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It kinda irks me that he is using straight privilege to attend a church he claims to disagree with. I doubt my partner and I could similarly attend this church.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
It sounds like the neolibs have hijacked the Democratic Party in Oregon.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I know many practicing Catholics who attend Mass regularly that reject the Catholic Church’s teachings on birth control and homosexuality…just to name two. Each individual has the capacity to embrace spiritual beliefs without feeling beholden to what a human contrived Church tells them they should or should not do in their daily lives. I say good for Jules. I have never met him but I am impressed with his reported intellectual curiosity and rigor. I think he is demonstrating the capacity a Mayor needs to be strong in his convictions while being secure enough in his being to nuance the black and white choices a Mayor confronts on a daily basis.	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0.2	0
For that kind of money they could build new schools, but let's not forget PPS would blow that amount. It would be another Columbia River Crossing, with redistricting to add to the problem. Vote as often as you can, and vote NO.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don: I usually try to ignore your posts. However, with this one I will make an exception. I'm an "old-fashioned" Democrat and find some of the "party line" positions disturbing. As I say, I don't fit into today's Oregon Democrati Party very well. The idea of using tax dollars to underwrite an elitist event such as the IAAF meet disgusts me. The assertion that spending 10 million or more dollars a day for nine days will reap benefits for "all the state" is laughable......oh, wait..not so laughable when Party leaders are actually promoting it.......with,of course, a projected 25 million coming from tax payers. You may call them "neolibs".....that's a nebulus term and might mean different things to different people. I've coined a term which, to me, describes them..Demoplutocrats. My Dad was a 30 year "pin" Teamster (Local # 683 San Diego) and I've been a "Roosevelt" Democrat since I was a kid. ...... often, today, it seems that heritage is ignored by Oregon' s Party leaders.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finally someone is speaking up against the rich and powerful Ainsworth Spanish Immersion (ASI) syndicate. These ASI people are the biggest hypocrites. The fact is that ASI has the fewest minorities and poor families of all the Spanish immersion programs in Portland, by far. The ASI Spanish speakers are mostly rich white Hispanic families, who are now claiming to be part of the historically underserved population. This is an abomination. ASI has become a place for rich white kids to learn Spanish while also using public funding. ASI have orchestrated a campaign to show how they are being "segregated". They've brought in ringers, had people put on fake accents, every disingenuous argument that they could come up with, all so that the program does not have to move to another building less than 3 miles away. Moving the program would open it up to more poor families of color, but ASI would rather abandon the program than allow this. That is the real injustice here. Somos egoistas.	0.5	0	0.1	0	0.4	0.3	0.1
Exactly. And getting Light Rail traffic to the 'Couv is very likely to be a good thing!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I am a former Ainsworth SI parent and have not commented on any message boards, anywhere, until this article. I find the carefully crafted language to be incredibly divisive. Although I take issue with most of this article, I will limit my remarks to two points:1) Of course any parent is going to do what is in their child's best interest. Starting a non profit that funds interns and benefits a large group of students (Ainsworth, West Sylvan and Lincoln) is vital! Why can't the community side do the the same? What is stopping them? They could fund teaching interns for their classrooms, just as Apoyemos has done. 2) A few years ago a SI family spearheaded a funding effort for a new playground at Ainsworth. Funds came in from both community and SI. However, not enough funds were raised. Instead of abandoning the project all together the SI family, who no longer had kids at Ainsworth by the time the playground was complete, added their own money to complete the project to benefit all!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gomer: Why are you calling me "Don"?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Excellent piece. People don't realize that it is ultimately the consumer who is pinched by these so-called business-only taxes; they are more or less pass-thru charges that hurt businesses (impairing their ability to compete with companies not exposed to the same taxes), workers (when costs of being in business go up, companies lay off workers), and consumers who pay higher prices for the same stuff as they did before. Enough is enough. Perhaps the hostile tax environment may be part of the reason that the economy is so services oriented in Oregon. A lot of the Fortune 500 companies have left. The problem with such a services-oriented economy is that it is not very flexible. So, when economic downturns come around every 8 years, or so, the Oregon and other services-oriented economies (e.g. Arizona) is hit harder than the national average; a lot of the money used to pay for those services is sourced from discretionary income. In recessions, people have less discretionary consumption.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vancouver will suffer economic repercussions because employers and employees don't want to settle somewhere that takes hours of sitting in traffic each day to get to work verse Beaverton were you can jump the max. Young talented people want to live in Portland cause its hip and walk-able. Think how great the new water front could be with light rail access, the whole downtown could be revitalized bringing more jobs and tax income, I doubt a new highway bridge could have the same effect.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nuance black and white choices? Thank you for today's oxymoron.	0.166667	0	0	0	0	0.166667	0
Sean Miller belongs in the P12 COY discussion given that he lost Ray Smith to injury before the season started, Kaleb Tarczewski missed 8 games to injury, and Allonzo Trier missed 7 games to injury. Also, there's too much discussion about Altman exceeding expectations, without any mention that Oregon's expectations were based on Dylan Ennis starting at point guard. Altman is exceeding expectations, and then some.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
We should definitely preserve Kesey Square as a public space. The question is how. At a minimum, the space to the south (currently occupied by the rug store) should be included so that afternoon sunlight could get into the space. I get the attraction of development, but at most, the space should be partially enclosed so that year-round food and retail establishments could operate successfully. The space should be able to be opened up for small concerts, films, and gatherings during the summer. Mike McFadden's ideas could readily be incorporated into such a design. We have great architects in town. Let's make sure that the benefits to the public are considered AT LEAST as much as the financial bottom line.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Are these free range crickets?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Some of these guys may have been hard working family men who had some legitimate beefs about grazing rights and other issues. And if they did some kind of "sit-in", picket line, even chain themselves to gates or something, I may be sympathetic to what they had to say. But when you come in ARMED and take over a public wildlife refuge, visited by hundreds of law abiding, tax paying citizens (who through their duly elected government, basically own the place) then you have gone too far and deserve to be arrested, tried, and sentenced.	0.166667	0.166667	0	0	0	0	0.166667
"When it’s not empty and forlorn, it’s a hangout for people who make it an unappealing place to have a cup of coffee or a slice of pizza." In other words, poor people. As long as the intent is to get rid of them, this is naked class warfare. They have as much right as anyone else to be in any public space. The City Manager, with the tacit consent of the City Council, has already removed every bench in downtown where people could sit without paying money. Tables and chairs were removed from Kesey Square, making it as unfriendly to the public as possible. A low wall across the street that people used to sit on was removed. Improve the space to make it more friendly and attractive, but don't build anything on it.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Back in the 80s light rail was submitted to the people as going across the I 205 bridge! All of the land was set aside specifically for the light rail. No more land is needed to be purchased to go from Portland airport, across the 205 bridge, up to the Clark County fairgrounds. Once the light rail is finished being built on 205 it would clear up traffic congestion, to be able to then build a new I-5 bridge without being so detrimental to traffic. Instead the lawmakers want to build across the I-5, so that their property investor friends (who purchased all of the land on I-5) can reap the benefits!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The fact of the matter is that the rider should of expected a citation for the infraction of either reckless driving, eluding, or the attempt of, and or speeding. What he didn't and shouldn't have expected was to be hit from behind, and then basically assaulted by a kick to the chest, after having to pick himself up from the roadway. The officer in question lost control of the situation, something we pay him for as a professional to gain and maintain, lost his temper, and basically assaulted a fellow citizen, dispensing some roadside justice. In the end he was not only rewarded, he was advanced in his career, and transferred to a more prestigious position, and we as taxpayers pick up the tab for such behavior.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25.9 cents a gallon when I filled my first car. Kid came out filled the tank, washed widows front and back, check the radiator, checked the tires, and gave me S&H green stamps....and sometimes a free plate or glass...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I would urge voters not to approve another construction bond until we have seen a finished product from the first bond. Roosevelt in particular has had a lot of controversy in getting that school up and out of the ground.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LOL!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig, light rail DOES NOT RELIEVE CONGESTION - NEVER HAS< NEVER WILL. It carries less than one lane of traffic worth of people at many times the cost. It is a TOY TRAIN, not real transportation. Why don't you explain why people will walk 1/4 mile to a bus stop, wait 5 min, then transfer to a train, wait another 5 minutes in a bad neighborhood to transfer to the second bus that drops you off 1/4 mile from your destination. Traveling to work by transit takes, on average, twice the time of driving. Light rail costs over five times the cost of a car. http://www.debunkingportland.com/commutetime.htmlhttp://www.debunkingportland.com/cost_of_max.html Light rail's ONLY purpose is as an excuse to shower money on cronies to build high density housing. BTW, Trimet routinely lies about construction being on time and on budget. http://www.debunkingportland.com/transit.html	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perhaps it is time to split Portland Public schools into several smaller districts. West Portland Schools, Other Side of the River schools.....	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam, why if you really waste all of that time, why don't you take the current bus? It is twice as fast as the light rail will be. See: ttp://www.nolightrail.com/ BTW, light rail promoters lie: http://www.stoppinglightrail.com/cannot_be_trusted.html	0.166667	0	0	0	0.166667	0	0
