This Washington Post story, about the Postal Service intentionally slowing down mail sorting and delivery, may explain why the mortgage statement that my lender sent from Utah on July 15 arrived at my house on July 28.
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Oregon blogs (non-blue)
- Alas, a Blog
- Chuck Currie
- Citizens for Local Accountability (Lake Oswego)
- Claire's What If
- Cyclotram
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- Human Iterations
- Human Transit
- Jack Bog's Blog (2020+ edition)
- Oregon Commentator
- Portland Food and Drink
- Lost Oregon
- Rantings of a former TriMet Bus Driver
- Robin DesCamp
- Utopia, dystopia, frytopia.
- Utterly Boring
- ZehnKatzen Times
Our public servants
The local media
Our friends up north
Our friends WAY up north
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February 2021
Recent Posts
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- Chief Justice Marshall awaits President Trump's last-gasp pardons
- The Trump campaign's actual threat
- Endorsements 2: NO on the Metro transportation tax
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