News This week's year-end update on WW stories from 2010 twice mentioned clemency applications Gov. Ted Kulongoski rejected in recent months. One of the rejected applications was for Harun Mustafa, the cello player in prison on a Measure 11 charge who was the subject of a May cover story. The other was Sung Koo Kim, the so-called "panty thief" from Tigard. The Democratic governor, who leaves office ...   More

News This week’s year-end update on WW stories from 2010 twice mentioned clemency applications Gov. Ted Kulongoski rejected in recent months.One of the rejected applications was for Harun Mustafa, the cello player in prison on a Measure 11 charge who was the subject of a May cover story. The other was Sung Koo Kim, the so-called “panty thief” from ...   More

News All attention this week in the Portland education world may be on Katy Wagner-West, the Grant High School choral director bumped out of a job by another music teacher with more seniority. But the blood-letting at Portland Public Schools goes beyond music teachers, six of whom were let go last week. For months now district leaders have been warning the public of huge staff cuts at the district. ...   More