Category Archives: police

Another Portland Police Shooting

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Al

Perhaps it will take exposure in the national news to get Portland police to stop shooting minorities, mentally ill people, and other unarmed victims.  The local press sure hasn’t been able to stop them.  They just keep pulling the trigger.

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*What is it about men with the name ‘Derek’?

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Al

Today in England, The Guardian decided to drag my name and website back into the limelight for another fifteen minutes.  In case you, like 99% of the world, don’t really follow poetry scandals, here’s what’s been happening: Derek Walcott was … Continue reading →

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Dooced

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Al

I “know” someone who got Dooced this week. I’ve never met her, but we correspond every once in awhile, I buy her knitting, etc. My employer’s taken some flack from me here lately, but rightfully so. Overall, I love my … Continue reading →

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Campus Lockdown: what really happens when

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Al

There are some very interesting comments following the article about the lockdown at my college yesterday.  One in particular gets to the point of why many things went wrong. So why am I so different from the teachers discussed above? … Continue reading →

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Public Safety Officer #2

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Al

The media (aside from Willamette Week) seems to be slow to pick up on this important story so I’m going to do my part.  Portland Community College has hired Portland’s former police chief as #2 in charge of College security.  … Continue reading →

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Three Final Chapters

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Al

I think I’m nearing the end of my book.  I’ve written what I can, save for three chapters, only one of which I’ve actually started.  So maybe by the end of this year I’ll have something to send. The final … Continue reading →

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Why the Police Kept Driving By

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Al

KATU has the story about my earlier question.

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Big Red Box in the Woods

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Al

KATU’s website has an article about the big red box in the woods with a nice mention of my post, which intrigued the author, Shannon L. Cheesman.  She found the box, and took some stunning photos.  Take a look. In … Continue reading →

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Police Corruption

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Al

We’ve all heard stories about rogue officers who use their badges, uniforms, and overgrown toy cruisers to run lights when there’s no emergency, get women to show skin/perform sexual favors, or misuse resources for personal vendettas.  So this story in … Continue reading →

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Thomas Jefferson Looking Worried

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Al

photo by CA Newsom

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