News The recent economic meltdown has obviously hit home. Layoffs are ubiquitous—think Intel, Freightliner, Columbia Sportswear and Adidas, to name a few local firms hit in the past 18 months. Or res ...   More

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If you thought the passage of Proposition 8 to ban same-sex marriage only affected people in California, you'd be wrong.
Today some 200 Portlanders gathered in the Park Blocks by Portland State University to protest Proposition 8 and express their opinions about legislat...   More

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On the heels of a recently released Bush Administration plan that would increase logging and clear-cutting in Oregon, one University of Oregon student is taking a stand for the trees.

Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky, a UO seni...   More

News If Oregon's Republican Party didn't have enough trouble dealing with Tuesday's election results, the after-election analysis by veteran Oregon political observers at Portland City Club on Friday offered little comfort.

The overwhelmingly liberal crowd at City Club's weekly Friday forum heard an epi...   More

News Whether you wanted Barack Obama to win or not, the election’s aftermath is certainly on track to be an emotional letdown after the daily twists of 3 am ads, Jeremiah Wright and Sarah Palin over ...   More

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In a small office building on the corner of Northeast Killingsworth Street, City Council hopeful Charles Lewis and about 25 of his supporters, family and friends were all smiles despite his crushing defeat by Amanda Fritz.

Over tunes blaring f...   More

News When voters in West Linn-Wilsonville School District got their ballots last month, proponents of a $98 million school bond measure faced a problem, thanks to a huge typo on the ballot.

The Clackamas County elections ballot for Measure 3-308 incorrectly showed the school district asking for “$98,0000,000” in bond sales, or 10 times the amount of the actual $98,000,000.   More

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If you're looking for Halloween plans and think you're too old for trick-or-treating, how about trying Trick or Vote ?

The Bus Project's annual get-out-the-vote canvassing mission, which began in 2004, is g...   More

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After months of protests opposing the new Planned Parenthood facility in Northeast at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Beech Street,, one group is coming out to demonstrate in support of the    More

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After an 18-month development rollercoaster including contracting hiccups and countless protests, Planned Parenthood finally got the construction of its newest clinic and regional service center under way.
At a groundbreaking cerem...   More