Rogue of the Week Oregon legislative candidate and mixed-martial arts fighter Chael Sonnen is making quite a reputation for himself. Unfortunately and Rogue-ishly, telling the truth isn’t part of that reputation. ...   More

Rogue of the Week The Rogue Desk breaks tradition this week by giving a shout out to a “Rose of the Week” for something so decent and sensible that we wanted to acknowledge it. The recipient of the format- ...   More

Rogue of the Week With Multnomah County’s unemployment rate hovering near 11 percent and health-insurance premiums skyrocketing, now is no time to jack up prices for people facing a medical emergency. For trying ...   More

Rogue of the Week At election time, the Rogue Desk goes on high alert for politicians and the decisions they make. Already, heading into the May 18 primary, WW has reported on Rex Burkholder overstating his résu ...   More

Rogue of the Week This year’s debate about Portland’s Bicycle Plan for 2030 has highlighted the lack of adequate resources for safe, two-wheeled transportation.But lost in that debate was another very impor ...   More

Rogue of the Week As secretary of state, Kate Brown oversees Oregon’s electoral process, from signing up new voters to counting ballots. The Portland Democrat is supposed to exercise her duties without regard to ...   More

Rogue of the Week Just because “staying loyal to your team when times get tough” is a cliché doesn’t make it any less true. And that’s what makes the choice of Mike Bellotti as Rogue this ...   More

Rogue of the Week The Rogue Desk wishes Jana McLellan the best of luck in her new—albeit temporary—job as Multnomah County chair. But we’re naming McLellan this week’s Rogue because one of the ...   More

Rogue of the Week We’re diagnosing Providence Health & Services as this week’s Rogue for a company policy that goes too far. “Effective Monday, March 1, employees may no longer smoke on hospital prop ...   More

Rogue of the Week Portland School Board co-chairwomen Ruth Adkins and Trudy Sargent are often at odds with one another. So it came as no surprise when Adkins and Sargent, who actively supported Adkins’ opponent ...   More