Navarra
Hedges, Three Vineyards, Red Mountain 2005
Raptor Ridge, Pinot Gris 2008
Vega Sindoa, Cabernet-Tempranillo 2006
Inama, Soave Classico 2007
Alois Lageder, Lagrein Rosato 2008
Broglia, Gavi 2007
Marqués de Cáceres, Rioja Rose 2008
Spaltagna, Riserva Pinot Noir 2008
Portuga, Rose 2008
Warre's Warrior Port
Lange, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Guiraud, Le G, 2007
Falset, Garnacha Rose, Montsant 2006
Castello di Bossi, Chianti Classico 2004
Domaine Chandon, Pinot Noir, La Riviere Sonoma 2006
Brazin, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi 2006
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2006
Casillero del Diablo, Cabernet 2007
Gentil Hugel, Alsace 2006
Mesoneros de Castilla, Ribero del Duero, Rosado 2008
Cor, Momentum 2007
Santa Margherita, Pinot Grigio 2006
Rubico, Lacrima di Morro d'Alba 2007
Gilstrap Brothers, Reserve Merlot 2003
Conundrum 2007
Chandler Reach, 36 Red
Santa Rita, Reserve Cabernet 2005
Marietta, Old Vine Red Lot 47
L'Ecole No. 41, Recess Red 2006
Dom Martinho, Red 2004
Beaulieu, Georges Latour 1994
Caymus, Cabernet 1995
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2005
Bergevin Lane, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2005
Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Lavieres 2003
David Hill, Reserve Merlot, Rogue Valley 2006
Educated Guess, Cabernet 2006
Maquis Lien, Red 2005
Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2007
David Hill, Farmhouse White
Robert Mondavi Solaire, Cabernet 2005
Castello Monaci, Liante, Salice Salentino 2006
Ricardo Santos, Malbec 2006
Quinta da Espiga, Tinto 2006
Charles Smith, Holy Cow Merlot 2006
Charles Smith, Boom Boom Syrah 2006
Charles Smith, The Honorable Pinot Gris 2007
Santa Rita, Cabernet Reserva 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2007
Gloria, Douro, Tinto 2002
Bogle, Petite Sirah Port, Clarksburg 2005
Cardwell Hill, Pinot Noir 2004
Silkwood, Red Duet Cabernet-Syrah 2004
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006, 2007
Osborne, Solaz 2004
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Reserva 2005
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill, Shiraz Cabernet 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2004
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Hannah Nicole, Red 2004
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2005
Protocolo, Red 2005
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2006
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1996
Kirkland, Roogle Shiraz 2004
Garda, Classico Chiaretto
A to Z, Oregon Pinot Gris 2005
I Giusti & Zanza, Nemorino 2006
Treana, Marsanne-Viognier, Central Coast 2005
Fife, Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2005

The Occasional Book

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: 0
At this date last year: 0
Total run in 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269