August 2006 - Posts - About Town

August 29, 2006

WE'RE CONFUSED - That's definitely it
By webteam
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld thinks people who oppose the Iraq war are confused and lacking in courage. See the Associated Press report of his speech here, and read the entire text here.

Then tell us what you think - if you're not too confused to do so...

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August 24, 2006

VOTE FOR A LOCAL - Performer on HBO
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Tim Collins, a Portland-based solo performer, has a piece on HBO's The Wire contest, which you can see here. Check it out and tell Tim what you think!

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August 23, 2006

BOOB FOOD - Hooters comes to Portland
By webteam

Earlier today, the Phoenix received a copy of an email which Janis Beitzer, director of the Portland Downtown District, had forwarded on to members of the PDD. The email is from Mike Harris, owner of the Stadium sports bar on Congress Street. It confirmed months of rumors about a certain noteworthy corporation looking into purchasing his spot.

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August 21, 2006

HEAVY HAND - Bush Administration sues Maine
By webteam
Well, they've done it now. The Bush Administration has sued both the state of Maine and the Verizon corporation, seeking to stop the investigation being mulled by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (see "State Will Not Investigate Verizon - Yet," by Jeff Inglis and Laura Lanz-Frolio, August 11).

Specifically, the administration is seeking to stop Verizon from answering questions posed by the PUC regarding Verizon's participation (or non-participation) in a program in which phone companies provided huge logs of their customers' calls to the federal government, as reported back in May in USA Today

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August 14, 2006

BALL OF THE UNDEAD - Zombies video kickball
By webteam
It mostly speaks for itself: a video of Portland's first-ever Zombie Kickball Tournament, from the Eastern Promenade.

The video is by Brad Ungar and Alex Bilodeau, and includes, near the end, the incredible quote: "You can still get through them with a good stiff-arm, but if you screw up, you're, you know, just consumed and you join the legions of the undead."

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