Thank you!!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sorry Jules, you just lost my vote. Not allowing women to lead from the stage is a form of misogyny. And while I allow that this church and belief may bring comfort and community, it doesn't say much about your critical thinking skills. And I say this as one who used to believe the same theology and attend the same churches.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
That 205 light rail myth has been around since before it opened. It's still a myth.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
But our Legislature doesn't want to incarcerate for these 'minor' crimes; it's too expensive. They prefer to continue 'catch-and-release' until firearms or actual bodily injury occurs. They have many more important things to spend the taxpayers money on...like track meets, for example.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FYI, all of the days of the week are off in this article.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
must we go through this again....... BTW: here's the definition of a "gomer"....Medical slang for a patient who "has lost--often through age--what goes into being a human being" (quote from Samuel Shem's "The House Of God"). Typically an old demented noncommunicative patient. Stands for "Get Out Of My Emergency Room". I'm an older fellow (73), however, I like to think I'm still in possession of all (OK, most) of my faculties. So, if you can manage it, I'd prefer not to be called "gomer." It's an unnecessary insult and, additionally, uses a reference to unfortunate individuals to do so. Again I state, if you're not D.R., you certainly have mastered his style of communication.....BTW: that's not a compliment.	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
According to B_Carfree, there is no such thing as an 'accident' when a motor vehicle is involved.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
never mind motley	0.1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0
Probably corn-feed at the feed lot.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
So just to be clear , you chose as beer of the year a beer that no one can buy and taste to judge for themselves?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yeah, and they can also be baked in a solar oven.	0	0	0	0	0	0.166667	0
Light rail itself is not a scam! Spending 7x's the amount to go from Delta Park to Clark College instead of from PDX up I-205 to the Clark County Fairgrounds is what is the scam! Another fact that prohibits its construction is the statistics that once light rail has been built ... crime rates along the light rail routes increase! Inner city youth have traveled out to Gresham and Hilsboro to commit their crimes and still be back home for dinner! Increase crime prevention and that could help increase support for light rail ... oh, did I say something racist? NO! I said something against criminals! If you think all criminals are from one race ... THEN YOU ARE THE RACIST!	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0.1	0
Antigapper--"It takes me 45 minutes total," ME --- TAKE THE BUS - it is only 15 min! Light rail takes 30 min from the Expo center (probably why you drive to Killingsworth instead of the Expo center.) see: http://www.nolightrail.com/	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maybe the OSP should contact the Oregon DOJ and get some tips on lawsuits, like the suit the state has spent $6.6 million on (so far) over the failed Cover Oregon health insurance exchange portal.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
you people should really watch the things you say this lady was my really good friends mother and the hurtful comments need to just stop. she didnt do meth and had been off heroine for awile the information was out dated and frankly nobodys business so how about we keep our comments to ourselves if it has to do with her personal life and what she did in the past. we've all got a history and even those of you that act all holyer than thou need to check themselves at the door because im sure you just never got caught! nobodys perfect not even you!!!! prayers to you and your family Willy keep your head up and dont pay any attention to these losers.....love you man	0.2	0	0	0	0.3	0	0
The editorial uses the descriptives "empty, forlorn, and unappealing" for a reason...those words aptly describe that corner. When you say don't build on it but make it more attractive you're still going to have a corner that for most of the time will serve no purpose other than to have folks gather to do exactly what? Let's face it, most folks are not going to go downtown and just "stand around" on a street corner when a vastly superior environment of park blocks is a stones throw away...you know, park blocks with tress and benches and an ambiance conducive to just being outside and relaxing. There is just no logical imperative to keep a key intersection in the center of the city open for folks to "hang out"...it's an intersection and definitely not a park and it has only been a blackeye for 'lo these many years...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
My dad worked with the Sheriffs office at the time and he also spent time at the planning sessions. He was one of the first to speak out about the underhanded techniques used to annex the east side of Portland. If you think that light rail was not 'planned' on going up I-205 can you explain the large gap between the north and southbound lanes (all the way up past Salmon Creek) and the land that has been sitting vacant (but owned by C-Tran) along the corridor? The lands sitting vacant were for parking structures at the light rail stops and some of them have already been built! The only thing that has prevented the I-205 build is the attempts to help the property investors (along the planned I-5 route) to recoup their investment funds! Greed has stopped the 205 light rail! Enough money has been spent on Planning Review Boards and surveys to have finished that route and have been working on a new I-5 bridge!	0.111111	0	0	0	0	0	0
o.k. i get it! the politicians and business people of portland are the new cowboys. round 'em up, herd 'em up RAWHIDE!! I AM HOMELESS and am hopelessly torn by decisionwise as to whether or not i would prefer to live in a parking garage or save a few bucks to book a room at the GULAG INN up the street. i also noticed that the MAYORS TOOLBOX didn't seem to include rent paying income provided through gainful employment. correct me if i missed something. adding to this is the fact that the only people unaware of all the public forums concerning homelessness are, in fact, the homeless. and no folks, camping out for one night in various parts of the city far away from actual homeless encampments wasn't exactly an enlightened method of "LIVING THE EXPERIENCE". TAKE TWO?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clark County developers are expecting Portland to take the full traffic load of proposed "Free" bridges. Heres what Portland would be expected to do. Support car only free bridges. Give in to expansion of I-5, 84 and into new sensitive areas. They expect you to ride more Bike and Rail so they can pack in the "all car" bridge traffic. They expect you to accommodate unlimited sprawl in Clark County's suburbs so a few developers can make money without restraints. They expect you will not mind nasty political games, rudeness and insults, bullying their way with magic free Bridges. Even if it means cutting corners and ignoring the facts. You will be expected to see on blogs constant posting from right wing radicals who don't want you infringing on their rights by having rail. Those comments will have nothing with facts or obvious truth if it gets in the way of a good lie. You would be expected to take on all this including the pollution. In exchange Portland will get? Diddly Squat.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I eagerly await the PETA protests.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
So well put, Gary. Pragmatism vs unfunded idealism.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yup, sorry. But lots of people did have it in September. We told you to try it: http://www.wweek.com/2015/09/23/class-of-2015/ Several, but not all, of the other nine are things you can try!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wow. Congratulations, Ms. Monahan. You have just been played by some of the wealthiest white families in Portland. With fair and balanced reporting like this, who needs Fox News? The mexican sombrero here conveys so much about where this article comes from (sure, all Latinos are basically Mexican, right?... or is it Olympic athletes?). It's the same insidious racism that has John101 talking about people putting on "fake accents", and prompted some parents to suggest that Latino nannies had been paid to show up in support of keeping Ainsworth neighborhood and Spanish Immersion programs integrated at the same school (as they've been successfully for 30 years). Both untrue. Let's not forgot how displacing the Spanish Immersion program from Ainsworth got on the table: As a rushed and desperate 11th hour response when families in Council Crest, Healy Heights and Greenhills neighborhoods had their children and homes considered by PPS for redistricting to other schools. Hypocrisy, indeeed.	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0
""We're taking a close look at it," says PPS spokesman Jon Isaacs. "We definitely believe if an organization is raising money for staff in a school, they should be contributing to an equity fund, and we're reviewing whether there are similar fundraising organizations around the district."" This is just par for the course for Carole Smith's dream world of happiness and rainbows, where parents who contribute to meaningfully improve their child's school (how dare they!) are sent off with little more than a polite but terse "thank you." This reveals Smith's love of equity-based mediocrity--she knows full well that parent giving will decline if funds intended for a particular school are rerouted to the district itself--she would rather that every school suffer under her pay-the-administrators-first budgeting than some succeed due to the generosity of their parents.	0.1	0	0.1	0.1	0	0.1	0.1
Nice! Very nice article, my mom sent me this as I am also a book artist, self taught, born and raised in Springfield Oregon, transplanted in Nevada now :) www.facebook.com/thebookmagician	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
It would seem that this whole incident "rubbed" her the wrong way.	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
So glad I quit drinking... . . I'm sure the woman was quite alarmed. Glad she wasn't hurt.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
this is what people do in their back yards or on a short weekend for cheap entertainment. this is most definately not an experience even remotely connected to the lives of actual homeless people. the only thing missing was the smores. well, maybe a sidewalk story or two around the good 'ole propane campfire. (prop man anyone?) WW should try this again and actually attempt to meld with a few homeless folks to experience the real true pleasures of homelessness. and perhaps learn the true insights of what homeless people actually think. we do have an opinion you know.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
