Most of us knew already that Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler is an iron man in the truest sense of the word. He’s completed the Iron Man Triathalon 3 times already, in between excursions to Mt. Everest & showshoeing to the North Pole — not to mention going mano-a-mano with Metro & the City of Portland over the “need” for a convention center hotel.
Many of us have also been applauding Wheeler’s forays into using digital communications to reach his constituents & know that he’s on to something when he asserts…
Accountability doesn’t work if people aren’t paying attention. We have to find ways to deliver information that taxpayers need to hold government accountable. In some cases, that may mean doing it in increments of 140 characters or less. We’ll keep working on that.
So while we’re not at all happy to learn that Wheeler was in a skiing accident yesterday, we’re not surprised to learn that, yes, Wheeler’s reporting *live* about his condition — from his hospital bed, no less. Using Twitter. And yes, he’s going to be fine (his helmet won’t, apparently, but that’s why you wear them on the mountain, no?)
But enough from me — let’s hear from the man himself:
- tedwheeler: In hosp. w/ broken back, shoulder, and slight facial lacerations from skiing accident. Full recovery expected. http://twitpic.com/rgsd3
- tedwheeler: @Jmartens yes. Two verts broken one of which is pretty badly compressed. No paralysis at all expected.
- tedwheeler: @anitakissee I don’t remember anything at all. I was knocked out and had a concussion. Wife said I was out cold for 5 minutes.
- tedwheeler: @grnladybug thanks I really appreciate it. I’m doing well and expect a full recovery.
Ted, we wish you a speedy recovery — and thanks for keeping us in the loop.
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