Friday, May 25

Oswego Lake Access Issue Heads to Federal Court

Lawsuit says the city has a responsibility to “protect and preserve the public’s right of access to and use of the Lake.”

News A federal judge may decide if Oswego Lake is open to the public. A lawsuit filed this morning in U.... More

May 24, 2012 01:16 pm by Martin Cizmar  | Comments 6
 

Oregonian's Sister Paper To Cease Daily Publication; Updated

News In another sign of the difficult financial realities for print newspapers, the New Orleans Times-Pic... More

May 24, 2012 09:20 am by NIGEL JAQUISS  | Comments 1
 

Oregon Senators Back Bill Aimed At Citizens United

News Speaking of money in politics… U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is among those speaking on the Senate... More

May 23, 2012 11:08 am by Corey Pein  | Comments 0
 

Schools Miss Out on $40 Million in Energy Savings

News An audit by the State of Oregon has found school districts missed out on $40 million of potential en... More

May 22, 2012 03:10 pm by CODY NEWTON  | Comments 0
 
 
 
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What Money Can’t Buy

Portland’s mayoral primary had something to teach everyone about Rose City politics.


News Fresh off his May 15 primary victory, mayoral candidate Charlie Hales fired most of his staff last week. As a gesture of...   More
 
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS , COREY PEIN

Reelin’ In The Years

The state’s biggest teachers union believes in seniority— just not for its own employees.


News Becky Corkill got laid off May 15.  Corkill, 53, works for the Oregon Education Association, the state’s biggest teachers union. She drove from her Klamath Falls home to the OEA’s Portl   More
 
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS

Trying to Beat the Odds

Promoters of a private casino are betting they have a better story than in 2010.


News If insanity is repeating the same behavior and expecting a different result, the people behind a proposal to develop a private casino in Wood Village might seem a little crazy.  After all,    More
 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS

A Blizzard of Hoaxes

Documents reveal details about white-powder mailings, and how they tie up government responders.


News The return address was listed 2413 NW Burnside St., Portland—a nonexistent location. The sender was “The MIB, LLC”—a nonexistent business. The more than 100 recipients, however, were rea   More
 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 COREY PEIN

The 10-Year Engagement

President Obama has “evolved” to support gay marriage. Oregon isn’t there yet.


News Before President Barack Obama declared his support for same-sex marriage last week, he had been talking with Terry Bean about the issue for four years.  Bean, a Portland real-estate broke   More
 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AARON MESH

Stormy Meriwether

A lawsuit alleges construction defects at South Waterfront’s storied condo development.


News The charmed history of the first condominium project to rise in the South Waterfront district...   More
 
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS

Sleepless In Abu Dhabi

An Oregon Muslim says he was jailed and tortured in the United Arab Emirates for 106 days after refusing to turn informant.


News A Muslim man from Oregon says he was imprisoned and tortured for 106 days last year in the United Arab...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 RACHEL GRAHAM CODY

Locking Up Oswego Lake

Lake Oswego’s city council has voted to bar park access to the public lake.


News All of Oregon’s navigable waterways are public, but some are more public than others. Or so it goes in Lake Oswego...   More
 
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

P Palace Pileup

How Tres Shannon’s fun center got shook up, shut down and evicted.


News Tres Shannon had big dreams for the Portland P Palace. Back in December, the Voodoo Doughnut co-founder gave WW a tour of the bar and fun center he was putting together in an old car dealership at 2   More
 
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 AARON MESH

Make the Pie Higher

So You Finally Made Some Money. Now What?


News You may not be Mitt Romney rich—using $100 bills to polish your solid-gold doorstops—but let’s say you’re finally at a point in your life where you’ve saved a little nest egg. What kind    More
 
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