You're probably right. But, I still think the officers total reaction was a little over the top.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I honestly don't have a problem with people in public office holding strong religious beliefs, but with this one I'm just a bit confused. If you claim you don't have homophobic or misogynistic beliefs and you grew up without religion (and then found religion), why did you choose the sect that emphasizes misogyny and homophobia SO much?	0.1	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0
I don't. Bumping the back of a vehicle is a common way to end a police pursuit. As for the ol King Leonidas afterward, dude should have listened to the officers commands and gown on the ground right off the bat. If your helmet prevents you from hearing anything at all (including the sirens from the pursuit) I would say it's time for a new one.	0.2	0	0	0	0.2	0	0
The jump from cricket flour being expensive to "all progressive" things may need slightly more evidence.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mr/Ms so-called Brown, I did not say anything about Latino nannies. Now did you come up with that kind of detail? Hmm. You speak of an integrated school, but from your statement it is clear that you are fine with any or all neighborhood families being thrown out of Ainsworth ("redistricted") so long as you are not affected. The worst kind of hypocrite is the one that does not even realize it. BTW I am brown, so don't bring your racist BS argument here. Can you reconcile your statement with the fact that the Ainsworth SI program has so few minorities? Why are you so opposed to making the program more inclusive?	0.5	0	0.1	0	0.4	0.1	0
I was one of 60-odd kids who were the first kindergarten class to participate in SI, which at the time was a grand experiment with kids from all walks in across the city. With all the challenges we encountered as the first K-12 SI class, we still find ourselves largely in Portland, well educated, compassionate, independently-minded and engaged people who loved the program we participated in. Many of us refer to SI as a family. For a public education, it was truly one of a kind, and I would hope a program more kids would get a chance to experience. Something else has change significantly in PPS since I was a student. Funding across the board for public education in OR has been decimated. Students of all walks, and especially students from poor communities, have been left in the lurch. Reading this article saddens me because it attempts to impose a wealthy SI vs poor public school narrative that misses the point. Let's reinvest in OR's public education so we can make it better for all.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJxmpTMGhU0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JP says: "Trump is a product of many angry, mostly white Americans" Racist stereotyping duly noted.	0.6	0	0.1	0	0.3	0.3	0
I see what you mean. No "gifted" programs, because everyone is "gifted" in their own special way, and we wouldn't want to elevate one child above another, would we?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
You wanna call me "Don", I'll call you "Gomer". That's how it is from now on.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I posted the recently comment below - and feel that it merits a repeat in this context. So here goes: Some of you may remember the Register Guard article a month or so back that described three proposals for dealing with the issues discussed above. One of them (click my profile picture) was an alternative concept to leave the square intact and erect a truly handsome, mixed use structure with shops opening to it all along the south and east sides on land he already owns. This plan (which to my surprise hasn't been mentioned since) offers an innovative win-win-win: A. save scarce open, public space at minimal cost to the city; B. adjacent commercial activity, new residents, and increased foot traffic would alleviate current "people problems"; and C. replace two undistinguished buildings with an architecturally striking downtown centerpiece. I'd urge Mr. Emami and Eugene's decision makers to give serious consideration to such a synergistic public-private "partnership".	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ali Emami's proposal is the only sensible one. It solves the problem of bringing people to the square without eliminating it. The crusties, with a little encouragement, will move to the Parks Blocks once employed people have a reason to use the square. After that, Kitty's new "grand avenue" plan for 8th Ave will let them move all the way to the river!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C-Note at number 32 and Blue Dot at number 71? Dang things change fast, I must be getting old or quality control has slipped. Sure about that? These used to be venerable flagships.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No, Lynn, not "poor people", but abject losers who choose to live parasitically off the rest of us. I don't know why you don't understand the distinction. Or, probably more accurately, choose to ignore it.	0.4	0	0.1	0	0.4	0.1	0
I agree!! This should be funded.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The electorate is ripe for an outsider. It's too bad this buffoon came along at the perfect time.	0.602941	0	0.044118	0	0.573529	0.014706	0
A use of force delivered with bias to race (and not purely behavior driven) is a big problem. Data presented in the article does nothing to scientifically support that this bias exists. We can be inspired to have hunches (and I am), but a real scientifically-driven exposure of injustice requires a measure of force actionable offenses as they relate to force actually delivered compared to race of force recipient, right? To defend the data presented as proof of injustice is to assume that each race equally engages in force actionable offenses. Why should I assume this? I wouldn't be surprised if oppressed people (black Americans in this case) were proportionately more frustrated with their captors. Frustration begets violence among other outcomes, predictably...but why should a scientific perspective include a data-free prediction of each race behaving the same?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Here are some thoughts on seceding from the PPS district. I'm all in if it means we do not have to take Carole Smith and the burden of Blanchard with us. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2014/11/04/a-new-segregation-wealthy-cities-towns-try-school-district-secession/	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1) "The worst kind of hypocrite is the one that does not even realize it." - Agreed 2) Neither I nor anyone else outside of PPS and DBRAC that I'm aware of either suggested or condoned displacing "any or all neighborhood families." As you may be aware, the Spanish Immersion families at Ainsworth have been opposed to both 2A (pushing out neighborhood families) and 2B (pushing out SI families), since neither proposed solution solves more problems than it creates. Now, see #1 again, please. 3) I am not opposed to making the program more inclusive, and in fact, think it should be open to all families equally without a special preference for neighborhood children. 4) Regarding yours or my brown-ness, just as racism is not simply black and white, you hopefully recognize that bias is not simply "I'm brown, I can't be biased." If you don't believe me, test yourself: http://www.tolerance.org/activity/test-yourself-hidden-bias	0.4	0.1	0.1	0	0.4	0.2	0
This article has been carefully portrayed as a "rich vs. poor” issue. It’s not. That’s just bait for haters & trolls. The core issue is about solving overcrowding at Chapman school. The proposal under debate involves moving students to Ainsworth (from Chapman) by dismantling the Ainsworth Spanish immersion program & moving it to another location. Parents of Ainsworth Spanish Immersion kids are against changing the Spanish immersion program because it’s regarded as one of the best SI programs in the city. It’s in high demand. It's a winning formula. The school gets great results. Success stories in education are hard to find & we need more of them. We should be looking at how to create more 'Ainsworths' in other locations, instead of dismantling them & spreading the resources wafer thin. There are other proposals that solve the over crowding issue with less disruption to west side families (in total), and they cost less. Portland Public School board: please do your homework.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I don't think you could call that "promoting" - also, we don't know what question was asked to get that. I suspect it was "so, what celebrities have shopped here?" because the author thought that would be interesting.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
How many of the new jobs will you be providing? Where are all of the new jobs coming from? Will there be a vibrant auto parts industry? Manufacturing what? Will some we suddenly have google and yahoo opening offices in Eugene? Maybe make surfboards? What are all the jobs that people speak of?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hey if Nike and Intel want to fund a light rail line over the Tuallitan Mountains across cross the river and smack into the Lincoln Neighborhood of Vancouver, I would not object. Otherwise, this not only unwise but unwelcome exploration has got to be cover for something really stupid. I cannot imagine any other reason.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nice use of buzz-words, such as "Voodoo", "turbocharge", "tremendous", "forward thinking" (LTD already used that, which failed), etc. What is the connection between Kesey Square, a single entertainment event in 2021, to concluding with a claim of several thousands more workers in new well paying jobs. How does your plan for Kesey Square translate into "thousands (of) more workers in well paying jobs?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"It wasn’t about the rights of the individual, it was about selfishness, about people turning to violence because they didn’t get their way." Pretty much gets to the heart of the matter. And calling themselves "patriots" was just more self-serving rhetoric in an attempt to justify their actions..	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig, the I205 bridge cannot handle light rail without taking away traffic lanes. Craig --"The lands sitting vacant were for parking structures at the light rail stops and some of them have already been built! " ME --- Where along I205?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
satkins93 --- "They expect you to accommodate unlimited sprawl in Clark County’s suburbs so a few developers can make money without restraints. ME---You accuse developers, but forgot that they build homes for people like you. The more land you have, the more affordable the houses are. You have a choice: restrict building or affordable homes. You can't have both. BTW, what is wrong with affordable homes in suburbs (that is what you call sprawl.) Here is an example of sprawl: http://www.debunkingportland.com/smart/sprawl/sprawl3.htm Tell us all what is wrong with that sprawl?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A thoughtful post that may or may not be a good solution, who knows how it would play out. My issue , as I talked about earlier , is that any way you look at it this space is really just a major intersection of 2 streets in the center of the city and I can't fathom the need for people to want to hang out right at that intersection? I know the property is unique due to it's deeded interest but intrinsically it's never going to be some type of drawing card like a park or riverside area and it's too small to do some type of Portland Park blocks kind of thing...just don't get it...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
