“The Difficult Crossroads of Political and News Events” – Sunday Political Brunch - February 2, 2020

Sunday, February 02, 2020

Mark Curtis, GoLocalPDX Contributor

The news business is a fickle mistress. What reporters love at a given moment can be gone in a split second. We’re an industry that could properly be diagnosed with ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. We’ll focus like a laser beam on one issue, and moments later we are lost in another news event. It’s fleeting – and that can have good and bad consequences. Let’s “brunch” on that this week.

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How To Make The Super Bowl More Fun

Sunday, February 02, 2020

STEVEN PEELER, Oregon Sports News

The Super Bowl is on Sunday. (I say this every week, but it’s actually true this week). The Chiefs are playing the 49ers. (Assuming that both teams don’t end up making other plans between now and then). The Super Bowl is a fun, extravagant affair, but I think there could be a few editions to it to make it even more fun. 

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CDC Confirms 7th Case of Coronavirus, U.S. Implements Stricter Travel Controls

Saturday, February 01, 2020

GoLocalPDX News Team

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Friday another infection with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States that was detected in California. The patient recently returned from Wuhan, China, where an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by this novel coronavirus has been ongoing since December 2019. 

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The Legend Of Kobe Bryant To A Non-Basketball Fan

Saturday, February 01, 2020

JON AIKEN, Oregon Sports News

On Sunday, Jan. 26, Kobe Bryant, the famed Los Angeles Laker, was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. The accident killed eight other people, including Kobe’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

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World Health Organization Declares Coronavirus a Global Health Emergency

Thursday, January 30, 2020

GoLocalPDX News Team

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Coronavirus a global emergency during a press conference on Thursday.

This comes as the virus continues to spread outside of China, including at least five confirmed cases in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China, but what is happening in other countries," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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Kobe Bryant and Others Killed in Helicopter Crash, According to Multiple Reports

Sunday, January 26, 2020

GoLocalPDX Sports Team

TMZ reports:

Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday morning ... TMZ Sports has confirmed.

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“The Political Hodge-Podge of 2020 So Far” – Sunday Political Brunch – January 26, 2020

Sunday, January 26, 2020

Mark Curtis, GoLocalPDX Contributor

The year is barely underway, but the political drama is fierce already. Let’s face it, there is a lot at stake right out of the starting gate. The impeachment trial of President Trump is underway, and, so too, is the presidential primary season. It doesn’t necessarily sync up well for some, but may benefit at least one candidate. Let’s “brunch” on that this week.

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“The Political Perfect Storm”—Sunday Political Brunch—January 19, 2020

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Mark Curtis, GoLocal Contributor

I loved the movie, “The Perfect Storm!” It’s the confluence of Murphy’s Law in which if things can go bad, they will go bad. And then you have a whole bunch of things potentially going south at once, all bets are off. Between the impeachment, the Iowa Caucuses, and the general running of the country, the whole shebang could be on a collision course. Let’s “brunch” on that this week.

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Putting A Bow On Seahawks’ Wild Season

Sunday, January 19, 2020

PAUL REDMAN, Oregon Sports News

The last few weeks were very interesting for Seattle Seahawks fans.

If you took your glasses off, or put on a blindfold and just listened, it felt almost like the good old days of a few years ago.

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Winterhawks Pick Up 5 Of 6 Points, Retain 3rd Spot In CHL Poll

Saturday, January 18, 2020

STUART KEMP, Oregon Sports News

The weather heading to Victoria was rough on the water, snow, ice and high winds plagued travel for many, but on the ice sheet, those things were forgotten about.

It started as a battle of Winterhawk vs former Winterhawk as Joel Hofer took the start for the Hawks against Shane Farkas, who was traded in the offseason by Portland to Victoria, and with that, they both brought their best to the rink. 

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