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Friday, July 3, 2009: Portland developer malarkey goes nationwide

Thursday, July 2, 2009: California prints its own money

Tuesday, June 30, 2009: Another Paulson shot deflected

Saturday, June 27, 2009: Here's a tax target for ya

Friday, June 26, 2009: Be civic-minded -- get naked

Friday, June 26, 2009: You say stop, and I say go, go, go

Friday, June 26, 2009: When tax shelters kill

Sunday, June 21, 2009: The Wall Street rants, and gets it wrong

Thursday, June 18, 2009: Easy pickin's for Kroger

Wednesday, June 10, 2009: We're! Number! 5!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009: Governor Ted doesn't like Paulson stadiums deal

Wednesday, June 10, 2009: Will new car tax break make any difference in Oregon?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009: Are strippers "independent contractors"?

Saturday, June 6, 2009: A decade of planning, ripped out by the roots

Tuesday, June 2, 2009: New smoke and mirrors on Paulson stadiums deal

Monday, June 1, 2009: Lents stadium foes to meet Wednesday night

Monday, June 1, 2009: Port of Portland top brass are paid well

Thursday, May 28, 2009: Convention Center chief getting the boot

Thursday, May 28, 2009: Good money after bad

Thursday, May 28, 2009: Creep Suzette

Wednesday, May 27, 2009: How to get fired from a city job

Wednesday, May 27, 2009: Up to their old tricks

Tuesday, May 26, 2009: Portland Lawsuits of the Future

Monday, May 25, 2009: Update: Pringles *are* potato chips, after all

Friday, May 22, 2009: Is it time for the city to fold on the "Heritage Building"?

Thursday, May 21, 2009: Convention Center hotel numbers are bogus

Wednesday, May 20, 2009: Another priceless comedy moment from the O

Tuesday, May 19, 2009: Didn't Bush want the same thing?

Friday, May 15, 2009: Let me tell you how it will be

Thursday, May 14, 2009: Fireman Randy and Paulson robbing from the poor

Thursday, May 14, 2009: More biotech lies from OHSU and the PDC

Tuesday, May 12, 2009: Portland "urban renewal" abuse hits new low

Monday, May 11, 2009: Still can't hold his tongue

Thursday, May 7, 2009: More rush-rush on the Paulson stadiums deal

Tuesday, May 5, 2009: Another big night in Paulsonland

Monday, May 4, 2009: See for yourself

Monday, May 4, 2009: Fairy tales to start your day

Thursday, April 30, 2009: No surprise here

Wednesday, April 29, 2009: More hostage-taking at Portland City Hall

Wednesday, April 29, 2009: Coming soon: New Portland car tax

Tuesday, April 28, 2009: Does Portland really need a Hard Rock Cafe?

Saturday, April 25, 2009: Head on over to that fellow with the shears

Friday, April 24, 2009: A great deal for Portland taxpayers keeps getting better

Friday, April 24, 2009: Straight talk

Wednesday, April 22, 2009: Wheels coming off Paulson stadiums deal

Tuesday, April 21, 2009: Sam and Randy get the deal done

Tuesday, April 21, 2009: These huge crowds will pay for Paulson's stadiums

Monday, April 20, 2009: Here we go again with the CCCC

Monday, April 20, 2009: Another day, another pathological lie

Sunday, April 19, 2009: Guess who'll be paying for Paulson's stadiums

Saturday, April 18, 2009: SoWhat greenway hits toxic snag

Friday, April 17, 2009: He can't handle *telling* the truth

Thursday, April 16, 2009: Pirate attack

Wednesday, April 15, 2009: The hits just keep on comin'

Tuesday, April 14, 2009: Who needs Sudoku?

Monday, April 13, 2009: Paulson contract: clear as mud

Monday, April 13, 2009: Save your screen -- swallow beverage fully before reading

Monday, April 13, 2009: Watch your back, Portland

Sunday, April 12, 2009: Paulson stadiums bond tab quietly doubles

Friday, April 10, 2009: Fighting back against Paulson and Creepy

Thursday, April 9, 2009: Earth to Salem

Thursday, April 9, 2009: For the tax-minded among us

Wednesday, April 8, 2009: What worked for the Yankees won't work for Paulson

Tuesday, April 7, 2009: But of course

Tuesday, April 7, 2009: Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve?

Sunday, April 5, 2009: More fun and games with the Paulsons

Friday, April 3, 2009: Shem, Ham, and Japheth for State Senate

Thursday, April 2, 2009: "Urban renewal" fiasco in Trojanland

Wednesday, April 1, 2009: Paving over every last square inch

Wednesday, April 1, 2009: You could look it up

Tuesday, March 31, 2009: Trendsetters once again

Tuesday, March 31, 2009: Paulson stadium deal more delusional every day

Tuesday, March 31, 2009: Keeping score is a challenge

Friday, March 27, 2009: New mayor of Portland: Little Lord Paulson

Monday, March 23, 2009: What he says to sober people

Sunday, March 22, 2009: Paulson stadium bonds will be subprime

Thursday, March 19, 2009: Piling on

Thursday, March 19, 2009: Tomorrow's the big day

Wednesday, March 18, 2009: Karma for the Lloyd land boys

Tuesday, March 17, 2009: My kind of razzmatazz

Monday, March 16, 2009: Oregon got $270 million out of feds' AIG bailout

Sunday, March 15, 2009: Nationalize AIG

Saturday, March 14, 2009: The Sweater is on the carpet

Thursday, March 12, 2009: Job security

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Local hero

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: Do we hear a second?

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: One way to raise money

Tuesday, March 10, 2009: What it would take to stop the Paulson stadiums caper

Tuesday, March 10, 2009: Paulson stadiums fiasco is a done deal

Friday, March 6, 2009: This week's put-on

Friday, March 6, 2009: Effort of duplication

Wednesday, March 4, 2009: Talking some sense into "urban renewal"

Wednesday, March 4, 2009: Cha-ching! More green for the boys

Wednesday, March 4, 2009: "At some point it doesn't make sense"

Tuesday, March 3, 2009: Stimulus: The other white meat

Tuesday, March 3, 2009: Paulson stadiums deal defies simple math

Sunday, March 1, 2009: Rogues' gallery

Saturday, February 28, 2009: Oh yeah, this is going to pencil out just great

Saturday, February 28, 2009: Daily Journal of Collapse

Monday, February 23, 2009: Leave the potholes, close the schools early

Monday, February 23, 2009: Your tax dollars at work -- one at a time

Monday, February 23, 2009: Cut up those credit cards... pretty soon... maybe... sort of...

Saturday, February 21, 2009: SoWhat goes bust

Friday, February 20, 2009: "Very fancy"

Friday, February 20, 2009: Paulson stadiums deal: State getting into the act

Friday, February 20, 2009: What stimulus is really all about

Friday, February 20, 2009: If it comes time for bankruptcy, can Portland go?

Wednesday, February 18, 2009: That Oregon beer tax increase

Wednesday, February 18, 2009: U.S. Bank head: TARP is "lousy"

Wednesday, February 18, 2009: We were right: Palin owes thousands in back taxes

Wednesday, February 18, 2009: Fireman Randy: Paulson stadium money will fall from sky

Tuesday, February 17, 2009: Those Pearl District handouts are really for the poor

Tuesday, February 17, 2009: Putting it on plastic

Monday, February 16, 2009: The untouchables

Monday, February 16, 2009: Wonk heaven

Sunday, February 15, 2009: Out of service

Thursday, February 12, 2009: Fish on Paulson stadiums deal: The timing doesn't seem right

Tuesday, February 10, 2009: Dear Nick Fish

Tuesday, February 10, 2009: If that's all there is, my friend, then let's keep dancing

Tuesday, February 10, 2009: State goes to the well to borrow $229 million

Monday, February 9, 2009: Can't trust that day

Saturday, February 7, 2009: All right! All right already!

