Results tagged “teddyroosevelt”

• Last night a group of pedestrians were robbed at knifepoint forkpoint in the area of 1st NE and NE 107th. Police have arrested the three suspects and recovered the weapon, a dinner fork.
• The street signs in Downtown say you can park till 6 p.m., but the tow trucks on First Ave. don't agree. Come 3:00 p.m., commute hours kick in, cars get towed, and tourists go crazy searching for their car.

At the intersection of Sussex Avenue and Sheridan Street in Tenino, a small stone stands erect on the edge of a vacant lot, with the words "Old Oregon Trail 1845–53" etched in it. Many Oregon Trail markers exist, of course, many laid at the time the trail was blazed, others—like this one—laid later to commemorate the pioneers. But this one in Tenino happens to be special: This was the first one laid by Ezra Meeker.

That's what Teddy Roosevelt said anyway, and former Mariners manager Bob Melvin certainly goes into the "poor spirits" category. Melvin's timid, uninspired field generalship earned him the nickname "Bobby By The Book." Every decision of Melvin's was supported by strategic tradition and statistical verification.