April 1998 April 22 April 15 April 8 April 1 March 25 back to Archives home Volume 24, Issue 25, April 22, 1998 Cover story: Bones of Contention. The agendas that brought a 9,300-year old skeleton to life NewsBuzz It's not often you see a celebrity handcuffed in Portland Nike's Zoom Air line may be grounded Winning prep coach resigns to avoid facing the music Murmurs New Feature. A Weekly Election Watch: People in Politics. Dwight Slade skewers Sizemore, Roberts gets heated up, Phil Knight backs Bordonaro. 'A' s for Assinine The YWCA operates a low-cost, high-quality school for Portland's homeless kids. The state has responded by cutting off its funds. Haunted House Nearly 20 years after a drug bust gone bad, a North Portland parcel of land still is causing city officials grief. Earth Shoe Nike's efforts to teach kids about treading lightly on Mother Nature meet with skepticism from educators and consumer watchdogs. 500 Words Opinion: BOYS OF SUMMER The weather is warm, and talk of pro baseball has been rekindled. But a few important considerations have gone the way of flannel uniforms. Rogue of the Week It was two years ago this week that Wendell Locke headed down the road to Roguedom, but only last week did it become clear that his deeds would go virtually unpunished. Scoreboard The week's winners and losers: Everyone loves to pick on lawyers. People like David W. Stauffer make it easy. Letters to the Editor "..is it asking too much to expect from them some respect and appreciation of a time when real people did real things because they felt that what they did mattered?" Rock: With songwriting whiz Herman Jolly at the helm,Sunset Valley prepares to ride off into the sunrise. World Music: Zakir Hussain thrilled Portland with his percussive skills--and patience--last year, and he's coming back. Timbre a music column by Richard Martin  Reissue mania: Next time you're in a record store, you might notice that some of the new releases aren't so new. Classical Music: Chanticleer maintains the relaxed air of a choir born in a kitchen. ShineOla  A round up of things we like. This week's theme: Red Movie Reviews: In The Object of My Affection, Jennifer Aniston tries to woo her gay roommate. In the sub-par Suicide Kings, Christopher Walken cruises over his young co-stars. The hunger that lies below its surface makes David Mamet's newest film, The Spanish Prisoner, his most entertaining yet. Stage: PICA organizes a week to honor Duplex Planet and its creator. Book review: In Season: Culinary Adventures of a San Juan Island Chef by Greg Atkinson The Mash: Beer column by Jeff Alworth The hop plant has been known to humans since Roman times when they grew wild among the willows, like a wolf among sheep.   Volume 24, Issue 24, April 15, 1998 Cover Story:Radio Racket. KUFO stuns the music industry by accepting cash to spin a disk. NewsBuzz Would you like fries with that verdict? Port of Portland loses dredging fees in recent Supreme Court ruling School Board member Abrams wants higher G.P.A.s for jocks Murmurs:  A Weekly Election Watch: People in Politics. The race is on: Wu continues to wow, Gordly marches to own drummer, House candidate wears out foot. Squeezing Lemons An Oregon couple finds that Washington's tough consumer protections for car buyers end at the Columbia River. Blue Ribbon Blues An ambitious TV discussion on the fate of the Willamette falls flat as substance is swept away by an insistence on harmony. 500 Words Opinion:A DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE Someone should ask state Sen. Randy Miller a few questions. Rogue of the Week It was two years ago this week that Wendell Locke headed down the road to Roguedom, but only last week did it become clear that his deeds would go virtually unpunished. ScoreboardThe week's winners and losers Would-be waiters will find it tough going. The state Employment Department reports that job growth in the restaurant biz is at a six-year low. Letters to the Editor "Now you tell me...how can the social services available at the time be blamed for not helping people who were unwilling to help themselves?" Rock: Don't be fooled by their haircuts--the Champs are no pop band Iconoclast or not, Richard Davies keeps crafting songs for the ages Timbrea music column by Richard Martin Reissue mania: Next time you're in a record store, you might notice that some of the new releases aren't so new. Classical Music:Third Angle New Music Ensemble's season-ending concert delves into the spiritual in music. ShineOla: A round up of things we like. This weekís theme: Ogling Down Under. Stage: Artists Rep's long overdue staging of Cocteau's Indiscretionsproves that some things are worth waiting for. Movies Reviews:Men With Guns--John Sayles cares about issues, but that doesn't mean his movies are all good. City of Angels is a quirky, touching love story with some interesting spiritual context. Nightwatch is a beautiful disappointment. Books and Writing A review of Robert Sullivanís new book The Meadowlands The Mash: Beer column by Jeff Alworth Any industry looks forward to seasons of peak sales, but this year brewers, who've seen things stay stagnant for months, are especially excited to see summer on the horizon.   Volume 24, Issue 23, April 8, 1998 Cover Story: Microblues: How Bud is mashing local breweries How Bud is mashing local breweries. By Nigel Jaquiss. NewsBuzz Fred Meyer: you're a great candidate, Dave & so is your opponent, Dave KBOO saga part III: CPB softens while locals examine law books Johnny bombed his math test and the school as well Murmurs New Feature. A Weekly Election Watch: People in Politics. Gordon Smith defends God's people in Russia and fans flames of Presidential scandal Pulling the Plug PGE's plans to get out of the power-generating business may shock Oregon consumers. Where's the Fire? Sparks fly over some new vehicles in the Fire Bureau, revealing smoldering tensions between the union and top brass. A Less Bountiful Campaign The state's insistence that signature gatherers are employees has circulators scrambling for ways to qualify their initiatives. ëHí is for Hawthorne A heroin overdose and gunpoint stickup have Southeast merchants feeling uncharitable toward panhandlers. 