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February 25, 1998
March 4, 1998

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Volume 24, Issue 17,  February 25, 1998

Cover: Let Them Eat Prozac. How the drug lobby stopped the Oregon Health Plan’s effort to protect lives and save money. By Josh Feit.
 
NewsBuzz
Dear Candidate Tam: Don’t you have anything better to do?
You'd think a guy who watched convicts would know how to act like one
PSU Turkey Sandwich: half a loaf may not be better than one

Green Cards
Next week the Sierra Club will ask its members whether to embrace anti-immigration activists or send them packing.

The Sorted Truth
The city wants to change the way we recycle--and it's not good news for the environment.

The Jury’s In
In the end it was George Fort's mouth, not his muscles, that got the Portland police officer in trouble.

Multnomah Co. Election Endorsements
Hey, that's not junk mail. It's your ballot. Two new faces and a hauntingly familiar bailout deserve your votes in the March 10 Multnomah County election.

500 Words
Opinion:
THE US WEST CONNECTION
Salem's latest appointments melodrama masks a battle of great importance to all Oregonians.

Rogue of the Week
If remorse could reverse roguishness, Oregon Trout would be off the hook.

Scoreboard The week's winners and losers
The hopes of baseball and soccer fans were dashed last week when a marketing survey suggested that Portland has about as much chance as Wankers Corners of attracting a major-league franchise in either sport.

Letters to the Editor
”Sherri Foster does not want to die because she is "sick." She wants to die because her life is painful.”

CultureBuzz
Musical chairs, flying batons more chaos in the local classical music scene
One-page Style Sheet imparts local fashion savvy with some sass
Jazz songs in Hebrew in 7/4 time. Chutzpah or heresy?

Metropolitan  A column by Audrey Van Buskirk
Sushi, stout and a humping bassset hound. Ouch! Too hot to handle.

The Mash  A beer column by Jeff Alworth
Blue Heron Amber Ale is not Dead

Timbre  Music column by Richard Martin
Local compilation CDs offer a chance to familiarize yourself with the musical goings-on around town

Flaming Lips
Rock Preview:
Wayne Coyne wants you to listen to rock in unorthodox ways, at home or in a concert hall.

Zen Guerilla
Rock Preview:
They preach the blues. Get ready to be converted.

Volume 24, Issue 18, March 4, 1998

The Education of Brandon Brooks. Are Portland Public Schools helping or hurting the Grant High hoops star? BY NIGEL JAQUISS

NewsBuzz
YELLOW ALERT! Freedom fighters prepare for action NOW!
Top 10 incentives to keep The Power’s Natalie Williams in Portland
Zowie! Campaign finance disclosure from County Commissioner candidates

Concrete Evidence?
People have long suspected that former nightclub owner Larry Hurwitz has skeletons in his closet. Now, it seems, the cops may wonder whether his basement is a better bet.

Using the “R” Word
If the mayor's new plan to curb youth violence is going to work, people are going to have to talk about more than cops and jobs.

500 Words
Opinion:
SENATOR SMITH & THE STATUS QUO
Oregon's junior senator voted last week to maintain the sham that is our system of campaign finance.

Rogue of the Week
Censoring books is usually a pretty good way to earn a nomination for Rogue of the Week. Rick Miller, principal of Sunset High School in Beaverton, must have really wanted the honor.

Scoreboard The week's winners and losers
Senate Democrats, parents, teachers and particularly school children shared a loss last week, when former state Sen. Shirley Gold died. Gold was a trove of wisdom and trivia to her colleagues.

Letters to the Editor
”Some people don't know a good thing when they see it. I'm sorry Ms. Howard is so sour on Portland. For this former Phildelphian, this is a city that works.”

CultureBuzz
DJ saved my life tonight... hmmm sounds like an Elton John song
SHOW OF THE MONTH!

Rock:
Preview:
Come conquers instability to release another album of darkly shaded guitar-rock.
Preview: Why fry your brain when you can ingest the
Crystal Method instead?

Movies:
Review:
With
The Big Lebowski, the Coen Brothers hilariously dissect what it is to be an American.
Review: Is
Bandwagon the real thing or more ersatz-indie pabulum for the rockfest crowd?

Metropolitan  Column by Audrey Van Buskirk
One point. One free throw. One second. The Portland Power season is over.

The Mash  Beer column by Jeff Alworth
Blue Heron Amber Ale is not Dead

Timbre  Music column by Richard Martin
Secret Broadcast
  is the first notable compilation of electronic music to come out of Portland.

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