The Nose The Nose woke up Sunday morning and headed downstairs and watch Ralph Nader Meet the Press. But after a few moments, he ended up outside, with a pair of pruning shears in his hand. Amid the rosebushes ...   More

The Nose Imagine Pete Rose hustling back to baseball. Nixon returning to the Oval Office. Bob Packwood once again chasing Senate aides around his desk. That's how the Nose feels about what's going on at Lewis ...   More

The Nose As the No. 6 bus lurched up Southeast Grand Avenue last Friday, the Nose scanned a newspaper account of the recent violent outburst in North and Northeast Portland.The four shootings over two days lef ...   More

The Nose Sunday afternoon, the Nose and the rest of the Super Bowl-watching globe learned what Viacom, the company that owns CBS, MTV, 39 TV stations, Blockbuster, 185 radio stations, Paramount Pictures and a ...   More

The Nose If all goes as expected, opponents of the proposed state tax hike will be waltzing on Measure 30's grave next Tuesday night. Few will be stepping higher than officials of the Oregon Republican Party w ...   More

The Nose Three weeks into January, the Nose has kept his resolution: to rid himself of jealousy, envy and pettiness. The Nose doubts he will make it to February, but he's been a saint compared to the actions ...   More

The Nose Imagine this. You wander into your local neighborhood coffee shop for your daily tall nonfat latte. There on the wall is a sign saying that the Portland City Council has required owners of independent ...   More

The Nose While most of the media attention on Capitol Hill last month focused on Medicare reform, Congress came closer than a pig's whisker to passing one of the most offensive bills to reach the Senate floor ...   More

The Nose The Big Dog is back. The only question is whether we should toss him a rawhide bone or check our pant leg.Not since former Gov. Tom McCall has there been a figure in the state with the charisma, t ...   More

The Nose The way the Nose sees it, he ought to get a ride on the Guv's new bus.The 40-foot rig, which took its inaugural drive on Monday through the Gorge, isn't just some Greyhound with a better-smelling ba ...   More