Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Big Bird 1969-2006
SESAME STREET (CAP) - The first high profile casualty of the Avian Flu passed away this weekend at his nest at 123 Sesame Street, surrounded by friends and family. Big Bird was 37.
Sesame Street spokesthing Mr.Snuffleupagus confirmed what many pundits had suspected for months, as Big Bird's public appearances became less and less frequent.
RIDERSHIP CONTINUES DECLINING....TRIMET'S SELF FULLING MANAGEMENT
EVERYTHING IS DOWN, WITH BUS SERVICE TAKING THE BIGGEST HIT, OBVIOUSLY DUE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GREEN LINE WHICH GETS ITS RIDERS RIGHT OUT OF THE BUS SERVICE. YOU CUT BUS SERVICE ITS OBVIOUS THAT YOU WILL CUT RIDERS SINCE THERE ARE LESS BUSES....DUH!
RIDERS ABANDON TRIMET
RIDERS ABANDON TRIMET
FRED'S IN AUSTRALIA AND THE WES DEBACLE CONTINUES IN PORTLAND
For Tuesday morning, October 13, 4 of 16 WES trips will be served by shuttle buses. Additional maintenance work is still needed for one of the trains.
The trips departing the Wilsonville Station at 6:21 and 7:51 a.m. and the trips departing the Beaverton Transit Center at 6:58 and 8:28 a.m. will be provided by shuttle buses. Riders can take the shuttle, ride the local bus or take the next WES train, and should add up to 30 minutes to their commute.
WES service is expected to return to regular service on Tuesday afternoon, October 13.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
WES DEBACLE
For Monday morning, October 12, 4 of 16 WES trips will be served by shuttle buses. Additional maintenance work is needed for one of the trains.
The trips departing the Wilsonville Station at 6:19 and 7:49 a.m. and the trips departing the Beaverton Transit Center at 6:56 and 8:26 a.m. will be provided by shuttle buses. Riders can take the shuttle, ride the local bus or take the next WES train, and should add up to 30 minutes to their commute.
Afternoon WES service may also be affected. Service updates and trip planning is available on trimet.org or call 503-238-RIDE (7433) weekdays between 7:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
GET AMERICA OUT OF........
BRING THE TROOPS HOME!
American soldiers serving in Afghanistan are depressed and deeply disillusioned, according to the chaplains of two US battalions that have spent nine months on the front line in the war against the Taleban.
Many feel that they are risking their lives — and that colleagues have died — for a futile mission and an Afghan population that does nothing to help them, the chaplains told The Times in their makeshift chapel on this fortress-like base in a dusty, brown valley southwest of Kabul.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Unemployment Rises To 9.8%; Number of Unemployed Reaches 15 Million
In economic news, the nation’s official unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent last month. The Labor Department said 263,000 jobs were eliminated in September bringing the total number of workers unemployed to 15 million. Another nine million people have been relegated to part-time work because their employers had scaled back their hours or they simply could not find full-time jobs. The unemployment rate has doubled since December 2007.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
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