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Hot lesbian pulp! There is nothing on your calendar tonight, right?, so you’ve got to head down to the Q Center (69 SE Taylor Ave.) to catch a Portland Gay & Lesbian Film Festival screening of the insanely good Sapphic documentary “Forbidden Love,” on the history of those steamy 1950’s lesbian romance novels, and the women who [...]...
Just Out Blog - 3:07 p.m.
Mixed martial artists Christa Shaffer and Jody DeSimone will bout at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Roseland Theater. DeSimone, a Portland lesbian, is making her amateur debut in this full contact fighting sport that allows a variety of fighting styles—from a mixture of martial arts disciplines both traditional and non-traditional, to be used in competitions. The rules [...]...
Just Out Blog - 3:07 p.m.
You want to talk about marriage equality with your family while you’re home at Christmas. You freeze when people say they believe homosexuals are going to hell. You want to be a grassroots activist but don’t know where to start. Start at Q Center, 69 S.E. Taylor St., from 11 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. Jan. 10. Portland organizers [...]...
Just Out Blog - 3:07 p.m.
Some queer or nearly queer stories of note from around Portland and the Northwest from this week: … The city of Portland’s newly minted Human Rights Commission - designed to “eliminate issues of discrimination, racism and bigtory,” including discrimination against sexual minorities - is off and running. Sort of. At last night’s meeting, the Commission’s second, ...
Just Out Blog - 3:07 p.m.
(click on image for larger version) I'm not sure how many of you know what cyclocross is, but the nation's top pros are about to storm into Portland Saturday and Sunday for the finale weekend of the six-race Crank Brothers US Gran Prix. The century-old bicycle racing discipline is gaining new popularity, and Portland is a hotbead.The eight-race Cross Crusade series drew more ...
Loaded Orygun - 8:00 a.m. - 10 clicks 
You may remember the Ivy School, whose charter application was given a a less than warm reception by the Portland School Board a year ago.Apparently it's back. Frequent commenter to this site, Zarwen, says the Hollywood Star is reporting that......
Terry Olson - Wed 4:05 p.m. - 16 clicks
Charting Oregon’s course through these turbulent times requires real leadership and a responsive state government willing to tackle challenges brought on by rising food and gas prices, failed federal policies, and the fallout stemming from the home mortgage crisis. Oregonians expect their Legislature to confront the tough issues of today by putting the interests of our children and families first...
House Democrats - Wed 2:50 p.m. - 18 clicks
Porn is art. Right? X-flick auteur Arturo Domingo believes that with the type of impassioned zeal usually associated with evangelical types. Maybe Domingo’s an evangelist in the Church of Triple X? He’s one hell of a character, and in the newly released, Portland-grown flick “The Auteur,” actor Melik Malkasian plays Domingo with a riotous combination of wild-eyed passion an...
Just Out Blog - Wed 12:46 p.m. - 6 clicks
If you don't know Becky Miller, she's an editor at Preemptive Karma who seems to have had her sense of conservatism shaken by her experience working at length for the odious Bill Sizemore some years ago. Since quitting him for good, she has been a wealth of useful info on the way Sizemore conducts his affairs, and has more than stood her ground when challenged in response by the Sham Init...
Loaded Orygun - Wed 12:28 p.m. - 18 clicks
You may have heard by now that the NBA has given Brandon Roy his third Player of the Week award, and first this year, for a great 4-0 stretch last week against some of the league's stronger teams. Roy joins Clyde the Glide Drexler as the only Blazers to win more than two (Drex knew 10 in his career). It was a week in which Roy hit his season high of 28 and maintained a 20+ average durin...
Loaded Orygun - Wed 2:51 a.m. - 9 clicks
A blog post over at the Oregon Environmental Council makes the case that fixing our existing roads and bridges will generate more jobs than building new roads or lanes.... ...
Portland Transport - Wed 1:44 a.m. - 9 clicks
And not "the Microsoft of the natural foods industry" in a good way, either. Here's the set-up: In 2007, Whole Foods, a Texas-based chain of around 270 stores in North America and England, bought out rival Wild Oats Markets, a chain of about 100 stores in the US and Canada. Both chains cater to the "natural foods" market. The FTC challenged the acquisition, on the grounds that it wo...
Loaded Orygun - Tue 2:24 p.m. - 28 clicks
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2008 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Nico Larco, University of Oregon, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture Topic: Fringe Urbanism: Potential Transportation Patterns in Overlooked Suburban Density When: December 5, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00p.m.... ...
Portland Transport - Tue 1:22 p.m. - 16 clicks
The following is an update of yesterday's diary about Bill Sizemore's arrest for contempt of court (his fourth such citation and the first time he's been arrested for it). It contains some more details on why Sizemore was arrested and what comes next. My Previous Diary is here: OR Conservative Activist Bill Sizemore Gets Jailed! Bill Sizemore currently languishes in jail due...
Loaded Orygun - Tue 12:51 p.m. - 23 clicks
It's that time of year again: budgets, battles, competing interests, tax hikes or cuts, and line items being added and slashed. Today, the Federal Reserve has verified that the United States is officially in a recession. In this climate, Oregon’s discretionary budget pie for the next biennium is worth about $16.1 billion; but according to The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com , "...
