The government that seems the most unwise,Oft goodness to the people best supplies;~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East

Yeah, try covering those behinds with all four of your hands, how ’bout?

The pleasure of photographing a wedding on a sunny Saturday in January was only topped by the fact that the bride and groom were Maria and Junior.  She’s a beautiful, thoughtful planner, and he’s a soft-spoken, fun-loving policeman.  (You’ll notice the police-themed garter belt, below–one of Maria&

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My most recent Oregonian column on driving and texting hands-free with Apple’s Siri (or trying to anyway) elicited a great deal of reader response. “You're dumb,” wrote one Apple fan. “Just say ‘Text my wife 'How was your day?' Works for me.” If you watch the video, that's exactly what I did -- several times.

By Bob Hicks With Mrs. Scatter on the road eating fresh pineapple and downing margaritas with childhood friends, Mr. Scatter and the offspring have been batching it the last few days. While that’s led to a somewhat more relaxed sense of structure (oh, my goodness: is it midnight already?), the basics have been covered: bo

Question from Boris January 31, 2012 at 4:08pm Richard, My father is 95. He gets $360 in SSI & $450 from the state of Isreal. He lives with me. Can I calim him on my tax return? Will he lose...

On First Friday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m., the downtown Eugene Public Library will host a free concert by the Alder Street Woodwind Quintet. “The quintet is the oldest established permanent floating woodwind quintet in Eugene, having been formed in the late 60s when I lived on Alder Street,” says Charles Wright, bassoon player

I've added this to the "Video and articles about us" perma-link:Paul Wheaton Sustainable Food - People Per Acre video (12 minutes) with a lot of footage of me and T

I was going through our selection of Valentines cards this week and came across the designs by Rifle Paper Co. Swoon! A shift from the Anti-Valentine post from last week (which was sweet sarcasm), Ann’s designs are whimsical and often …

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Back at the Rose Garden, where they are 9-1 on the season, the Trail Blazers take on the Bobcats. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Back at the Rose Garden, where they are 9-1 on the season, the Trail Blazers take on the Bobcats. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Happy February 1st! Not only is this Oregon State University’s admissions priority application deadline for scholarship consideration, but this also marks the start of Black History Month. The Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center presents a number of events to celebrate this month, which is dedicated to Black histor

Your last SLLOTD struck my fancy and I responded to the couple looking for a unicorn in NYC. I am somewhat familiar with the unicorn community. I didn't choose to be

Congressman John Mica (R-FL) at a Safe Routes to School event in his district in October 2010. A bill drafted by Mica would end the program.(Photo: Safe Routes Partnership) The draft federal transportation bill that was unveiled yesterday by Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee John Mica (R-FL

Okay, so in the past two weeks I've discovered my new favorite band and my latest favorite read. Augustana is from San Diego, California and I just bought their recent album (featured below). Yes, I still buy c.d. albums. Is that old school? Well, there's something spiritual about actually buying an album and holding it in

It’s always nice to have your investors highlighting the fact that that they’re putting money into your company. And that’s why it was great to see the Keiretsu Forum Northwest championing their investment in a couple of Oregon tech startups, 4-tell and CrowdCompass. “In has been a banner year for Ke

McNamara: Debating Possible Chris Kaman To Portland Trade Michael McNamara and Jason Calmes of Hornets247.com

Governor Romney's comments in an interview today:"'We will hear from the Democrat party, 'the plight of the poor,' and there’s no question, it’s not good be

Spend $50 at Milagros in February and we will put $5 on your Supportlland Card to spend to your heart’s content at Frock! It’s no surprise the Frock is our sweetheart. Just like Milagros, Frock fills their shelves with many locally designed fresh, fabulous fashions. Except they do it for the big people! Don̵

Frugality It’s salad made from the biggest head of lettuce in the bin instead if a bag of salad. It’s storing your lettuce in a manner that keeps it fresh to minimize food waste. It’s then eating that salad at home, using a homemade dressing recipe. Frugality is about feeling empowered, not embittered by t

Steve mentioned this in GMN, but... Holy shit, Mitt: You might have trounced Newt Gingrich last night, but you're not the president yet. You're supposed to not say these things until after you win the election.

Pipeline is giving away four tickets to attend Cowboy Little’s Big Wild West Show on Friday, February 3, 2012 at Funhouse Lounge. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winners will be drawn and emailed Friday, February 3. FREE PORTLAND EVENTS: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every [...]

By now you have probably seen at least one of the “Shit People Say” videos. The meme that shares the quirks and trends of various sub-cultures has gone viral and is seemingly unstoppable. The videos range from hilarious to offensive but for the most part, they’re totally true. Here are 5 videos I thought y

Need some reading material? These are my recommendations for January 17th, 2012 through February 1st, 2012: To Increase Sustainable Consumption, Show People What’s In It For Them | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation – I think you're on the wrong track, Fast Company. We need to reduce consump

Over the last six weeks, three polls were released to the public in the OR-1 race. We now have election results data to compare them to. In mid-December, Pub

Here's a peek at the new track from Orcas—the collaboration between Portland's Benoît Pioulard and Seattle's Rafael Anton Irisarri (who recor

Get excited – the Marketing Sherpa 2012 Email Marketing Benchmark Report is here! This 200+ page report summarizes information gathered from 2,735 email marketers, with the goal of being the industry standard for email marketing. Some of the most interesting key findings include: 67 percent of organizations plan to incre

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,

And if so, who?

From our sponsors at Helium: Rex Navarette @ Helium Comedy Club SE Ninth & Hawthorne Blvd. Wednesday, February 1 @ 8 p.m. Thursday, February 2 @ 8 p.m. Tickets are $15-$20 For tickets and more information, please visit www.heliumcomedy.com/portland or call 888-64-FUNNY. Rex Navarrete gathers all of his material from wha

Is the City of Portland being run by vicious, petty, vindictive people? Here's somebody who thinks so, based on personal experience.

One thing I find strange about Romney is that his eyebrows come all the way down to (or start at) his eyeballs, with no skin in between. It’s got to BE there or he couldn’t blink, but darn his close up on TIME not long ago really emphasized this. At a distance it’s okay though. [...]

Valentine's Day Amazing Race2012-02-12 , 1:30-4:00 PM    Park

Valentine's Day Amazing Race2012-02-12 , 1:30-4:00 PM    Park

Trey SmithWe live in a time when nearly everything is supposed to have a point, a proximity to advancement or self-improvement; yet memory, deceptively simple and infinite and fourth dimensional, clear and murky, is an opposite of neat, can

Hecklevsion was a total blast when we did it a few weeks ago, so guess what? WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN. Oh yes. Hecklevision: Commando. Saturday February 25, 2012. 7:3

Here's a peek at the new track from Orcas

Keep your eyes peeled.(Photos: PPB) Portland Police are offering a $1,000 reward to help them find a pickup truck that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Saturday night. The driver of the truck struck 26-year old Jason Grant from Vancouver as he attempted to walk across SE Foster Road near 70th (he wasn't in a marked [

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! I can't play my music (They say my music's too loud)—I kept talkin' about it (I got the big run around). LET'S GO TO PRESS. WORST NEWS EVER: Don Cornelius, the founder and host of the best dance sho

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This summer, DC Entertainment will publish all-new stories expanding on the acclaimed Watchmen universe. As highly anticipated as they are controversial, the seven inter-connected prequel mini-series will build on the foundation of the original Watchmen, the bestselling graphic novel of all time. Before Watchmen will be the