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@Penny From Eugene: how does a dog-park in Troutdale benefit anyone living outside the Greater Portland Area (or even the immediate neighborhood for that matter)? Surely there are places in the southern end of the Valley where you can fly a kite and have a picnic.

posted 1 year, 8 months ago
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Moral opposition to gambling is childish and makes us look like hand-wringing nincompoops.

For the record I live in Multnomah Co., and make one or two trips per year to Las Vegas to visit family; while I'm there I do enjoy gambling a little. I would probably never patronize this proposed casino because it will probably be a dump just like Indian casinos are dumps.

posted 1 year, 8 months ago
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Did you know that 'cretin' is a racist epithet?  You sure aren't helping the planet any by spreading your awful brand of racism, scottmil.  Noble, indeed.

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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Yikes?

robinquivers, I think you should be the public voice of opposition to this plan.

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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This show, and I'm not talking about this particular episode but the whole of Think Out Loud, is an embarrassment to OPB and public radio in general.  Absolutely shameful.

Please bring back Performance Today!

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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I am a Timbers fan, and I want my team to be in the top league in the country.

If this deal is actually guaranteed by Merritt Paulson's family, as he has stated on multiple occasions now, then I see no reason it shouldn't happen.

If the only argument you have against it is that you don't like sports, well fair enough but that's not much of an argument.  Lots of my tax dollars go toward things in which I have no personal interest.  I've never been to the Oregon Zoo, but I know some people like it.  I don't have children, but plenty of people do.   And I'm happy to have my taxes pay for schools, the zoo, etc.

My point is: there's no accounting for taste, thank god. Nobody's forcing anybody to go to the zoo, or take the bus, or go to Timbers or Blazers games, or anything.  You don't like something? Don't do it.  If this isn't hurting the city, then your argument is reduced to petulant whining. 

Thankfully it's a big enough town we can all do our own thing.

PORTLAND TIMBERS, here we go.  *boom boom*

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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I agree with what josephknight said. TOL is just reinforcing the so-called "two-"party system by excluding legitimate non-GOP/non-DEM candidates. You fail.

posted 3 years, 7 months ago
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