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Trash Talk In Lents

A mysterious preservation group stirs up opposition to a recycling center in Southeast Portland.


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Something stinks in Lents. In July, glossy brochures showed up at homes in the Southeast Portland neighborhood attacking plans   More
 
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 JAMES PITKIN

Derailing the Bridge

Backers of a new I-5 bridge can’t hide their faulty plan to pay for it. But they have an even bigger problem: Clark County voters.


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For years now, Oregon’s leaders have assured taxpayers that plans for a new interstate bridge...   More
 
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 NIGEL JAQUISS

Caught Up in the Net

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden stands up to an anti-piracy bill he says threatens internet freedom.


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The Pirate Bay is a popular Sweden-based file-sharing hub that allows users to share music, movies...   More
 
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 MATTHEW SINGER

Inside The Gang Wars

An unprecedented report reveals new details about the wave of gang violence.


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On June 21, two men beat Jacob Klesalek on the corner of Northeast 16th Avenue and Killingsworth Street, leaving him with severe bruises on his    More
 
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 JAMES PITKIN

Virtual Combat

Oregon’s teachers union hates online charter schools. But its alternative has little to show for millions of taxpayer dollars.


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In the next 10 days, Gov. John Kitzhaber is likely to sign a controversial online charter school bill that infuriates his largest financial backer   More
 
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 NIGEL JAQUISS

Not Yet Over And Out

The state’s emergency radio project is dead, but its costs keep going up.


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Earlier this year, Gov. John Kitzhaber made clear he wanted to halt an ugly project he’d inherited when he took office: the proposed statewide emergency radio system called the Oregon Wireless In   More
 
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 BRENT WALTH

The Prostitution Report

A sex-worker treatment program fails key benchmarks and raises privacy questions.


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Three years ago, prostitution was engulfing 82nd Avenue. Arrests were up 43 percent. Sex workers stalked the avenue day and night. Shady johns trolled the street   More
 
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 JAMES PITKIN

Wi-Fi Woo-Woo

Pseudo-science strikes again in a parent’s lawsuit against Portland Public Schools.


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The parent of a student at Mount Tabor Middle School has sued Portland Public Schools, claiming that its use of Wi-Fi is “genotoxic, carcinogenic, neurotoxic and otherwise…harmful” to his dau   More
 
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 COREY PEIN

Block Buster

How does Last Thursday still get away without permits?


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Last Thursday drew thousands to Alberta Street on June 30 for the festival’s summer opener. Unlike similar Portland street parties, however, it was held without permits, and entirely at public ex   More
 
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 SHAE HEALEY

WW’s 2011 Give!Guide: Apply Now!


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Do you know—or work for—a Portland-area nonprofit that could stand to raise its profile—as well as a few thousand bucks?  That’s why this newspaper produces Give!Guide each November: We   More
 
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Richard Meeker
 

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