News Gov. John Kitzhaber’s distaste for the rough and tumble of electoral politics is legendary. During his first stint as governor, from 1995 to 2003, Kitzhaber barely got his hands dirty in helpi More
Dr. Dough
Gov. John Kitzhaber found the will to help his party win the Legislature.
News Gov. John Kitzhaber’s distaste for the rough and tumble of electoral politics is legendary. During his first stint as governor, from 1995 to 2003, Kitzhaber barely got his hands dirty in helpi More
Paying the Piper
Voters approved a tax to fund the arts. Now the city faces the high price of collecting it.
News More than 61 percent of Portland voters checked “yes” on a Nov. 6 ballot measure to raise millions in new taxes to hire more art and music teachers and help bankroll arts organizations. They More
A Bridge Too Low
The CRC isn’t eager to redesign a bridge that should be taller.
News The proposed Columbia River Crossing has turned into a high-stakes limbo dance: How low can the bridge go? CRC officials say they are trying to fix one of the most embarrassing problems with the troubled $3.5 billion Interstate 5 project: The... More
A Note from the Publisher
To our readers:
News The greatest test facing WW today comes not from the challenge of surviving in a digital world or from the effects of a lingering recession—though neither can be underestimated. Our real tes More
Choo-Choo Changes
The new head of City Hall will be a “transportation mayor”—whether he wants that title or not.
News The next Portland mayor wakes up this morning in charge of a City Hall filled with potholes. The city’s settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over police mistreatment of the mentally More
Cookie Monsters
Companies are tracking you on the Internet—and are helping political campaigns target your computer.
News This story first appeared on the ProPublica website on October 22, 2012.If you’re a registered voter and surf the Web, one of the sites you visit has almost certainly placed a... More
Big Bad Wolfe
An activist launches a campaign to oust Secretary of State Kate Brown.
News A light drizzle fell on Bob Wolfe as he stood outside a citadel of the Portland establishment like the lupine nemesis in the story of the Three Little Pigs. Wolfe was rattling the doors More
Policing the Police
The mayoral candidates talk about community policing—but not how the city can pay for it.
News Charlie Hales says he’s crossed paths with the Portland police during his campaign for mayor—and he hasn’t always liked what he’s seen. He talks of a recent weapons stop he witnessed a More
Blood Money
A Portland strip club hands out red-stained $2 bills, despite warnings from the feds to stop.
News The manager at the McDonald’s on Northwest Yeon Avenue glanced at the money in the customer’s hand, a $2 bill that looked as if its edges had been dipped in blood. He grew tense, shook his hea More
Merritt’s System
As a miserable season ends, the Portland Timbers again gamble on a first-time MLS coach.
News Portland Timbers fans have learned one thing for certain about the team’s owner, Merritt Paulson: He’s not afraid to gamble. He launched the team’s freshman season in Major League Soccer las More
Top Articles from News
The 30-Year Secret
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon. Quake-Up Call
There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. Douchebags Not Allowed
Southwest Ankeny street says yes to cool and no to cars. Jack Shack Attack
The Legislature takes on Oregon’s proliferating lingerie shops. Lifestyles of the Rich & Fame-ish
Exposing the secret lives of Portland’s celebrity kinfolk. What the #$*! 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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