November 1998 November 24 November 18 November 11 November 4 back to Archives home Volume 25, Issue 4, November 24, 1998 NEWS LEAD STORY: The Most Powerful Woman in Oregon Why an ex-beauty queen from Boring scares the hell out of Portlanders 500 Words Ways of Giving: Here are four Portland-area organizations that deserve your time and money. Politics Civic Lesson: Two teams are vying for the chance to renovate Portland's downtown stadium. Here's a scorecard to help sort out their differences and their odds of bring Major League Baseball to town. Urban Pulse The Lonely Vigil: Marty Anderson has taken NBA fanaticism to new heights--just ask his wife. Crime & Justice Moose lets Loose: The police chief's candid remarks get mixed reviews in Northeast Portland but seem to have won him support within the bureau. Letters "It is unfortunate that the City of Portland has a policy of seizing vehicles." NewsBuzz Porngate | It could Be You | Word Hurt Scoreboard This week's winner and losers: Reading Frenzy wins; Medical marijuana users lose. Rogue of the Week Environmentalists are calling it the midnight massacre. As the final moments of the U.S. Forest Service tree-selling season ticked away on Sept. 30, the agency once again proved to be a better timber broker than environmental steward. CULTURE Music Timbre music column by Richard Martin The History of Rock 'n' Roll: Two new books illuminate the rock music's rise from curiosity to cultural movement to established art form. Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from Andy Bey, Vic Chesnut, and Meat Beat Manifesto Hip-Hop Preview Testifyin', Hip-Hop Style: OutKast brings the Black experience to the people of the Northwest. Rock Preview Chemical Brother: The Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli makes Zoloft his drug of choice and soul-inspired rock the breakfast of champions. Screen Screen Reviews —Who's Watching You? It's not in the same league as the best paranoid political films, but Tony Scott's Enemy of the State is an exciting and intriguing thriller in which technology plays a starring role. —Same Old Toon: Television's Rugrats may tickle your kid's fancy on the big screen, but at what price? Dish Restaurant Review Birth of the Coola: Fiddleheads chef Fernando Divina continues his exploration of the Americas on a smaller scale. Performance Classical Review The Artist Formerly Known as "Nige": The English violinist Kennedy is in your face, but it's the music that's on his mind. Visual Art Visual Arts Review Not Your Mother's Folk Art: Maribel Portela creates traditional Mexican figurative sculpture with a modern flair. Volume 25, Issue 3, November 18, 1998 NEWS LEAD STORY: Battered Truth A year ago Jeremiah Jenkins took a bat to Richard Underwood's head. But Underwood isn't the only victim in this celebrated case. As jurors discovered, the facts also took a beating. 500 Words The Light-Rail Spat Wydens: Our senior senator reacts to last week's column. Politics Our Dinner with Andrew: Author Andrew Sullivan comes to the defense of Bob Packwood, the OCA and gay marriage. Labor Liberal Hearts: Janitors at Lewis & Clark find allies in student body. Environment Think Globally, Drive Locally: Portland's love of recycling and bike lanes is helping curb greenhouse-gas emissions. But what about our infatuation with Ford Explorers and other gas hogs? Letters "Seattle has no Forest Park, no Powell's, no Bagdad, no swingin' loaf atop the Franz bread factory, no gorgeously remodeled central library, no Lucky Lab Brewing.." NewsBuzz A Bird on the Bus is Worth More than $97 | Ticked Off | Keeping the Bastards Out | Babes in Portland Scoreboard This week's winner and losers: Author Graham Salisbury wins; Camel Cigarettes loses. Rogue of the Week Ex-Trail Blazer Steve Johnson can't even volunteer his coaching services at Grant High. Johnson is the victim of a rule instituted last year by this week's Rogue, the Oregon Schools Activities Association. CULTURE Music Timbre music column by Richard Martin East-meets-West Hookups: Not since Elliott Smith moved to Brooklyn has there been this much noteworthy interaction between the Rose City and the I-95 corridor. Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from Natural Calamity, Flip Squad, Rob Zombie Cultural Critique Stereo-tripes: When corporations milk ethnic clichés for money, the real loser is you. Rock Preview Like Summer in November: Four years after the nouveau stadium-rock trend bumped them onto the back burner, England's Candyskins kill America with kindness. Screen Screen Reviews —La Dolce Velveeta: Woody Allen's latest film attempts to show the shallowness of fame's juicy spectacle, but Celebrity exposes only the staleness of its maker. —Danish Modern: With The Celebration, renegade director Thomas Vinterberg takes a bold strike at contemporary filmmaking and Scandinavian society. Dish Restaurant Review Culinary Comfort: Authentic and adventurous, Fratelli brings simplicity and seriousness to the Pearl District. The Mash beer column by Jeff Alworth Winter Brews: After a summer of making light, refreshing beers, brewers revel in the opportunity to create bigger, more aggressive winter brews. Performance Classical Review The Hundred Years' Score: Third Angle New Music Ensemble looks back at the American