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Oregon: Portland Beavers

June 1, 2009 - 12:36 pm
NEWS FEED: Jack Bog's Blog

"Everyman Paulson might leave if he doesn't get his way"

I see that John Canzano, America's greatest sports columnist (at least in some people's minds), has joined the Merritt Paulson royal fan club. Canzano went out to the Paulson compound in Lake Oswego for a visit, and based on that encounter has pronounced LLP just a "regular guy." He walks around the house barefoot! He gives his infant child playful "raspberries"! "My dad drove a Ford Bronco; he was always out back, splitting wood in the yard. My mom drove a Volkswagen; always had dirt in her hands, and loved to plant things." The butler made us cut our own veal.

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March 12, 2009 - 12:53 pm
NEWS FEED: BlueOregon

All the soccer that's fit to print

By BlueOregon.com

Yesterday, the Portland City Council approved $60 million in public funds to help bring Major League Soccer to the city. Some notes on the financial deal from the AP: The $60 million would go to renovating PGE Park to meet MLS specifications, and building a new ballpark for the Portland Beavers, the city's Triple-A baseball team. Merritt Paulson, son of former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, would pay $40 million for the franchise and contribute $12.5 million toward construction. He also pledged to raise $11.8 million from other sources. Part of the package had involved using $15 million in tax revenue...

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