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Saturday, November 21
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Think about it Bob: Proper use of Ross Island is as wildlife sanctuary
In a letter to the City of Portland recently, Robert Pamplin complained that the City of Portland wasn’t moving fast enough on approving his offer to donate his toxic waste dump in the lagoon on Ross Island. Be careful what you ask for. If it were me, Bob, I’d go one step forward and
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Liberal and good-hearted, Ruth Adkins is a slam-dunk in race for Portland School Board
On April 30th I had the privilege of sitting on a media panel as part of the Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. Voters Forum. Challenger Ruth Adkins and incumbent Doug Morgan had a healthy debate on many of the issues.
The panel posed several tough questions to the candidates. What would they look
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What's the cure for Restless Wallet Syndrome?
Has this ever happened to you, gentlemen? It's nighttime. You're in your easy chair. A blue light gently glows in the background. You're sitting in your living room, trying to get past the third page in your novel, when a strange sensation occurs.
A vibration from your back pocket (that isn't
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Surplus Sears Armory attracts considerable attention from community
There has been considerable interest by the community in the Sgt. Jerome Sears Armory on Southwest 25th and Multnomah Boulevard, recently declared surplus by the U.S. Department of Defense.
According to Sheila Greenlaw-Fink of Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH), the Portland
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Plastic corn cups at Market of Choice not necessarily the best choice
I purchased an iced espresso drink on a 90 degree day last month at the Market of Choice on Terwilliger Boulevard and Taylors Ferry Road. The drink was served in something called a compostable corn cup. This is nice, I thought, buying something plastic made out of corn instead of petroleum.
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