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Thomas Friedman Tells Portlanders to Stop Futzing Aroundnew
Say what you will about incendiary Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist and reporter Thomas Friedman: It takes some serious chutzpah to stand in front of a packed house of Portlanders and tell them that all of their green activism is nothing more than a hobby.
Willamette Week |
Adrienne So |
03-11-2009 |
Environment
Portland City Council Faces a Lot More Questions Than Answers Before Stadium Votenew
Like a long, scoreless soccer match finally heading to sudden death, Portland is on the brink of a result on Portland Beavers and Timbers owner Merritt Paulson’s proposal to bring Major League Soccer to town.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
03-11-2009 |
News
He Joined the Gang When He Was 13, Now He Can't Get Outnew
Membership in one of the nation's most notorious criminal gangs can have its benefits: money, girls and a ready cadre of friends. But it may also be a dead end with no easy exit.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-18-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Magic Marker Records Celebrates Year Number Tennew
Over the past decade Magic Marker Records has established a legacy whose impact resonates far beyond the Portland city limits.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
02-05-2009 |
Music News
Portland City Hall's Popularity Contest Has Been Shaken Up by the Adams Scandalnew
Portland City Hall is as fraught with popularity anxiety as a Hollywood high school prom. And it seems to be going through a curious reorientation in social pecking order following revelations that our metaphorical football captain, Mayor Sam Adams, kissed 17-year-old Beau Breedlove in the building's second floor restroom.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
02-05-2009 |
News
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This Monkey Died For You: Animal Researchers Fire Back at Their Criticsnew
In an hour-long interview with Willamette Week, Oregon Health & Science University spokesman Jim Newman lays out the school’s justification for animal research while blasting both the tactics and beliefs of animal rights activists.
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How Portland Teachers Use Your Tax Dollars to Get Aheadnew
Several key details of the contract changed but one ithing did not: How much Portland Public Schools pays its 3,000-plus teachers still depends on just two factors. Neither of which have much, if anything, to do with the quality of their teaching.
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Pros and Cons of a Proposed High School Redesignnew
After more than two years of planning, the Portland School Board voted 5-2 Monday night to approve the broad outlines of a new high-school system for Portland Public Schools. The Superintendent now has 45 days to return with a detailed proposal of the changes she envisions.
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Beth Slovic |
03-10-2010 |
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Girl In Beanbag Case Gets One Year Probationnew
Multnomah County Judge Paula Kurshner sided with prosecutors this afternoon, saying the 12-year-old girl whom Officer Christopher Humphreys shot with a beanbag on a MAX platform caused the struggle Nov. 14 that erupted in a political firestorm over Portland Police’s use of force.
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