Thursday, February 5, 2009: Oregon's tax gap: $1.25 billion

Thursday, February 5, 2009: Things that make you go "Hmmmmm..."

Wednesday, February 4, 2009: Denial: a way of life at Portland City Hall

Tuesday, February 3, 2009: Daschle's out

Monday, February 2, 2009: Don't delay -- send in your $100 million now

Sunday, February 1, 2009: Just another bought-and-paid-for politician

Thursday, January 22, 2009: If you're going to have an aerial tram...

Wednesday, January 21, 2009: If you're going to have streetcars...

Wednesday, January 21, 2009: New Portland police and fire pension tab: $2.2 billion

Monday, January 19, 2009: Federal debt: $194,400 a head

Thursday, January 15, 2009: Just an old, sweet song

Thursday, January 15, 2009: Recipe for corruption

Wednesday, January 14, 2009: In Portland, the "creative class" does the math

Tuesday, January 13, 2009: Buzzword change alert

Sunday, January 11, 2009: Names chosen for Merritt Paulson's new stadiums

Thursday, January 8, 2009: Municipal bond world: rotten to the core?

Thursday, January 8, 2009: How's this gonna work?

Tuesday, January 6, 2009: Sam the Tram has the clipboard out again

Monday, January 5, 2009: Satellite urban renewal? Sure, what the hey

Monday, December 22, 2008: America the Gullible

Wednesday, December 17, 2008: I just called to say, "It's taxable"

Tuesday, December 16, 2008: In Portland, horrible ideas never die

Monday, December 15, 2008: Greed never takes a snow day

Friday, December 12, 2008: See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet

Wednesday, December 10, 2008: Dear Ted Wheeler and Sam the Tram

Tuesday, December 9, 2008: League joins charge against Portland urban renewal

Saturday, December 6, 2008: Is the Convention Center hotel dead?

Wednesday, December 3, 2008: "Satellite" urban renewal scam: Game on

Tuesday, December 2, 2008: Portland's next tax

Tuesday, November 25, 2008: Embarrassment

Tuesday, November 25, 2008: Seeing the light

Monday, November 24, 2008: Trouble ahead, trouble behind

Thursday, November 20, 2008: Is the government rigging the stock market?

Thursday, November 20, 2008: If we're going bankrupt, let's get there as soon as possible

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: False alarm

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: Feels like home

Monday, November 17, 2008: Portland's pork wish list

Saturday, November 15, 2008: Should Portland join in begging for a pension bailout?

Saturday, November 15, 2008: The latest from Pill Hill

Thursday, November 13, 2008: Portland debt clock ratchets up for bad pension news

Wednesday, November 12, 2008: U.S. adds $1.2 trillion to national debt in under six months

Tuesday, November 11, 2008: For taxes, Portland is world-class

Tuesday, November 11, 2008: Salem suddenly awash with cash for toys

Thursday, November 6, 2008: The Sam and Randy Show, Episode 267

Tuesday, November 4, 2008: Oregon gets it right

Monday, November 3, 2008: Make up your own joke

Sunday, November 2, 2008: The latest on the bailout

Thursday, October 30, 2008: Sore thumb

Thursday, October 30, 2008: Happy days are here again

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: Lents stadium ripoff making national waves

Saturday, October 25, 2008: Cougars ate my tax return

Tuesday, October 21, 2008: Where the bailout money will go, cont'd

Tuesday, October 21, 2008: Portland tax for police and fire pensions rises 14.43%

Monday, October 20, 2008: Twisting Measure 59

Monday, October 20, 2008: Portland's blood drive for turnips

Saturday, October 18, 2008: October in Oregon

Saturday, October 18, 2008: What you don't have the right to know about the bailout

Friday, October 17, 2008: Plan B

Monday, October 13, 2008: Measure for measure

Friday, October 10, 2008: Lewis joins Good Old Boy Network

Tuesday, October 7, 2008: State of Alaska takes another look at Palin's per diems

Tuesday, October 7, 2008: America, meet your new savior

Monday, October 6, 2008: Palin per diems: State didn't follow its normal policies

Sunday, October 5, 2008: There's no debate: Palins owe thousands in back taxes

Wednesday, October 1, 2008: Guess who needs a bailout now: WES rail line

Monday, September 29, 2008: It isn't all bad

Monday, September 29, 2008: Another trip to the well

Thursday, September 25, 2008: Bailout bolloxed up, WaMu being Chased

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: The Chimp puts a gun to your head

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: Phish alert

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: And he is quitting chewing gum until further notice

Wednesday, September 24, 2008: It's "for the children," but is it legal?

Tuesday, September 23, 2008: And now, a public service announcement

Monday, September 22, 2008: Cousin Jim says ix-nay on the ailout-bay

Monday, September 22, 2008: Nigel Jaquiss, check your facts, please

Monday, September 22, 2008: Convention Center hotel scam extended to Christmas

Monday, September 22, 2008: I'm all right, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack

Sunday, September 21, 2008: Why be a responsible person?

Friday, September 19, 2008: You are so right, Mr. Warner

Thursday, September 18, 2008: When Randy Gragg's sensibilities are aroused

Wednesday, September 17, 2008: Meanwhile, back at the ranch

Wednesday, September 17, 2008: McCain on the collapse of the U.S. economy

Wednesday, September 17, 2008: Wake me when she says something that's actually true

Tuesday, September 16, 2008: In the Mean Girl tradition

Thursday, September 11, 2008: Council newbies on the stadiums deal: Maybe

Wednesday, September 10, 2008: Governor Palin, your tax return, please

Tuesday, September 9, 2008: Guess who's coming to the SoWhat District

Monday, September 8, 2008: Pushback on the new stadium boondoggle

Thursday, September 4, 2008: Disgrace

Tuesday, September 2, 2008: SoWhat "facts" don't sound right

Wednesday, August 27, 2008: A Glock for Grandma

Wednesday, August 20, 2008: More Portland park land in jeopardy

Friday, August 15, 2008: Condos, good! Anything standing in their way, bad!

Thursday, August 14, 2008: "Linchpin" alert! Peterson's garage to go 30-story condo tower

Wednesday, August 13, 2008: Ultimate Usual Suspect joins PDC board

Tuesday, August 12, 2008: Nothing to complain about

Monday, August 11, 2008: E-cheats

Thursday, August 7, 2008: How dare he?

Tuesday, August 5, 2008: Sam the Tram reads his own mind

Tuesday, August 5, 2008: The Sellwood Bridge will have to wait

Monday, August 4, 2008: I want a Planning Bureau removable tattoo

Monday, August 4, 2008: County car rental tax blowup implicates Portland bonds

Sunday, August 3, 2008: The rich get richer

Saturday, August 2, 2008: State says county is spending rental car tax illegally

Friday, August 1, 2008: Days late, many dollars short

Thursday, July 31, 2008: You can check out any time you like

Wednesday, July 30, 2008: A perfect fit

Wednesday, July 30, 2008: Portland has its Convention Center...

Monday, July 28, 2008: OHSU docs strike out big time in Tax Court

Monday, July 28, 2008: Who's minding the store? No one

Sunday, July 27, 2008: An easy way to beat the new Portland grocery bag tax

Thursday, July 24, 2008: SoWhat disaster news reaches Salem

Friday, July 18, 2008: Build it and they still won't come

Monday, July 14, 2008: I-5 bridge? Too expensive!

Monday, July 14, 2008: Really, couldn't get away too soon

Friday, July 11, 2008: Memo to Metro: The hotel boom is long past over

Friday, July 11, 2008: A crying need

Wednesday, July 9, 2008: It's obvious

Wednesday, July 9, 2008: Portland State? Let them eat cake.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008: Squeaky wheels

Tuesday, July 8, 2008: Coming soon: City of Portland carbon tax

Monday, July 7, 2008: Still at it

Saturday, July 5, 2008: Legal Ruling of the Decade

Thursday, July 3, 2008: That be some spendy money

Tuesday, July 1, 2008: Latest liars' budget on Convention Center Hotel released

Tuesday, July 1, 2008: Portland: Vancouver's Guadalajara?

