Headout The first encyclopedia was written by Pliny the Elder. The Roman statesman died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which...   More

News Republican Vice Presidential Candidate and Congressman Paul Ryan campaigns in Portland today at a downtown fundraising luncheon. The fundraiser will be held at the Governor Hotel, at 614 SW 11th Ave. This will be a private event, with tickets starting at $1,000 say campaign officials. We sent intern Olga Kozinskiy down to report. Stay tuned for live updates: [View the story "Paul Ryan in Portland" ...   More

News  Heads up, Little Beirut: Paul Ryan is coming.The Bend Bulletin reports from the Republican National Convention in Tampa that Ryan, the GOP Vice Presidential candidate, will be stopping in Portland for lunch on Monday, Sept. 10. Bulletin reporter Andrew Clevenger cites U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-The Dalles) as saying he'll get lunch with Ryan in Portland. The stop is presumably a fundraising luncheon, ...   More

News The weekend political chat has been all about Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Congressman chosen by Mitt Romney as his running mate. The early punditry claims that the addition of the tea partyish Ryan to the GOP ticket will energize "the base," but also scare Democrats enough to activate them as well. Paul Ryan's specialty is taxes—he is the chair of the House Budget Committee. While he is to the right ...   More