June 1998 June 24 June 17 June 10 June 3 back to Archives home Volume 24, Issue 34, June 24, 1998 LEAD STORY BARELY MANAGED CARE OHSU nurses say one patient paid the price of cost cutting with his life - and theyíre worried nothing has changed Letters to the Editor îDoes anyone find the concept of having adolescent girls jump around in very short skirts and cheer on sporting events offensive?î NEWS: News Buzz Full Disclosure | Kiss and Make Up | Nike Goes Postal Scoreboard This weekís winners and losers Rogue of the Week Crime and Justice Taken to Task: Appellate justices uphold a ruling that police officers went too far in a "knock-and-talk" drug search of a Portland home. Politics The Rumble That Wasn't: The fight over where the south-north light-rail line should cross the Willamette ends with a whimper. But that doesn't mean the project is completely on track. Technology Democracy ONLINE: If you want a response from Congress, the Internet isn't necessarily the way to go. CULTURE: Music Recorded Music Reviews of new release from Pere Ubu Concert Review: Lilith Lowdown Timbre a music column by Richard Martin On the scale of horrors, most musicians consider being pigeonholed only slightly preferable to having their equipment stolen. Experimental Preview Improv Impresario: For 25 years, Fred Frith's buttered his bread with challenging freeform music--and watched the world come to appreciate it. Rock Preview Coming Around: Curve: a tale of one boy, one girl and techno- industrial-goth swirls. Celtic Preview It's Easy Being Green: Is that a shamrock in your pocket, or are you just glad the Celtic Festival's coming? Screen Screen Reviews Chris Carter maintains the creeping tension of his TV series, The X-Files, in the summer's smartest blockbuster. Nobody would mistake The Breakfast Club for High Art, but Ally Sheedy makes her mark on both. Food & Drink Beer Interview City of Hops: Beer writer Michael Jackson says Portland could be the brew capital of the world--all we really need is a banner. Words Books of the Month: SUMMER From a powerful historical fiction and a lush coming-of-age tale to a gripping yarn about another shipwreck and a guide to mixing ideal cocktails, we've got your summer reading plans covered. Performance Dance Preview Just Being Herself: Linda K. Johnson's body serves as the medium for seven noted choreographers. Visual Arts Art Review Humanized Geometry: Despite their inorganic forms, Chris Gander's architectural structures recall human vulnerability and impermanence.   Volume 24, Issue 33, June17, 1998 BOOM AND GLOOM With the suburbs sucking up jobs, downtown Portland-- the ìCity that Worksî-- is rebuilding itself as a place to eat, sleep and play. Letters to the Editor îI was disappointed to find that even the Willamette Week is not above the rest of the media in creating a ëcult of celebrityí for young criminals.î NEWS: 500 Words CONGRATULATIONS TO US News Buzz Sten Belts Cop Booking a Gig No See TV He Who Laughs First Scoreboard This weekís winners and losers Rogue of the Week Crime and Justice Goad Rage: The controversial publisher of Answer Me! faces charges of kidnapping and assault after his bloodied girlfriend shows up in the ER. Politics The Sludge Report: Oregon politicians and organics advocates keep a wary eye on the next rewrite of national organic food standards. Healthcare Shooting the Messenger: A candid health-care journal gets under the skin of hospital administrators tired of seeing their salaries and profits in print. CULTURE: Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from Eyvind King, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and the Charlatans UK Timbre a music column by Richard Martin As Lilith Fair pulls into Portland, questions about the tour's legitimacy and legacy hover over it like a Fuji blimp. Which Fest Is Best? Three music festivals kick off the summer season this weekend. Find out which one is right for you. Rock Review How do four Swedes from a somber city near the Arctic Circle come to play sunny synth-pop? They do it their way. Screen Reviews Lars von Trier's The Kingdom II is a fantastic, bizarre and inventive Danish version of Twin Peaks. Dirty Work, the new film starring Norm Macdonald is, incredibly, even worse than it looks. Restaurant Review The Joel Palmer House celebrates and elevates the humble fungus. The Mash  beer column by Jeff Alworth Stage Review: Biedermann and the Firebugs, Max Frisch's play with matches, opens in an old firehouse.   Volume 24, Issue 32, June 10, 1998 SPECIAL SECTION: Annual Summer Guide Ah, the joys of summer: ice-cream treats, water sports, heat stroke, dysentery. We help you figure out what to do this season - and what to avoid at all costs. Letters to the Editor îThe real point of your article should have been to draw attention to the shortcomings in Oregon's lemon law as it now stands.î 500 Words Soft Money, Soft Spines Why are John Kitzhaber and Ron Wyden helping Bill Clinton pollute Oregon politics? News Buzz The Grass Is Always Greener Oregonian Silences ìScreamerî: Hundreds Baffled Devilís Work Scoreboard This weekís winners and losers Rogue of the Week Health Care A Good Death Critics of doctor-assisted suicide say hospice care is a better alternative. But are they willing to pay the price? Business Taking Stock Despite a year of Wall Street records, some local CEOs were on the defensive as they wrote to shareholders in their annual corporate reports. Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke, The Smashing Pumpkins, Chris "Jester" Christian, Thine Eyes CD Review The posthumous release of Jeff Buckley's unfinished final album only deepens the loss of a legend in the making. Rock Review Warren Ellis, who began his musical journey in Budapest, draws from his experiences to fuel the exquisitely evocative Australian band the Dirty Three. Screen Review Peter Weir's The Truman Show is a short and tart slice of life. Food Story The spirit of Euell Gibbons lives on, as one local writer learns about dining in the great outdoors. Dance Review A quartet of dance-related events sparks debate about the image of professional dancers. Art Review Horatio Hung-Yan Law pays tribute to the Chinese laborers of the American West.   Volume 24, Issue 31, June 3, 1998 LEAD STORY Would You Trust This Man with Your Daughter? Oregon Ballet Theater is on the defensive. Parents of current and former ballet students charge emotional and physical abuse. Letters to the Editor îImagine the furor that would arise if instead of female bodies being used to sell every product imaginable, we were subjected to bulging male crotch shots.î 500 Words A Primary to Remember: The experts said it couldn't get any worse. Last month's Oregon primary proved them wrong. Here are six simple steps to help right the way we hold elections. News Buzz Witless Protection Here Come the Feds Renting Frenzy Boneheads Scoreboard This weekís winners and losers Rogue of the Week King-56 Follow Up Engine Trouble: This month the Air Force will recover more King-56 wreckage, but it won't promise to retrieve what some widows want most. Education Satellites in the Suburbs: A proposed public school at a high-tech headquarters in Beaverton is put on hold. Labor Clouds of Contention: As Oregon enters peak growing season, the battle over workers' exposure to chemicals heats up. Recorded Music Reviews of recent releases: Bulworth soundtrack, Public Enemy, and Hayden Rock Reviews - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy asserts that the clothes do not make the band. - Proud hedonism and brotherly brawls are the rough forces shaping the rich, arching songs of New York's Versus. Screen Reviews - Japanese director Takeshi Kitano's newest film Fireworks is an unsettling masterpiece. - Whit Stillman's latest sophisticated drama, The Last Days of Disco, shows just what's so sexy about talking. The Mash Beer column by Jeff Alworth Restaurant Review Cafe Azul brings you Mexican cuisine like you've never had it before. Art Review Richard Marquis irreverently combines his hand-crafted glass vessels with cheap, low-brow objects found in thrift stores.