Monday, June 30, 2008: State of Illinois debt: $14,000 per household

Friday, June 27, 2008: Sam Adams: Bankrupt but looking good

Friday, June 27, 2008: And the home of the brave

Wednesday, June 25, 2008: Another day, another $44 million of debt for Portland

Tuesday, June 24, 2008: Rant of the Month

Tuesday, June 24, 2008: What's in your wallet?

Monday, June 23, 2008: They're experts about pain

Tuesday, June 17, 2008: Time for a change

Monday, June 16, 2008: Ted Wheeler: Don't even try it

Monday, June 16, 2008: Fool's gold

Monday, June 16, 2008: Portland admits it blew $250K on "free" wi-fi

Monday, June 16, 2008: And the scam goes on

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: Another Homer Williams condo flop

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: The 4/15 ran late

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: More TurboTrouble reported

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: Strike a pose, there's nothin' to it, vogue

Tuesday, June 10, 2008: Nothing stops greed

Tuesday, June 10, 2008: School board to city: Waaaaaahh

Monday, June 9, 2008: Wheels coming off in SoWhat

Saturday, June 7, 2008: How to pay the Arabs less for gas

Thursday, June 5, 2008: Calling all repo men

Tuesday, June 3, 2008: Who's really to blame for the federal deficit

Monday, June 2, 2008: A day on Tri-Met

Monday, June 2, 2008: What's up with the PDC budget?

Monday, June 2, 2008: Labor of alienation

Monday, June 2, 2008: A true inconvenience

Friday, May 30, 2008: I'm sure the brie was excellent

Thursday, May 29, 2008: Pretzel logic from the DJC

Thursday, May 29, 2008: With heroes like these, we don't need villains

Thursday, May 29, 2008: Portland debt jumps toward $5 billion

Wednesday, May 28, 2008: Wheeling and dealing at the Convention Center

Tuesday, May 27, 2008: She's got the right to sing the blues

Tuesday, May 27, 2008: Welcome back to work

Tuesday, May 27, 2008: Why they put erasers on pencils

Sunday, May 25, 2008: Righty bloggers busting Al Franken's chops

Saturday, May 24, 2008: Doin' all right

Friday, May 23, 2008: Latest SoWhat "green" breakthrough: windows

Monday, May 19, 2008: The worst part about Bush

Tuesday, May 13, 2008: An oversight

Tuesday, May 13, 2008: You'll appreciate the convenience

Monday, May 12, 2008: They ain't talkin' yogurt

Sunday, May 11, 2008: Leaning Tower of Portland?

Wednesday, May 7, 2008: We were right: New Portland computer system a disaster

Tuesday, May 6, 2008: A Tri-Met fiasco in Milwaukie

Sunday, May 4, 2008: Portland drivers are nicer than New York drivers

Tuesday, April 29, 2008: Granny had it right

Tuesday, April 29, 2008: Portland City Hall's culture of backroom deals

Tuesday, April 29, 2008: Kids, you better look around

Monday, April 28, 2008: Portland's next fiasco: fiber

Saturday, April 26, 2008: Another politician with tax problems

Friday, April 25, 2008: Voter-snitched elections

Thursday, April 24, 2008: Hawthorne Bridge ramp move: It might be for condos

Wednesday, April 23, 2008: Some like it hot

Wednesday, April 23, 2008: Vera must be proud

Wednesday, April 23, 2008: Speaking of recycling...

Monday, April 21, 2008: Here, have a bone

Monday, April 21, 2008: By their web links shall ye know them

Monday, April 21, 2008: Dude

Wednesday, April 16, 2008: So true

Sunday, April 13, 2008: You can go to college, but your mom will die

Monday, April 7, 2008: New "clean money" tax question: Is it income?

Monday, April 7, 2008: Is the IRS getting its share of Portland "clean money"?

Sunday, April 6, 2008: Better than the Sunday funnies

Saturday, April 5, 2008: Welcome, Hillary

Wednesday, April 2, 2008: He's not there

Tuesday, April 1, 2008: Portland bond sale still behind a curtain

Friday, March 28, 2008: Wheeler recall just around the corner

Tuesday, March 25, 2008: Obama's tax returns!

Monday, March 24, 2008: House of cards contains many jokers

Monday, March 24, 2008: Me here at last on the ground, you in mid-air

Tuesday, March 18, 2008: While they're printing up more paper money...

Friday, March 14, 2008: TurboTax "kicker" disputes rage on

Tuesday, March 11, 2008: Let's kill the whole day, shall we?

Tuesday, March 4, 2008: In like a lion

Tuesday, March 4, 2008: When amateur wheeler-dealer types take over local government

Tuesday, March 4, 2008: Tell Granny

Monday, March 3, 2008: How sales taxes creep up

Monday, March 3, 2008: SoWhat District money drain: Still sucking

Friday, February 29, 2008: Why Sten's "satellite urban renewal" scheme is illegal

Friday, February 29, 2008: Another back-room deal on the aerial tram

Monday, February 25, 2008: Make them take the pledge

Monday, February 25, 2008: Help rename the Burnside Bridgehead project

Monday, February 25, 2008: Now you see it, now you don't

Friday, February 22, 2008: Six more weeks

Friday, February 22, 2008: Back over $2 billion

Wednesday, February 20, 2008: Who filed the anonymous IRS complaint against Charles Lewis?

Wednesday, February 20, 2008: Still going strong

Monday, February 18, 2008: Dang tax lawyers

Saturday, February 16, 2008: Goin' up the country

Saturday, February 16, 2008: Has Portland's credit card expired?

Friday, February 15, 2008: Tossup

Wednesday, February 13, 2008: Tweet tweet

Monday, February 11, 2008: Amanda's mad

Monday, February 11, 2008: How to get TurboTax to handle your Oregon "kicker"

Saturday, February 9, 2008: The Week in Review

Friday, February 8, 2008: Rah rah siss boom bah

Friday, February 8, 2008: Pay tax on your kicker -- even if you didn't get it!

Friday, February 8, 2008: New kicker screwup -- this one from Salem

Thursday, February 7, 2008: TurboTax Meets the Oregon Kicker -- The Sequel

Wednesday, February 6, 2008: Common sense makes brief, rare appearance

Wednesday, February 6, 2008: Grampy gets it right

Friday, February 1, 2008: PDC tax abatement train wreck

Wednesday, January 30, 2008: Sucker-punched

Wednesday, January 23, 2008: Filling Bernie's shoes

Tuesday, January 22, 2008: OHSU money woes: "It's all Jordaan Clarke's fault"

Thursday, January 17, 2008: PCC wants another $374 million

Tuesday, January 15, 2008: Sam the Tram has sharp claws

Wednesday, January 9, 2008: Your tax person's busy this time of year

Wednesday, January 9, 2008: Finally, OHSU biotech jobs

Monday, December 31, 2007: Pill Hill follies

Thursday, December 27, 2007: TurboTax Oregon kicker hassles aren't over

Saturday, December 22, 2007: Speaking of tax reform

Thursday, December 20, 2007: Kicker kave-in

Thursday, December 20, 2007: TurboTax and the Oregon kicker, Day 4

Thursday, December 20, 2007: Titanic deck chairs rearranged

Wednesday, December 19, 2007: More on TurboTax and the Oregon kicker refund

Tuesday, December 18, 2007: "TurboTax ate my kicker check"

Tuesday, December 18, 2007: Helping Portland dig its deep hole

Friday, December 14, 2007: First shoe drops

Wednesday, December 12, 2007: What? I don't believe it

Tuesday, December 11, 2007: Modern miracles

Tuesday, December 11, 2007: Santa's upstairs neighbors are out of money

Monday, December 10, 2007: SoWhat Quotation of the Day

Monday, December 10, 2007: Busy morning at the bank

Monday, December 10, 2007: Idiot wind

Saturday, December 8, 2007: Blessed curse

Friday, December 7, 2007: It ain't Wonkette

Friday, December 7, 2007: Mess around, you'll end up in Dutch, boy

Thursday, December 6, 2007: This, that, and the other

Wednesday, December 5, 2007: The real deal

Tuesday, December 4, 2007: Shameless self-promotion

Monday, December 3, 2007: SoWhat poodle poop park design tab: $540,000 to $700,000

Tuesday, November 27, 2007: Who has seen enough?

