Posted on 05/19/2003 10:12:33 AM PDT by chance33_98
Nobody bites at auction for Doonesbury comic strips
PORTLAND - Remember those Doonesbury comic strips that made fun of Portland's school funding problems? On Friday, supporters of Measure 26-48 were ready to auction off three more of Gary Trudeau's original strips.
All the proceeds were meant to help out the Portland School District.
There was only one problem - no one made a bid.
However, that did not stop the measure's supporters from pushing their message about the upcoming election.
"Anybody in Multnomah County can go and drop their ballot off. We need to have people do that. This is really important and I hope that everybody who cares about kids in this community will do it," Measure 26-48 supporter Richard Milsom told KATU News.
The comic strips will be held onto until after Tuesday night's election when a decision can be made about when and where to try to auction them off again.
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