News The tech community in the Northwest and across the country has its underwear in a twist over a lawsuit filed last week by Paul Allen. The Trail Blazers owner and co-founder of Microsoft is already one of the more interesting billionaires on the planet. He has the biggest toys, has spent millions searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, has built museums dedicated to Jimi Hendrix and science ...   More

News Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen, who was diagnosed last year with lymphoma, says in a video interview released today on the team's web site that his health is good. "I'm doing great," said Allen, 57. "I just had the test this week, a follow-up test and it was clean, which brought a smile to my face as you can imagine." The Blazers' billionaire owner beat Hodgkin's disease more than ...   More

News Not every person who touches the state of Oregon is destitute in this lousy economy. Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans includes four people in its top 25 who have big payrolls in the state. Tied for ninth on the list are Charles and David Koch, the brothers who own Georgia-Pacific and who support right-tilting causes around the country. The next Oregon connections on the ...   More