Topic: vote

I had the chance to get a rare phone interview with the reclusive Mr. Duck this morning. He was kind enough to email his picture, and while he wouldn't disclose his location, my guess is it's somewhere "tropical." The blogoshpere is rife with everyone's two cents on who should replace Tom Hansen as Pac-10 commissioner so I asked Mr. Duck his opinion. "You know Mike, I have given this a...

Barack Obama's disappointing slide toward the center doesn't translate into a vote for John McCain. Not by any means. But it does make Ralph Nader look like a more attractive option, especially here in Oregon where Obama, in my opinion, is a sure-fire winner.The latest blow to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party is Obama's support of the new FISA bill. Obama's acolytes may try to explain...

Last week, the five members of the city council signed onto a letter outlining their thoughts on the massive Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project?a letter meant to guide tomorrow night's CRC task force when it takes a vote to recommend a "locally preferred option" for the project. The problem is, the council isn't holding a public hearing about the issue until July 9, when they'll take a...

It looks like Commissioner Saltzman blinked and for the right reason. Why the City Council would want to embroil any solution to David Douglas' overcrowding issue in a legal battle is beyond me. It would be a huge waste of time and money.Saltzman's recommendation that PDC examine if the school property could be added to the Lents URA via a contiguous boundary change makes much more sense and at...