Monday Apr 21 | KNDU.com
Spokane Mother and Daughter Dead After Accident on Interstate 84, 10-year-old Brother Survives
A mother and daughter are dead after a fatal accident 11 miles east of Arlington, Oregon. via KNDU.com
Sunday Apr 20 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The island is never far away, even on the road
Doc Severinsen performs in San Miguel. Sue Frause photos. San Miguel de Allende ~ When I'm on the road, I often run into an island connection. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Apr 7, 2008 | Beacon News
MySpace outburst backfires on Yorkville alderman
“The people who I thought would see it were the only ones who needed to see it”
Arden Joe Plocher considers himself a pretty outspoken guy. The 26-year-old Yorkville alderman says he isn't afraid to stand up for what he believes. via Beacon News
Apr 2, 2008 | Metroblogging Atlanta
Social Media + Feminism + Sexuality = Sex 2.0
Unless you've been trapped on a deserted island for the past decade or so, the intersection of sex and technology is very prominent. via Metroblogging Atlanta
Mar 10, 2008 | Associated Content
New York Gov Eliot Spitzer Tied to Prostitution Ring
Democratic New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is making headlines linking him to a prostitution ring, the New York Times is reporting this afternoon. via Associated Content
Mar 8, 2008 | POE News
Mayor Removed Over Underwear Photos
Government - Singing Penis - 0 Comments Tags: Oregon , underwear , carmen kontur-gronquist, arlington, recall election Not Rated - Rate This! Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, the mayor of Arlington, Ore., whose ... via POE News
Mar 6, 2008 | The Oregonian
NW wind developer reaches for the sun
“When the sun shines, Arlington-area residents will get a substantial portion of their power from the region's 'other' renewable resource”
The eastern Oregon sunshine that lights these clouds soon will power a new solar energy project in Arlington. via The Oregonian
Mar 4, 2008 | A liberal dose | Posted by A liberal dose
In the battle of the Arlingtons, there's only one king
Just for a while it looked as if the mayor of Arlington, Ore., -- the honorable Carmen Kontur Gronquist -- had really figured out a way to publicize her city in the context of posing for MySpace.
She struck a muscularly buff pose in black lingerie on a firetruck, the amount of skin exposure being mildly interesting but considerably less so than lots of bikinis would have revealed.
For two or three months Gronquist picked up more personal ink than any mayor of any Arlington in the country, not bad considering that Arlington, Texas, is the site of such future events as the Super Bowl and World Series and thus gets lots of newsprint and ink Read more
Mar 3, 2008 | KGW-TV Portland
Former mayor stripped of title over skimpy pics appears on Today Show
“I think the photos were used for a trigger point for the recall committee.”
The former mayor of a small Oregon town whose scantily-clad MySpace photos sparked a major uproar appeared on the Today Show Monday. via KGW-TV Portland