Tuesday, November 27, 2007: Unlisted? Not any more

Monday, November 26, 2007: County cans debt limit increase for building

Monday, November 26, 2007: Truth, stretched to the breaking point

Saturday, November 24, 2007: Time-release formula

Tuesday, November 20, 2007: Quotation of the (Working) Day

Tuesday, November 20, 2007: Some predictable advice to Portland about muni fiber optic

Monday, November 19, 2007: And now, some more delusion from the O

Friday, November 16, 2007: On with the stupidity

Thursday, November 15, 2007: That time again

Tuesday, November 13, 2007: Sorry, you didn't waste enough money

Saturday, November 10, 2007: Metro test: How stupid is the public?

Thursday, November 8, 2007: Saltzman outdoes himself

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: Eugene says no to "urban renewal" plan

Tuesday, November 6, 2007: Portland loses major court case on water supply

Tuesday, November 6, 2007: Take it to the limit one more time

Monday, November 5, 2007: Last-minute election porn

Tuesday, October 30, 2007: Crisis of the Century of the Week

Monday, October 29, 2007: Portland Debt-O-Meter: New and improved!

Friday, October 26, 2007: Portland Measure 26-93: Fair and spendy

Monday, October 22, 2007: What's the price tag on Measure 26-93?

Monday, October 22, 2007: Buckle up

Friday, October 19, 2007: Portland urban renewal property tax jumps 14.7%

Thursday, October 18, 2007: Save that kicker check

Thursday, October 18, 2007: Why Portland is going broke

Wednesday, October 17, 2007: Sam and Ted's regressive adventure

Tuesday, October 16, 2007: Dead heat

Tuesday, October 16, 2007: SoWhat fun facts

Monday, October 15, 2007: Attention procrastinators

Monday, October 15, 2007: Portland vs. Seattle city debt: It's not even close

Monday, October 15, 2007: Wyden health care plan makes national splash

Saturday, October 13, 2007: Wal-Mart fights property taxes all over the country

Friday, October 12, 2007: The holding pattern for boondoggles is getting crowded

Friday, October 12, 2007: Double whammy

Friday, October 12, 2007: Portland tax levy appears back on the rise

Thursday, October 11, 2007: Read it and weep

Wednesday, October 10, 2007: Portland parks to take a bigger bite

Friday, October 5, 2007: Portland's free wi-fi dream is over

Friday, October 5, 2007: The tradition continues

Friday, October 5, 2007: Drop in the bucket

Thursday, October 4, 2007: Do you know where your wallet is?

Thursday, October 4, 2007: Buying white elephants on time

Wednesday, October 3, 2007: The saddle's about to get heavier

Wednesday, October 3, 2007: Tell the Merchants of Death what you think

Friday, September 28, 2007: Movable Scam moves back

Thursday, September 27, 2007: Joe Camel, constitutional scholar

Thursday, September 27, 2007: Important notice

Thursday, September 27, 2007: Not so fast, Batman

Tuesday, September 25, 2007: A fun ride to the Poor Farm

Tuesday, September 25, 2007: Like baloney?

Tuesday, September 25, 2007: The city that keeps polling you (ouch!)

Monday, September 24, 2007: Letter from Joe Camel

Monday, September 24, 2007: The city that won't shut up

Saturday, September 22, 2007: The Chimp finally checks his bank statement

Wednesday, September 19, 2007: Patently offensive

Wednesday, September 19, 2007: Praising with faint damn

Saturday, September 15, 2007: Blowing smoke

Wednesday, September 12, 2007: Why you so desperately want to pay more gas tax

Monday, September 10, 2007: Ignore the lies, enjoy the laughs

Monday, September 10, 2007: Footsoldier promoted

Thursday, September 6, 2007: It's the sustainable thing to do

Wednesday, September 5, 2007: Portland Saturday Market: The end is near

Saturday, September 1, 2007: Bonanza!

Friday, August 31, 2007: You don't say!

Monday, August 27, 2007: I hope Sam the Tram doesn't find out about this

Friday, August 24, 2007: Unspeakable B.S. of the Year (So Far)

Friday, August 24, 2007: Meet me at the wrecking ball

Wednesday, August 22, 2007: Meet your new lender (or partner): the PDC

Friday, August 17, 2007: The next fiasco: the east side streetcar

Thursday, August 16, 2007: Wheeler gets into it with the PDC

Wednesday, August 15, 2007: My kinda guy

Tuesday, August 14, 2007: Better living through condo development

Monday, August 13, 2007: Ugly

Sunday, August 12, 2007: Would Hillary or Obama keep paying for "Star Wars"?

Friday, August 10, 2007: That was quick

Friday, August 10, 2007: Ole Man Hotel, he jes' keep rollin' along

Thursday, August 9, 2007: Bush: Let the bridges fall

Thursday, August 9, 2007: Weird political science

Wednesday, August 8, 2007: The Foster's will flow

Wednesday, August 8, 2007: Sam the Tram outdoes himself

Tuesday, August 7, 2007: Cali flippers, the jig is up

Monday, August 6, 2007: For the record

Tuesday, July 31, 2007: OMSI debt cancellation may not go through

Monday, July 30, 2007: Pork over priniciple

Monday, July 30, 2007: Will Ikea pay property taxes?

Friday, July 27, 2007: A community builder on his birthday

Thursday, July 26, 2007: SoWhat fantasies already starting to crumble

Thursday, July 26, 2007: Gordon courts the tribes

Wednesday, July 25, 2007: Just checking

Monday, July 23, 2007: I'm glad I don't live in Newark, N.J....

Saturday, July 21, 2007: You knew it all along

Thursday, July 19, 2007: A Vietnam victory at the airport

Thursday, July 19, 2007: Let the sunshine in

Wednesday, July 18, 2007: The Sicko effect

Wednesday, July 18, 2007: Tick tick tick

Tuesday, July 17, 2007: Bring your crayons

Sunday, July 15, 2007: High-rise condo-mania heads south

Thursday, July 12, 2007: Count your blessings

Thursday, July 12, 2007: About those solar panels on county buildings...

Wednesday, July 11, 2007: Uncle Sam buys us toys we can't afford to run

Friday, July 6, 2007: Linchpin lost

Tuesday, July 3, 2007: Bar bar bar, bar bar review

Tuesday, July 3, 2007: The party's mostly over -- for now

Tuesday, July 3, 2007: A math word problem in Portland

Monday, July 2, 2007: Surprise! Office space.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007: Timing is everything

Tuesday, June 19, 2007: Off duty

Saturday, June 16, 2007: We're famous the world over

Thursday, June 14, 2007: Tax day quandary

Sunday, June 10, 2007: He missed out on a lot of fun

Thursday, May 31, 2007: Call now -- Heidi and Brandy want to talk with you

Tuesday, May 29, 2007: Lost opportunity

Saturday, May 26, 2007: Be thankful I don't take it all

Friday, May 25, 2007: Travels with Charlie

Thursday, May 24, 2007: Sister cities

Tuesday, May 22, 2007: The vision thing, now in paperback

Monday, May 14, 2007: Whatever happened to the Burnside Bridgehead project?

