Murmurs Apparently Oregon school reform means paying big bucks to the top executive. Newly hired state Chief Education Officer Rudy Crew will make $280,000 annually under a three-year contract. Crew will get    More

Letters to the Editor Although I live in the central San Joaquin Valley, the information in this article hit home [“Where the Tech Is She?” WW, May 23, 2012]. I believe the old-boys network exists in many other fie   More

Murmurs Chris and Tom Maletis’ long-running effort to get their Langdon Farms Golf Club, located on I-5 just south of the Wilsonville, inside the urban-growth boundary took a dramatic turn May 25 when   More

Letters to the Editor The Wood Village casino promoters keep coming back, like the clap [“Trying to Beat the Odds,” WW, May 16, 2012]. The water slide and other family attractions are honey traps for future gamblers�   More

Murmurs Some powerful interests want to light a fire under lawmakers who are considering giving the seven campuses of the Oregon University System more autonomy. As first reported at wweek.com, five men, incl   More

Letters to the Editor “Hey, do you want to know your Native American spirit animal?” No, transplant dork, I do not. [“Best New Band,” WW, May 9, 2012.] This is actually the Top Ten Hipster Douche Bands, correct?    More

Murmurs What began two years ago as a passion-fueled street brawl involving two foodies and a foreign pig has moved to an only slightly more civilized venue: the county courthouse. WW first reported the por   More

News Former city commissioner Charlie Hales has been forced to dip into his own checkbook for the first time in the 2012 mayor's race, putting $50,000 into his own campaign in the final days before the May 15 primary vote.State campaign records show the money went straight out the door to his media firm. He and his chief foes, businesswoman Eileen Brady and state Rep. Jeffers...   More

News Former city commissioner Charlie Hales and Rep. Jefferson Smith appear headed to a runoff in November in the race for Portland mayor.

As of midnight, Hales has a comfortable lead with 38 percent of the vote, followed by Smith with nearly 30 percent. Businesswoman Eileen Brady has slightly less more than 23 percent.

Only the top two finishers go on to the general election in November....   More

News City Commissioner Amanda Fritz and her challenger, Rep. Mary Nolan, are in a dead heat in Tuesday's voting, almost guaranteeing the two will face off in the general election in November.

As of 9 p.m. Nolan has 44.7 percent and Fritz 44 percent.

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