So many reasons this is a great idea! Connecting kids, especially those whose families can't or don't take them out to the woods, with Oregon's tremendous natural wonders while learning about how the real world works is so important. Did you know, the average child spends seven hours a day on a screen, outside of school? and like seven minutes outside? Outdoor school builds character and leadership. Go for it!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
People have the right to worship in any way they want but I don't want politicians that are practicing a religion that is this backward no matter what he says he really believes. Portland isn't without a moral compass but Portland doesn't expect to be motivated by magical thinkers who's basic beliefs are judgmental and don't embrace differences. The dogma and rhetoric of this and many extremists religions of all domination's are regressive and empower and give control to the religion. We don't need to be religious to have values. or an understanding of right and wrong or have respect for all human beings. I'm tired of all those that talk about their religion as if it gives them some special rights or ability to make the right decisions for all people.	0.166667	0	0	0	0	0.166667	0
satkins93 --- Even if it means cutting corners and ignoring the facts. ME ---- Why do you ignore these facts: 1) Light rail costs about 6 times what driving costs. 2) Transit is slower than driving 3) Light rail carries less than one lane of a freeway, but costs several times more. 4) light rail is far less convenient than driving 5) light rail is not door to door satkins93 --- You will be expected to see on blogs constant posting from right wing radicals who don’t want you infringing on their rights by having rail. ME — Its not about rights. It is just that light rail is one of the most expensive ways to move people. It is also slow and inconvenient satkins93 --- Those comments will have nothing with facts or obvious truth if it gets in the way of a good lie. ME — the lies are mostly coming from the light rail supporters (many of whom expect to make millions from building it). see:http://www.stoppinglightrail.com/cannot_be_trusted.html	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
"We have to make sure we come out and play" says Altman and let's hope he drills that home with the team. Last year Ducks gave up 100 plus in a losing effort to this team and even if Ducks are favored by 20 points you can be dang sure Kent has his team believing they are a 20 point favorite instead.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The annual logging conference brings hundreds of visitors and hundreds of thousands of "outside" revenue to the Eugene/Springfield area. It may be that the economic impact is over a million. That's great for the community. Automation has, of course, hugely changed the industry and increased "production" in the woods and at the mills. Like it or not, that's the present industry and it will only get more sophisticated in the future. It would be easy to get sidetracked into a discussion of mechanization, automation and computerization as they impact all of today's industries and production based employment. Instead, as a Lane County resident, may I join in to welcome loggers and mill operators to the area. Have a good time, stay out of trouble (i.e. call a cab if needed) and thanks for holding your conference in Eugene.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I know that's how you need, and chose, to see them but it's not the reality. It's a projection of your own prejudices.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
This article is extremely biased and has one goal: to portray the SI program at Ainsworth as a program for only the 1%. This is simply false and the pic is offensive! All the loud voices on social media will mostly likely take this bait that is written in this very one-sided article. Let's discuss the real issue: to relieve overcrowding at Chapman, not for 1 or 2 years, but for the long-term. Proposal 2b does not solve this problem. It simply does not. Parents who are opposed to Proposal 2b want long-term solutions for all children. Ainsworth SI is a 30 yr. old successful program that should be a model for a new immersion school or schools on the westside. It is integrated in the school in a very successful way. It should not be dismantled and destroyed as an 11th hour bandaid to an overcrowding issue at Chapman. There are better, long term solutions. This is the real issue. Let's not lose focus because of articles like this that seek to divide and destroy communities.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Light rail can be built on an elevated structure above the bicycle path. The bicycle path is in the space originally designed for light rail.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I can empathize with ms. cain, but disagree - odors do not worsen asthma in themselves - particulates do. sensitivity to fragrance is not all that uncommon and marijuana, especially as it flowers, has a potent smell. right at, and after sunset ,many flowers seem to release a lot of their own fragrance and pot is no different. pot is very potent and I would guess if males were left to create pollen that would be bothersome to an asthmatic person too. but it's the grower's place. it's theirs. I have terrible allergies and my neighbors have beautiful flowers right along the fence line, 15ft from a entryway to my home. they were very nice when we chatted and we came up with a solution that minimized the problem. neighbors BBQ's/smokers? - bad allergy reaction. they blow off fireworks - the kids love it. the horrid smoke drifts right into my house...not to mention the noise. what can i do? it's their place. they make the payments, pay the taxes and live on their place.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
More than 12 lanes of new traffic does not fix congestion. You can not build your way out of Conjection. "findings suggest that both road capacity expansions and extensions to public transit are not appropriate policies with which to combat traffic congestion. This leaves congestion Pricing as the main candidate tool to curb traffic congestion. Tolls reduce congestion. The CRC would have reduced congestion. If for no other reason people don't like to pay tolls. Stupid logic but that what studies suggest. More Bridges the more congestion. Portland, "Just say No".	0.7	0	0	0	0.6	0	0
perhaps ms. cain can talk with the other land owner and see if there is a way to minimize the problem. maybe as simple as a different venting system. unfortunately space itself does not recognize or respect boundaries. and having allergies or asthma is no fun in this valley. as a very colorful friend of mine once said...or actually gurgled and wheezed...."you can't swing a dead cat in this valley without hitting somethin' that's trying to choke ya to death!"	0.3	0	0	0.4	0.1	0	0
Having watched the video several times I fully believe the motorcycle rider had no clue the State Patrol was chasing him. At those speeds he was clearly focusing on the road ahead and enjoying the adrenaline rush that high speed riding can give you. Between the full face helmet, the sound of a screaming engine, the wind noise at those speeds and the excitement of the ride, the rear view mirror is low on the list of things to pay attention to. But to be run into and knocked to the street after stopping is over reaction and loss of control. In the video it appears the rider is starting to kneel down (probably at the officers request) and then is kicked in the chest when the officer steps into view. The stunt the rider pulled should earn him hefty fines, loss of license and community service. There are places that high speed riding can be done legally but that does not include our streets and highways. Maybe court ordered anger management for the officer would be in order as well.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JadedJade: Civility aside, it is the truth, as the up coming trials will prove. The unfortunate aspect is that the American taxpayer he stole from won't see a penny of their money back, in fact the cost of sending him to prison, will more than likely add up too several million dollars alone.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No it's racist. All those trendy tall apartments going up must be hiding lots and lots of petty criminals, those latte shops and trend-setting restaurants must be teaming with crime? All those 100k plus jobs must attract the wrong educated types. And to think we would want THEM in Vancouver! The Vanacouver Police would have to be trained in PHD technical gang lingo. I bet a typical Fred Myers has as much crime and any place in Portland..	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
the defendents are very right in having concerns - they basically documented themselves, in video and social media, into federal prison. tons of eyewitnesses with all the press and whoever around. to be a prosecutor here must be like - where do I start? transcriptions or verifying images must be an enormous task. SO MUCH material! - really, what were these folks thinking? I would think the best they could do is try to roll all the time they may be slammed with into a concurrent sentence. behave in prison, they already got religion..., they are going to do time. and nowhere near each other.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wendell Mills--"Light rail can be built on an elevated structure above the bicycle path." ME -- at what cost? $500 million/ mile? Wendell Mills--"The bicycle path is in the space originally designed for light rail." ME---Please quit repeating lies from the transit supporters. The space between the two bridges was NEVER PLANNED FOR LIGHT RAIL. It is not wide enough for light rail.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
http://katu.com/news/local/portland-food-scene-highlighted-on-mondays-episode-of-the-bachelor I saw that posted, that evidently they did go to Voodoo Donuts, but they sure didn't show it Monday Night. All I kept thinking was, "Where are all the people"??!! It made Portland look like a Ghost Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I'm glad Jules is open about his faith. It's part of him, like it's a part of some of our country's strongest progressive voices. People are complex, and their values can come from many sources. Jules attends church and has faith. That's fine. He also has been an outspoken advocate for marriage equality, reproductive choice for women, and numerous other progressive values. Those don't have to be at odds. While I'm always eager to learn about a candidate's background, I'm most interested in their vision for how to best bring our community together, and the progressive policies they'd advocate on the council to make Portland an even better place to live. I think, as we have that conversation, Jules' record and vision will stack up with the best of them.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The resurrection of the CRC has been going on for over a year. While some of the politicians and the Columbian have loudly proclaimed "the CRC is dead"; nothing could be further from the truth. And this story highlights that reality. Read this piece that lays out the events of the past 13 months. It also has supporting documents and video statements. http://johnley.us/resurrecting-the-crc/	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

