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Cover Story • Lean, Mean Meat-Free Machine | Portlander Robert Cheeke is the face of vegan bodybuilding.86 comments
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A Delay In Wheel Time | The city kills a long-planned bike-sharing project with no timeline for its return.1 comment
July 16th, 2008
Eat, Drink And Be Wary | WWire’s courthouse column makes a rare print appearance1 comment
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Murmurs • News as hot as a driver-cyclist fight.1 comment
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Rogue of the Week • John McCain | Give the money back, senator.5 comments
July 16th, 2008
Accounting 101 | University advocates to state: hands off our millions.1 comment
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Second Life | A teenager’s real 7,500-mile journey from a Southeast Asian refugee camp to Southeast Portland.5 comments
July 16th, 2008
Pour-tland | The city spends another $119,000 to train baristas even though the program isn’t meeting its goals. 5 comments
July 16th, 2008
Food Fight | Multnomah County wants chain eateries to provide calorie counts. Restaurateurs say hold the meddling.14 comments
July 16th, 2008
The Score • Signs of the Apocalypse8 comments
 ON THE FRITZ: We’ve endorsed Amanda Fritz for City Council. Read who else we’re backing in the May 20 primary. IMAGE: Christie Wright |
[May 14th, 2008]
If you haven’t returned your ballot yet in the May 20 primary, here’s a thumbnail cheat-sheet summarizing our endorsements in the contested races, An (i) signals an incumbent seeking re-election.
To read longer versions of all these endorsements, go to wweek.com/endorsements.
PRESIDENT
(D) Barack Obama: The wisdom to speak to us as adults about the challenges we face.
CITY HALL
Mayor (Nonpartisan) Sam Adams: Most qualified to lead and most in tune with what Portlanders want.
Council, Position 1 (Nonpartisan) Amanda Fritz: Trumps opponents on city budget knowledge and will give bureaucrats sleepless nights.
Council, Position 2 (Nonpartisan): Nick Fish: Honest, hardworking and his own man. Make his third candidacy the charm.
Council, Position 4 (Nonpartisan) Randy Leonard(i): Council’s go-to guy for courage and candor.
CONGRESS
U.S. Senate (D) Steve Novick: Unwavering willingness to tackle tough issues. And funny to boot.
U.S. Senate (R): Gordon Smith (i): No serious opponent.
U.S. House District 1 (D) Will Hobbs: Smart and convinced us he’d be more vocal and effective than incumbent Rep. David Wu.
U.S. House District 1 (R) Joel Haugen: Willing to make waves in the GOP.
U.S. House District 3 (D) Earl Blumenauer (i): A solid rep and on leadership track in Congress.
U.S. House District 5 (D) Kurt Schrader: Brains plus independence make him an obvious choice.
U.S. House District 5 (R) Kevin Mannix: Brains plus independence (also) make him an obvious choice.
STATE
Secretary of State (D) Vicki Walker: Energy, specifics and fearlessness equal unbeatable combo.
Attorney General (D) Greg Macpherson: A close call, but he’s shown success on some of the Legislature’s toughest issues.
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Multnomah County
District 1 (Nonpartisan) Deborah Kafoury: A well-qualified candidate makes this an easy call against weak competition.
District 3 (Nonpartisan) Mike Delman: A well-qualified candidate noses out two strong competitors based on his county experience.
District 4 (Nonpartisan) Carla Piluso: Solid police background plus enthusiasm.
METRO
District 2 (Nonpartisan) Carlotta Collette (i): Intelligent and brings a welcome communications background to an agency struggling to communicate its many missions.
District 6 (Nonpartisan) Robert Liberty (i): Land-use expert and the resident skeptic on the council.
STATE
Senate District 23 (D) Jackie Dingfelder: Proven herself in the House as an able ally for enviros and consumers.
House District 38 (D) Chris Garrett: Gutsy and experienced inside the Capitol.
House District 42 (D) Jules Kopel-Bailey: Beats out a strong field with expertise in planning and sustainability.
House District 45 (D) Michael Dembrow: Longtime PCC instructor brings brains and education background.
House District 49 (D) Nick Kahl: High energy plus a lame opponent.
House District 52 (D) Suzanne VanOrman: Education background and a commitment to healthcare access.
House District 52 (R) Phyllis Thiemann: No specifics, but she runs a bed-and-breakfast—maybe she’s a hard worker.
STATEWIDE MEASURES
Measure 51-Yes!: Strengthens the constitutional rights of crime victims.
Measure 52-Yes!: Same as above, just deals with a different part of the state constitution.
Measure 53-Yes!: Fixes a screw-up in an earlier property-seizure measure.
Thanks for the info. I didn't agree with all of your picks, but I used your info to help my when I was stuck.
Really appreciate the endorsement videos, even if I don't agree with all of your picks. Thanks!
WW made a mistake by not endorsing Fred Stewart for Portland City Council: Check out fredforportland.com to see why. Lots of new content.
Thanks for the helpful input!