Friday, May 11, 2007: Roundup will not kill them

Friday, May 11, 2007: For Wyden and Murray, budget committee meetings

Thursday, May 10, 2007: Sold down the river

Wednesday, May 9, 2007: Another urban renewal "success" story

Tuesday, May 8, 2007: Tax spat in the 'Couv

Monday, May 7, 2007: Their own nests

Friday, May 4, 2007: New sales tax pitch: It's "sustainable"

Thursday, May 3, 2007: It's a pandemic

Thursday, May 3, 2007: Be not proud, Oregon

Monday, April 30, 2007: Get your story straight

Wednesday, April 25, 2007: Earl the Pearl: "Green" the tax code

Tuesday, April 24, 2007: Jackie Edwards takes on TurboTax

Friday, April 20, 2007: Mmmmm... sausages

Wednesday, April 18, 2007: A funny thing happened on the way to SoWhat

Wednesday, April 18, 2007: "I can do it while I eat a McRib!"

Tuesday, April 17, 2007: It's tax night at the post office

Tuesday, April 17, 2007: Obama's loaded

Monday, April 16, 2007: What they taught me in charm school, cont'd

Friday, April 13, 2007: Just say no, but vote yes

Friday, April 13, 2007: Putting it all on plastic

Wednesday, April 11, 2007: Come and get it

Wednesday, April 11, 2007: Thick as a brick

Tuesday, April 10, 2007: You can hear 'em in the back room plannin'

Monday, April 9, 2007: Go figure

Thursday, March 29, 2007: Breaking news from the O

Saturday, March 24, 2007: Nobody does it with a pencil any more

Wednesday, March 21, 2007: How to be a popular guy

Monday, March 19, 2007: The crooks on the hill

Friday, March 16, 2007: It isn't just the tram

Saturday, March 3, 2007: You may have it coming to you

Sunday, February 25, 2007: Going for a ride

Friday, February 23, 2007: Bovine excrement from the Salem Charm School

Thursday, February 22, 2007: Obama's got this one right

Tuesday, February 20, 2007: A herd of white elephants, coast to coast

Tuesday, February 20, 2007: Oregonian to labor unions: We still hate you

Thursday, February 15, 2007: Portlanders agree

Tuesday, February 13, 2007: Blogging may be light

Tuesday, February 13, 2007: How much tax does Target pay in Oregon?

Wednesday, January 31, 2007: Fill 'er up

Friday, January 26, 2007: Out with the real, in with the fake

Thursday, January 25, 2007: Queen of SoWhat

Wednesday, January 24, 2007: Would you give your Social security number to eBay?

Tuesday, January 23, 2007: Make the PDC serve the poor

Thursday, January 11, 2007: In house vs. outhouse

Tuesday, January 9, 2007: Tram operating cost: $1.7 million a year

Tuesday, January 9, 2007: While I do my civic duty

Friday, January 5, 2007: Sayings of Chairman Homer

Friday, January 5, 2007: Lots of smoke, but the fire's missing

Wednesday, January 3, 2007: Get out your green eyeshade

Wednesday, January 3, 2007: Both sides now

Wednesday, January 3, 2007: Light reading

Sunday, December 31, 2006: The sooner the better

Thursday, December 28, 2006: Why do we never get an answer...

Thursday, December 21, 2006: Trouble in the sandbox

Friday, December 15, 2006: Making headway, but they still don't get it

Tuesday, December 12, 2006: They often call him Speedo

Monday, December 11, 2006: This could never happen in Salem

Friday, December 8, 2006: The fix is still in

Thursday, December 7, 2006: From the Dept. of *Way* Too Much Information

Tuesday, December 5, 2006: One way to burn money

Monday, December 4, 2006: PDC art is to art...

Monday, November 27, 2006: Gimme, gimme, gimme the wonky tonk blues

Friday, November 17, 2006: SoWhat madness explained, somewhat

Thursday, November 16, 2006: Sound on the wind

Thursday, November 16, 2006: More SoWhat madness

Monday, November 13, 2006: Coming attractions

Monday, November 13, 2006: Better than any stinkin' affordable housing

Thursday, November 9, 2006: Aerial tram cars on the move [rim shot]

Sunday, October 29, 2006: "Arrogance" and "Stupidity" would also work

Friday, October 27, 2006: He's doing a heck of a job, though

Tuesday, October 24, 2006: Great view from the aerial tram [rim shot]

Monday, October 23, 2006: Convention Center hotel: Round 109

Friday, October 20, 2006: Super Vicki does the math for you

Thursday, October 19, 2006: Followup

Thursday, October 19, 2006: Today's equation: PDC mess = 39 Yes

Wednesday, October 18, 2006: Konvention Center Kool-Aid

Wednesday, October 18, 2006: E-mails, we get e-mails

Monday, October 16, 2006: "Urban renewal" nears 21% of Portland city property tax

Friday, October 13, 2006: Watch your money swirl around in the porcelain bowl

Thursday, October 12, 2006: Know when to say when

Wednesday, October 4, 2006: More Goldschmidt on his shoe

Tuesday, October 3, 2006: Trouble sleeping?

Tuesday, October 3, 2006: A wonderful soul has left us

Thursday, September 28, 2006: Recycling Sunday's fairy tale

Monday, September 25, 2006: Saltzman on Tabor

Monday, September 25, 2006: Blame it on the Swiss franc

Sunday, September 24, 2006: Tragicomedy

Thursday, September 21, 2006: One-two punch

Wednesday, September 20, 2006: Potter serves up some Kool Aid

Tuesday, September 19, 2006: Your Tuesday afternoon coffee break reads

Tuesday, September 19, 2006: This stinker isn't going away

Tuesday, September 19, 2006: Feel like I just gotta travel on

Monday, September 18, 2006: SoWhat -- it's costing us more than a billion

Monday, September 18, 2006: You are all so stupid

Friday, September 15, 2006: Because they care

Thursday, September 14, 2006: I'm sure it's a great deal for the taxpayers

Wednesday, September 13, 2006: Show the love

Wednesday, September 13, 2006: A band-aid won't fix it

Tuesday, September 12, 2006: Always the AOL

Tuesday, September 12, 2006: Sneak preview

Monday, September 11, 2006: This time won't you sing with me

Saturday, September 9, 2006: Ted reveals new revenue source for state police

Friday, September 8, 2006: The smell gets worse and worse

Friday, September 8, 2006: Who cares? Opie got re-elected

Thursday, September 7, 2006: And the beat goes on

Wednesday, September 6, 2006: The new streetcar board

Monday, September 4, 2006: Having it both ways

Sunday, September 3, 2006: I said I wantcha to know right now...

Tuesday, August 29, 2006: When a story gets Gragged

Monday, August 28, 2006: A day at the IRS

Sunday, August 27, 2006: Maybe Saltzman will fly up and save you

Saturday, August 26, 2006: Portland, the Gang Banger City

Friday, August 25, 2006: You got that right

Friday, August 25, 2006: The latest on Saturday Market

Friday, August 25, 2006: On a brighter note

Thursday, August 24, 2006: Another reason to love Tom Potter

Wednesday, August 23, 2006: Score one for the good guys

Tuesday, August 22, 2006: Perfectly legal

Monday, August 21, 2006: Two grouchy old guys commiserate

Monday, August 21, 2006: Saturday, in the park?

Sunday, August 20, 2006: Keepin' it real

Thursday, August 17, 2006: More PDC math: $48K per apartment

Tuesday, August 15, 2006: Voter-hated elections

Monday, August 14, 2006: True colors

Thursday, August 10, 2006: Breaking news: IRS employees are normal people

Tuesday, August 8, 2006: Notes from all over

Tuesday, August 8, 2006: Funny Story of the Week

Monday, August 7, 2006: More SoWhat stinky cheese

Wednesday, August 2, 2006: Revival of a golden oldie

Tuesday, August 1, 2006: Portland: Let's waste some more money

Tuesday, July 25, 2006: Gig of a lifetime

Friday, July 21, 2006: More on the Fire Station non-move

Monday, July 17, 2006: Your big chance

Saturday, July 15, 2006: Amanda for PDC

Friday, July 14, 2006: It's official: Urban renewal has Portland strapped

Thursday, July 13, 2006: Full plate

Tuesday, July 11, 2006: We're gonna miss them

Monday, July 10, 2006: Old Town, old story

Friday, July 7, 2006: What's so special?