It kinda irks me that he is using straight privilege to attend a church he claims to disagree with. I doubt my partner and I could similarly attend this church.

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I know many practicing Catholics who attend Mass regularly that reject the Catholic Church’s teachings on birth control and homosexuality…just to name two. Each individual has the capacity to embrace spiritual beliefs without feeling beholden to what a human contrived Church tells them they should or should not do in their daily lives. I say good for Jules. I have never met him but I am impressed with his reported intellectual curiosity and rigor. I think he is demonstrating the capacity a Mayor needs to be strong in his convictions while being secure enough in his being to nuance the black and white choices a Mayor confronts on a daily basis.

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For that kind of money they could build new schools, but let's not forget PPS would blow that amount. It would be another Columbia River Crossing, with redistricting to add to the problem. Vote as often as you can, and vote NO.

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Don: I usually try to ignore your posts. However, with this one I will make an exception. I'm an "old-fashioned" Democrat and find some of the "party line" positions disturbing. As I say, I don't fit into today's Oregon Democrati Party very well. The idea of using tax dollars to underwrite an elitist event such as the IAAF meet disgusts me. The assertion that spending 10 million or more dollars a day for nine days will reap benefits for "all the state" is laughable......oh, wait..not so laughable when Party leaders are actually promoting it.......with,of course, a projected 25 million coming from tax payers. You may call them "neolibs".....that's a nebulus term and might mean different things to different people. I've coined a term which, to me, describes them..Demoplutocrats. My Dad was a 30 year "pin" Teamster (Local # 683 San Diego) and I've been a "Roosevelt" Democrat since I was a kid. ...... often, today, it seems that heritage is ignored by Oregon' s Party leaders.

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Finally someone is speaking up against the rich and powerful Ainsworth Spanish Immersion (ASI) syndicate. These ASI people are the biggest hypocrites. The fact is that ASI has the fewest minorities and poor families of all the Spanish immersion programs in Portland, by far. The ASI Spanish speakers are mostly rich white Hispanic families, who are now claiming to be part of the historically underserved population. This is an abomination. ASI has become a place for rich white kids to learn Spanish while also using public funding. ASI have orchestrated a campaign to show how they are being "segregated". They've brought in ringers, had people put on fake accents, every disingenuous argument that they could come up with, all so that the program does not have to move to another building less than 3 miles away. Moving the program would open it up to more poor families of color, but ASI would rather abandon the program than allow this. That is the real injustice here. Somos egoistas.

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Exactly. And getting Light Rail traffic to the 'Couv is very likely to be a good thing!

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I am a former Ainsworth SI parent and have not commented on any message boards, anywhere, until this article. I find the carefully crafted language to be incredibly divisive. Although I take issue with most of this article, I will limit my remarks to two points:1) Of course any parent is going to do what is in their child's best interest. Starting a non profit that funds interns and benefits a large group of students (Ainsworth, West Sylvan and Lincoln) is vital! Why can't the community side do the the same? What is stopping them? They could fund teaching interns for their classrooms, just as Apoyemos has done. 2) A few years ago a SI family spearheaded a funding effort for a new playground at Ainsworth. Funds came in from both community and SI. However, not enough funds were raised. Instead of abandoning the project all together the SI family, who no longer had kids at Ainsworth by the time the playground was complete, added their own money to complete the project to benefit all!

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Gomer: Why are you calling me "Don"?

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Excellent piece. People don't realize that it is ultimately the consumer who is pinched by these so-called business-only taxes; they are more or less pass-thru charges that hurt businesses (impairing their ability to compete with companies not exposed to the same taxes), workers (when costs of being in business go up, companies lay off workers), and consumers who pay higher prices for the same stuff as they did before. Enough is enough. Perhaps the hostile tax environment may be part of the reason that the economy is so services oriented in Oregon. A lot of the Fortune 500 companies have left. The problem with such a services-oriented economy is that it is not very flexible. So, when economic downturns come around every 8 years, or so, the Oregon and other services-oriented economies (e.g. Arizona) is hit harder than the national average; a lot of the money used to pay for those services is sourced from discretionary income. In recessions, people have less discretionary consumption.

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Vancouver will suffer economic repercussions because employers and employees don't want to settle somewhere that takes hours of sitting in traffic each day to get to work verse Beaverton were you can jump the max. Young talented people want to live in Portland cause its hip and walk-able. Think how great the new water front could be with light rail access, the whole downtown could be revitalized bringing more jobs and tax income, I doubt a new highway bridge could have the same effect.

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Nuance black and white choices? Thank you for today's oxymoron.

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Sean Miller belongs in the P12 COY discussion given that he lost Ray Smith to injury before the season started, Kaleb Tarczewski missed 8 games to injury, and Allonzo Trier missed 7 games to injury. Also, there's too much discussion about Altman exceeding expectations, without any mention that Oregon's expectations were based on Dylan Ennis starting at point guard. Altman is exceeding expectations, and then some.

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We should definitely preserve Kesey Square as a public space. The question is how. At a minimum, the space to the south (currently occupied by the rug store) should be included so that afternoon sunlight could get into the space. I get the attraction of development, but at most, the space should be partially enclosed so that year-round food and retail establishments could operate successfully. The space should be able to be opened up for small concerts, films, and gatherings during the summer. Mike McFadden's ideas could readily be incorporated into such a design. We have great architects in town. Let's make sure that the benefits to the public are considered AT LEAST as much as the financial bottom line.

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Some of these guys may have been hard working family men who had some legitimate beefs about grazing rights and other issues. And if they did some kind of "sit-in", picket line, even chain themselves to gates or something, I may be sympathetic to what they had to say. But when you come in ARMED and take over a public wildlife refuge, visited by hundreds of law abiding, tax paying citizens (who through their duly elected government, basically own the place) then you have gone too far and deserve to be arrested, tried, and sentenced.

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"When it’s not empty and forlorn, it’s a hangout for people who make it an unappealing place to have a cup of coffee or a slice of pizza." In other words, poor people. As long as the intent is to get rid of them, this is naked class warfare. They have as much right as anyone else to be in any public space. The City Manager, with the tacit consent of the City Council, has already removed every bench in downtown where people could sit without paying money. Tables and chairs were removed from Kesey Square, making it as unfriendly to the public as possible. A low wall across the street that people used to sit on was removed. Improve the space to make it more friendly and attractive, but don't build anything on it.

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Back in the 80s light rail was submitted to the people as going across the I 205 bridge! All of the land was set aside specifically for the light rail. No more land is needed to be purchased to go from Portland airport, across the 205 bridge, up to the Clark County fairgrounds. Once the light rail is finished being built on 205 it would clear up traffic congestion, to be able to then build a new I-5 bridge without being so detrimental to traffic. Instead the lawmakers want to build across the I-5, so that their property investor friends (who purchased all of the land on I-5) can reap the benefits!

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The fact of the matter is that the rider should of expected a citation for the infraction of either reckless driving, eluding, or the attempt of, and or speeding. What he didn't and shouldn't have expected was to be hit from behind, and then basically assaulted by a kick to the chest, after having to pick himself up from the roadway. The officer in question lost control of the situation, something we pay him for as a professional to gain and maintain, lost his temper, and basically assaulted a fellow citizen, dispensing some roadside justice. In the end he was not only rewarded, he was advanced in his career, and transferred to a more prestigious position, and we as taxpayers pick up the tab for such behavior.

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25.9 cents a gallon when I filled my first car. Kid came out filled the tank, washed widows front and back, check the radiator, checked the tires, and gave me S&H green stamps....and sometimes a free plate or glass...

