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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Murmurs: Re-read Some Award-Winning WW Journalism

Big names—and money—behind university reform.

Murmurs Some powerful interests want to light a fire under lawmakers who are considering giving the seven campuses of the Oregon University System more autonomy. As first reported at wweek.com, five men, incl More

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Foodie Fisticuffs—The Lawsuit

A pig fight in court, and a watchdog ascends.

Murmurs What began two years ago as a passion-fueled street brawl involving two foodies and a foreign pig has moved to an only slightly more civilized venue: the county courthouse. WW first reported the por More

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Earl the Tariff Cutter

Unexpected pickets at Planned Parenthood.

Murmurs A federal grand jury in San Diego last week indicted Yonas Fikre and two others for attempting to conceal the transfer of $75,000 from the United States to the United Arab Emirates in 2010. Fikre is t More

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Gambling on a New Lottery Boss.

Murmurs The Oregon Lottery generates more than $500 million a year, most of it from video gambling machines in bars and taverns. Longtime Lottery Commission Chairman Steve Ungar is stepping down and Gov. More

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Somthing Rotten in Tomatogate

Have you been snared in an illegal speed trap?

Murmurs Former State Sen. Charlie Ringo (D-Beaverton) filed a class-action lawsuit April 3 in Multnomah County against the City of Portland, alleging the city has been improperly enforcing a temporary 35- More

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Extra Mayoral With a Side of Pulitzer

Charlie Hales faces election complaint.

Murmurs An elections-law complaint against former City Commissioner Charlie Hales threatens his campaign for mayor. Portlander Seth Woolley, a Green Party activist, filed complaints late Tuesday with the More

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: DIY Taxidermist Winged by Feds

You’d think the Feds have bigger game to chase.

Murmurs DIY taxidermist Emily Humphries, whom we featured last fall (see “The Right Stuffing,” WW, Sept. 21, 2011), says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating her under the Migratory Bird Tr More

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Lowballing the Willamette Cleanup

We never add sugar to our product.

Murmurs The coalition of property owners potentially on the hook for a Portland Harbor cleanup (see “What the Muck?,” WW, March 28, 2012) are pushing bargain-basement proposals. The companies say the More

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Shannon’s Missed Putt

There’s a hole in the middle of his big plans.

Murmurs Voodoo Doughnut owner Tres Shannon for months now has been talking up his brainstorm for a nightlife project, a putt-putt golf and pool room called the Portland P Palace (see “Voodoo Child,” W More

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Brown Shifts Election

Kate could move her election to another state.

Murmurs Secretary of State Kate Brown has made a decision critics say is nothing more than partisanship that’s inappropriate of the state’s elections officer. As first reported on wweek.com, Brown, More

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 WW Editorial Staff