September 1998 September 30 September 23 September 16 September 9 September 2 back to Archives home Volume 24, Issue 48, September 30, 1998 NEWS LEAD STORY They, the People: Washington County voters point the way to Oregon's political future. Murmurs a weekly election watch: people in politics Kitzhaber unplugged, Kerr unleashed, Molly and David unmuzzled Law Planting Evidence: Local prosecutors say the proposed medical-marijuana law would pose big problems for law enforcement. 500 Words opinion column No Excuses: So what if your life's not like Felicity's? That's no reason to opt out this fall. Letters "In my mind there has to be a limit on how much anyone, anywhere, can invade my space in the name of constitutional rights. Do I have none because I am an adoptive parent? " NewsBuzz Hillary Watch | "Excuse Me, Ms. Lewinsky, did you say a CIGAR?" | Chain Reaction | Fast Times | Match Game '98 | Trouble in the House District Scoreboard This week's winner and losers Rogue of the Week If you're running a campaign backed by the state's top elections official, you'd damn well better follow Oregon's election laws. Apparently Laura Culberson, the field director for Ballot Measure 60, either didn't know or didn't care about them. CULTURE Music Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from The Makers, Royal Trux, and Five Lessons Learned Rock previews —Sonic clean-up! Ex-members of Stereolab, My Bloody Valentine and Moonshake team up for poppier premise in Snowpony. —Sign Me Up! With an accessible punk-pop sound, Actionslacks hope to move beyond their indie rock foundation to reach a mass audience. Screen Screen Review — Alfspotting: Despite the strengths of Jerry Stahl's memoir and Ben Stiller's performance, Permanent Midnight is only temporarily interesting. Dish Restaurant Review Garçon, encore du pain! Le Bouchon recreates the essence of a genuine bistro in Northwest Portland. Performance Stage Review The Course of Chance: A lack of artifice wrecks Classic Greek Theater's annual play. Words Books of the Month: EDUCATION Education seemed so much easier when all you had to learn was the three R's and the most plausible excuses for not having your homework done. Visual Art Review Scarlet in Stone: In a comment on two media, George Chacona translates celluloid imagery to marble. Volume 24, Issue 47, September 23, 1998 NEWS LEAD STORY The Crime that Changed Punishment: In 1992, Steve Doell's daughter was killed. Since then his rage has helped transform Oregon. Murmurs a weekly election watch: people in politics As the dark season approaches, candidates decide whether or not to get medieval on each other with negative ad campaigns. Politics —Go Fish: Lloyd Marbet is a longtime green, but he's against using gambling money to save parks and salmon. —Political Race: When two likeminded Democrats--one white, one Hispanic--face off in a minority district, ethnicity takes center stage. Education The Language Barrier : As Hispanic enrollment soars, Portland Public Schools face a cultural crisis. 500 Words opinion column Blazer Games: Vancouver to Paul Allen: Drop Dead. Letters "David Bragdon shipped Nikes from Asia before joining the Port of Portland to wring his hands while de-icer is being dumped into the Columbia and toxins are buried in the Willamette." NewsBuzz If You Got 'Em, Smoke 'Em | All I Want for Christmas is a Raise | Unsafe at Any Speed | No Naito Treaty Scoreboard This week's winner and losers Rogue of the Week We're well aware that there isn't enough money to go around for public services, but the Portland Fire Bureau's new practice of charging business owners a fee to inspect their property is going too far. CULTURE Music Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from Embrace, the Murder City Devils and Varnaline. Timbre a music column by Richard Martin Lords of Chaos: Michael Moynihan's new book catalogs the rise of an underclass comprised of youths who embrace Satanism and neo-Nazism. Concert Preview PsycHosomAtic sIsteR: Liz Phair's brazen songwriting may have inspired some of Lilith Fair'sperformers, but now she wants to be like them. Rock Preview Anti-Spice? The Girlpowered Showcase celebrates Northwest women musicians for their music, not their bodies. Screen Screen Reviews — Kristofferson in Paris: Like its characters, James Ivory's A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is never really at home. — Got Waters? Though John Waters' Pecker is slight and only intermittently hilarious, it asks poignantly, "Should art be ironic?" Dish Restaurant Review World Eats: If it's September, this must be Africa: Compass Cafe serves up the gustatory global village. The Mash Oktoberfest: Spicy and warming, sweet and easy-drinking, Oktoberfest/märzen beers are the perfect accompaniment to the arrival of fall. Performance Dance Preview Duck! Gregg Bielemeier brings the kinetic chaos of life from the street to the stage. Classical Review A New Sound on the Sound: The inauguration of Benaroya Hall gives Portland's classical music audiences one more reason for Seattle envy. Visual Art Interview Beyond the Blockbusters: Executive Director John Buchanan looks into the future of the Portland Art Museum. Play Travel Review City Mouse/Country Mouse: Find high-desert heaven on Route 97. Volume 24, Issue 46, September 16, 1998 NEWS LEAD STORY Bastard: Adoption in America — one person's struggle to be treated like a legitimate adult. Murmurs a weekly election watch: people in politics Dave gets Hillary. Molly gets high tech. The two Bills get no respect. Tanya gets confused. The Law On the Radar Screen: Motorists say that having their photo taken while speeding violates their constitutional rights. Politics Preservation Act: Gretchen Kafoury leaves her legacy: Low-income housing wins; landlords lose. 500 Words opinion column Tunnel Vision: The promise of westside light rail provides an antidote to the toxins of Washington. Letters "Business is business, and most bellmen make minimum