You've probably heard by now that Police Chief Larry O'Dea had bloodshot, glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol after he mistakenly shot his friend in the back. A Harney County deputy's report that came to light strongly suggests most of O'Dea's camping party was drunk when it went down, and that O'Dea disavowed any involvement. And now we wait.
At the same time, Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward is acknowledging his tiny department could have done a better job investigating the case. The sheriff's office has five employees to cover an enormous amount of ground.
In its latest demonstration—which frequently have a flair for the dramatic— the group Portland Tenants Unite posted up outside of an annual awards gala for metro area property managers last night. It went about how you'd expect.
A night earlier, another housing focused group calling itself "Portland for Everyone" met at Revolution Hall to spark a conversation about how to increase density in the city's single-family neighborhoods. Probably most residents of SFNs will be cool with that notion, right?
The city just released a map laying out Portland's largest death traps when an earthquake hits. And guess what! The Mercury's building is demarcated in bright, concerned red. And I am telecommuting in perpetuity.
You know how there was a guy panhandling in Vancouver even though he apparently drove a shiny new truck, and everyone flipped out and began making generalizations? Well, surprise: It's not as simple as it might have seemed.
Until a year or so ago, I'd sort of scratch my head when acquaintances would (frequently) excoriate Comcast for some perceived offense or another. Events have transpired, though, and I now despise the company enough that it angers me to even write its name. So I'm happy to hear Comcast has lost in a pair of Oregon tax/fee rulings, though I know that means my terrible service will just cost more. I hate you, Comcast.
"... he called for more fossil fuel drilling and fewer environmental regulations while vowing to 'cancel the Paris climate agreement'": Oh good! Donald Trump has an energy plan.
President Obama is the first sitting president to visit the atomic bombing memorial at Hiroshima. He didn't apologize for the bombing, and said Japan was to blame for the war.
A Chinese detergent ad has drawn charges of racism on social media. https://t.co/l1XvD3f6rXpic.twitter.com/2VYtvyCwJ8
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 27, 2016
You've seen that super-racist Chinese laundry detergent ad, right? It's no big thing in China.
I can live with this (especially because I will not be working in the Mercury offices if an earthquake is also part of the forecast).
