Mark Frohnmayer Built a Three-Wheeled Rocket Trike. Why Is It Worth a Billion Dollars?

Frohnmayer has come closer than anybody to bridging the gulf between our gas-guzzling present and an electric future.

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OPEN ALL NIGHT: Roy Moore keeps a phone by his bed so Legacy Emanuel Medical Center can contact him if shooting victims arrive overnight. “It’s hard to unplug,” he says. (Sam Gehrke)

Roy Moore Calms Wounded People Before They Seek Revenge. Portland City Hall Is Betting His Work Can Curb a Wave of Shootings.

His job is central to City Council's hope of slowing a vicious shooting war without turning to Portland’s most politically toxic solution: more cops.

The President Has Compelled Oregon to Let Everyone Sign Up for a COVID-19 Vaccine in Two Weeks. Why Did We Wait?

Only two other states were waiting beyond April 19.

An Economist Warns That Oregon Could Soon Tax Its Weed Shops Out of Business

Biden's corporate tax hike carries major ramifications for Oregon cannabis.

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