Oregon Media Insiders

D.K. Holm, the Portland author and longtime film and book critic for Willamette Week and other print and internet publications, has found himself suffering a medical crisis without the protection of insurance. On April 27 at Cinema 21, several friends of his will be hosting a benefit to help give him a financial hand.

Details of the event -- and how to help if you can't attend -- can be found here: http://culturepulp.typepad.com/helpdkholm

The word you're looking for is 'mitzvah'.

I'll put my cards on the table right up front here; I am a fan of the Randi Rhodes, and what follows is perforce extremely personal opinion.

When I heard she was being suspended for remarks made in poor taste (but not on the air, and certainly no worse than some who get prominent air-time and endless passes for their behavior get (the gentle reader can compile their own lists)) I was dismayed, and when it happened that she was cashiered from Air America for those remarks, I was sorely disappointed.