Friday, July 7, 2006: Movable scam

Thursday, July 6, 2006: Randy gets religion

Wednesday, July 5, 2006: A few real businesses left in Portland? We'll fix that...

Thursday, June 29, 2006: Make up your own punchline

Wednesday, June 28, 2006: Last licks on the auditor's PDC report

Thursday, June 22, 2006: PDC math: Property values

Tuesday, June 20, 2006: Top 10 Things Overheard at the OHSU President Interviews

Thursday, June 15, 2006: Will wonders never cease?

Wednesday, June 14, 2006: Go for the dough in NoPo

Tuesday, June 13, 2006: PDC math: $384 million, 705 jobs

Monday, June 12, 2006: How the Bush tax cuts wreck your lungs

Thursday, June 8, 2006: You can't take a sharp picture of a fuzzy object

Friday, June 2, 2006: Taxpayers, take a ride

Thursday, June 1, 2006: Cashing in on "smart growth"

Tuesday, May 30, 2006: We're from the city, and we're here to help you

Tuesday, May 30, 2006: We're in the news

Saturday, May 13, 2006: Any time of year, you can find it here

Saturday, May 6, 2006: Ho-listic threads for your little ones

Friday, May 5, 2006: Clockin'

Thursday, May 4, 2006: Hot roaster

Saturday, April 29, 2006: It's bigger than all of us

Friday, April 28, 2006: Portland City Hall: Better than Detroit or New Orleans

Friday, April 28, 2006: Worse than a payday loan

Thursday, April 27, 2006: It takes two

Friday, April 21, 2006: 3,237 hits per second

Monday, April 17, 2006: That ain't hay

Saturday, April 15, 2006: Let them eat wi-fi

Thursday, April 13, 2006: Friends, Romans, countrymen

Wednesday, April 12, 2006: Shock and awe

Tuesday, April 11, 2006: Amanda's "clean money"

Monday, April 10, 2006: Where those "clean" tax dollars are going

Sunday, April 9, 2006: Tax teaser

Friday, April 7, 2006: The Complete Internal Revenue Code Podcast Project

Wednesday, April 5, 2006: Not even light can escape

Tuesday, April 4, 2006: OHSU files default notice on tram

Tuesday, March 28, 2006: Turning the screws on Saltzman

Sunday, March 26, 2006: Game report: Clippers 97, Blazers 83

Friday, March 24, 2006: Stronger than ipecac

Wednesday, March 22, 2006: Oops!

Wednesday, March 22, 2006: "Dirty money" at work

Wednesday, March 22, 2006: Follow the money

Monday, March 20, 2006: Another SoWhat scam

Thursday, March 16, 2006: Make room in the memorabilia box

Wednesday, March 15, 2006: True love never dies

Tuesday, March 14, 2006: To Steve Stadum -- Love, Fireman Randy

Tuesday, March 14, 2006: Packing the house on Tram Night?

Monday, March 13, 2006: Vote Sten and Saltzman -- for the children's sake

Friday, March 10, 2006: Ludicrous Paul Allen Quotation of the Day

Friday, March 10, 2006: A league of their own

Friday, March 10, 2006: Visioning the future

Monday, March 6, 2006: Get out your wallets

Sunday, March 5, 2006: Play it safe

Thursday, March 2, 2006: Close six more schools?

Thursday, March 2, 2006: Fascinating

Wednesday, March 1, 2006: The TurboTax defense

Tuesday, February 28, 2006: Questions about the aerial tram [rim shot]?

Monday, February 27, 2006: Something in the air

Sunday, February 26, 2006: Potter hospitalized

Thursday, February 23, 2006: Bar's closed

Sunday, February 19, 2006: Tireless helper

Friday, February 17, 2006: More bad news for school funding

Friday, February 17, 2006: Ginny take a ride

Thursday, February 16, 2006: The Tram That Would Not Die

Wednesday, February 15, 2006: Down by the river

Tuesday, February 14, 2006: They were warned

Saturday, February 11, 2006: School tax chaos

Friday, February 10, 2006: Read it yourself

Thursday, February 9, 2006: When condo-mania is a bust

Thursday, February 9, 2006: Pungle up, Homer

Wednesday, February 8, 2006: Dear Lars Larson

Tuesday, February 7, 2006: It's $6-a-pound asparagus! We're saved!

Monday, February 6, 2006: Ray of hope

Friday, February 3, 2006: Urgent

Friday, February 3, 2006: Today's tram lie

Friday, February 3, 2006: Remote control

Wednesday, February 1, 2006: New tram tab: $55 million -- or maybe more

Tuesday, January 31, 2006: Feed your head

Monday, January 30, 2006: Yes on the Portland income tax

Wednesday, January 25, 2006: Guess whose fault it is today

Tuesday, January 24, 2006: That ain't Ovaltine

Tuesday, January 24, 2006: Perhaps the worm has turned

Monday, January 23, 2006: "And my heart will go on and on"

Friday, January 20, 2006: Book of the Week

Friday, January 20, 2006: Cha-ching

Thursday, January 19, 2006: Tram meltdown!

Wednesday, January 18, 2006: Is the aerial tram all about OHSU parking?

Tuesday, January 17, 2006: Get yer aerial tram quotes here

Tuesday, January 17, 2006: City Club on bluecoat pension system: Blow it up and start over

Monday, January 16, 2006: You talk about your conflicts of interest

Friday, January 13, 2006: Amanda and the tram

Wednesday, January 11, 2006: Film at 11 -- not

Tuesday, January 10, 2006: Grampy to baseball: Wonderful, thank you, now get lost

Thursday, January 5, 2006: Question for history buffs

Tuesday, January 3, 2006: Lateral move

Wednesday, December 28, 2005: Give it up for the gubmint

Thursday, December 15, 2005: On with the show

Tuesday, December 13, 2005: Sky high

Thursday, December 8, 2005: Clip 'n' save

Monday, December 5, 2005: What to do now about PGE

Friday, December 2, 2005: Sounds good to me

Thursday, December 1, 2005: An open letter to Bruce Warner

Monday, November 28, 2005: Public to PDC: Leave Saturday Market alone

Sunday, November 27, 2005: Out on a limb

Saturday, November 26, 2005: Victor and vanquished

Friday, November 25, 2005: A whole new ballgame?

Wednesday, November 23, 2005: Amanda makes it

Sunday, November 20, 2005: Saturday Market move: A done deal?

Friday, November 11, 2005: The double majority rule -- unconstitutional?

Thursday, November 10, 2005: Little lotto tax problem

Friday, November 4, 2005: You can't have it both ways

Thursday, November 3, 2005: Don't get any ideas, Sledgehammer!

Wednesday, November 2, 2005: Blizzard of lies

Tuesday, November 1, 2005: Ron's new tax code

Tuesday, November 1, 2005: "Ham?! Did you say 'low-fat ham'?!"

Friday, October 28, 2005: A tax cut in Portland

Wednesday, October 26, 2005: Black comedy at its finest

Tuesday, October 25, 2005: How can you not blog about this place?

Tuesday, October 18, 2005: Nice to know

Friday, October 14, 2005: Credit where credit is due

Wednesday, October 12, 2005: 2 + 2 = 4

Monday, October 10, 2005: Why wait? Call now.

