My Portland

New solutions from the Obama administration for the housing crisis continue to emerge. From the New York Times comes: Mo.

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According to the Case-Shiller report, home price declines are easing throughout most of the country, including Portland-

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Renee, meet Ellen (in Staffordshire) - Another teapot sculpture off to Mina’s…this one incorporates a teapot sent by my friend Ellen from Portland and a head sent to me by Renee of After the P… 4 hours ago … In Search of Rochester’s Best Cupcake: Day 7 - I didn’t plan to try *Goodness Cakes Bakery* until Thursday, but I was right in the neighborhood the other day when I took Nick to get his hair cut. We … 9 hours ago. tamdoll’s workspace …

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201 SE 12th Avenue Portland, OR $FREE$ Elva Maxine Beach’s first erotic kiss occurred at her neighborhood swimming pool when she was barely five years old. This innocent kiss transformed into an insatiable taste for boys and men, …

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Almost every February/March here in Portland we receive what is referred to as the “Fake Out”. It appears as if Spring has ambled it’s way right around the corner. The sun is out, the skies are blue. Birds chirp and children play outside. … Daphne has been blooming all over my neighborhood and it is my mission to bottle it’s essence. I am obsessed. As the rains fall upon us once again, I will hole up in my apartment and try to recreate “Fake out 2010″. Wish me luck. …

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Arrived in Portland about 12:30. A grumpy old man (actually, he was fairly young) pissy about losing his seat in the plane transfer. He gave us a nice distraction. He needs to chill, maybe go to Maui. …. Off to our neighborhood beach, Kamaole III. An easy walk but we usually take the car in order to have all the beach stuff available. Good sunset night. Launcher fun on the grass. We had eaten Tuesday Tacos before we went down to watch the sunset. …

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Real estate in that low-20s neighborhood is usually reserved for franchises in a downward spiral (Indiana, Washington, Detroit), while the Kings’ future is bright it seems like the team is heading back towards their “Greatest Show on …

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I was 17 and living in a segregated neighborhood between Philadelphia and Chester . I lived in an Irish neighborhood bordered by an Italian neighborhood, a Puerto Rican neighborhood, and a Black neighborhood. …… Jeffrey Luers, # 13797671, CRCI, 9111 NE Sunderland Ave, Portland, OR 97211-1708, USA. Serving 10 years for arson on a SUV dealership & the attempted arson of an oil truck. The original sentence was 22 years & 8 months, but was reduced on appeal. …

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Come on Portland… you’re too young for menopause! Saturday night was supposed to be epic. I’m not really sure what happened. I met up with Kim for a bit downtown, but was in a funk because I was driving and couldn’t drink… and i think the Monster … Adding this post, and any items in it, will make it viewable to everyone who has access to the group. Create a link to a person. Search all of Vox. Your Neighborhood. People on Vox. (Select up to five users maximum) …

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But how can a neighborhood be “safer” when the crime rate has not gone down–in fact, may have gone up? Finding the answer requires first that we understand what most often frightens people in public places. …. One, done in Portland, Oregon, indicated that three fourths of the adults interviewed cross to the other side of a street when they see a gang of teenagers; another survey, in Baltimore, discovered that nearly half would cross the street to avoid even a single …

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