Page 3 - Michael Bergmann News Today

Here are great spots in a variety of neighborhoods, including a few less-perennially-hyped places.

The German government is planning to expand the powers of its antitrust authorities. The move comes after recent measures to compensate for rising gasoline prices have turned into a profit windfall for oil companies.

It took a Herculean effort by two New Jerseyans to get the artwork funded, approved, created and installed for The Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument.

In New York City, the pizza place is sacred ground--venerated, visited religiously, fought over with ferocity--whether you're talking about the local slice joint, the casual family restaurant, the destination-worthy party spot, or some combination thereof.

Legal corruption

McKenzie International Brings Track to community hit hard by wildfires In many ways, track is about birth and rebirth. You start each lap at 0 even if the race clock says otherwise. The Mckenzie areas recovery after the holiday farm fire is a marathon. But a track event this week signalled the start of a new lap that may lead to some steadier times ahead. Posted: Jun 25, 2021 5:56 PM Updated: Jun 25, 2021 10:45 PM Posted By: Andrew Haubner Blue River, Ore. -- Standing in the middle of the McK...

The spectators in Blue River even got to witness one become the second-fastest Australian ever. The McKenzie International, put on by Portland Track, was the first meet held at the track since the fire burned 173,000 acres and destroyed more than 400 homes last Labor Day weekend. Proceeds from the event and the online livestream will go toward the Oregon Community Foundations Community Rebuilding Fund to help recovery in the McKenzie River Valley.  Athletes also did not take any prize mon...

Brutal thoughtlessness By Michael Bergmann An anonymous hero from Kazakhstan was sentenced to a suspended prison term of two-and-a-half years for an obvious misunderstanding. And what a misunderstanding! He simply didnt get what Korean police meant saying: "Without material evidence put on our counter, we cant do anything, however true your reports might be about criminal businesses in your neighborhood." He couldnt believe that what they really wanted him to do was to leave them in peace, a...

Saving prosecutions face By Michael Bergmann Some say my judgment on the Korean justice system and the state of truth and human dignity in this country is too harsh. Others sent me even more outrageous examples in reaction to my previous article. And some advised me to just share their resignation. The Korean friends in my neighborhood have widely surrendered to the local power group which is ruling the area and intimidating its residents and business owners. Some have fought for years, only...

Coronavirus keeps Olympic trials, NCAA championships up in the air at Hayward Field Updated Jan 29, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 Facebook Share By Ken Goe | For The Oregonian/OregonLive The Hayward Field makeover has been complete for more than seven months, a period in which the University of Oregon’s gleaming new track stadium has sat empty except as a practice facility for UO athletes. Whether that changes in the coming months is about as clear as a foggy Willamette Valley evening. Hayward...