Loaded Orygun - Tue 12:51 p.m. - 6 clicks
In part two of the NewWest.Net/Books Best Books of 2008 list, I'll discuss my favorite books set in Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and other Western states. Oregon One of my favorite books set in Oregon actually was published late last year, but I didn't get to mention it in last year's best books list. Benjamin Percy's short story collection Refresh, Refresh (Graywolf Press, 249 pages, $15) makes the ...
New West Bend - Tue 6:43 a.m. - 5 clicks
Multnomah County Sherriff SWIS ID: 733135 Name: Sizemore, William Lee Age: 57 Gender: Male Race: White Height: 6 ft 2 in Weight: 244 lbs Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Arresting Agency: Portland Criminal Court Arrest Date: 12/1/2008 11:36 AM Booking Date: 12/1/2008 11:58 AM Current Status: In Custody Assigned Facility: MCDC Projected Release Date: Unknown Court Case No. 001212632 DA Case No. None Ci...
Chuck Butcher - Tue 12:26 a.m. - 13 clicks
The Oregonian debuted a new Monday column on commuting by Joseph Rose. Unfortunately it does not appear to be online yet (the link on the summary page goes to a very helpful "Story Not Found" page). Rose also has a... ...
Portland Transport - Mon 4:01 p.m. - 10 clicks
In what can only be described as something that is a long time coming, longtime Oregon conservative activist (and complete A-hole) Bill Sizemore was jailed today after being found in contempt of court for the fourth time. The specific incident this time was Sizemore's failure to file federal and state reporting forms required for organizations he controls to maintain their tax exempt sta...
Loaded Orygun - Mon 1:08 p.m. - 21 clicks
Lillian M. Shirley, director of Multnomah County Health Department, was named a Public Health Hero by Research!America, a national health education and advocacy alliance. She was one of eleven public health professionals honored and profiled by the organization. ...
Commissioner Jeff Cogen - Mon 10:43 a.m. - 2 clicks
Multnomah County Transportation will close the upper section of Larch Mountain Road in the Columbia Gorge by noon on Friday, November 28 for the winter season. Every autumn the county closes upper Larch Mountain Road by installing a snow gate near mile post 10. The closure protects the traveling public from adverse weather conditions and reduces maintenance costs associated with snow removal. ...
Commissioner Jeff Cogen - Mon 10:43 a.m. - 3 clicks
In the obvious burnout/lull period after such an historic and exciting election, I've lately been drawn to something newly developing: the coming of age for Oregon's only major sports franchise, into not just the top-character squad we had hoped for (verily demanded), but a highly competitive, potentially dominant set of new young stars and surprising role players. The growth and opti...
Loaded Orygun - Sun 9:48 p.m. - 9 clicks
This week, in an unprecedented move, Oregon gas stations began giving gas away free to customers who buy 32-oz. drinks and chili dogs. Okay, that's not true. But the still-sinking pump price of Oregon gas --this week it dropped another 11.9¢, to $1.92/gal--continues to feel very, very strange. Highest reported price: $2.16/gal, at Petro, 3730 Fern Valley Rd near Peer Tree Ln., in ...
Loaded Orygun - Sun 2:48 p.m. - 21 clicks
Will President-elect Obama and Congress "make life more difficult for the unborn?" That's the charge made by Household of Faith Community Church, which is promoting a new "pro-life" film entitled "Come What May." The Oregon-based congregation sent my office an......
Chuck Currie - Sun 2:23 p.m. - 19 clicks
This from Portland Join The Impact: On Saturday, December 20th, at 5:00 PM, silent candlelight vigils will be held at commercial centers in cities across the country in remembrance of the rights recently lost around the country, and in honor of the rights that one day will BE, here in Oregon, and for EVERYONE. In Portland, we will be [...]...
DPO GLBT Caucus - Sun 10:42 a.m. - 9 clicks
Last week Commissioner Cogen toured the County's John B. Yeon Building in Gresham to view the solar installation there. It's a huge array of roof-mounted solar panels (the above photo doesn't do the scale of this project justice! pictured are Commissioner Cogen and Jeremy Barnett, SunEdison Program Manager). The Yeon building project should be completely operational by the end of next week...
Commissioner Jeff Cogen - Sat 11:01 a.m. - 12 clicks
As one who came of age during the height of Beatlemania (I'm still a huge fan), I feel obliged to pass along these two news items --with musical accompaniment. First, from yesterday's Oregonian Living section, an article about "Eleanor Rigby".......
Terry Olson - Fri 8:44 p.m. - 10 clicks
UPDATED (below)The Portland School Board has stymied the latest attempt to further charterize Portland Public Schools by turning down the application of the Emerald Charter School.No big surprise there. The board hasn't been big on charter schools for some time.But......
Terry Olson - Nov 26 - 12 clicks
From the Oregonian: Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, will become the new co-chair of the Legislature's Joint Ways & Means Committee. Buckley was a bit of a surprise choice. Rep. David Edwards, D-Hillsboro, and Rep. Arnie Roblan, D-Coos Bay, had also been mentioned. The job is among the most powerful in the Legislature as Ways and Means is responsible for writing the state's two-year budget a...
House Democrats - Nov 26 - 9 clicks
