News Twice now, Ralph Nader has caused me to take the Lord's name in vain. The first time was last August when, I walked into the Memorial Coliseum and saw it packed with banner-waving fans who'd come ... More
Slouching Toward Peoria
America's leading celebrity pol once again packs a Portland arena. But to what end?
News Twice now, Ralph Nader has caused me to take the Lord's name in vain. The first time was last August when, I walked into the Memorial Coliseum and saw it packed with banner-waving fans who'd come ... More
Unforgiven
News Ralph Nader made political history in Portland last August when more than 10,000 people paid money to see the third-party presidential candidate speak at Memorial Coliseum. It was the beginning of ... More
salem's lot
IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE CRYING (AND GLOATING)
News As the sun peeked over Mount Hood Saturday morning, the weary lawmakers of the 2001 Legislature headed home, six months and more than 4,000 bills after opening day. Before the gavel fell at 5:15 a ... More
Salem's Lot
THE END IS NEAR!
News The Incredible Disappearing Legislature!Most of Portland's politicians started this week on the lam.On Monday, the Democratic caucus of the House of Representatives went on strike, which meant that ... More
the GOOD, the BAD, and the AWFUL
WW's Biennial Ranking of the Metro-Area Legislators.
News Reader Beware: What follows is largely gossip and opinion.Continuing a 26-year tradition, Willamette Week asked Salem insiders to grade metro-area lawmakers on their performance in the 2001 Legislat ... More
salem's lot
FIVE DAYS THAT ROCKED THE ROTUNDA
News After months of stalled budgets, bland bills and making nicey-nice, the sleeping dinosaur that is the state Legislature woke with a foul-breathed yawn last week. The Capitol is on an accelerated pac ... More
Buff Daddy
Multnomah county may be able to shut Geoff Thompson down, but it will never be able to shut him up.
Cover Story ince last June, Geoff Thompson has been banned from Multnomah County.Not from the actual county, of course, but from the county offices. A letter signed by County Attorney Patrick Henry warns th More
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There's Room at the Shilo Inn
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THE GOOD AMERICANS
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salem's lot
IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE CRYING (AND GLOATING)
Bestselling author Jennifer Lauck says her heart-wrenching memoirs are true...pretty much. Buff Daddy
Multnomah county may be able to shut Geoff Thompson down, but it will never be able to shut him up. Q&A: Sierra Club czar Jennifer Ferenstein
There's Room at the Shilo Inn
swimming to astoria
The Columbia River is very long and very dirty-- and it's where Christopher Swain will spend the next six months. 1980
THE GOOD AMERICANS
IS KLAMATH FALLS THE WELLSPRING OF A NEW SAGEBRUSH REBELLION? Blowing the Horn
North Portland Activist Ted Piccolo is back, with a new cause: keeping the state safe from career politicians. Thrill Us, Chill Us, but Don't Bacillus
salem's lot
IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE CRYING (AND GLOATING)
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