President Obama is flying into Eugene today, then heading down the highway to meet with a Roseburg community sharply divided on whether it even wants his attentions. Though he promised to politicize the city's tragedy in angry post-shooting remarks on October 1—he said he hoped it would help out tighter gun laws—the president says he'll just share condolences in Roseburg.
Also: The O talked to people who've studied mass shootings, in an attempt to suss out warning signs people should look for. (Biggie: They openly talk about murdering people.)
We've got another school shooting. This one at Northern Arizona University, in the early hours. One person's dead.
The OLCC released its proposed rules for recreational pot in Oregon earlier this week. Among the salient chestnuts: The state is recommending a serving size of 5 milligrams of THC for cannabis-infused edibles. That's half the serving size Colorado and Washington went with (but doesn't matter so much, since you can always eat more if that's your thing).
KOIN T-SHIRT BEAT: The T-shirt beat is booming at KOIN tower, folks. First, a story about an 8th grader who wore a shirt to school depicting a gun wearing a boots and military-style helmet. It was all about supporting the proverbial troops, but Gresham-Barlow School District sent the kid home.
Also in KOIN T-shirt news: A guy was wearing a T-shirt that says "I do dumb things," and he ran from police. That's it.
A group of activists who'd hoped to save the rotting, contaminated shell of the old Portland Gas & Coke Co. building near the St. Johns Bridge—just to look at it—was able to raise just $7,000 of a $1.5 million goal. So down the building will come.
The Trib details the short history of the site nearlykilled.me, where you can report your dicey experiences in Portland traffic, even if it's a touch unclear whether anyone's listening.
"Let me sit down and process this while eating lunch at the same time, because this was a shock, a surprise.’ ” I can't speak for that lunch, but the Republican party's delicious disarray grows yummier all the time. Yesterday, the guy who everyone thought would be Speaker of the House announced he no longer wanted to be Speaker of the House, essentially because it would mean trying to corral a surly and backbiting herd.
So with California Rep. Kevin McCarthy out of the picture, everyone's pressuring former VP candidate Paul Ryan to step up. He doesn't want to, either.
Karaoke Friday returns! This one goes out to Merc Music Editor Ned Lannamann, who loves Madonna more than anyone had any right to expect.