wage, which doesn't garner much civic pride or go very far toward paying rent." NewsBuzz Life after Monica | No Future For You! | Salvaging a Career | Supreme Opportunity Scoreboard This week's winner and losers Rogue of the Week The Multnomah County Commission is not the biggest bunch of scoundrels we've ever written about in this column, but its recent decision to scrap plans for a new jail near Delta Park raises troubling questions. CULTURE Music Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from Sick Bees, Possum Dixon, Elliot Smith. Timbre a music column by Richard Martin Found and Lost? Jessamine keeps a low profile but issued one of the best local rock albums of the year. Concert Review Last Chance Summer Rants: Z100 takes Top-40 artists out of the studio and puts them onstage for an all-day blowout. Rock Preview Q: Are We Not Astro-Men? A: WE ARE O.R.I. Get blinded by the science of Operation Re-Information. Electronic Music Preview All That Drum'n'Bass: Amon Tobin tweaks the old-school jazz sound to forward the cause of electronic music. Screen Screen Review The Unbearable Lightnesss of Seeing: First-time director Erik Skjoldbjaerg's thriller Insomnia is steeped in the tradition of noir but constantly bathed in light. Dish Restaurant Review Goin' Down to Southpark : A prime restaurant location comes of age. Performance Classical Music Preview MegaWatts: The Oregon Symphony hosts a season-opening gala with one of the world's favorite pianists. Stage Review A Modern Bestiary: The theater season begins with a dark comedy from a welcome new company. Culture Buzz: Red Meat from the secret files of Max Cannon A new comic every week. More fun than you can shake a steak at. Volume 24, Issue 45, September 9, 1998 NEWS LEAD STORY Taking Stock of Kitzhaber: We invested in him four years ago. What's he worth today? Murmurs a weekly election watch: people in politics Will Monica's dirty laundry be aired in Oregon? Is Molly afraid of kids? And where is Lisa going? Crime and Justice The Singing Choirboy: Suspected robber Ethan Thrower may end up with a lighter sentence than his accomplices, even though he may be more of a ringleader than initially suspected. Science Warts and All: The Keiko story sticks to the script, despite scientific concerns about the celebrated release of the sick whale. Education Five Easy Pieces: Portland's new schools boss has his work cut out for him, according to an new audit. Letters "Obviously this whole issue is one of a disgruntled union trying to discredit Abhe & Svoboda because the union couldn't get their greasy paws on the bucks from this project." NewsBuzz Labor's Love Lost? | Ballot Measure Buzz Scoreboard This week's winner and losers Rogue of the Week GOP legislative hopeful David Mayfield makes our weekly hall of shame for first walking right up to the line of Roguish behavior and then leaping well over it. CULTURE Music Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from Brandy, Sloan, Cecil Taylor. Timbre a music column by Richard Martin Playing through a Tragedy: The Planet The plays in support of their downed guitarist. Jazz Preview Requiem for Richard: Local musicians pay tribute to Richard Burdell, a trumpeter and an inspiration. Rock Preview Voices in Her Head: On her fourth album, Tori Amos plays her piano, unveils more enigmatic characters and channels choirgirls. Screen Screen Reviews --Flounder: Director John Dahl's unremarkable Rounders deals a pair of deuces. --Bloody Renaissance: Japanese filmmaker Takashi Ishii's Gonin is a thematically complex and tremendously innovative work of neo-noir. Dish Dish Essay Creative Loafing: Bread may be a symbol of homey simplicity, but as a master baker demonstrates, making it is a complicated blend of science and art. Visual Art Art Review Full Circle: Haida artist Robert Davidson reclaims his heritage through traditional imagery. Culture Buzz: Showtime a guide to the fall arts season Welcome back to the arts. We hope you had a delightful summer lying on the beach and watching things blow up at the movies, but it's time to turn our brains on again. Volume 24, Issue 44, September 2, 1998 NEWS LEAD STORY Shark Attack: Kicked out of other states, moneylenders are moving in for the kill, charging desperate Portlanders up to 300 percent interest. Environment Trouble over Bridged Waters? Critics say the contractor revamping the Hawthorne Bridge is endangering workers and hurting the environment. Regulators paint a different picture. Business Tipping the Balance: City officials trying to regulate town cars may wind up at Heartbreak Hotel. Letters "It will take much more than hugs from the mayor to defend the rights of people against police brutality" NewsBuzz In the Navy | Dr. No Strikes Again | Ditch Craft Scoreboard This week's winner and losers Rogue of the Week Local real-estate broker Penelope Tolva is this week's Rogue for being misleading and careless. CULTURE Music Recorded Music Reviews of new releases from 12 Rounds, Adam Cohen, Royal Crown Revue. Timbre a music column by Richard Martin Corporate rock magazines still suck: New issues of three underground 'zines focus on musicians-- not fashion, sex and the latest development in shaving. Record Review Perfect Skin: On Hole's new album, Courtney Love shrugs off her past to revel in stardom. Screen Screen Review Studio 54, Where Are You? The latest paean to the lost era of disco is a tedious disappointment. Dish Dish Review Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: Chameleon brings elegance, rack of lamb and tum yum to Hollywood. Performance Stage Review Heard of Byrd? Cambridge's Richard Marlow leads Cantores in Ecclesia in the music of Renaissance England's greatest composer. Visual Art Art Review White Line Fever: Francis Alÿs deals in metaphors of urban isolation and human connection. Play: Sports Review Bloating the Distance: The biggest obstacle in Oregon's premier team event isn't running uphill; it's finding a place to park.