There's a very good cover story in Willamette Week about the ramifications of free choice education in Portland called,

School Colors--What happens when a school district spends millions on integration but gives parents the right to choose their children’s schools?

My comment is posted on the WW blog.

So last night my family had a small dinner celebration. In planning for dinner, we we wanted a delicious, memorable meal. I had many ideas about where to dine out in Portland, a city that fellow Public Press members justly regard as the culinary mecca of the United States...Pok Pok Thai, Toro Bravo, Nostrana, etc. But in the end, home cooking won out. Not because I'm an Iron Chef, but because we're lucky to have the iPhone of cookware technology: Faithful P2 citizens might remember that ...574 more words Click for full details

More talk about building the next newroom. Gauss

Lots of great discussion about what and where the next newsroom will be. People from academia, news journalists, and industry. Gauss

Goin on live....here  9;s a placebloggin shot of opening panel Gauss

The theme for this year's Oak Hills parade was "Hooray for Hollywood"  . From what I could see, there were floats with Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Forest Gump, Westside Story, Captain Jack Sparrow and crew, and Disney characters. There were even more Hollywood vignettes but I didn't catch em all. Great Fun!

4th of July parade attracted some fancy cars and the Glencoe High School marching band

Excited participants exchanging decorating tips just before the parade begins. Lotta setup for the fireworks tonight. Lotta Washington County law enforcement doing parade duty too...even Batman and Robin showed up!

4th of July