Four months into his new job as president of Portland State University, Wim Wiewel is calling for change in the Oregon Legislature to be able to provide more stable funding for higher education. "We need to find a way to increase state resources," Wiewel told The Tribune in a telephone ...

Repeating: Mondays January 12-March 16th
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Robbie The Rover weighs 90 pounds, but is strong enough to pull a truck. A Portland State University professor is hoping for its return.

Monday's aren't all Garfield, especially now that the MFA free Monday night lectures are back at Portland State. Once again, it is hard to believe that such a good series is free, but it is...IT IS! From PSU: Jan . 05 : Lucky Dragons "Lucky Dragons" means any recorded or performed or installed or packaged or shared pieces [...]

A robot that would have been used for teaching was stolen from a Portland State University professor's car last night while the car was parked in the 6000 block of Southwest 205th Avenue in Aloha. Dr. Erik Sanchez, a physics professor at PSU, told the Washington County Sheriff's Office ...

Kicking off the spring PSU seminar series: Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2009 Transportation Seminar Series The Winter 2009 Transportation Seminar Series begins this Friday! Speaker: Alison Wiley, Transportation Options Program Manager, Oregon Dept. of Transportation Topic:...

Mayor Sam Adams was sworn in today at Parkrose High School. I wouldn't normally carry political content, but I am a strong supporter of Mayor Adams and believe that it is worth taking a moment to review his thoughts and ideas for the future of our fair city. We are a city that is very youthful and embracing of diversity. The Pioneers who came to the Oregon Territory were very independent thinkers. It's nice to see that some things haven't changed all that much.
Aaron Kirk Douglas


MAYOR SAM ADAMS
BETTER TOGETHER: BECAUSE PORTLAND BELONGS TO ALL OF US
Swearing In Remarks
Parkrose High School Auditorium
Portland, Oregon
January 5, 2009
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Thank you Portland! My name is Sam Adams. I am honored to be your
mayor.

Thank you for the introduction. And thank you Parkrose High School
Broncos for your hospitality!

What a glorious and quirky city we have. Where else can you buy a
donut designed to look like "dirt?" Or browse one of the world's
largest bookstores and then walk a couple of blocks to the world's
smallest park. There is a reason experts always seem to rank us so
high. As the nation's most livable city, the best city for seniors,
the best city for walkers -- a city known for its bikers and hikers;
food and flowers; beer and bridges.

The reason for all this is clear: That reason is you. Us. All of us.
Because we have created this think-different, keep-it-real,
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Bad weather closed Portland State University all of last week. This meant that PDX Writer Daily was closed, too.

We'll try to catch up now.