PR Newswire [http://www.prnewswire.com/], that busy source of tips and announcements that fills our e-mail boxes just as press releases used to fill those wire in-baskets, has some highly relevant-to-blogging content. Survey results [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/s
It isn't very sporting to point out that Portland had the foresight [http://www.trimet.org/] to plan miles of rail corridors in less time than it took Seattle to reach consensus on that all-important question, "Should Pine Street be open to vehicular traffic?" So, instead let's point out that around
Beware of anything [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003984391_flexcar31.html] that adds more corporate zip and removes some of the people's flex. Despite the companies' predictable spin – more cars for everyone! – it is hard for dedicated car-sharers to believe that Seattle
Oregon voters, except those in Multnomah County where Portland sits, can be bought. Not something to be proud of, but at least it took $12 million to do it. No cheap you-know-whats here. As reported in The Oregonian [http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1194418606131680.
As the sun went down on Wordstock [http://www.wordstockfestival.com/], Portland's sprawling annual book festival, none of the event-goers were slowing down. If anything, the readers, writers and teachers who attended all four days seemed even more intent on living better lives of letters as time wen