Monday, October 3, 2005: Nickeled and dimed by Cingular

Sunday, October 2, 2005: Seeing red

Wednesday, September 28, 2005: Tossup

Tuesday, September 20, 2005: "They run you out"

Tuesday, September 20, 2005: Visioning Portland's future

Monday, September 19, 2005: Of sweeps and rugs

Friday, September 16, 2005: No prob

Tuesday, September 13, 2005: Boris

Thursday, September 8, 2005: If it's not "financially feasible," stay in California

Wednesday, September 7, 2005: Coulda been a contender

Sunday, September 4, 2005: Poll

Friday, September 2, 2005: It isn't just Measure 47

Wednesday, August 31, 2005: Where you can get by walking

Monday, August 29, 2005: More on the Alexan

Friday, August 26, 2005: Reading is fun

Friday, August 26, 2005: Half a story

Thursday, August 25, 2005: Where to begin?

Tuesday, August 23, 2005: The fat lady may not sing

Friday, August 19, 2005: Cha-ching

Thursday, August 18, 2005: Here's one for Lars

Monday, July 25, 2005: Filling the void

Friday, July 8, 2005: Message to Super Vicki

Tuesday, June 21, 2005: Googling Kadri

Sunday, June 19, 2005: Tale of two papers

Wednesday, June 15, 2005: Same as it ever was

Monday, June 13, 2005: Tracy gets a timeout

Sunday, June 12, 2005: Oregon: Things look no different here

Wednesday, June 8, 2005: Too many books

Wednesday, June 1, 2005: Reform, PDC-style

Sunday, May 29, 2005: Big Mike's got it right

Thursday, May 12, 2005: Take one tablet before voting, for ignorance

Monday, May 9, 2005: How unappealing

Thursday, May 5, 2005: Uh oh

Thursday, May 5, 2005: PDC meltdown!

Monday, May 2, 2005: Paging Mayor Potter

Tuesday, April 26, 2005: Happy Statute of Limitations Week

Monday, April 25, 2005: Lambs to the slaughter

Monday, April 18, 2005: TechnoTax

Friday, April 15, 2005: Don't tell me...

Friday, April 15, 2005: Just in time

Thursday, April 14, 2005: Get ready

Monday, April 11, 2005: Happy Tax Week

Monday, April 11, 2005: Through the looking glass

Tuesday, April 5, 2005: Put "clean money" up for a popular vote

Monday, April 4, 2005: Eventually?

Wednesday, March 30, 2005: The genius of our leadership

Friday, March 25, 2005: Going sterile

Wednesday, March 16, 2005: Give those meth heads streetcar passes!

Tuesday, March 15, 2005: In the comment bag

Friday, March 11, 2005: My plan to buy PGE

Monday, March 7, 2005: New developments

Saturday, March 5, 2005: You're not fooling this guy

Wednesday, February 23, 2005: I'm feeling lucky

Tuesday, February 22, 2005: Dumb Idea of the Week

Monday, February 21, 2005: That AMT feeling

Thursday, February 17, 2005: It's the same old song

Friday, February 11, 2005: Good news and bad news

Monday, February 7, 2005: Lifestyles of the Rich and Dead

Thursday, February 3, 2005: The City that Works... But Not For You

Tuesday, February 1, 2005: One out of every five property tax dollars

Monday, January 31, 2005: Let me make myself perfectly clear

Tuesday, January 25, 2005: It's not just about process

Tuesday, January 18, 2005: Maybe he thought he could keep a low profile

Friday, December 31, 2004: Home at last

Monday, December 27, 2004: New plan

Wednesday, December 15, 2004: Knucklers

Tuesday, December 14, 2004: Bah, humbug

Tuesday, December 14, 2004: Where the bucks are

Saturday, December 11, 2004: Big-time news

Friday, December 10, 2004: The tax you have proposed is no longer in service

Friday, December 10, 2004: A streetcar named Liability

Wednesday, December 1, 2004: Phil-anthropy

Tuesday, November 30, 2004: He's not that smart

Saturday, November 27, 2004: 'Tis the season

Wednesday, November 24, 2004: A couple of followups

Tuesday, November 23, 2004: Guess who wants to read your tax return

Tuesday, November 16, 2004: Good readin'

Thursday, November 11, 2004: What's that smell?

Sunday, October 24, 2004: Cha-ching

Thursday, October 21, 2004: That's a lot of kung pao

Thursday, October 14, 2004: New! Improved! Election endorsements

Wednesday, October 13, 2004: My world, rocked

Sunday, October 3, 2004: Y'all miss me?

Tuesday, September 7, 2004: Randy's right

Friday, August 27, 2004: Call him irresponsible

Thursday, August 19, 2004: Midnight oil

Wednesday, August 18, 2004: Tax bites

Friday, June 18, 2004: Help wanted

Wednesday, June 16, 2004: Tramcesconi

Saturday, June 12, 2004: "Don't show me into Portland"

Thursday, June 10, 2004: Done deal

Thursday, May 20, 2004: Flash: Estate planning news

Monday, May 3, 2004: Show me the money

Wednesday, April 21, 2004: Show's over

Wednesday, April 21, 2004: So, how'd we do?

Wednesday, April 21, 2004: Caution: Paying attention will raise your blood pressure

Sunday, April 18, 2004: He read my mind

Sunday, April 18, 2004: Will it play in Portlandia?

Saturday, April 17, 2004: Equal time

Thursday, April 15, 2004: The ides of April

Wednesday, April 14, 2004: Insomnia?

Wednesday, April 14, 2004: When I was 57, it was a very good year

Tuesday, April 13, 2004: See how the other 1% lives

Friday, April 9, 2004: What's this under the sofa cushion?

Thursday, April 8, 2004: Your tax dollars at work?

Wednesday, April 7, 2004: Hurts so good

Saturday, April 3, 2004: Take me out to the bankruptcy

Thursday, March 11, 2004: Lonnie got to sign off on this one

Thursday, March 4, 2004: Not in the eyes of Uncle Sam

Friday, February 20, 2004: Cleaning up Oregon's tax mess

Friday, February 20, 2004: Bush Tax World

Friday, February 13, 2004: Dough re mi

Thursday, February 12, 2004: And she's buying a stairway to heaven

Wednesday, February 11, 2004: Bounced

Sunday, February 8, 2004: Mystery train

Saturday, February 7, 2004: Democracy vs. republic

Tuesday, February 3, 2004: Hammered

Tuesday, February 3, 2004: "Life 101"

Tuesday, January 27, 2004: Math check

Sunday, January 25, 2004: Sorry, folks

Sunday, January 18, 2004: Measure 30

Saturday, December 13, 2003: Mad Max

Thursday, November 20, 2003: Note from Greg

Saturday, November 8, 2003: The Screwing of the Working Stiff

Thursday, November 6, 2003: Inspirational Story of the Day

Friday, October 31, 2003: Weird Publication of the Month

Thursday, October 23, 2003: Devil's in the mailbox

Friday, October 17, 2003: Gee whiz, you don't say

Tuesday, October 7, 2003: Capping a career

Monday, September 29, 2003: Letter from Diane

Monday, September 22, 2003: Lightweights

Thursday, September 18, 2003: Correction

Tuesday, September 16, 2003: Finance charges apply

Monday, September 8, 2003: Democrat tax cut (self-service)

Wednesday, September 3, 2003: Come election time

Thursday, August 28, 2003: A "to do" list for government

Thursday, August 28, 2003: Train wreck a-comin'

Monday, August 25, 2003: Back to life, back to reality

Sunday, August 24, 2003: Moving the Expos

Thursday, August 21, 2003: Under the Big Top

Wednesday, August 20, 2003: Surprise, surprise

Tuesday, August 19, 2003: Unfair and unfairer

Tuesday, August 19, 2003: Cha-ching!

