Q & A Terry Shanley is a father of two teenage girls who thinks other Oregon parents aren’t doing enough to encourage their children to read. But Shanley also knows that change comes slowly. And that& ... More
Terry Shanley
Former real-estate developer makes a SMART move to help Oregon’s youngest students.
Q & A Terry Shanley is a father of two teenage girls who thinks other Oregon parents aren’t doing enough to encourage their children to read. But Shanley also knows that change comes slowly. And that& ... More
Nydia Velázquez
A congresswoman’s first trip to Portland is the latest in her long line of more important firsts.
Q & A U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez was born 54 years ago in Puerto Rico, the daughter of a sugar-cane cutter. Today, Velázquez is a senior member of Congress after becoming the first Puerto Rican ... More
Carol Cushman
The president of the League of Women Voters of Portland defends “voter-owned elections.”
Q & A With potential 2008 City Council candidates already hinting they’ll ask Portland taxpayers to fund their campaigns, one of the original backers of the city’s “voter-owned elections&r ... More
Barbara Ehrenreich
The Nickel and Dimed author wrote the book on lousy jobs.
Q & A Barbara Ehrenreich is a social activist who earns a living penning missives that debunk our assumptions about the world’s working poor. A graduate of Reed College in 1963, Ehrenreich is most fam ... More
Rep. Brian Baird
A Democratic congressman who opposed the Iraq War now supports the surge and thinks discussing withdrawal is stupid and irresponsible. What the...?
Q & A U.S. Rep. Brian Baird just got back from the Triangle of Death, south of Baghdad. Baird, a Democrat who represents Vancouver and southwest Washington, appears to enjoy being in uncomfortable spots. I ... More
Elaine Calder
New Oregon Symphony president sounds off on classical vs. gospel and fundraising.
Q & A Elaine Calder, the Oregon Symphony’s newly named president, has her work cut out for her. Portland’s beloved Oregon Symphony is in real trouble. The 112-year-old organization is hemorrhagi ... More
Alan Espasandin and Darrin Taylor
Double shot: Two longtime OLCC officers are now consultants to bar owners.
Q & A Last month, two inspectors with the dreaded Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Alan Espasandin and Darrin Taylor, went into business for themselves. Their new company, Statewide Compliance Training, he ... More
Paul Swangard
Despite dogfighting, steroids and suspect refs, a UO sports marketing expert says the games will go on.
Q & A Recent headlines for the country's three top professional sports leagues have been dismal. Allegations of steroid use taint Barry Bonds' ongoing quest to break Hank Aaron's career home-run record; At ... More
Connie Van Brunt
The new executive director of the Portland Schools Foundation talks about her race—to help kids.
Q & A It's noon on a recent Thursday, and Connie Van Brunt pulls her glasses down her nose to reveal the tired eyes hidden behind them. That morning, while much of Portland was still asleep, Van Brunt had ... More
Matthew Rothschild
One man's peace and impeachment recipe for progressivism.
Q & A Matthew Rothschild has appeared on such national TV programs as The O'Reilly Factor and Nightline as well as on C-SPAN and National Public Radio. Yet Rothschild—who visits Portland this week&mda ... More
Top Articles from Q & A
Hotseat: Cecile Richards
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Oregon’s top federal prosecutor on the JTTF, Portland City Council and the iPad. Sarah Weddington
What the lawyer who argued Roe V. Wade in the 1970s now thinks about the women’s movement and Barack Obama. Hotseat: David Fidanque
The head of Oregon’s ACLU calls B.S. On JTTF. Marcus Griffith
The reporter who first called B.S. on the Bethany Storro acid attack. Hotseat: Jarrett Walker
A Portland transit expert says we shouldn’t fall in love with trains when buses will do. Hotseat: Tamim Ansary
Afghanistan-born author will tell Portlanders about another history—one that’s Islamic-centered. Rev. Mark Kiyimba
On the front lines of the fight for gay rights in Uganda. Tina Franklin
Why this woman likes having other people’s babies. Richard Lariviere
The UO president talks about a big bond issue, Phil Knight and how sports is like Lady Gaga.
Planned Parenthood’s president on Congress, the HPV vaccine and why men use her group’s clinics. Dwight Holton
Oregon’s top federal prosecutor on the JTTF, Portland City Council and the iPad. Sarah Weddington
What the lawyer who argued Roe V. Wade in the 1970s now thinks about the women’s movement and Barack Obama. Hotseat: David Fidanque
The head of Oregon’s ACLU calls B.S. On JTTF. Marcus Griffith
The reporter who first called B.S. on the Bethany Storro acid attack. Hotseat: Jarrett Walker
A Portland transit expert says we shouldn’t fall in love with trains when buses will do. Hotseat: Tamim Ansary
Afghanistan-born author will tell Portlanders about another history—one that’s Islamic-centered. Rev. Mark Kiyimba
On the front lines of the fight for gay rights in Uganda. Tina Franklin
Why this woman likes having other people’s babies. Richard Lariviere
The UO president talks about a big bond issue, Phil Knight and how sports is like Lady Gaga.
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