9/10/2013: From the comments:
Vote for UOmatters.com on the Eugene Weekly’s “Best of Eugene.” I propose,
4. Best local hell-raiser
26. Best self-published literary item (blog, zine)
Go to http://bestofeugene.com/
Thanks! FWIW, my last muckraking award was from the Oregon Society of Professional Journalists, for this blog and for getting the DOJ to put the public records records manual online.
Done!
I think you will have a hard time beating the “LTD Nutsack Shouter” for best local hellraiser.
UOM could always start yelling. But, as soon as you weigh effectiveness, UOM wins hands down.
I don’t think I’ve ever yelled at an administrator or even been uncivil. At least by the standards of my profession, which include a certain sarcastic license.
But if I ever do go there, LTD guy has certainly set a high bar for shouting. Why doesn’t Craig Pintens have him under contract yet?
UOM is a cross between a reality TV show and the Enquirer. Always opinionated, often snarky, always fact checked (ha ha). MG is UOM’s Paris Hilton….or Justin Bieber. How could it lose? I can only imagine this whole pot stirring mentality will end in a posthumous tome looking at some sort of educational economic theory with UO being the guinea pig.