Almost Live: Blazers vs. Nuggets: They Call it the Streak!
[December 21st 7:09pm] Well hello. Trimet hates me. Holiday shoppers almost made me mis tip-off. This is unacceptable. But the crowd here at the (Your Name HereTM) Rose Garden is helping to cheer me up. I know last week my FuturebloggingTM was a bit disappointing, so le... Giusto Drops the "R" Word
[December 21st 2:08pm] News is out that Multnomah County Sheriff Bernie Giusto is considering retiring before his term is up on Dec. 31, 2010. At a meeting with Giusto this morning, Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler says Giusto mentioned he's thinking of retirin... BRO Hires New Director: Jeana Frazzini to Helm Gay Rights Group
[December 21st 2:03pm] Well, that was quick. Just got off the phone with Karynn Fish, spokesperson for Basic Rights Oregon. Even though BRO's last executive director, John Hummel, departed his post just last Thursday, the board has already picked his successor. ... American History Zzzz: National Treasure: Book of Secrets Reviewed
[December 20th 4:10pm] Why, yes, it's another movie screened for critics after WW press deadlines. Like Charlie Wilson's War, it addresses American politics. Unlike Charlie Wilson's War, it is mind-bogglingly stupid. National Treasure: Book of Secrets Director John ... Potter's Wife Sho's Support
[December 20th 3:49pm] Among the more notable notables who've lined up behind Sho Dozono's likely mayoral candidacy: Karin Hansen, wife of Mayor Tom Potter. (That's the couple at last year's Macy's parade.) Hansen confirmed to WWire that she posted the following message... Sam Adams could use some spelling lessons. Maybe his education endorsers could help.
[December 20th 3:38pm] In a press release this week to show off mayoral candidate Sam Adams' education bona fides, Adams listed quite a long list of endorsements. The header on his press release is Portland will succeed as a city only if our public schools are s... ALMOST LIVE: Blazers V. Raptors: Nine in a Row!
[December 19th 7:11pm] Arright, arright, I'm not going to live blog this game, the way some alt-weekly music writers do on a regular basis. I'm not a live-blogging kinda guy. I'm more of a far-after-the-fact blogger. There's a game to watch, after all. But I'll offer the o... More Changes at Oregon Health News
[December 19th 6:34pm] Just over a year ago, the founding editor-in-chief of Oregon Health News, Diane Lund-Muzikant, left the investigative trade journal saying she was fired. (The dispute is detailed here in "Surgical Strike".) Lund-Muzikant eventually sued the orga... New Bike Plates
[December 19th 2:30pm] As a cyclist, I was excited to read today that Oregon's new Share The Road license plate would be available Jan. 2. That is, until I actually saw it. The plate, which is available for $10 every two years, is pretty darn simple and unattract... It's a Party! Tahni Holt's Party Saturday, Dec. 22
[December 19th 1:28pm] Although we went to the trouble of highlighting the cool dance project local choreographer Tahni Holt is working on as the South Waterfront Artist in Residence for December '07 a while back in a wweek.com post (check it out here) we accidentally omi... Return to Sorkinland: Charlie Wilson's War Reviewed
[December 19th 12:55pm] Talk about your bad timing: Charlie Wilson's War, the most anticipated holiday movie within WW offices, screened for critics just one hour after our press deadline. But that didn't stop Aaron Mesh from dashing off a review: Charlie Wilson's War ... Academy Ignored -- A Little Less
[December 19th 11:49am] Portland Public Schools Superintendent Carole Smith has responded to some of the complaints from students and parents at the John H. Johnson Leadership Academy for Young Men at Jefferson High School (see "Academy Ignored", WW, Dec. 5, 2007). T...

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