Today we were going to write either the story of Alexander Zverev’s French Open victory, or Alexander Zverev’s obituary. Fortunately for him, it is the former. In his fourth finals appearance in a major pro tennis tournament, he defeated Italian Flavio Cobolli in five sets yesterday to win his first Grand Slam championship.Zverev never makes
Times are crazy when you win the French Open tennis tournament, you’re only 19 years old, and yet your finals opponent, not you, is the Cinderella story.But that’s kind of what happened to Mirra Andreeva of Russia (right), who took home the top prize (about $3.23 million) as the women’s singles champ at Roland Garros
This year’s crazy French Open tennis tournament is down to four players each in the men’s and women’s singles brackets, and all but one of the top seeds are long gone. On the women’s side, the remaining players were seeded 8, 15, and 24, with one unseeded. On the men’s side, they were 2, 10,
What in tarnation is going on at Portland State University? First they tell us that they’re so broke that they have to lay off 52 people, including some tenured faculty, and cut curricular programs. But then a couple of weeks later, here they are busy prattling on about which contractor they’re going to use
It’s that time of year again, when we receive from the City of Portland a glossy mailer telling us how wonderful the city water bureau is. It’s a particularly interesting year in that regard, in that this week we learned that the average residential sewer and water bill here just cracked $2,000 a year.
“Officials also advise not harassing the crows as they have long memories, hold grudges, and seem to know they have legal protection.”
João upon eliminating Djokovic.They’re playing the big-time tennis on the clay courts of gay Paree, and the first half of this year’s French Open tournament has been more than a wee bit interesting, particularly in the men’s singles. With 16 men left standing, only five were seeded in the top 16 to start the event.
It’s hard to believe that you can’t make money in the insurance business – it’s like saying your casino isn’t profitable – but apparently that’s the case with the Providence health care organization, which is ending its medical insurance plans at the end of the year. This leaves about 420,000 Oregonians looking for other options. For
Of all the hideous local taxes scaring businesses and normies away from Portland, the city’s ludicrous head tax “for the arts” is the most outrageous. It’s $35 a year per person, unless the person is living on less than $1,000 a year or in a household with income below the federal policy level. It is
I’ve been plowing through Raymond Lee’s expense reports from his days as city manager in Greeley, Colorado – he’s the city manager of Portland now – and wow, did he ever chow down on the taxpayers’ dime over there. Countless “business meetings” at steakhouses and other eateries. Lots of bacon and filet mignon were enjoyed.