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Doctor Groups Flex Muscle In Capitol: $2.3 Million in Campaign Cash to Influence Health-Care Reform

News The State Capitol has been abuzz the last couple of days because of a hot list (PDF) circulating in ... More

Feb 10, 2012 06:00 pm by NIGEL JAQUISS
 
 

Pet Love

Special Valentines: Pooch poetry, cat chat, and warm wishes for goldfishes.

Cover Story Love and ink create a potent alloy. Shaw Flick’s chest testifies to that. The 29-year-old Portland man is tattooed with a nearly life-size portrait of his dog, Scurvy. Make that Flick’s ex-d ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by WW Staff

Gravy Train

Union Pacific has billions in profits. So why is Oregon subsidizing the rail giant?

News When it comes to shipping companies, few are bigger than Union Pacific. The rail giant controls 32,000 miles of track across most of the Western U.S. Last year, the company had profits of $3.3 bil ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by KARA WILBECK

Still Big, Still Costly

CRC backers claim the $3.5 billion project is “downsizing.” That’s not true—not even close.

News Backers of the proposed $3.5 billion freeway bridge across the Columbia River say they’ve gotten the message: The project is too big and expensive. That’s why Gov. John Kitzhaber’s chief ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by NIGEL JAQUISS

Songs To Seal The V-Day Deal

Portland musicians present and defend their favorite sex jams.

Music Stories Most Portland musicians don’t want to talk about doing it. Or so it seemed when we asked dozens of Portland musicians about their favorite sex songs. Like with so many other topics, it’s all i ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by CASEY JARMAN

Big Checks and Balances

Charlie Hales leans on big donors, and a Portland developer plays two sides.

Elections Political candidates like to say every vote counts. When it comes to campaign contributions, some people clearly have a louder voice than others. Last week, WW gave you an analysis of special-in ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by HEIDI GROOVER
 
 

Doctor Groups Flex Muscle In Capitol: $2.3 Million in Campaign Cash to Influence Health-Care Reform

News The State Capitol has been abuzz the last couple of days because of a hot list (PDF) circulating in the halls: campaign contributions from physicians' groups to lawmakers who are working on Gov. John Kitzhaber's plan for health-care transformation.Kitzhaber, a former emergency room doctor, wants to slash state health-care spending by $239 million this year, and by far more in future years. Most of state health care dollars are spent on Medicaid, which provides health care to the poor. And two gr... More

Feb 10, 2012 06:00 pm by NIGEL JAQUISS Comments 1
 

Lackthereof (Menomena's Danny Seim) Releases Free EP

Music I don't have one of those little Daily Quotation calendars on my desk, but sometimes when I'm feeling hard up for writing ideas, I'll go to one o... More

Feb 10, 2012 11:17 am by CASEY JARMAN Comments 0
 

Nonsense Knows No State Boundary: Washington Legislators Get Bogus Job Claims on CRC

News Up north of here, Washington legislators in Olympia are debating whether or not they should authorize tolls to finance the Columbia River Crossin... More

Feb 10, 2012 09:09 am Comments 1
 

Willamette Weekend

9 things to do in Portland, Feb. 10-12

Features Friday, Feb. 10Portland International Film Festival[FILM] Subtitles! Whimsical soundtracks! Yes, it's PIFF. If you haven't already, read our deta... More

Feb 9, 2012 09:06 pm by WW Arts And Culture Staff Comments 0
 

Help S.F. Band Dominant Legs Recover Their Stolen Gear

Music  Here's a story to make your music-loving blood boil: the fantastic San Francisco band Dominant Legs were in town on Tuesday, playing a show... More

Feb 9, 2012 07:57 pm by ROBERT HAM Comments 0
 
 

Shit Portlanders Say

"Has anyone seen my growler?"

Arts & Books OK, this is a little hit and miss, but we'll admit it: we lold. Stick with it—it gets better as it... More

Feb 9, 2012 03:23 pm by Ruth Brown
 
 

Willamette Weekend

9 things to do in Portland, Feb. 10-12

Features Friday, Feb. 10Portland International Film Festival[FILM] Subtitles! Whimsical soundtracks! Yes, it'... More

Feb 9, 2012 09:06 pm by WW Arts And Culture Staff
 
 

Senator of Fortune

A lawsuit lifts the curtain on Sen. Brian Boquist’s military deals—and how Republicans may be benefiting.

Politics State Sen. Brian Boquist (R-Dallas) may be the most adventurous lawmaker in Salem. He’s described his best-known business, International Charter Inc. of Oregon, as a humanitarian organization, ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by COREY PEIN

Foos Fighters

Four tips for tomorrow’s foosball champs.

