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

News The Oregon Tea Party's latest project is a bus. The anti-tax movement has been given a former city bus by a donor, and is using it to drive canvassers into contested House districts to stump for conservative candidates."We had a bus donated that we decorated with Tea Party memorabilia that we're using to get out the vote," says Jeff Reynolds, a member of the Oregon Tea Party leadership council. "We ...   More

News The Oregon Tea Party has released a statement criticizing the "double standard displayed by Mayor Sam Adams and Portland City Council in their acceptance and promotion of the Occupy Portland protests."---The letter included Adams' October 6 tweet in which the Mayor reported that he greeted Occupy Portland protesters and thanked them for a peaceful event. Oregon Tea Party Chairman John Kuzmanich notes ...   More

Politics Portland’s living room—a.k.a. Pioneer Courthouse Square—hosted two very different guests last weekend less than 24 hours apart. On a rainy Friday evening, April 15, the Oregon tea party held c   More

News As Tea Partiers in Oregon and nationwide gear up for their protest-paloozas this Thursday, April 15 on tax filing deadline day, there's a counter-move by an Oregon man trying to get people tired of the Tea Party to crash the party. Technology consultant and middle school teacher Jason Levin is inflaming the right wing by urging people to infiltrate the rallies and "exaggerate their least appealing ...   More

News Red and Black Café co-owner John Langley, whose decision to kick a cop out of his Southeast Portland establishment got national attention, defended himself today against criticisms that his actions were discriminatory. “Racism is directed toward people who have less power in society," Langley said at a news conference. "People choose to be police officers, but people with color ...   More