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I would urge voters not to approve another construction bond until we have seen a finished product from the first bond. Roosevelt in particular has had a lot of controversy in getting that school up and out of the ground.

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Craig, light rail DOES NOT RELIEVE CONGESTION - NEVER HAS< NEVER WILL. It carries less than one lane of traffic worth of people at many times the cost. It is a TOY TRAIN, not real transportation. Why don't you explain why people will walk 1/4 mile to a bus stop, wait 5 min, then transfer to a train, wait another 5 minutes in a bad neighborhood to transfer to the second bus that drops you off 1/4 mile from your destination. Traveling to work by transit takes, on average, twice the time of driving. Light rail costs over five times the cost of a car. http://www.debunkingportland.com/commutetime.htmlhttp://www.debunkingportland.com/cost_of_max.html Light rail's ONLY purpose is as an excuse to shower money on cronies to build high density housing. BTW, Trimet routinely lies about construction being on time and on budget. http://www.debunkingportland.com/transit.html

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Perhaps it is time to split Portland Public schools into several smaller districts. West Portland Schools, Other Side of the River schools.....

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Adam, why if you really waste all of that time, why don't you take the current bus? It is twice as fast as the light rail will be. See: ttp://www.nolightrail.com/ BTW, light rail promoters lie: http://www.stoppinglightrail.com/cannot_be_trusted.html

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Sorry Jules, you just lost my vote. Not allowing women to lead from the stage is a form of misogyny. And while I allow that this church and belief may bring comfort and community, it doesn't say much about your critical thinking skills. And I say this as one who used to believe the same theology and attend the same churches.

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That 205 light rail myth has been around since before it opened. It's still a myth.

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But our Legislature doesn't want to incarcerate for these 'minor' crimes; it's too expensive. They prefer to continue 'catch-and-release' until firearms or actual bodily injury occurs. They have many more important things to spend the taxpayers money on...like track meets, for example.

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FYI, all of the days of the week are off in this article.

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must we go through this again....... BTW: here's the definition of a "gomer"....Medical slang for a patient who "has lost--often through age--what goes into being a human being" (quote from Samuel Shem's "The House Of God"). Typically an old demented noncommunicative patient. Stands for "Get Out Of My Emergency Room". I'm an older fellow (73), however, I like to think I'm still in possession of all (OK, most) of my faculties. So, if you can manage it, I'd prefer not to be called "gomer." It's an unnecessary insult and, additionally, uses a reference to unfortunate individuals to do so. Again I state, if you're not D.R., you certainly have mastered his style of communication.....BTW: that's not a compliment.

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According to B_Carfree, there is no such thing as an 'accident' when a motor vehicle is involved.

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So just to be clear , you chose as beer of the year a beer that no one can buy and taste to judge for themselves?

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Yeah, and they can also be baked in a solar oven.

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Light rail itself is not a scam! Spending 7x's the amount to go from Delta Park to Clark College instead of from PDX up I-205 to the Clark County Fairgrounds is what is the scam! Another fact that prohibits its construction is the statistics that once light rail has been built ... crime rates along the light rail routes increase! Inner city youth have traveled out to Gresham and Hilsboro to commit their crimes and still be back home for dinner! Increase crime prevention and that could help increase support for light rail ... oh, did I say something racist? NO! I said something against criminals! If you think all criminals are from one race ... THEN YOU ARE THE RACIST!

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Antigapper--"It takes me 45 minutes total," ME --- TAKE THE BUS - it is only 15 min! Light rail takes 30 min from the Expo center (probably why you drive to Killingsworth instead of the Expo center.) see: http://www.nolightrail.com/

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Maybe the OSP should contact the Oregon DOJ and get some tips on lawsuits, like the suit the state has spent $6.6 million on (so far) over the failed Cover Oregon health insurance exchange portal.

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you people should really watch the things you say this lady was my really good friends mother and the hurtful comments need to just stop. she didnt do meth and had been off heroine for awile the information was out dated and frankly nobodys business so how about we keep our comments to ourselves if it has to do with her personal life and what she did in the past. we've all got a history and even those of you that act all holyer than thou need to check themselves at the door because im sure you just never got caught! nobodys perfect not even you!!!! prayers to you and your family Willy keep your head up and dont pay any attention to these losers.....love you man

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The editorial uses the descriptives "empty, forlorn, and unappealing" for a reason...those words aptly describe that corner. When you say don't build on it but make it more attractive you're still going to have a corner that for most of the time will serve no purpose other than to have folks gather to do exactly what? Let's face it, most folks are not going to go downtown and just "stand around" on a street corner when a vastly superior environment of park blocks is a stones throw away...you know, park blocks with tress and benches and an ambiance conducive to just being outside and relaxing. There is just no logical imperative to keep a key intersection in the center of the city open for folks to "hang out"...it's an intersection and definitely not a park and it has only been a blackeye for 'lo these many years...

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My dad worked with the Sheriffs office at the time and he also spent time at the planning sessions. He was one of the first to speak out about the underhanded techniques used to annex the east side of Portland. If you think that light rail was not 'planned' on going up I-205 can you explain the large gap between the north and southbound lanes (all the way up past Salmon Creek) and the land that has been sitting vacant (but owned by C-Tran) along the corridor? The lands sitting vacant were for parking structures at the light rail stops and some of them have already been built! The only thing that has prevented the I-205 build is the attempts to help the property investors (along the planned I-5 route) to recoup their investment funds! Greed has stopped the 205 light rail! Enough money has been spent on Planning Review Boards and surveys to have finished that route and have been working on a new I-5 bridge!

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o.k. i get it! the politicians and business people of portland are the new cowboys. round 'em up, herd 'em up RAWHIDE!! I AM HOMELESS and am hopelessly torn by decisionwise as to whether or not i would prefer to live in a parking garage or save a few bucks to book a room at the GULAG INN up the street. i also noticed that the MAYORS TOOLBOX didn't seem to include rent paying income provided through gainful employment. correct me if i missed something. adding to this is the fact that the only people unaware of all the public forums concerning homelessness are, in fact, the homeless. and no folks, camping out for one night in various parts of the city far away from actual homeless encampments wasn't exactly an enlightened method of "LIVING THE EXPERIENCE". TAKE TWO?

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Clark County developers are expecting Portland to take the full traffic load of proposed "Free" bridges. Heres what Portland would be expected to do. Support car only free bridges. Give in to expansion of I-5, 84 and into new sensitive areas. They expect you to ride more Bike and Rail so they can pack in the "all car" bridge traffic. They expect you to accommodate unlimited sprawl in Clark County's suburbs so a few developers can make money without restraints. They expect you will not mind nasty political games, rudeness and insults, bullying their way with magic free Bridges. Even if it means cutting corners and ignoring the facts. You will be expected to see on blogs constant posting from right wing radicals who don't want you infringing on their rights by having rail. Those comments will have nothing with facts or obvious truth if it gets in the way of a good lie. You would be expected to take on all this including the pollution. In exchange Portland will get? Diddly Squat.

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So well put, Gary. Pragmatism vs unfunded idealism.

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Yup, sorry. But lots of people did have it in September. We told you to try it: http://www.wweek.com/2015/09/23/class-of-2015/ Several, but not all, of the other nine are things you can try!

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Wow. Congratulations, Ms. Monahan. You have just been played by some of the wealthiest white families in Portland. With fair and balanced reporting like this, who needs Fox News? The mexican sombrero here conveys so much about where this article comes from (sure, all Latinos are basically Mexican, right?... or is it Olympic athletes?). It's the same insidious racism that has John101 talking about people putting on "fake accents", and prompted some parents to suggest that Latino nannies had been paid to show up in support of keeping Ainsworth neighborhood and Spanish Immersion programs integrated at the same school (as they've been successfully for 30 years). Both untrue. Let's not forgot how displacing the Spanish Immersion program from Ainsworth got on the table: As a rushed and desperate 11th hour response when families in Council Crest, Healy Heights and Greenhills neighborhoods had their children and homes considered by PPS for redistricting to other schools. Hypocrisy, indeeed.

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""We're taking a close look at it," says PPS spokesman Jon Isaacs. "We definitely believe if an organization is raising money for staff in a school, they should be contributing to an equity fund, and we're reviewing whether there are similar fundraising organizations around the district."" This is just par for the course for Carole Smith's dream world of happiness and rainbows, where parents who contribute to meaningfully improve their child's school (how dare they!) are sent off with little more than a polite but terse "thank you." This reveals Smith's love of equity-based mediocrity--she knows full well that parent giving will decline if funds intended for a particular school are rerouted to the district itself--she would rather that every school suffer under her pay-the-administrators-first budgeting than some succeed due to the generosity of their parents.

