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After President Obama and Democrats in Congess failed to even put universal single-payer health care on the table, progressive groups say they'll bring a bill to the Oregon Legislature in 2011 that would establish that option in the state.

The announcement fro...   More

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Each day, a handful of local folks request an official name change by filing a one-page document in Multnomah County Circuit Court.

Normally they're women changing their own name, or their children's names, due to a switch in marital status. Sometimes it's someone    More

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Everett Street Bistro, a European-style eatery in the Pearl District, faces a lawsuit by a former employee who claims he was sexually harassed by the owner.

In the lawsuit filed Nov. 1 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, the plaintiff—who filed the suit using only the initials "SET"—claims he worked as a waiter and bartender in the restaurant from January ...   More

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Recent news about the eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia reminded us of a WW cover story this year about the Northwest's own looming natural disaster—   More

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The Oregon State Bar's board of governors will decide this week whether to recommend reinstating one of Portland's most notorious lawyers.

Divorce lawyer Allan Knappenberger has asked the bar to return his license to practice law—a necessary step for lawyers under lengthy disciplinary suspension. The bar's 16-member board is set to vote Saturday whether to reco...   More

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Newly released police reports (PDF) from the Washington County Sheriff's Office tell the story of how 21-year-old Desmond Moore landed in jail last month on suspicion of first-degree sex abuse, second-degree kidnapping, attempted third-degree sex a...   More

News Counting ballots in Multnomah County to decide the Oregon governor's race and other contentious ballot questions could continue into the wee hours tonight, says county Elections Division spokesman Eric Sample.

"I think we're going to be counting throughout the day and into the evening," Sample tells WW. "It could be a late night."

Elections workers so far have counted...   More

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Anyone handicapping the 2012 Portland mayor's race—as we did in our print edition this week—should note one down-ballot result from the just-concluded 2010 election that could play a crucial role in one potential candidate's decision to run.

Multnomah C...   More

News The TV ads are finished, the candidate parties are over, and the lawn signs are coming down in the 2010 election. But for die-hard politicos, handicapping and jockeying for position in the next big lo ...   More

News   If a candidate’s election-night plans are any indication of their campaigns’ mindsets, we found recent announcements from Karol Collymore and Loretta Smith particularly interesting. The two women are vying to represent North and Northeast Portland on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. Collymore’s friend, Stephen Marc Beaudoin, sent out Facebook invitations last week to “j...   More