Late Wednesday Bits and Pieces
Forgot Password? Late Wednesday Bits and Pieces August 13, 2008 6:07 PMFear me on the basketball court this fall. Why? Because I'm going to be trained like a pro. You know how NBA players travel all the time, and it is only sometimes called? That refereeing trend is reportedly going global.Not too long ago, Portland Tribune editor Dwight Jaynes -- when I was a kid in Portland, he was the Blazer beat writer I read every day -- had me into his office just to say hi. When I got there, it turned out he was desperate for a column topic, so he ambushed me with an interview request which turned into this article. Mere days later, he left the paper business entirely. Possibly for good. No kidding! I have been reading that guy my entire life, and now he has stopped writing. Or had. Here's his new blog, up and running, live from the upper deck of his houseboat.Something I have been wondering, really as a test of Olympic fan enthusiasm: Are people getting together to watch these games in bars or...
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Sister sister: Lindsay Lohan takes to her blog to refute nasty rumors that her 14-year-old kid sister, Ali, has had breast implants. Minority report: The U.S. Census Bureau projects that minorities will be the majority in America by 2042. Georgia on our mind: Russia was withdrawing troops from the Georgian city of Gori this morning, but then there were some explosions and Georgia alleges that Russia is actually bringing additional troops into the city. Undecided: What do Angelina Jolie and Colin Powell have in common? Parting ways: Paula Wagner, longtime producing partner to Tom Cruise, has announced that she'll be leaving United Artists. No regrets: Wang Wei, the man who was instrumental in bringing the Olympics to Beijing, defended his decision to do so despite China's broken press freedom and human rights promises. Undeclared: Elvis Mitchell, former Times film critic, is trying to get $12,000 in cash back after re-entering the country from Canada without declaring the big wad....