Headout Isaac Bowen and Ryan Harvey know that their sport’s glory days are, for the moment, behind it. The best player in the world, Belgium’s Frédéric Collignon, is a car salesman by day. And while ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by CASEY JARMAN

Murmurs: Super PACs-a-Plenty

We’re the only newspaper—except for the others.

Murmurs Katie Riley, a Democrat making her second run at the House District 29 seat, currently held by Rep. Katie Eyre (R-Hillsboro), learned an important lesson this week: If you are going to misrepres ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by WW Editorial Staff

Scoop: Remembering Jaime Cooley

Gossip that can both throw and catch the ball.

SCOOP R.I.P.: Former longtime KNRK radio programmer and Portland music advocate Jaime Cooley died of what her family termed “a tragic accidental drowning” Saturday, Feb. 4. She was 33. Cooley bega ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by WW Culture Staff

Food Cart Review: Polish Kitchen

Food Cart Reviews What do Poles eat during the summer? The Polish fare familiar stateside is heavily skewed toward cured meats and root vegetables—foods that are hard to imagine enjoying on Baltic beaches. I ca ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by MARTIN CIZMAR

The Box Social: Drink In A Box

Bar Reviews A stuffed peacock roosts high on a shelf above the bar at The Box Social (3971 N Williams Ave., bxsocial.com). It’s a bold flash of décor for a bar, yet it doesn’t seem out of place in the in ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by PENELOPE BASS

Dr. Know: Classically Trained

What's the thinking behind playing classical music at MAX stops?

Dr. Know Every morning as the MAX doors open at Lloyd Center, I hear the sounds of opera. I think I know the thinking behind this, but could you please illuminate us on whether the strategy is working?&nbs ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by MARTY SMITH

Songs To Seal The V-Day Deal

Portland musicians present and defend their favorite sex jams.

Music Stories Most Portland musicians don’t want to talk about doing it. Or so it seemed when we asked dozens of Portland musicians about their favorite sex songs. Like with so many other topics, it’s all i ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by CASEY JARMAN

Star Wars: Uncut

Greedo shot first. Han shot his own movie.

Movie Reviews & Stories A long time ago, a USC student named George transformed his love of Buck Rogers serials, pulp novels and Japanese cinema into the greatest space-opera film of all time. Since then, he’s redeco ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by NATHAN CARSON

PIFF Improvement

Helping the Portland International Film Festival get better, one movie at a time.

Movie Reviews & Stories We live in a difficult world. If you were not aware of how difficult it is, the Portland International Film Festival is here to remind you.
... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by WW MOVIE STAFF

Big Checks and Balances

Charlie Hales leans on big donors, and a Portland developer plays two sides.

Elections Political candidates like to say every vote counts. When it comes to campaign contributions, some people clearly have a louder voice than others. Last week, WW gave you an analysis of special-in ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by HEIDI GROOVER

Still Big, Still Costly

CRC backers claim the $3.5 billion project is “downsizing.” That’s not true—not even close.

News Backers of the proposed $3.5 billion freeway bridge across the Columbia River say they’ve gotten the message: The project is too big and expensive. That’s why Gov. John Kitzhaber’s chief ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by NIGEL JAQUISS

Album Review: Alialujah Choir

Self-Titled (Jealous Butcher)

Album Reviews [VOCAL POP] Two years ago, I was pretty excited about the Alialujah Choir. A supergroup of sorts featuring Weinland’s Adam Shearer and Alia Farah alongside Norfolk & Western frontman Adam Se ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by CASEY JARMAN

Drunken Prayer: Friday, Feb. 10

Tom Waits gives great advice—if you can understand what he’s saying.

Music Stories [RELUCTANT POP] When it comes to sagelike figures in rock ’n’ roll, few give off the aura of a bourbon-drunk Dalai Lama more than Tom Waits. Morgan Geer knows this personally. In 2006, when th ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by MATTHEW SINGER

Drank: Clem’s Cream Ale (Migration Brewing Co.)

Drank The appeal of cream ales lies mostly in nostalgia—the style’s popularity peaked in the ’70s, led by lighter-than-lite Genesee Cream Ale. With Clem’s Cream Ale, Portland’s Migration Brewi ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by MARTIN CIZMAR

Aluminum and Nothing

Joe Thurston is ready for the floor.

Visual Arts In two riveting, wildly different shows this month, one artist known for sculpture makes a jump to wall pieces while another artist known for wall pieces leaps onto the floor with a haunting ser ... More

Feb 8, 2012 12:01 am by RICHARD SPEER
 

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