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1969-12-31

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() What Were We Thinking? - WW Editor Mark Zusman answers your questions about our coverage.
Got a question about the future of journalism or how Willamette Week covered something, or didn’t cover it? Ask away. WW Editor Mark Zusman—that's his friendly mug in the picture—will respond to as many reader questions as he can, right here!...

() Cover Story

1969-12-31

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(COVER STORY) Randyland, Part II - WW examines whether Randy Leonard is using his power to benefit downtown’s largest private property owner.
Editor’s note: Last week, in the first part of “Randyland,” WW reported that third-term City Commissioner Randy Leonard faces multiple personal challenges: He’s going through a divorce, his daughter is in jail, and he recently faced an investigation from the Multnomah County District Attorney&rsquo...

() Murmurs

1969-12-31

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() Going Rogue Each Week
Meet the new boss; same as the old boss. When Dan Staton was sworn in as interim Multnomah County Sheriff on Nov. 5, we hoped he would reverse former Sheriff Bob Skipper’s refusal to hand over the names of people who hold concealed handgun licenses. Those records have long been open under the state’s public records law. But Skipper decided...

() Rogue of the Week

1969-12-31

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() Bureau Of Transportation - One more mouth to feed.
Every autumn in Portland, the City Council considers what’s called the “fall bump.” Also known as the fall budget monitoring process, the bump offers elected leaders and the city’s financial experts the opportunity to recalibrate spending so what’s going out (to bureaus to pay for programs and people) matches what’s coming in (from business license fees an...

() Letters to the Editor

1969-12-31

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() Inbox
Randyland Is Our MakingOne of the most interesting examples of Randy Leonard’s leadership style was his public dispute with Ted Wheeler last year regarding urban renewal. It wasn’t enough to merely disagree. For Randy, it was a personal insult that anybody would question his decision-making. His response was to let loose with a barrage of personal and outrageous a...

() Cheapskate

1969-12-31

Culture
() The Best Cheap And Free Deals In Town
Got a great deal? Email it to us at deals@wweek.com. ART FOR THE MASSES: Homeschool Affordable Art, an online art shop run by locals Jess Hirsch and Jacqueline Mention, hosts a public, real-world show and sale this Thursday. On offer: original works by a dozen artists priced from $5-$150. The Cleaners at A...

() Hot Seat

1969-12-31

Culture
() Lester Brown - Why this prominent environmentalist thinks the Copenhagen Conference is “probably obsolete.”
Next month’s global climate conference in Copenhagen does not lack for dire warnings from environmentalists about what failure would mean for the world. For example, Bill McKibben (“Q&A,” WW, Oct. 11, 2006) writes in the latest issue of Mother Jones that, “In fact, you could make a fair argument that th...

() SCOOP

1969-12-31

Culture
() Gossip Should Have No Friends
TOOTH SCARY: Klan Kilgore needs your vote for new choppers. A national “My Smile Bites” contest for a $30,000 dental makeover sponsored by 1-800-Dentist comes as a cavity-free beacon of hope for the 41-year-old Portlander, whose teeth have been degenerating since his late 20s. “In the last 10 years, bits of teeth [fell] out of my mouth,&rdqu...

() Clublist Spotlight

1969-12-31

Music
() A Better ’Stache
Of the scant all-ages venues in Portland, there’s only one (I think) that sells mustache wax. Sitting in a comfy nook almost directly across the street from Cleveland High School and next to the vegan-friendly Chaos Cafe, The Parlour (2628 SE Powell, parlourpdx.com) bills itself as a “worker-owned venue with a sweet ’stache.” And it’s weird quirks lik...

() Brew Views

1969-12-31

Screen
() Top 5 Movies To Watch In Theater Pubs This Week:
1. Julie & Julia: And now it’s time to prepare some delicious Cornish roasting birds! Academy, Bagdad, Grand Lodge, Kennedy School, Laurelhurst, Milwaukie, Valley. 2. Inglourious Basterds: It’s oh so simple! Academy, Bagdad, Kennedy School, Laurelhurst, Milwaukie, Mission. 3. Heat: Just pre...

() Headout Picks

1969-12-31

Headout
() Free Radical - Dutch musician and computer takeover theorist Goodiepal could be a genius. Or just making everything up.
IMAGE: Casey JarmanIf you believe everything you read about Scandinavian electronic musician and scholar Goodiepal, or Gæoudjiparl van de Dobbelsteen the Århus Warrior (real name Parl Kristian Bjørn Vester, we think), then he’s one of the most fascinating figures working with computer-generated sounds. Go...