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Will the deepening nationwide credit crisis torpedo the UO basketball arena? The UO has proposed borrowing $200 million for the new arena through the bond market. But the New York Times reported today that the weakened condition of two large bond insurers has become a “potential time bomb” for such borrowing. Continue reading
I love Augurie. But very shortly, that sentence will become past tense: after less than a year in business, owner Dagua Webb Nelson is closing up shop — and soon. The space will be taken over by neighboring salon Rapunzel, which is cool enough, but it’s not a store full of cute cards and dresses I dream of being able to wear. Still, I understand. Continue reading
So I’ve come to the conclusion that this year (and I bet I said this to myself last time, too), I will listen to what the presidential candidates say, I will listen to what (non-insane) commentators say about them, but I will not, under any circumstances, listen to what they say about each other. I’m just not interested in that aspect. And I don’t care who’s the prettiest or the emo-est or the toughest or the sensitivest or the … OK, stopping now, because it’s irrelevant to this post and I can’t hang my entire unfair distrust of one particular candidate on one very Bushlike quote. Continue reading
Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy delivered her 2008 State of the City address in the Hult Center lobby on Monday night, January 7 to a large crowd. Here’s the last part of Mayor Piercy’s speech summarizing her goals for the year as a slide show with audio: Continue reading
The mainstream media is jumping up and down with headlines about the kicker Christmas present from the state. But Oregonians might be kicking themselves rather than kicking their heels in joy if they knew the true cost of the checks. A recent report from the Oregon Center for Public Policy found: Continue reading
Eugene’s new taser policy allows police to shock pregnant women if officers decide to. Here’s video of police shocking a pregnant woman in Ohio: Continue reading
Now that the big development scheme for downtown Eugene has failed, park advocates are talking options. New parks in Chico, California and Vancouver, Washington have reinvigorated those cities’ downtowns. Both large parks cost less than a third of the price of just one new downtown parking garage in Eugene. Here’s Chico: Here’s Vancouver, Washington: Continue reading
If you don’t like the neighborhood speed humps in Eugene, maybe this would be better. Effective, but I’m not sure how it translates. Continue reading
Looking for that triple bottom line? The Grist website did some muckraking to get the real poop on green toilet paper: “The bottom line: You can protect your bum without being a bummer for the earth. For maximum absorbency and (guilt-free) comfort, we suggest Seventh Generation double rolls.” Ah, but should we trust a bathroom tissue reviewer named “Grist?” For the full review and even more scatological puns click here . Continue reading