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Index: Previous 4 Weeks |
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Volume 24, Issue 17, February 25, 1998 |
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Cover: Let Them Eat Prozac. How the drug lobby stopped the Oregon Health Plan’s effort to protect lives and save money. By Josh Feit.
NewsBuzz
Dear Candidate Tam: Don’t you have anything better to do?
You'd think a guy who watched convicts would know how to act like one
PSU Turkey Sandwich: half a loaf may not be better than one
Green Cards
Next week the Sierra Club will ask its members whether to embrace anti-immigration activists or send them packing.
The Sorted Truth
The city wants to change the way we recycle--and it's not good news for the environment.
The Jury’s In
In the end it was George Fort's mouth, not his muscles, that got the Portland police officer in trouble.
Multnomah Co. Election Endorsements
Hey, that's not junk mail. It's your ballot. Two new faces and a hauntingly familiar bailout deserve your votes in the March 10 Multnomah County election.
500 Words
Opinion: THE US WEST CONNECTION
Salem's latest appointments melodrama masks a battle of great importance to all Oregonians.
Rogue of the Week
If remorse could reverse roguishness, Oregon Trout would be off the hook.
Scoreboard The week's winners and losers
The hopes of baseball and soccer fans were dashed last week when a marketing survey suggested that Portland has about as much chance as Wankers Corners of attracting a major-league franchise in either sport.
Letters to the Editor
”Sherri Foster does not want to die because she is "sick." She wants to die because her life is painful.”
CultureBuzz
Musical chairs, flying batons more chaos in the local classical music scene
One-page Style Sheet imparts local fashion savvy with some sass
Jazz songs in Hebrew in 7/4 time. Chutzpah or heresy?
Metropolitan A column by Audrey Van Buskirk
Sushi, stout and a humping bassset hound. Ouch! Too hot to handle.
The Mash A beer column by Jeff Alworth
Blue Heron Amber Ale is not Dead
Timbre Music column by Richard Martin
Local compilation CDs offer a chance to familiarize yourself with the musical goings-on around town
Flaming Lips
Rock Preview: Wayne Coyne wants you to listen to rock in unorthodox ways, at home or in a concert hall.
Zen Guerilla
Rock Preview: They preach the blues. Get ready to be converted. |
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Volume 24, Issue 18, March 4, 1998 |
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The Education of Brandon Brooks. Are Portland Public Schools helping or hurting the Grant High hoops star? BY NIGEL JAQUISS
NewsBuzz
YELLOW ALERT! Freedom fighters prepare for action NOW!
Top 10 incentives to keep The Power’s Natalie Williams in Portland
Zowie! Campaign finance disclosure from County Commissioner candidates
Concrete Evidence?
People have long suspected that former nightclub owner Larry Hurwitz has skeletons in his closet. Now, it seems, the cops may wonder whether his basement is a better bet.
Using the “R” Word
If the mayor's new plan to curb youth violence is going to work, people are going to have to talk about more than cops and jobs.
500 Words
Opinion: SENATOR SMITH & THE STATUS QUO
Oregon's junior senator voted last week to maintain the sham that is our system of campaign finance.
Rogue of the Week
Censoring books is usually a pretty good way to earn a nomination for Rogue of the Week. Rick Miller, principal of Sunset High School in Beaverton, must have really wanted the honor.
Scoreboard The week's winners and losers
Senate Democrats, parents, teachers and particularly school children shared a loss last week, when former state Sen. Shirley Gold died. Gold was a trove of wisdom and trivia to her colleagues.
Letters to the Editor
”Some people don't know a good thing when they see it. I'm sorry Ms. Howard is so sour on Portland. For this former Phildelphian, this is a city that works.”
CultureBuzz
DJ saved my life tonight... hmmm sounds like an Elton John song
SHOW OF THE MONTH!
Rock:
Preview: Come conquers instability to release another album of darkly shaded guitar-rock.
Preview: Why fry your brain when you can ingest the Crystal Method instead?
Movies:
Review: With The Big Lebowski, the Coen Brothers hilariously dissect what it is to be an American.
Review: Is Bandwagon the real thing or more ersatz-indie pabulum for the rockfest crowd?
Metropolitan Column by Audrey Van Buskirk
One point. One free throw. One second. The Portland Power season is over.
