News Co-sponsors of an Oregon House bill designed to limit funeral protests say today’s Supreme Court ruling protecting the free speech rights of the Westboro Baptist Church will in fact help the legislation pass in the state Legislature.    More

News To mark the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the Oregon Historical Society will open an exhibit this week commemorating the organization's volunteers.
With 246 Oregonians currently serving, the state ...   More

News You might have heard about some protests in Wisconsin.
If you've been itching to feel that fervor in Oregon, you've now got your chance to show your solidarity with Wisconsin public employees by participating in a rally in Salem this Saturday, Feb. 26. This...   More

News The newly established Portland chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, an advocacy group that opposes Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, has issued its support for pro-democracy demonstrators across the Middle East.William Seaman, a co-founder and member of the Portland chapter, said that while this is a precarious moment for ...   More

News State Sen. Chip Shields (D-Portland) will chair a community hearing tonight (Monday, Feb. 21) on issues confronting the U.S. Postal Service, which faces declining revenue and mail volume. The hearing will feature testimony from customers, Posta...   More

News Powell’s Books employee Sheila Ashdown said her heart started pounding when she got the email last week from her employer announcing plans to lay off 31 workers. “People were depressed, teary-   More

News Citing concerns over the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church and its inflammatory funeral protests, two state representatives have introduced legislation in Oregon to limit picketing outside memorial services. Introduced by Reps. Jim Weidner (R-Yamhill) and Patrick Sh...   More

News After 18 days of protests and 30 years of authoritarian rule, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has finally ceded to popular demands and resigned. WW has been following    More

News Oregon’s state per-student funding ranks 45th in the country. But as Portland State University president Wim Wiewel put it at a forum Tuesday afternoon, the state ranks #1 in another area: micromanagement of its higher education system.
Wiewel’s comments came at a public forum about the impact of legislative proposals to restructure Oregon’s higher education system. “There’s thi...   More

News Thought warning labels were just for cigarettes? Think again.
A bill introduced by state Sen. Chip Shields (D-Portland) would require warning labels for all new cell phones and cell phone packaging sold in Oregon. Shields filed the bill on behalf of a constituent, David Morrison...   More