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The hot topic of health care reform hits everyone differently. From the perspective of Basic Rights Oregon, one ignored group is transgender people, so BRO announced this week that it's building a campaign for transgender people to get ...   More

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Ralph Nader always proves a popular draw in Portland. And today was no different as he told a crowd of 400 people packed into the ballroom at University Place Hotel in downtown Portland this afternoon that "The weaker we think we are, the stronger we see the opposition....   More

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"When elites fail, what should we do about it?" Noam Chomsky asked a crowd of Portlanders on Friday. "Simple answer: get rid of them,"

The crowd attending his lecture at The First Unitarian Church downtown loved that opening statement and much of his hourlong...   More

News The health of Portland’s thriving music scene is evident when you’re waiting in line Saturday night to see your favorite band, clutching a sweaty $5 bill to hand to the doorman. But not en ...   More

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The 23rd Annual Aids Walk Portland on Oct. 11 will include 100 HIV-positive men, women and children wearing red shirts that read "Screw Stigma!"

The Screw Stigma team for the Oct. 11 walk starting at Pioneer Square comes from Project 150+, a group dedicate...   More

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"The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later" is the epilogue to "The Laramie Project" play that was based on the notorious 1998 murder in Wyoming of a gay man named Matthew Shepard. There are only 100 theaters across the world...   More

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TriMet announced this morning it's boosting security on public transit in response to the Sept. 19 arrests of two Denver men allegedly involved in a terrorist plot to set off explosives in the New York City su...   More

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We know the economic recession has plunged many Oregon adults into unemployment. What sometimes goes overlooked is the recession's shattering effect it also has on kids.

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U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) wants to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies gays and lesbians federal legal recognition of marriage. Blumenauer's decision to join with 68 other federal lawmakers to sign ont...   More

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If Facebook is the real indicator of awesomeness for our politicians, Oregonians clearly love former Gov. John Kitzhaber.

Though it was only nine days ago that Kitzha...   More