The Mash Beer column by Jeff Alworth
Blue Heron Amber Ale is not Dead
Timbre Music column by Richard Martin
Secret Broadcast is the first notable compilation of electronic music to come out of Portland. |
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Volume 24, Issue 19, March 11, 1998 |
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NewsBuzz
Grubb & Ellis may regret firing Ron Tracy. His friends have a web site!
Portland Schools to sell capital items to meet annual budgets. Nutty!
Poor kids miss out on lead poisoning test. State has a plan!
Murmurs
New Feature. A Weekly Election Watch: People in Politics.
Sizemore, Packwood, Gretchen Kafoury (in a great hat), Nevenich
Merger Mania, Round 2
PacifiCorp rolls the dice in a proposed takeover that could leave it with serious debt and a big chunk of coal.
500 Words
Opinion: Roger Moore v. Nike
WE CAN, Michael Moore's new film will be good for Nike--and for Third World workers.
Rogue of the Week
We're still not sure whether the superiority of the AR-15 warrants a $314,000 expenditure. It's clear, however, that Portland Police have forgotten what their mission is: to serve the citizens who pay their salaries.
Scoreboard The week's winners and losers
Travel and Leisure magazine dubbed Southeast Portland's Hawthorne District one of the world's top four urban hot spots
CultureBuzz
Portland Film Festival likes The Perfect Circle & Sliding Doors
More news about that hot pink startup fashion rag, Style Sheet
St. Patty’s day festivals at the pubs. The fun’s already started.
Rock:
Preview: Jr. High overcomes a near breakup to find salvation in power-pop and release a long-awaited debut album.
Preview: Q: What has 200 heads and is coming this way? A: Martin Atkins' Pigface
Timbre Music column by Richard Martin
It’s musical inventiveness aside, Clem Snide's distinguishing characteristic is its sensible optimism.
Nightlife Comedy:
The Clinton-Lewinsky allegations may ruin some careers, but they're a job opportunity to comedian Will Durst.
Metropolitan Column by Audrey Van Buskirk
In 1994, electromagnetic interference from a nearby cellular telephone activated a power wheelchair at a scenic vista in Colorado, sending the passenger over a cliff.
The Mash Beer column by Jeff Alworth
A new beer from Hair of the Dog named Ed... Ed? |
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Volume 24, Issue 18, March 4, 1998 |
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Cover Story: Tough Love or Tough Luck. The clash over Portland's street kids. By Maureen O’Hagan
NewsBuzz
School officials “outraged” over low academic standards for jocks
Fresh concrete in the basement... a body of evidence?
Jean Huston gets bad vibes from new age ‘zine, Commond Ground
Murmurs
New Feature. A Weekly Election Watch: People in Politics.
Guv candidate drops out citing advice from his parole officer
30 Seconds of Fame
Portland's psychedelic rockers the Dandy Warhols get their moment in the limelight via Nike.
A Man of Conviction
Robert Wollheim, the newest member of the state appeals court, knows what it's like to be on the other side of the law. He once spent six months in prison.
Up by their KBOOtstraps
Federal funding guidelines threaten a 30-year history of grassroots community radio in Portland.
500 Words
Opinion:BACK TO BASICS
Selecting new heads for our schools looms as acting Superintendent Diana Snowden's greatest challenge.
Rogue of the Week
Tri-Met seems to have come up with a roguish way of making sure it doesn't fall short again: There are virtually no numerical targets for any of the six goals listed.
ScoreboardThe week's winners and losers
Airline travelers who drive to the airport now have another parking option--and another way to get hosed.
Letters to the Editor
”Look around, in some parts of the city almost everything that's being built is pure dreck--ugly, cheap, plywood-sided snout houses with a two-car garage facing the street and a concrete front lawn.”
CultureBuzz
23rd Avenue Happy Meal Deals and no fries with, we promise
SHOW OF THE MONTH: Pink Martini!Get FREE tickets!
Trekking out in seach of the Tonic Lounge... a queasy experience
Timbre Music column by Richard Martin
It’s musical inventiveness aside, Clem Snide's distinguishing characteristic is its sensible optimism.
Performance Dance
Oregon Ballet Theater's Moving Signatures takes as many twists and turns as a doctor's handwriting.
Movies:
Capsule reviews of most movies currently playing and links to location info
Review: Under the pressure of bringing back the swashbuckler, The Man in the Iron Mask merely buckles.
The Mash Beer column by Jeff Alworth
A new beer from Hair of the Dog named Ed... Ed?
Cool Sites & Plug-Ins of the week
Resident web denizen D. Gafney has got the latest online goods |
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