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Nice! Very nice article, my mom sent me this as I am also a book artist, self taught, born and raised in Springfield Oregon, transplanted in Nevada now :) www.facebook.com/thebookmagician

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It would seem that this whole incident "rubbed" her the wrong way.

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So glad I quit drinking... . . I'm sure the woman was quite alarmed. Glad she wasn't hurt.

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this is what people do in their back yards or on a short weekend for cheap entertainment. this is most definately not an experience even remotely connected to the lives of actual homeless people. the only thing missing was the smores. well, maybe a sidewalk story or two around the good 'ole propane campfire. (prop man anyone?) WW should try this again and actually attempt to meld with a few homeless folks to experience the real true pleasures of homelessness. and perhaps learn the true insights of what homeless people actually think. we do have an opinion you know.

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You're probably right. But, I still think the officers total reaction was a little over the top.

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I honestly don't have a problem with people in public office holding strong religious beliefs, but with this one I'm just a bit confused. If you claim you don't have homophobic or misogynistic beliefs and you grew up without religion (and then found religion), why did you choose the sect that emphasizes misogyny and homophobia SO much?

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I don't. Bumping the back of a vehicle is a common way to end a police pursuit. As for the ol King Leonidas afterward, dude should have listened to the officers commands and gown on the ground right off the bat. If your helmet prevents you from hearing anything at all (including the sirens from the pursuit) I would say it's time for a new one.

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The jump from cricket flour being expensive to "all progressive" things may need slightly more evidence.

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Mr/Ms so-called Brown, I did not say anything about Latino nannies. Now did you come up with that kind of detail? Hmm. You speak of an integrated school, but from your statement it is clear that you are fine with any or all neighborhood families being thrown out of Ainsworth ("redistricted") so long as you are not affected. The worst kind of hypocrite is the one that does not even realize it. BTW I am brown, so don't bring your racist BS argument here. Can you reconcile your statement with the fact that the Ainsworth SI program has so few minorities? Why are you so opposed to making the program more inclusive?

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I was one of 60-odd kids who were the first kindergarten class to participate in SI, which at the time was a grand experiment with kids from all walks in across the city. With all the challenges we encountered as the first K-12 SI class, we still find ourselves largely in Portland, well educated, compassionate, independently-minded and engaged people who loved the program we participated in. Many of us refer to SI as a family. For a public education, it was truly one of a kind, and I would hope a program more kids would get a chance to experience. Something else has change significantly in PPS since I was a student. Funding across the board for public education in OR has been decimated. Students of all walks, and especially students from poor communities, have been left in the lurch. Reading this article saddens me because it attempts to impose a wealthy SI vs poor public school narrative that misses the point. Let's reinvest in OR's public education so we can make it better for all.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJxmpTMGhU0

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JP says: "Trump is a product of many angry, mostly white Americans" Racist stereotyping duly noted.

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I see what you mean. No "gifted" programs, because everyone is "gifted" in their own special way, and we wouldn't want to elevate one child above another, would we?

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You wanna call me "Don", I'll call you "Gomer". That's how it is from now on.

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I posted the recently comment below - and feel that it merits a repeat in this context. So here goes: Some of you may remember the Register Guard article a month or so back that described three proposals for dealing with the issues discussed above. One of them (click my profile picture) was an alternative concept to leave the square intact and erect a truly handsome, mixed use structure with shops opening to it all along the south and east sides on land he already owns. This plan (which to my surprise hasn't been mentioned since) offers an innovative win-win-win: A. save scarce open, public space at minimal cost to the city; B. adjacent commercial activity, new residents, and increased foot traffic would alleviate current "people problems"; and C. replace two undistinguished buildings with an architecturally striking downtown centerpiece. I'd urge Mr. Emami and Eugene's decision makers to give serious consideration to such a synergistic public-private "partnership".

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Ali Emami's proposal is the only sensible one. It solves the problem of bringing people to the square without eliminating it. The crusties, with a little encouragement, will move to the Parks Blocks once employed people have a reason to use the square. After that, Kitty's new "grand avenue" plan for 8th Ave will let them move all the way to the river!

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C-Note at number 32 and Blue Dot at number 71? Dang things change fast, I must be getting old or quality control has slipped. Sure about that? These used to be venerable flagships.

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No, Lynn, not "poor people", but abject losers who choose to live parasitically off the rest of us. I don't know why you don't understand the distinction. Or, probably more accurately, choose to ignore it.

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I agree!! This should be funded.

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The electorate is ripe for an outsider. It's too bad this buffoon came along at the perfect time.

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A use of force delivered with bias to race (and not purely behavior driven) is a big problem. Data presented in the article does nothing to scientifically support that this bias exists. We can be inspired to have hunches (and I am), but a real scientifically-driven exposure of injustice requires a measure of force actionable offenses as they relate to force actually delivered compared to race of force recipient, right? To defend the data presented as proof of injustice is to assume that each race equally engages in force actionable offenses. Why should I assume this? I wouldn't be surprised if oppressed people (black Americans in this case) were proportionately more frustrated with their captors. Frustration begets violence among other outcomes, predictably...but why should a scientific perspective include a data-free prediction of each race behaving the same?

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Here are some thoughts on seceding from the PPS district. I'm all in if it means we do not have to take Carole Smith and the burden of Blanchard with us. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2014/11/04/a-new-segregation-wealthy-cities-towns-try-school-district-secession/

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1) "The worst kind of hypocrite is the one that does not even realize it." - Agreed 2) Neither I nor anyone else outside of PPS and DBRAC that I'm aware of either suggested or condoned displacing "any or all neighborhood families." As you may be aware, the Spanish Immersion families at Ainsworth have been opposed to both 2A (pushing out neighborhood families) and 2B (pushing out SI families), since neither proposed solution solves more problems than it creates. Now, see #1 again, please. 3) I am not opposed to making the program more inclusive, and in fact, think it should be open to all families equally without a special preference for neighborhood children. 4) Regarding yours or my brown-ness, just as racism is not simply black and white, you hopefully recognize that bias is not simply "I'm brown, I can't be biased." If you don't believe me, test yourself: http://www.tolerance.org/activity/test-yourself-hidden-bias

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This article has been carefully portrayed as a "rich vs. poor” issue. It’s not. That’s just bait for haters & trolls. The core issue is about solving overcrowding at Chapman school. The proposal under debate involves moving students to Ainsworth (from Chapman) by dismantling the Ainsworth Spanish immersion program & moving it to another location. Parents of Ainsworth Spanish Immersion kids are against changing the Spanish immersion program because it’s regarded as one of the best SI programs in the city. It’s in high demand. It's a winning formula. The school gets great results. Success stories in education are hard to find & we need more of them. We should be looking at how to create more 'Ainsworths' in other locations, instead of dismantling them & spreading the resources wafer thin. There are other proposals that solve the over crowding issue with less disruption to west side families (in total), and they cost less. Portland Public School board: please do your homework.

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I don't think you could call that "promoting" - also, we don't know what question was asked to get that. I suspect it was "so, what celebrities have shopped here?" because the author thought that would be interesting.

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How many of the new jobs will you be providing? Where are all of the new jobs coming from? Will there be a vibrant auto parts industry? Manufacturing what? Will some we suddenly have google and yahoo opening offices in Eugene? Maybe make surfboards? What are all the jobs that people speak of?

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Hey if Nike and Intel want to fund a light rail line over the Tuallitan Mountains across cross the river and smack into the Lincoln Neighborhood of Vancouver, I would not object. Otherwise, this not only unwise but unwelcome exploration has got to be cover for something really stupid. I cannot imagine any other reason.

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Nice use of buzz-words, such as "Voodoo", "turbocharge", "tremendous", "forward thinking" (LTD already used that, which failed), etc. What is the connection between Kesey Square, a single entertainment event in 2021, to concluding with a claim of several thousands more workers in new well paying jobs. How does your plan for Kesey Square translate into "thousands (of) more workers in well paying jobs?

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"It wasn’t about the rights of the individual, it was about selfishness, about people turning to violence because they didn’t get their way." Pretty much gets to the heart of the matter. And calling themselves "patriots" was just more self-serving rhetoric in an attempt to justify their actions..

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Craig, the I205 bridge cannot handle light rail without taking away traffic lanes. Craig --"The lands sitting vacant were for parking structures at the light rail stops and some of them have already been built! " ME --- Where along I205?

