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October 2007 - Posts

FEAR FACTOR - Channel 13 sinks to a new low

by Jeff Inglis | October 31, 2007

Parents and kids, if you're out trick-or-treating tonight and see a strange man hiding in the bushes holding a video camera, don't be alarmed. It's just a friendly cameraman from WGME (Channel 13). He's not out to get you - he's just... Read More »

Portland makes The Onion

by Jeff Inglis | October 24, 2007

The birth-control hoopla at King Middle School has reached such proportions that The Onion, the spoof newspaper and Web site, has asked its "people on the street" about the issue. We think it's just a typo that they called it King a "muddle... Read More »

Public Transit - Private Business

by Jeff Inglis | October 18, 2007

Business and public transportation can get along, even sharing space. Check out this video from Bangkok, Thailand, with a hat tip to Salon . And here's how it works (also from Salon). Read More »

King Middle School and Birth Control

by Deirdre Fulton | October 17, 2007

We can't decide what's the better headline: CREEPY BUT TRUE or CREEPY AND SMART or REALISM: CREEPY OR SMART? Regardless, the Portland School Committee will consider a proposal tonight that would allow students at King Middle School to obtain prescription... Read More »

US Rep Allen says OK to protest - as long as it's in private

by Jeff Inglis | October 09, 2007

Attention local peace activists: We think it is perfectly safe to attend the " virtual rally " US Representative Tom Allen is hosting tomorrow against the Iraq war. I know, I know - you wouldn't really think so, given Allen's general... Read More »

Youthful inspiration - it's an honor

by Jeff Inglis | October 08, 2007

The Portland branch of the League of Young Voters recently honored nine people (or groups) for being "young people" who are "social entrepreneurs," however they define those concepts. The group's official announcement of the winners... Read More »