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Laura Wheatman Hill

Laura Wheatman Hill

Laura Wheatman Hill is a contributor to Willamette Week.

“Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson” Promises to Solve Racism in 27 Minutes
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“Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson” Promises to Solve Racism in 27 Minutes

The “Superstore” actor wants to make the issues raised by Johansson’s infamous response to casting criticisms “irrelevant.”

By Laura Wheatman HillMay 20, 2025 at 2:06 pm PDT

Half of Fertile Ground’s 2025 Playwrights Are Festival Newbies
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Half of Fertile Ground’s 2025 Playwrights Are Festival Newbies

By Laura Wheatman HillApril 01, 2025 at 2:38 pm PDT

Readers Respond

The Longtime Booker for Satyricon Remembers John Graham

"Portland in the ’90s was just a fantastic place for music and art."


Readers Respond to the Potential Uprooting of the Portland Trail Blazers

“I can’t recall the last time I yanked a WW out of the box so fast then started reading the thing right in front of the box.”


Readers Continue to Debate Socialism

"In my opinion, it is not socialism we should be afraid of, but fascism and a government intent on accruing the most wealth for the very few on the backs of the many millions of the rest of us."


Readers Respond to Portland’s Democratic Socialists

“The last thing we need to do in this crazy culture is revive the red flag language of anti-communists.”


Readers Respond to the Governor’s Cellphone Ban

Students were largely supportive of limiting phone use on school grounds but expressed doubts about whether the ban would really improve their academic achievement or mental health. Here’s what our readers had to say:


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