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...combined with like-minded dissidents to found a college in the Connecticut colony which would eventually settle at New Haven. The last clerical president, the Reverend Thomas Hill, Class of 1847, who resigned in 1868 to accept a better-paying job as minister of the First Parish Church in Portland, Maine, was eventually succeeded by the secular and scientific Charles William Eliot, Class of 1853, who served for forty years...
JAKE G. COHEN ’09 of Portland, Ore. and Leverett House Associate Arts Chair...
Then how about free? It worked for Yahoo! and Google. Companies like MetroFi, which is committed to 13 cities, including Portland, Ore., are betting that complimentary, ad-supported access will attract enough users to turn a profit. San Francisco made a splash when EarthLink partnered with Internet ad king Google for gratis services, but they're still debating what will be free, and this model is far from proven. "Relying solely on ads is a misplaced dream to fund a multimillion-dollar network," says Craig Settles, author of Fighting the Good Fight for Municipal Wireless. MobilePro Corp. pulled...
...when you need two gats to go to sleep. A guide to the strapped and insomniac of 2006. 6. Stephen Colbert vs. The Decemberists The Decemberists were put on notice/blast after the Report’s host accused them of stealing his idea for a green screen video challenge. Portland, OR’s own (holla!) fired back with a counter-challenge; not to be outdone, Colbert quickly responded with a counter-counter-challenge. Winner: Draw—for now. The score should be settled when Decemberist Chris Funk takes on Colbert in a guitar solo competition on the Report...
...potted or balled Christmas tree (roots still attached) so you can replant it in the backyard or donate it to the parks department. LivingChristmasTrees.org has lots of advice for do-it-yourselfers; it also "rents" living trees to residents of Portland, Ore., for $75 each. Friends of the Urban Forest of San Francisco (Fuf.net) rents nontraditional trees, such as Southern Magnolia and Strawberry, for $150, and replants them on city streets. Prefer a regular cut tree? Choose a real one that's grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers-ask local merchants if they have an organic farm supplier-or order...