500 Words Opinion:Congress, Mind Your Own Business Washington, D.C., should stay out of Oregon's decision to legalize assisted suicide. Rogue of the Week Given the nature of our business, we find few things more roguish than the attempt to suppress public information. ScoreboardThe week's winners and losers KOIN-TV sends news copter in search of alien crop circles NEW: ShineOla A round up of things we like. This week's theme: Not-the-Easter Bunny. Timbre Music column by Richard Martin In the stately Benson Hotel bar during North by Northwest '96, Gerald Collier sat at a table, cowboy hat shading his eyes and Budweiser tall boy in hand, looking like a lost soul. Rock: Quasi'sSam Coomes and Janet Weiss finally harness their focus as live performers to record a perfect pop album.  The volume rockers in Umberhulk are ready to wake up this sleepy city. Freakwater plucks out more songs about death and Jesus on its captivating fifth album, Springtime. Classical Music:  Danse Baroque at Marylhurst College  An orchestra and Baroque dance company revisit a forgotten art. Movies: In the small indie film The Leading Man, Jon Bon Jovi and friends give love a bad name. Kurt & Courtney, Nick Broomfield's already notorious film about Courtney Love is a potent example of persistence. The Mash: Beer column by Jeff Alworth Any industry looks forward to seasons of peak sales, but this year brewers, who've seen things stay stagnant for months, are especially excited to see summer on the horizon. Cool Sites & Plug-Ins of the week Resident web denizen D. Gafney has got the latest online goods   Volume 24, Issue 22, April 1, 1998 Cover Story: The Pepsi Challenge: the Portland School Board looks to corporate advertising to prop up its sagging budget. NewsBuzz(ed) Charlie Hales headlines burlesque revue, raising... funds. Sizemore runs for Guv and also wages war against unions Margie Boulé represents Oregon well on Prairie Home Companion Murmurs New Feature. A Weekly Election Watch: People in Politics. Elizabeth Furse helps defeat Rep. Bob Smithís logging bill Michael & Me The director of The Big One brings his entertaining attack on "economic terrorism" to Phil Knight's back yard. Wisdom of Solomon? The late Judge Donald Londer's dream nearly cost the county dearly. 500 Words Opinion:The Oregonian reacts badly to Oregon's first physician-assisted suicides. Rogued This Week Weíd like to say it ainít so,but Damon Stoudamire has stooped to the ranks of other Blazer Rogues. Scorebored The week's winners and losers Portland's five city commissioners were all smiles after their counterparts at Metro last week agreed to switch posts. Letters to the Editor îOur physicians do not need--and never have needed--to get prior authorization in any form to prescribe medications.î NEW: ShineOla A round up of things we like. This weekís theme: absence. Timbre Music column by Richard Martin There's been a detectable lack of young, aggressive, upstart Portland record labels in the past few years. But the lull has ended. Country: Victoria Williams Following her move to the California desert, Victoria Williams breathes a well-rested sigh of contentment over her new album. Hip-Hop: DJ Vadim A sort of Anti-Puff, England's DJ Vadim expands hip-hop's horizons. Theater: Dead End Ed at Imago Portland's leading purveyor of inventive theater returns with a new show. Movies: Richard Linklater's The Newton Boys reveals that the director is still dazed and confused over the dealings of men. Mean Streets: Martin Scorsese's masterpiece returns to the big screen in a new 35mm print at Cinema 21. The Mash: Beer column by Jeff Alworth Now that the American palate has been educated by craft-brewed beers, imports are celebrating a resurgence of popularity. Cool Sites & Plug-Ins of the week Resident web denizen D. Gafney has got the latest online goods   Volume 24, Issue 21, March 25, 1998 The Pension Fund That Ate Portland... and why city officials are afraid to take on the cops & firefighters who run it. By Bob Young. NewsBuzz Bastard Nation: Theyíre here. Theyíre Bastards. Get used to it! KBOO fundraiser brings in big bucks. May not be enough, though. How to hang yourself in a hospital bed Murmurs New Feature. A Weekly Election Watch: People in Politics. Statehouse candidate is too young, too poor, too inarticulate and too lazy. Filling a McNiche Critics love to blast the new kid on Portland's academic block. But the University of Phoenix is reaching out to those left behind by traditional schools. Student Deferral A local activist's grad school plans are put on hold after his protesting of the "School of Assassins." Cashing In Three ATM whiz kids are redefining the way we look at cash machines. 500 Words Opinion:Tom Walsh Considered Tri-Met's departing general manager succeeded in a number of ways but came up short on the one that counts most. Rogue of the Week There are a few folks who are not fit to run for office, let alone serve. Ron McCarty is one of them. Scoreboard The week's winners and losers Nike's "dark day"--as Phil Knight labeled last week's earnings announcements and massive layoffs--was topped off with a New York Times business-page article Letters to the Editor î"If welfare to impoverished individuals is so bad, why is welfare to high-profit corporations considered "OK"?î CultureBuzz Breakfast with Gus Van Sant. No, honest, weíre not kidding. Giant three-day rummage sale Another of those annoying ìDinner on the Titanicî restaurant gigs Timbre Music column by Richard Martin SXSW '98 produced no Next Big Thing, be it a band or an entire genre. South by Southwest 1998 A time for rock, a time for beer, a time for twang, a time for cheer Rock: Swervedriver Swervedriver gets back behind the wheel with its fourth album. Performance Theater Renaissance man and master performer Rinde Eckert returns to Portland with some new work. The Mash Beer column by Jeff Alworth Now that the American palate has been educated by craft-brewed beers, imports are celebrating a resurgence of popularity. Cool Sites & Plug-Ins of the week Resident web denizen D. Gafney has got the latest online goods