Topic: katu

Local environmental group Oregon Environmental Council created the EcoHealthy Childcare Program in 2005 and there are now 230 certified centers in Oregon and the program is spreading across the country. Hear all about it on a recent KATU-2 spot. Wanna know if your center is certified? Review the list here....

According to IT consultant Andy Purdy, a whole bunch of US TV stations are so asleep at the switch they're about to lose their .tv domain names at auction: Highly-prized 4-letter domain names using the call letters of 285 U.S. TV stations -- including major affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX -- will be auctioned to the public by GoDaddy.com between Saturday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 23. The...

According to Multnomah County's health officer, Gary Oxman, people routinely underestimate what calories are in our foods. So, my co-workers and I decided to figure out what calories were in our favorite foods. With all the chatter around Jeff's proposed menu labeling policy, we thought we'd put our money where our mouths were...so to speak. I'll give you the scandalous details after the jump....

Many say the July book is meaningless. Even KPTV appears to be giving out vacations this July. But here is the order so far, whether they mean anything or not. 4:30 KPTV 1.2 KGW 1.0 5a KPTV 2.3 KGW 1.5 KOIN .8 KATU .7 6a KPTV 3.7 KGW 3.0 KATU 1.5 KOIN 1.0 7-9a KPTV 5.3 KGW 3.8 KATU 2.2 KOIN .9 Noonish KGW 4.2 KATU 2.0 KOIN 1.9 4pm KPTV 3.0 KATU 2.4 5pm KGW 6.8 KATU 3.8...

Wow... I write a little 'ol story about a big red box in the woods and it goes ballistic, hitting the top of the Most Popular list on the KATU website on Wednesday and garnering thousands upon thousands of hits. And to think I almost didn't put it on the home page when I posted it....

KATU has the story about my earlier question.

KATU's website has an article about the big red box in the woods with a nice mention of my post, which intrigued the author, Shannon L. Cheesman. She found the box, and took some stunning photos. Take a look. In somewhat related news, could KATU or some other station post something on their website which explains the low-flying helicoptor and half-dozen police cars which keep driving by my...

That familiar knot in my stomach is growing as more news comes forth about the murder of Andrew Hanlon by Silverton police officer Gonzalez. The public remains in the dark about pertinent facts, such as whether Mr. Hanlon was armed or not (highly doubtful that he was). Silverton Police Officers' Association releases a statement supporting Gonzalez' actions. Gonzalez gets jailed for multiple...

You know you're having a really lousy day when you're quoted as saying, "All of a sudden the ceiling exploded". Yowsa.