Friday, August 15, 2003: A voice I trust

Thursday, August 14, 2003: The new Evil Empire

Wednesday, August 13, 2003: If they don't win it's a shame

Sunday, August 10, 2003: Egads

Thursday, August 7, 2003: Earl for Mayor, not

Wednesday, July 30, 2003: Breaking news from the IRS

Monday, July 14, 2003: Warning, technical tax talk

Friday, July 11, 2003: I can handle rejection

Thursday, June 19, 2003: Working on the railroad(ing)

Tuesday, June 17, 2003: On his desk

Friday, June 13, 2003: Why people voted for Nader

Wednesday, June 11, 2003: Here comes the Oregon sales tax

Tuesday, June 10, 2003: Today's quiz

Saturday, June 7, 2003: Ray of hope

Saturday, June 7, 2003: Death to America (but no death tax, please)

Thursday, June 5, 2003: So long, old pal

Tuesday, June 3, 2003: Hold on

Monday, May 26, 2003: Clean slate

Friday, May 23, 2003: Devilish details

Thursday, May 22, 2003: Change the channel

Wednesday, May 21, 2003: Aftermath

Tuesday, May 20, 2003: The results are in

Tuesday, May 20, 2003: Tonight's the night

Tuesday, May 6, 2003: Get out your no. 2 pencil

Monday, May 5, 2003: Across the great divide

Saturday, May 3, 2003: Election time again

Monday, April 28, 2003: I thought the city was broke

Friday, April 25, 2003: Speaking of white elephants

Thursday, April 24, 2003: Size matters

Thursday, April 24, 2003: In sports news

Monday, April 21, 2003: Still empty, only bigger

Wednesday, April 16, 2003: Touche'

Monday, April 14, 2003: Good old boys

Saturday, April 12, 2003: Party on

Wednesday, April 9, 2003: Mr. Fix-it

Tuesday, April 8, 2003: Play ball

Friday, April 4, 2003: Learning to like the Gov

Wednesday, April 2, 2003: Me and Erik down by the schoolyard

Tuesday, March 25, 2003: One down, one to go, one too late

Monday, March 17, 2003: Civics made easy

Friday, March 14, 2003: When good tax increases go bad

Monday, March 10, 2003: Welcome to our nightmare

Saturday, March 8, 2003: How taxing

Friday, March 7, 2003: You pay either way

Thursday, March 6, 2003: Eve of destruction

Monday, March 3, 2003: Keeping my day job

Sunday, March 2, 2003: Minting phrases, not mincing words

Friday, February 28, 2003: Send in the clowns

Thursday, February 20, 2003: That ain't hay

Thursday, February 20, 2003: Veddy interrresting

Wednesday, February 19, 2003: What a waste

Tuesday, February 18, 2003: Stop the insanity

Friday, February 14, 2003: Bachelor supper

Wednesday, February 12, 2003: Who wants to be a millionaire?

Thursday, February 6, 2003: Spare change

Wednesday, February 5, 2003: Only the little people

Monday, February 3, 2003: Blogging bummed

Tuesday, January 14, 2003: What to do

Wednesday, January 8, 2003: Photo op

Wednesday, January 8, 2003: I feel the earth move

Monday, January 6, 2003: More on 28

Friday, January 3, 2003: I can go for that

Tuesday, December 24, 2002: Visions of sugarplums

Sunday, December 22, 2002: Music to my ears

Monday, December 16, 2002: Lord help us

Thursday, December 12, 2002: More on the Burnside plan

Saturday, December 7, 2002: Free market follies

Tuesday, November 19, 2002: A complete and total bust

Friday, November 8, 2002: That's our guy

Wednesday, November 6, 2002: Election final

Tuesday, November 5, 2002: Election results so far

Tuesday, October 29, 2002: And the hits just keep on comin'

Tuesday, October 29, 2002: But she takes the cake

Saturday, October 26, 2002: And I think to myself, "This blows"

Thursday, October 17, 2002: Coming to their senses

Tuesday, October 15, 2002: Will this be over soon?

Friday, October 11, 2002: Funny you should ask

Thursday, August 29, 2002: Bizarre Idea of the Week

Thursday, August 1, 2002: Rinky dink

Friday, July 26, 2002: This week's great ideas from the Bush White House

Tuesday, July 23, 2002: Scary thought for the day

Monday, July 8, 2002: The real downside of the tram

In Vino Veritas

Falset, Garnacha Rose, Montsant 2006
Castello di Bossi, Chianti Classico 2004
Domaine Chandon, Pinot Noir, La Riviere Sonoma 2006
Brazin, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi 2006
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2006
Casillero del Diablo, Cabernet 2007
Gentil Hugel, Alsace 2006
Mesoneros de Castilla, Ribero del Duero, Rosado 2008
Cor, Momentum 2007
Santa Margherita, Pinot Grigio 2006
Rubico, Lacrima di Morro d'Alba 2007
Gilstrap Brothers, Reserve Merlot 2003
Conundrum 2007
Chandler Reach, 36 Red
Santa Rita, Reserve Cabernet 2005
Marietta, Old Vine Red Lot 47
L'Ecole No. 41, Recess Red 2006
Dom Martinho, Red 2004
Beaulieu, Georges Latour 1994
Caymus, Cabernet 1995
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2005
Bergevin Lane, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2005
Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Lavieres 2003
David Hill, Reserve Merlot, Rogue Valley 2006
Educated Guess, Cabernet 2006
Maquis Lien, Red 2005
Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2007
David Hill, Farmhouse White
Robert Mondavi Solaire, Cabernet 2005
Castello Monaci, Liante, Salice Salentino 2006
Ricardo Santos, Malbec 2006
Quinta da Espiga, Tinto 2006
Charles Smith, Holy Cow Merlot 2006
Charles Smith, Boom Boom Syrah 2006
Charles Smith, The Honorable Pinot Gris 2007
Santa Rita, Cabernet Reserva 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2007
Gloria, Douro, Tinto 2002
Bogle, Petite Sirah Port, Clarksburg 2005
Cardwell Hill, Pinot Noir 2004
Silkwood, Red Duet Cabernet-Syrah 2004
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006, 2007
Osborne, Solaz 2004
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Reserva 2005
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill, Shiraz Cabernet 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2004
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Hannah Nicole, Red 2004
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2005
Protocolo, Red 2005
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2006
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1996
Kirkland, Roogle Shiraz 2004
Garda, Classico Chiaretto
A to Z, Oregon Pinot Gris 2005
I Giusti & Zanza, Nemorino 2006
Treana, Marsanne-Viognier, Central Coast 2005
Fife, Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2005
Marques de Casa Concha, Cabernet 2005
Santi, Sortesele Pinot Grigio 2006
Al Muvedre, Tinto Joven 2006
Layer Cake, Shiraz 2006
Gritti, Ca' Andrea, Umbria red 2005
Altos de Luzon, Jumilla 2004
Thomas Leithner, Zweigelt 2004
Cain Cuvee NV 3
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot 2003
Meridian, Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Paringa, Shiraz 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2005
Kris, Pinot Grigio 2006
Silvan Ridge, Pinot Gris 2006
Fife, Mendocino Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
Castle Rock, Cabernet, Paso Robles 2005
Willakenzie, Pinot Gris 2006
The Show, Cabernet 2005
Essencia Valdemar, Rioja Rose 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Beaulieu Vineyard. Napa Valley Cabernet 2004
Irony, Cabernet, Napa Valley 2003
Rosenblum, Petite Sirah, Heritage Clones 2005
Fra Guerau, Montsant 2002
Barefoot Chardonnay
Kana, Syrah 2004
Castell Salegg, Chardonnay, Alto Adige 2004
Fetish, The Watcher Shiraz 2004
Gold Note, Fair Play Zinfandel 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Canoe Ridge Estate Cabernet 2003
Ponzi, Pinot Noir 2004
Red Diamond, Merlot 2003
Mateus, Rose
Benton Lane Pinot Noir 2004
Penya Cadiella Vins de Comtat 2003

The Occasional Book

Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 26
At this date last year: 13
Total run in 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269