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Justice delayed is justice denied, says the old maxim. But we believe hundreds of gay and lesbian couples in Oregon would disagree. For them justice was still something to celebrate, even though it had been delayed a little while.
In April, teams representing 75 Oregon schools - including seven from Central and Eastern Oregon - will compete in the "Scratch-It for Schools" event sponsored by the Oregon Lottery. Good clean fun for a worthy cause? Not according to Chuck Sheketoff, who sees it as a sleazy PR ploy.
Jeff Merkley, Steve Novick's rival for the Democratic Senate nomination, has responded to Novick's funny "have a beer with Steve" ad by producing his own humorous video.
The EYE doesn't know the name of the copywriter who's been coming up with the TV ads for Democratic senatorial candidate Steve Novick, but she/he deserves a bonus.
It starts with a pins-and-needles sensation in the fingers or toes. As the cold bites deeper, numbness sets in. Then hands or feet turn white and lose all sensation as skin freezes.
Fortunately, most days on the campaign trail aren't as rough for Jeff Merkley as Thursday was.
State Sen. Rick Metsger, one of four Democrats trying to win their party's nomination for Oregon secretary of state, dropped in at the Source office this morning for a chat, and The EYE was left wondering: "Why should we be electing anybody to this job?"
Republicans in Clark County, WA turned a deeper shade of red after MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann exposed them for posting a pack of lies about Barack Obama on their website.
State Sen. Ben Westlund says he plans to spend the legislature's brief emergency session next month pushing a bill to clean up the home lending business.
Imagine a public school system in which parents have to pay extra if they want their kids to have up-to-date textbooks instead of 20-year-old ones. Or if they want them to learn algebra and geometry instead of stopping with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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