Inbox: Promises, Promises

Letters to the Editor Isn’t it about time that [Attorney General John] Kroger’s campaign promises are regarded as so much hot air as Obama’s? [“The Would-Be Toxic Avenger,” WW, Nov. 2, 2011]. He’s been a comp More

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Unoccupied Pocketbooks

All the news that can occupy this space.

Murmurs It’s looking grim in the Occupy Portland camps: Occupy organizers say they’re broke. As first reported on wweek.com, a former finance committee member refunded $14,000 to donors last week without More

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 WW Editorial Staff

A City’s Riches

Introducing four Portlanders who do fabulous work for local nonprofits.

Cover Story You are about to meet a few special people. When Willamette Week decided to award prizes each year to Portlanders under the age of 36 who perform great service for local More

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 WW Editorial Staff

Inbox: Portland’s Occupation

Letters to the Editor Mr. [Aaron] Mesh, I really appreciate that you spent 48 hours in the Occupy camp before writing your story [“Notes From the Occupation,” Oct. 26, 2011]. It is well-written and representative of More

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Occupalooza and a Special Election Reminder

7 billion people can’t be wrong.

Murmurs Mayoral poll: Two-thirds of the 300 Portland voters surveyed in October on the mayor’s race by pollster Tim Hibbitts said they didn’t know the three leading candidates or would prefer someone else More

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 WW Editorial Staff

Inbox: ROY Row

Letters to the Editor SMOKIN’ DEBATE I have only eaten [at Podnah’s Pit] once [“Restaurant of the Year,” Oct. 19, 2011]. It was bad! The brisket was chewy like rubber. The ribs were not baby backs, and also were More

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: Bullivant Payout Woes, Cemetary Triumphs and Endorsement Recaps

Breaking News: Steve Jobs is still dead.

Murmurs Portland law firm Bullivant Houser Bailey has had its share of trouble recently with lawyers leaving-—losing nearly two dozen this year, and 38 since 2007. Now, Bullivant can’t meet its payment More

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 WW Editorial Staff

Our Primary Picks to Replace David Wu

Our endorsements in Oregon's 1st Congressional District special election.

News When U.S. Rep David Wu resigned his seat in August, he did something pretty unusual in Oregon these days... More

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 WW Editorial Staff

Inbox: Invisible East Portland

Letters to the Editor This article is great [“The Other Portland,” WW, Oct. 12, 2011]! As a new PDX resident, I’ve found it hard to get through the onslaught of hipster culture, admittedly in which I sometimes par More

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 WW Editorial Staff

Murmurs: DeWitt’s Booker Ambitions, Bonamici's Cash Advantage and Allen’s Dirt

Better than tax advice from the pizza guy.

Murmurs State Sen. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Beaverton) enters the stretch run for the Nov. 8 Democratic primary to replace U.S. Rep. David Wu with a big cash advantage over her opponents. The latest reports sho More

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 WW Editorial Staff