The cover art for Murder of Crows is in! This illustration was done by A.M. Sartor. You can find her work here. I can’t stop staring! She did such an amazing job of capturing the mood of the story and the energy! Now I’m super-stoked to get the whole book up and launched!
Scabs on you! A right turn infarction camera. And to a poor Missourian senior no less, driving somewhat slipping at age 74. Price? $284! Need money do ya. Daughter got it, too, a few days later, no less. Shame on your city. DMH-St. Louis, Mo. [
America's Voice published this article today urging action against the GOP's Plan to eliminate the Child Tax Credit that millions of working families depend on.
After a long, boring holiday season, Helium's got some glimmers of hilarity on the horizon: I'm looking forward to Amy Schumer, Feb 14-15, and Jackie Kashian and Paul Mooney in March. And coming up soon, singing-sidekick duo Garfunkel and Oates. I'm not ordinarily a fan of comedians with guitars, but I really like these
by NW Spotlight Oregon Catalyst is now on Politics in Stereo for the “From the Right” perspective for Oregon. Politics in Stereo shows the latest political news by state, with a view from the left, a non-partisan (but not necessarily …
The Blazers lost another road game on Monday to the Utah Jazz, dropping them to the 4th seed in the division. Mercifully, they are back home tonight and playing the worst team in the league, the Charlotte Bobcats. This game has the excitement of what will Gerald Wallace do to punish the team that traded him [...]
It wasn't so long ago that retirement for most people was an opportunity to do some travel, maybe get more involved in personal interests and hobbies that have nothing to do with collecting a paycheck. You might have envisioned a time when you wouldn't have to answer to anyone and life would becom
The statement by climate scientists in today's WSJ is extremely well-written -- concise, unacademic, forceful, and confident without being scolding. (And I'm amazed the Journal published it; I'd love to have been a mou
February is here and this means that two of the year's boldest month-long beer events are happening in Oregon - Fort George Brewery's Stout Month and Block 15 Brewery's Bourbon Month.
Primary colors can be confusing!! There's no shame in that. That's why OK Go! has furnished Sesame Street with the following clever music video that not only easily explains what happens when primary colors get mixed together, the song is sure to be stuck in your h
Tonight, Fox will air the Portland episode of the 'American Idol' auditions. We'll be hosting a live chat on Oregonlive.com. We'll all get through this together.
Toothless Pa. woman robbed bank to buy dentures"WAYNESBURG, Pa. - A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a western Pennsylvania bank robbery last month has confessed, a
Question from Darah February 1, 2012 at 8:22am Richard, I own homes with my ex. He collects rent and deposits the monthly payment in my account for the mortage. My husband and I make around $140,000 a year. I do...
Evidently not content with simply alienating Jews, the Obama administration has moved against Catholics as well, stating flatly that there are no “constitutional rights issues” associated with their requirement that all health-care plans in the United States to cover sterilizations...
Scott BradleyIf to be fully and practically committed to the aspiration of being 'genuinely human' is, in fact, to be genuinely human, it might be said that it matters little how one goes about the endeavor. Such a proposition cannot sit well with most schools, of
ROOM TO MOVE—Bless the rains for staying outside as DJs Cuica, Spencer D, Jason Urick, and the guys in Brainstorm create 13 Months of Sunshine: Afri
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In January 1962, Linus Pauling visited Chile in order to give an address at the Seventh International Summer School at the University of Concepción, and also to accept a certificate of honorary membership in the Chilean Society of Chemistry, one of many such honorary memberships that he received during his lifetime. While
I think I could homeschool a hundred years and still not come up with a perfect list of language arts resources. But that won't stop me from telling you what I am currently using with my grade schoolers, for what that's worth! Here are my recommendations, separated into the
Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup: Poor IZ is sick. He’s still plugging away at work (the joys of working at home) but I’ve been taking up the cooking duties for the past few days. Monday, I did this dish on the side of the couscous box that was a hit. Hardly “cooking” as much as following directions. [...]
Morgan Evans is half way through his Untitled Webseries (You might remember Morgan from Tim and Morgan, the team that won Ultimate Blogger 2). He just released Episode 8. Posted above is Episode 6, one of my favorites. Seven more to go.
