Which side of the tracks might one look to avoid her?

When it comes to renaming Portland streets, Tonya Harding is much more appropriate and relevant than is Cezar Chavez. Tonya Harding was from the area, and was a champion ice-skater. Cezar Chavez wasn't from Oregon, never lived here, and never did anything for the City of Portland.

I'm surprised none of the Sam Adams apologists haven't already renamed a street for His Royal Hindness Sam Adams.

Maybe it's because they know that the second wind got out on that, a city-wide riot would ensue.

I'm with you, Frank!

And I think Portland's Athletic White Trash Female (AWTF) population should run with this idea!!!

I bet if you went by global name recognition, Tonya Harding is the only person from Oregon since Bill Walton to make a dent.
Looking back, I'd say it was Lewis and Clark, Bill Walton and Tonya Harding. That's it, unless of course, you count Big Foot. Maybe D. B. Cooper, but can you be famous if we don't really know who you were?
Some would mention Bob Packwood, but he's an example of a huge story with no legs. Wait, let me rephrase that. Oh, never mind.

Tonya is the real thing as far as
fame. Tonya jokes are still occasionally made on late night television, so she is right there with Bill Clinton and OJ in the vast planetary pantheon.
Sure, girlfriend was a mess, but she did it up big. Incidentally, I've met her before and she's amazingly tiny for such a ruckus. And it was a huge deal. Let's not forget, after she rocked the world with the Portland shenanigans, she took the whole traveling circus to the Olympics.

I get paid to gauge the magnitude of a news event. If the Balloon Boy was a level one - a story that sinks faster than the balloon - Tonya was a million. Tonya was a rocket ship. Her story went so high, that it's in orbit where it will remain long after we are all gone.

My advice to the dumb asses in charge is to milk this like Forks, Washington is milking the Twilight/ Full Moon craze. Those people may be the only ones who ever sucked blood from a vampire. We should learn.

The smart thing would be to rename the Portlandia statue after Tonya. Lose the weird spear, give her a cigarette and a bottle of Bud and call it good.

The tram isn't getting it done. Rename Portlandia, "Tonya" - we'd finally have that iconic tourist attraction we've been promised.

Don't forget the hub cap she threw at a boyfriend....in her other hand.

Remaking Portlandia in the image of Tonya? I'd vote for that!

cigarette, bottle of Bud and a hub cap!

Now your talking epic historical vista here!

The hand with the spear - bottle of Bud. The hand reaching down? Hubcap.
Maybe mount the hubcap out over
the sidewalk like she just tossed it at the people below.
Oh yeah, and between her and hubcap: Motion lines made of neon lights so Randy would get onboard.

Bud, or Pabst?