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Parents and their children will be greeted by smiling clowns and men on stilts at tomorrow night's opening of Ringling Bros./Barnum & Bailey circus at the Rose Garden. But first, they'll be greeted by animal rights activists showing gruesome footage that protesters sa...   More

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Over a thousand people crammed into Terry Shrunk Plaza Saturday morning for the “Health Insurance Reform Now” event, part of a nationwide campaign to push Congress to adopt sweeping changes to the country's health care system.

“How can we ...   More

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PETA co-founder Ingrid Newkirk book-signing at Powell's last night was no amen chorus. About 15 angry women showed up to protest a PETA ad campaign they say oppresses women by depicting them in demeaning roles that ex...   More

News Portland is again considering whether to bring a bike-sharing program to town.Last year, city officials abandoned the idea (see “A Delay in Wheel Time,” WW, July 16, 2008) when the Bureau ...   More

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Four companies demonstrated their wares today on the waterfront in hopes of being chosen for a proposed bike sharing program in town.

The program would offer short-term bike rental through an automated system. By using a credit card, the user could rent and ret...   More