Hold on to your hats and remember to play nice, because this one's going to be damn popular: The much-discussed and ballyhooed first collection of P
Hold on to your hats and remember to play nice, because this one's going to be damn popular: The much-discussed and ballyhooed first collection of Pendleton's The Portland Collection is having a big closeout sale on Saturday. Says Rachel Turk, who co-designed the collec
Abbott: LaMarcus Aldridge, All-Star? Henry Abbott of TrueHoop.com talks about
The 35-year-old Sandy Actors Theatre will kick-off its production of "Marvin's Room" on Feb. 10.
Mike Kelly Sad news, conceptual provocateur Mike Kelly has passed away due to an
Here’s the news in Oregon beer for Wednesday, the first of February. As usual I’ll be updating this post periodically throughout the day so if you have some news to
A Senate antitrust panel is planning a hearing to discuss Verizon Wireless’s multibillion dollar deals to buy wireless airwaves from cable operators, reports Reuters. Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.), chairman of the Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights subcommittee, said the hearing will include a review of a
A sellout crowd of about 600 filled The Gerding Theater at the Armory on Monday night for Outside In's "Outside the Frame," a premiere of six films written by, directed by and starring Portland homeless and formerly homeless youth.
13 MONTHS OF SUNSHINE: AFRICAN SOUNDS DANCE PARTY(Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) Bless the rains for staying outside as DJs Cuica, Spencer D, Jason Urick, and the guys in Brainstorm create
Here's "The First Time I Ran Away," a new song (and video) from M. Ward from his forthcoming album A Wasteland Companion, which comes out April 10. The charming animated clip was directed by Joel Trussell, who was also responsible for the lovely video for "Chinese Translation,
Mitt Romney told CNN this morning that "I'm not concerned with the very poor. We have a safety net there." He'll probably want to bet $10,000 to prove me wrong, but we aren't doing enough to fight poverty. My latest...
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by Bill Post I have had all night to think about this and although I was a pretty ticked off little boy last night, I’m a lot more cooled off this morning in the aftermath of last night’s debacle in … Continue reading →
"The Rhino" did not attend the Blazers' morning shootaround because of a viral infection and Elliot Williams is expected to play in place of the injured Nicolas Batum.
"The Rhino" did not attend the Blazers' morning shootaround because of a viral infection and Elliot Williams is expected to play in place of the injured Nicolas Batum.
Serious drinks from B & F’s Brandon Wise
The 2011 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) are now online - yay! You can find the 2011 ORS online at the Legislature’s website.
Sprint Nextel will give LightSquared an additional six weeks to get approval to build its nationwide 4G LTE wireless network from the FCC or it will terminate its agreement with the company, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Sprint had previously extended its deadline from the end of 2011 until Jan. 31. Last summer Sprint a
Portland fashion now has its own organization dedicated to Latino "Event Coordinators, Fashion Designers, Models, Photographers, Stylists, Make-Up Artists, Musicians, Dancers and more," called Latin Fashion PDX, and an opportunity to get acquainted with some of it
Portland fashion now has its own organization dedicated to Latino "Event Coordinators, Fashion Designers, Models, Photographers, Stylists, Make-Up Artists, Musicians, Dancers and mo
Two days back (really three, since we trail England by a day already), British writer and blogger Melissa Cole sparked multinational debate about which country's breweries were more open, the US or Britain. In one corner, BrewDog's James Watt, author of the hypothesis. In the other, Melissa and the rest of Britain. She
I learned a new phrase from Juliana the exchange student from Argentina, staying with Emily and Katharine. The bus was very loud going home from Lincoln. Probably blowing off stress from finals this week. I asked how to say, “Oh my ears!” Oh mis oidos!
One day after branding President Obama "really out of touch with what's happening in America," Mitt Romney marked his Florida primary victory by declaring, "I'm not concerned about the very poor." Of course, back in December Romney announced that "I'm...
Oregonian article about the 5th Portland Loo First Flush event that was held yesterday.
Republican House member Jamie Herrera Beutler, who represents southwest Washington, sits on the House T & I Committee and bike advocates want her support of an amendment to the transportation bill.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The morning after the House transportation bill was unveiled, it's being viewed as an ab
GLASS RECYCLED's White Sale Missed Out on a FREE iPad2? GLASS RECYCLED is extending its WHITE SALE promotion for another month. THey are offering an iPad2 with an order of a GlassSLAB; yes, this includes all custom designs. They are working hard to provide one of a kind pieces art for your home or office. Place you