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Drew’s Kitchen- Dijon Fish Fillets
With Thanksgiving in the bag, we’re all almost done sleeping off our tryptophane hangover. This month, Drew brings you a delicious main dish that has nothing at all to do with turkey. Of course, if you do want Holiday ideas, … Continue reading
Sellwood Bridge Update- It’s here! It’s here! It’s here!
It’s HERE! This, the month of December, in the Year Of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twelve A.D., marks the START OF CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW SELLWOOD BRIDGE! As you can tell we’re a little excited, but it’s going beginning … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture”
It’s the holiday season, the time to spend time with friends and family making the memories we’ll treasure forever. It’s also the time we are herded into the stores to spend about 25% of the year’s total personal spending. As … Continue reading
Popcorn- Vote FOR the 1%
If you know OutFoxed, WalMart- The High Cost Of Low Prices, or The Real McCain, then you know Brave New Films. Robert Greenwald’s scrappy little film company has been responsible for a whole new generation of political documentaries. For their … Continue reading
Popcorn- Fun With Charts And Graphs
“A picture is worth a thousand words”, so this month we’d like to show you two charts that are worth at least a thousand words each. The first is a chart of bank consolidations from 1990 to 2009, and which … Continue reading
Popcorn- Bringing the arts back to our elementary schools
CAN, the Creative Advocacy Network, believes the arts are critical to real education. They are working hard to help Portland schools restore arts education for every K-5 student. As you might imagine, there are lots of ways you can help … Continue reading
Popcorn- Sellwood Holiday Train
One Sellwood Holiday tradion you might like to take advantage of is a ride on a real old-fashioned steam locomotive. The Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation runs this special event every year. Here’s some more information from their website- “Join Santa … Continue reading
News To Make You Furious- Two “60 Minutes” Interviews YOU MUST SEE!
The decay in our democracy comes in two flavors: legal and illegal. This month, CBS’s “60 Minutes” interviewed two of the men who have been at the center of the rot for decades, whose actions define both the legal and … Continue reading
Post Office 2
I’m Tom Dwyer, You’ve heard that congressional Republi Cons are trying to tip over the Post Office by mandating seventy-five years of retirement and healthcare expenses be paid in advance. But why? Who gains? If gutting the post office won’t … Continue reading
De-Occupation
I’m Tom Dwyer, The Occupation meets strong resistance as cities feign safety and sanitation to trump constitutionally protected free speech rights. The occupation may be changing, but there hasn’t been any change to the real issues that put people in … Continue reading