Eric Marcoux and Eugene Woodworth just celebrated their 56th anniversary as a couple.
When they met in Chicago in 1953 when Marcoux was 23 and Woodworth was 25, they always answered “Yes” when people asked them if they were brothers. Now in 2009...
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An estimated 300 people filled City Council chambers on Tuesday night- a capacity crowd that required another 50 people to go to the adjacent Portland Building to watch a live feed of the dueling testimony over the propose...
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U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) is back with a bill proposing to rename the U.S. Postal Service office at 630 NE Killingsworth Ave. the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Post Office.
The measure failed to pass in the last congressional session. But Blumenauer spokeswoman Erin Allweiss says the Oregon Democrat is “feeling optimistic” the bill he introduced la...
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The World, a 644-foot luxury liner dubbed the only residential community at sea, pulled away from the west bank of the Willamette at 5:43 this morning to head for the brackish waters of Astoria.
We were there — in the rain, at the crack of dawn — to send her off. Bon voyage, giant ship....
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For one parade, embattled Mayor Sam Adams enjoys support.
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Lined up behind Stumptown clowns and drag queens on Segways, Mayor Sam Adams’ ride in the city’s Pride Parade last weekend was not a rough one. Adams’ would-be recallers plan to file ...
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