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Someone Tried to Burn Down My House

by djtv

Last Friday I came home to what looked like — at first, anyway — some wind-blown containers scattered around my yard. But when I went to pick them up, I discovered some burn marks in my lawn and a circle of flammable material underneath the bedroom window, with some burn attempts there, as well. [...]

10.03.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Those Weren’t Chestnuts Roasting…

by Cosmic Charlie

The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Portland’s West End.
On election night, as people celebrated a young man went around starting fires in garbage cans and dumpsters. One of those fires destroyed the front of Julia’s Specialty Gifts. The young man who allegedly started the fires is locked up, but [...]

11.27.2008 See the rest →

“It’s not the kind of change we wanted.”

by Cosmic Charlie

I’ve never understood wanton hooliganism. If you’re happy, do happy things! If your team wins the World Series, don’t go out and burn up cars and loot businesses. Thoughtless destruction doesn’t make things better.

Tuesday night was a happy time for lots of people. Our country is changing, and the atmosphere was like [...]

11.06.2008 See the rest → 1 comment
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