News This is a story about dogs. Specifically, one dog--a boxer named Shaq, 50 pounds of nose, jowl and torso with a tan-and-white coat.And it's a story about people who love dogs--in this case, John L ... More
Dog. Gone.
The strange case of the missing boxer, the accused celebs and the underground animal-rescue railroad.
News This is a story about dogs. Specifically, one dog--a boxer named Shaq, 50 pounds of nose, jowl and torso with a tan-and-white coat.And it's a story about people who love dogs--in this case, John L ... More
When the Levy Breaks
News Every four years or so, local governments go before voters and sing a familiar tune: We're broke. Next May, however, there may be so many levies on the ballot that local politicians will sound lik ... More
Chairman Maybe
News Charles Jordan, Portland parks director and former city commissioner, is going to run for Multnomah County chair next May. He'll trounce current chair Diane Linn and become the highest-ranking Afr ... More
Where There's Smoke
News Ken Olsen, a Portland Fire Bureau battalion chief under scrutiny for letting bigotry reign on his watch, has been demoted to captain, WW has learned. However, sources familiar with ongoing bureau in ... More
Return to Sender
News Uncle Sam is a parking deadbeat.WW has learned that for at least two years, the U.S. Postal Service has regularly parked government vehicles illegally in Portland and ignored the city's attempts t ... More
Contract Balks
News How befuddling is the city contract drama?On Oct. 29, AFSCME leaders sent a note to its members recommending they not approve the proposed contract between the City of Portland and the District Co ... More
Pain in the AFSCME
News Don't look now, but the City of Portland and its largest labor union are at odds again--only a week after declaring peace.In a surprising move Monday night, the executive board of AFSCME Local 189 ... More
the woman who almost shut down portland
The city narrowly avoided the first major strike in its history--no thanks to Yvonne Martinez
News Portland doesn't have a reputation as a union town. But in the wee hours of Monday morning it started to feel like one, when some members of the District Council of Trade Unions briefly walked off ... More
MONKEYING WITH OHSU
News Animal-rights groups hope Oregon health consumers see a link between doctors and monkeys. In Defense of Animals and the Coalition to Abolish Animal Testing are calling for a boycott of the Oregon ... More
The Amazing Shrinking Budget
News If practice makes perfect, then Multnomah County officials will soon be the best budget cutters in Oregon. After slicing $14.7 million out of a $300 million budget this spring, the county now has ... More
Top Articles from Philip Dawdy
Bitter Pill
A Portland doc flips on big pharma and reveals its “dirty little secret.” Dog. Gone.
The strange case of the missing boxer, the accused celebs and the underground animal-rescue railroad. The ACORN that imploded
Squeezed between a union drive and a financial crisis, an activist group cracks. Secrets & Lies
How well do you really know Portland? The Flickering Torch of Racism
Losing Patients
A Portland surgeon's troubles raise questions
about who's watching the docs. A Close Shave
HYDRO HOGS
Which Portlanders use the most water? The Final Chapter
A Fine Mess at City Hall
A Portland doc flips on big pharma and reveals its “dirty little secret.” Dog. Gone.
The strange case of the missing boxer, the accused celebs and the underground animal-rescue railroad. The ACORN that imploded
Squeezed between a union drive and a financial crisis, an activist group cracks. Secrets & Lies
How well do you really know Portland? The Flickering Torch of Racism
Losing Patients
A Portland surgeon's troubles raise questions
about who's watching the docs. A Close Shave
HYDRO HOGS
Which Portlanders use the most water? The Final Chapter
A Fine Mess at City Hall
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