Murmurs Self-imposed campaign spending limits are often little more than a publicity stunt for candidates, but they can turn out to be a headache. City Commissioner Amanda Fritz raised her contribution    More

Elections NATIONAL President: Barack Obama (D)  CONGRESS U.S. House, 1st District: Suzanne Bonamici (D) U.S. House, 3rd District: Earl Blumenauer (D) U.S. House, 5th District: Kurt Schrader    More

Restaurant Guide 2nd Story 2005 SE 11th Ave., 741-9693, 2ndstorypdx.com. [WORTH A CLIMB] Erin McBride does wonderful things with beets. And kale. And sometimes peaches. The Ohio-born farm girl made desserts at   More

Restaurant Guide North Killingsworth Enat Kitchen300 N Killingsworth St., 285-4867.[ETHIOPIAN KING] Ethiopian restaurants often seem interchangeable—same dishes, similar décor, same distinct serving style   More

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Restaurant Guide American (traditional) The Country Cat 7937 SE Stark St., 408-1414, thecountrycat.net. [ALL-DAY MEAT COMA] The Country Cat bills itself as a “dinner house,” but that’s just co-owner and head chef Adam Sappington being modest.    More

News Most of the Portland media didn't pay special attention to the Oct. 19 mayoral debate at Catlin Gabel School between Rep. Jefferson Smith (D-East Portland) and former City Commissioner Charlie Hales. But the student journalists at the school newspaper, CatlinSpeak, the debate's host, have done an impressive job in their coverage of the debate, now available ...   More

Letters to the Editor VOTE YES ON THE ARTS TAX Portland’s embarrassing lack of arts and music education in our public schools puts our kids’ future at risk. Along with an amazing coalition of educators, parents, l   More

Murmurs Last week, Murmurs quoted Ron Murray, a founder of Oregon Dog PAC—a political action committee aimed at starting a no-kill shelter—as saying the Multnomah County animal shelter euthanizes 64 per   More