century. Dance Preview Choreographic Crisscross: Three local dancers meet at Intersections. Visual Art Story The End of VITA's Vitality: Vita Gallery closes after five years in business, but owner Linda Grounds says the non-financial rewards have made the venture worthwhile. Play Travel Review All We Are Saying is Give Aialik a Chance: Whales are Newport's main attraction, but a visit devoid of blowholes can still be a blast. Volume 25, Issue 2, November 11, 1998 NEWS LEAD STORY: The War Against Spam The national battle against junk email zeroes in on a 24-year-old Salem man. 500 Words A Tale of Two Senators: How the light-rail campaign reveals the character of Oregon's leading elected officials. Murmurs The real winners and losers of the '98 election weren't always evident from the vote tally. Business Hot Deals: A Portland security guard learns that you can't judge a truck by its title. Letters "The values of self-expression such as poetry and rap are far-reaching and should not be underestimated." NewsBuzz Portland International Air Porn | Title Fight | Dress Code | From the Department of Shameless Self-Promotion Scoreboard This week's winner and losers: Oregon's zero-population growth advocates win; Portland art lovers lose. Rogue of the Week Last week, at the Roseland Theater, local bartender Jen Lane had the misfortune of running into Portland's roguish Camel cigarette cops, who tossed Lane out onto the street. CULTURE Music Timbre music column by Richard Martin The Annual CMJ Music Marathon: Thousands of shaggy-haired musicians, prideful radio programmers, goateed journalists, cell-phone-wielding record biz types, grumpy club doormen and overtaxed soundmen. Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from Vehicle Flips, Jay-Z, and The Frumpies. Rock Preview Endurance Test: Mudhoney, Seattle's perpetual underdog, marks a decade with Tomorrow Hit Today. Folk Preview Man of Action: Thirty years into a career that quietly influenced and shaped American music, Michael Hurley unrepentantly looks to the future. Screen Screen Reviews —Welcome to the Dullhouse: Despite some moving scenes and great acting, Todd Solondz's Happiness is an uneven vision of desperation. —A Jihad Grows in Brooklyn: Islamic extremists and the United States Army gang up on New York. Sounds like a job for Denzel Washington in The Siege. Dish Restaurant Review Moore is Less: Moorefield's combines ingredients with a theatrical sensibility, but the result is often overwrought. Performance Stage Review The Irresistable Rise of Ubu Roi: The Other Side returns to the stage with the play that changed theater. Words Words Review Dissecting Dianamania: An irreverent collection of essays attempts to make sense of the world's reaction to the death of a princess. Visual Art Arts Review Drawing the Margins: Debra Beers portrays Portland's homeless youth as individuals rather than stereotypes. Volume 25, Issue 1, November 4, 1998 NEWS Publisher's Report Each year on the occasion of Willamette Week's birthday, I try to provide an overview of this newspaper's performance during the past 12 months. LEAD STORY: The Year in Review Birthday Bash: We're spending our birthday with Lon Mabon, the King-56 widows, Phil Knight and other people we've covered during the past year. Murmurs The best, worst and weirdest of the November 1998 election campaign Letters "Cashco Financial Services is a local family-run business. We are not a franchise of any sort. Cashco is not a 'title pawn' operation." NewsBuzz Bugging Plants | Return of the Monks Scoreboard This week's winner and losers: former WW reporter Jim Redden wins, organizers of the Nike World Masters Games lose. Rogue of the Week This week's Rogue goes to the Portland Development Commission and its former employee Carol-Linda Casson for blowing a good chance to snag more than $3 million to help jump-start business in deteriorating urban neighborhoods. CULTURE Music Timbre music column by Richard Martin If you can't say something nice... A few notable local rock and jazz releases to praise. Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from Combustible Edision, Son Volt, Slam: The Soundtrack. Music Preview Prayers for the Dying: On her latest album, Diamanda Galás opens a more pop-oriented vein. Rock Preview Tenebrous: Bill Leeb may see the light with side project Delerium, but his Front Line Assembly is as dark as ever. Rock Preview/ CD Review Half-Speed World: On new albums, Eels and Lisa Germano tether despair with a strong will to survive. Screen Screen Review Confessions, Callahan, and Canada: With only a few appearances by usual-suspect topics, the 25th annual Northwest Film & Video Festival finds new themes. Dish Restaurant Review I Love Lucy: Dinner at Lucy's Table is almost good enough to make you forget your manners. The Mash beer column by Jeff Alworth Potpourri: Bits and pieces of brewing industry news. Performance Stage Review New Vaudevilles for Old: Two Portland productions update the tradition. Visual Art Arts Review Transitions: Land forms and architectural drawings make their way into Geoffrey Pagen's combinations of ceramic rectangles. Play Travel Review Maxing or Relaxing in Olympic National Park: This winter promises to be wetter and colder than ever. Why not go where it really pours?