Portland, Ore. – A no-frills model of the Ford Expedition starts at around $36,500. Maria Gonzalez-Torres and Jose Lizarraras-Chacon were driving an Expedition in northeast Portland – with their four children (ranging in age from 2 months to 11 years) inside – when they were pulled over by Portland police last …
Imagine seeing this ad for a “family friendly” Occupy Portland event, and deciding to bring your kids along for the fun: It’s described as a “Potluck Dinner: a family-friendly event with music and celebration for the entire city.” Now, I’ve been to my share of potluck dinners with my kids, …
The big buzzword these days in P-town is “locavore”. Like riding a bicycle, banning plastic bags, banning incandescent bulbs, and buying only “renewable” electricity, “locavore” has become the latest addition to the litany of “green” mantras: buy and consume only locally-grown products to demonstrate your love of the planet. Apparently, …
Image via Wikipedia In Portland, it’s considered extremely bad form to discuss light rail using anything other than superlatives. Thus, in a Zero story about record gang violence, we get this: A 14-year-old boy lying on the corner of Northeast Multnomah Street and 11th Avenue, shot in the head and back. The killing, …
The Obama administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission warns that requiring a high school diploma from a job applicant might violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. MaxRedline: Stumbling Toward Idiocracy.