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satkins93 --- "They expect you to accommodate unlimited sprawl in Clark County’s suburbs so a few developers can make money without restraints. ME---You accuse developers, but forgot that they build homes for people like you. The more land you have, the more affordable the houses are. You have a choice: restrict building or affordable homes. You can't have both. BTW, what is wrong with affordable homes in suburbs (that is what you call sprawl.) Here is an example of sprawl: http://www.debunkingportland.com/smart/sprawl/sprawl3.htm Tell us all what is wrong with that sprawl?

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A thoughtful post that may or may not be a good solution, who knows how it would play out. My issue , as I talked about earlier , is that any way you look at it this space is really just a major intersection of 2 streets in the center of the city and I can't fathom the need for people to want to hang out right at that intersection? I know the property is unique due to it's deeded interest but intrinsically it's never going to be some type of drawing card like a park or riverside area and it's too small to do some type of Portland Park blocks kind of thing...just don't get it...

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So many reasons this is a great idea! Connecting kids, especially those whose families can't or don't take them out to the woods, with Oregon's tremendous natural wonders while learning about how the real world works is so important. Did you know, the average child spends seven hours a day on a screen, outside of school? and like seven minutes outside? Outdoor school builds character and leadership. Go for it!

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People have the right to worship in any way they want but I don't want politicians that are practicing a religion that is this backward no matter what he says he really believes. Portland isn't without a moral compass but Portland doesn't expect to be motivated by magical thinkers who's basic beliefs are judgmental and don't embrace differences. The dogma and rhetoric of this and many extremists religions of all domination's are regressive and empower and give control to the religion. We don't need to be religious to have values. or an understanding of right and wrong or have respect for all human beings. I'm tired of all those that talk about their religion as if it gives them some special rights or ability to make the right decisions for all people.

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satkins93 --- Even if it means cutting corners and ignoring the facts. ME ---- Why do you ignore these facts: 1) Light rail costs about 6 times what driving costs. 2) Transit is slower than driving 3) Light rail carries less than one lane of a freeway, but costs several times more. 4) light rail is far less convenient than driving 5) light rail is not door to door satkins93 --- You will be expected to see on blogs constant posting from right wing radicals who don’t want you infringing on their rights by having rail. ME — Its not about rights. It is just that light rail is one of the most expensive ways to move people. It is also slow and inconvenient satkins93 --- Those comments will have nothing with facts or obvious truth if it gets in the way of a good lie. ME — the lies are mostly coming from the light rail supporters (many of whom expect to make millions from building it). see:http://www.stoppinglightrail.com/cannot_be_trusted.html

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"We have to make sure we come out and play" says Altman and let's hope he drills that home with the team. Last year Ducks gave up 100 plus in a losing effort to this team and even if Ducks are favored by 20 points you can be dang sure Kent has his team believing they are a 20 point favorite instead.

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The annual logging conference brings hundreds of visitors and hundreds of thousands of "outside" revenue to the Eugene/Springfield area. It may be that the economic impact is over a million. That's great for the community. Automation has, of course, hugely changed the industry and increased "production" in the woods and at the mills. Like it or not, that's the present industry and it will only get more sophisticated in the future. It would be easy to get sidetracked into a discussion of mechanization, automation and computerization as they impact all of today's industries and production based employment. Instead, as a Lane County resident, may I join in to welcome loggers and mill operators to the area. Have a good time, stay out of trouble (i.e. call a cab if needed) and thanks for holding your conference in Eugene.

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I know that's how you need, and chose, to see them but it's not the reality. It's a projection of your own prejudices.

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This article is extremely biased and has one goal: to portray the SI program at Ainsworth as a program for only the 1%. This is simply false and the pic is offensive! All the loud voices on social media will mostly likely take this bait that is written in this very one-sided article. Let's discuss the real issue: to relieve overcrowding at Chapman, not for 1 or 2 years, but for the long-term. Proposal 2b does not solve this problem. It simply does not. Parents who are opposed to Proposal 2b want long-term solutions for all children. Ainsworth SI is a 30 yr. old successful program that should be a model for a new immersion school or schools on the westside. It is integrated in the school in a very successful way. It should not be dismantled and destroyed as an 11th hour bandaid to an overcrowding issue at Chapman. There are better, long term solutions. This is the real issue. Let's not lose focus because of articles like this that seek to divide and destroy communities.

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Light rail can be built on an elevated structure above the bicycle path. The bicycle path is in the space originally designed for light rail.

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I can empathize with ms. cain, but disagree - odors do not worsen asthma in themselves - particulates do. sensitivity to fragrance is not all that uncommon and marijuana, especially as it flowers, has a potent smell. right at, and after sunset ,many flowers seem to release a lot of their own fragrance and pot is no different. pot is very potent and I would guess if males were left to create pollen that would be bothersome to an asthmatic person too. but it's the grower's place. it's theirs. I have terrible allergies and my neighbors have beautiful flowers right along the fence line, 15ft from a entryway to my home. they were very nice when we chatted and we came up with a solution that minimized the problem. neighbors BBQ's/smokers? - bad allergy reaction. they blow off fireworks - the kids love it. the horrid smoke drifts right into my house...not to mention the noise. what can i do? it's their place. they make the payments, pay the taxes and live on their place.

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More than 12 lanes of new traffic does not fix congestion. You can not build your way out of Conjection. "findings suggest that both road capacity expansions and extensions to public transit are not appropriate policies with which to combat traffic congestion. This leaves congestion Pricing as the main candidate tool to curb traffic congestion. Tolls reduce congestion. The CRC would have reduced congestion. If for no other reason people don't like to pay tolls. Stupid logic but that what studies suggest. More Bridges the more congestion. Portland, "Just say No".

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Having watched the video several times I fully believe the motorcycle rider had no clue the State Patrol was chasing him. At those speeds he was clearly focusing on the road ahead and enjoying the adrenaline rush that high speed riding can give you. Between the full face helmet, the sound of a screaming engine, the wind noise at those speeds and the excitement of the ride, the rear view mirror is low on the list of things to pay attention to. But to be run into and knocked to the street after stopping is over reaction and loss of control. In the video it appears the rider is starting to kneel down (probably at the officers request) and then is kicked in the chest when the officer steps into view. The stunt the rider pulled should earn him hefty fines, loss of license and community service. There are places that high speed riding can be done legally but that does not include our streets and highways. Maybe court ordered anger management for the officer would be in order as well.

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JadedJade: Civility aside, it is the truth, as the up coming trials will prove. The unfortunate aspect is that the American taxpayer he stole from won't see a penny of their money back, in fact the cost of sending him to prison, will more than likely add up too several million dollars alone.

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No it's racist. All those trendy tall apartments going up must be hiding lots and lots of petty criminals, those latte shops and trend-setting restaurants must be teaming with crime? All those 100k plus jobs must attract the wrong educated types. And to think we would want THEM in Vancouver! The Vanacouver Police would have to be trained in PHD technical gang lingo. I bet a typical Fred Myers has as much crime and any place in Portland..

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Wendell Mills--"Light rail can be built on an elevated structure above the bicycle path." ME -- at what cost? $500 million/ mile? Wendell Mills--"The bicycle path is in the space originally designed for light rail." ME---Please quit repeating lies from the transit supporters. The space between the two bridges was NEVER PLANNED FOR LIGHT RAIL. It is not wide enough for light rail.

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http://katu.com/news/local/portland-food-scene-highlighted-on-mondays-episode-of-the-bachelor I saw that posted, that evidently they did go to Voodoo Donuts, but they sure didn't show it Monday Night. All I kept thinking was, "Where are all the people"??!! It made Portland look like a Ghost Town

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I'm glad Jules is open about his faith. It's part of him, like it's a part of some of our country's strongest progressive voices. People are complex, and their values can come from many sources. Jules attends church and has faith. That's fine. He *also* has been an outspoken advocate for marriage equality, reproductive choice for women, and numerous other progressive values. Those don't have to be at odds. While I'm always eager to learn about a candidate's background, I'm most interested in their vision for how to best bring our community together, and the progressive policies they'd advocate on the council to make Portland an even better place to live. I think, as we have that conversation, Jules' record and vision will stack up with the best of them.

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The resurrection of the CRC has been going on for over a year. While some of the politicians and the Columbian have loudly proclaimed "the CRC is dead"; nothing could be further from the truth. And this story highlights that reality. Read this piece that lays out the events of the past 13 months. It also has supporting documents and video statements. http://johnley.us/resurrecting-the-crc/

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