News Julie Parrish knows she’s a political misfit. As she puts it, she’s an immigrant’s kid, a first-generation American from a Lebanese father. She’s an under-40 suburban mom with kids in pu More
Voices 2013: Julie Parrish
A brash Republican survivor talks about how her party needs to change.
News Julie Parrish knows she’s a political misfit. As she puts it, she’s an immigrant’s kid, a first-generation American from a Lebanese father. She’s an under-40 suburban mom with kids in pu More
Voices 2013: Al Margulies
The TriMet watchdog says riders should demand more from the agency.
News Al Margulies has more time than ever to be the scourge of the transit agency he calls “TriMess.” Margulies—one of the most outspoken of the transit agency’s public watchdogs—was a TriMet More
No Inspections for Zoo Restaurants Since 2006
Revelation follows outbreak that sickened 135 diners.
News About two weeks ago, the Oregon Zoo acknowledged 135 people got sick after eating food prepared by at least one zoo restaurant. Health officials More
The Top 10 Stories of 2012
The news you read the most on wweek.com.
Gunfire Sale
At Portland’s gun show, a backdrop of tragedy sparks a buying frenzy.
News Greg Apple is selling a lot of semiautomatic rifles. Customers wandering through the Collectors West Gun and Knife Show last weekend pause to look at his 10-yard-long display of rifles, priced a More
This Is My Rifle
The AR-15—the rifle favored by hunters, marksmen and spree killers—by the numbers.
News 1957: The year ArmaLite Corp. began to develop the AR-15 (AR meaning “ArmaLite,” not “assault rifle”). 1959: The first year the
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Sneaker Politics
What it means that Kitzhaber and legislators got rolled by Nike.
News The state’s most powerful business leaders—if they were listening closely—might have heard the clues from Gov. John Kitzhaber only two weeks ago about his secret talks to give Nike a sweethe More
Driving to Drink
A new liquor sales law in Washington is sending hordes of booze buyers into Oregon.
News For years now, the embattled Oregon Liquor Control Commission has been fighting powerful lobbyists for grocery store chains that want to end the state’s nearly 80-year monopoly on selling booze. More
The Portland Index: Dead Pets Walking
Multnomah County’s animal shelter has cut its kill rate, but activists say it could do more.
News Not all lost, stray or unwanted pets end up at Multnomah County Animal Services, but when they do, its shelter is often the end of the line. “Private shelters can choose,” says Mike Oswa More
Tusk, But Verify
The Oregon Zoo told voters it needed $125 million to make more room for elephants. It’s also making more elephants.
News In August 2008, Oregon Zoo elephant Rose-Tu gave birth to her first calf, Samudra—as if right on cue for the zoo to make a big request... More
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The 30-Year Secret
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon. Quake-Up Call
There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. Douchebags Not Allowed
Southwest Ankeny street says yes to cool and no to cars. Jack Shack Attack
The Legislature takes on Oregon’s proliferating lingerie shops. Lifestyles of the Rich & Fame-ish
Exposing the secret lives of Portland’s celebrity kinfolk. What the #$*! is Ramtha
The year's sleeper hit was inspired by a 35,000-year-old warrior spirit from Atlantis. Killing Time
Dead Men Waiting on Oregon’s Death Row. Budget Bud
Why Oregon has America’s cheapest weed. A Newsman’s Secret
The woman with Bob Caldwell on the day he died works as an internet call girl. Mayoral Madness
Let’s pick the next mayor the only sane way: with a bracket.
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon. Quake-Up Call
There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. Douchebags Not Allowed
Southwest Ankeny street says yes to cool and no to cars. Jack Shack Attack
The Legislature takes on Oregon’s proliferating lingerie shops. Lifestyles of the Rich & Fame-ish
Exposing the secret lives of Portland’s celebrity kinfolk. What the #$*! is Ramtha
The year's sleeper hit was inspired by a 35,000-year-old warrior spirit from Atlantis. Killing Time
Dead Men Waiting on Oregon’s Death Row. Budget Bud
Why Oregon has America’s cheapest weed. A Newsman’s Secret
The woman with Bob Caldwell on the day he died works as an internet call girl. Mayoral Madness
Let’s pick the next mayor the only sane way: with a bracket.
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