OurPDX shared links for April 5th

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Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for April 5th:

I-5 bridge opponents fire opening salvo in long battle | The Portland Tribune – Jim Redden writes: "A Sunday afternoon rally in Tom McCall Waterfront Park kicked off a campaign to stop the proposed $4.2 billion Interstate 5 replacement bridge between Portland and Vancouver, Wash.

Several hundred people turned out to hear speakers denounce the Columbia River Crossing as unnecessarily large and too expensive. They included Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Metro Councilor Robert Liberty, both of whom called for the crowd and others to lobby federal, state and local elected officials against the current version of the project.

“We need a better bridge, we can get a better bridge,” said Fritz."
Les Sarnoff in the O | Oregon Media Insiders – Lynn writes: "Peter Ames Carlin has a pretty nice portrait of Les Sarnoff and his struggle with cancer.
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I can personally attest to "work before everything." Les was without doubt one of the hardest-working guys I have ever worked with, in any industry. I'm sure he's putting the same effort toward beating his cancer."
Oregon Ballet to cut budget by 28 percent – OregonLive.com – From Grant Butler's article: "Approved by OBT's board of directors last week, the almost $2 million budget cuts kick in with the new fiscal year in July, reducing the annual budget from $6.7 million to slightly more than $4.8 million. Cuts will come from across-the-board salary reductions, consolidation of jobs, and layoffs. The number of full-time dancers will dip from 28 to 25."
‘We’re there!’ — in the NBA playoffs — all of us – OregonLive.com – Oregonian sports reporter Jason Quick recaps the long journey: "Behind burgeoning stars in Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, blue-collar veterans in Joel Przybilla and Steve Blake and foreign flair with rookies Rudy Fernandez and Nicolas Batum, the Blazers got there by overcoming a rash of injuries and the growing pains associated with having the league's second youngest team.
Along the way, the Blazers won back the support of the city in which they are the only major professional sports franchise, becoming a rallying point in trying economic times. The Rose Garden has recorded 65 consecutive sellouts, helping rank Portland third in league attendance, and the team's television ratings rank second in the league."