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Lake O. streetcar suddenly in critical condition
One of the four Lake Oswego city council members who have been...
Is the Portland to Lake Oswego streetcar project dead?
In an unexpected twist at the end of a Lake Oswego City Council meeting...
Next Portland government behavior change : soda tax
It's being pushed by one of Opie Sten's old lackeys. Of course, this...
Lake Oswego council switch derials streetcar project
Lake Oswego City Councilor Bill Tierney dropped a bombshell at the...
Urban League of Portland gets another pass
No matter how badly these guys screw up , the politicians and...
Former halfway house exec guilty of embezzlement
The former executive director of the Oregon Halfway House in Portland...
Oregon Unemployment Drops to 9.1% in November
Oregon's November unemployment rate dropped to 9.1% in November , but...
Picture of the Day: State and Local Government Jobs
From the Wall Street Journal : State and local governments are still...
Family missing on Mount Hood found safe
Clackamas County search teams have rescued a Lake Oswego family missing...
Should Sherri have gone to the mattresses with Olympia?
Our strange fascination with Mattress World hasn't waned with its demise...
Students and Seniors, or Tax Cuts for the Rich? This Shouldn't Be a Tough Choice.
By Scott Moore of Portland, Oregon. Scott is the Communications Director...
Yes, the Employment Report is Very Good
The report out today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is excellent. 2...
Rosenblum becomes instant front-runner
It's only the second day of her candidacy, but already former Judge...
Library funding proposal includes levy renewal
Multnomah County Commission to push proposal for library tax district to...
Legislature wisely hangs up on the cell phone loophole
The loophole in the Oregon cell phone law - that allowed drivers to use...
We're hoping for better days in county
After a year that saw the area rocked with political scandals, protests,...
It's Rosenblum vs. Holton for Oregon attorney general
As we predicted , the outgoing interim U.S. attorney, Dwight Holton, has...
Occupy Hosting Legislative Action Forum'
After discussion at the Mercury and Bus Project OccuPIE event ,...
Mayoral candidate Hales: I can and will get it done.'
Editor's note: The 2012 elections are a watershed moment in city...
Mayor's Proposed Changes to Independent Police Review Ordinance
Over the past four weeks, City Council has held three public hearings on...
Going Postal: What kind of nation won 't fund a post office?
ArtVoice 12/22/11 http://artvoice.com/issues/v10n51/getting a grip
Perfect excuse: Our iPhone alarm failed
We had a fantastic New Year's celebration last night, and it went on...
Missing and Endangered: 34 year old mother and 5 week old son
Skamania County has issued a press release asking for assistance in...
New 2012 laws - federal laws to get excited about!
New 2012 laws issued by the federal government consist of a few good...
County representative Jamie Damon visits Boring CPO
When the Boring Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) gathers at 7...
End corporate personhood - Rally/Hearing Wed. January 4th at Portland City Hall
In Wednesday, January 4th, join the Alliance for Democracy and Move to...
Judge blocks Calif. low-carbon fuel rule, raising questions for Ore
A federal judge on Thursday blocked California's low-carbon fuel...
Ride TriMet for free on New Year's Eve
The last thing you need is to start off the new year in the wrong way....
Petition to COP: pass resolution against corporate personhood
Move to Amend Portland (wwweetoamendpdx.org) has created an on-line...
His resistance to getting a dog is fading
The other person who lives at our house (called TOPWLAOH for short) and...
Best of the Occupy Portland Voicemail Complaints to the Mayor's Office
As you know, I periodically request the citizen voicemails left for...
Business as Usual for Oregon Leaders
Ignoring Income Inequality By Chuck Sheketoff The latest iteration of...
Land Use Committee Minutes 2011-11-21
DRAFT NOT YET APPROVED November 21, 2011 Eliot Land Use and...
Uniting Occupy and Labor Over Health Care
Politicians are attacking Medicare and Medicaid on all sides--Democrats...
Gresham extends garage-to-storefront, business license incentives
GRESHAM, Ore. - Today the Gresham City Council approved resolutions 3080...
State forecast sees a decade of expanding payrolls
Things may not look so bright today, but Oregon's employers expect to...
Oregon should confront variety of economic issues
Nearly a decade of hard work to improve Oregon's economy has yet to turn...
No burning desire to limit backyard fires
Depending on your point of view, it was either a welcome reprieve or a...
Deborah Kane exits Ecotrust, FoodHub
Deborah Kane, vice president of food and farms for Ecotrust, departed...
Federal budget deal keeps incandescent light bulbs shining
Republicans struck a blow for freedom Thursday: the freedom of Americans...
Survey says: boosting city levy will be a challenge
Oh, the economy may still be frightful, but according to a new poll,...
Spirited ride brings crash, no holiday joy
Two teenage girls were arrested and three others cited Dec. 22 after...
Welcome to our cyber-office Christmas party
Coat room's on your left, bar's on your right. Make yourself at home!...
State: Oregon City recall didn't violate election law
The Oregon secretary of state's office determined last week that...
The Fatal Link Between Indefinite Detainment & Obama's DNA
When Obama caved in on regulating too-big-to-fail banks, health care...
How Many Millionaires Directly Create Our Laws
Financial Wealth Distribution in the US as a Percentage of Congress and...
Home for The Holidays has Special Meaning for The Cats at The Oregon Cat Project
The cats and kittens at The Oregon Cat Project disagree with the old...
Randomized Notes: Pedals Part Two, Weird Bike Murals, and the Holidaze
Hello friends. Weather here in Portland has returned to more of the...
The illegimate debts must be cancelled
A neoliberal tax policy followed for thirty years drastically lowered...
Is this blog media ? Am I a journalist ?
We spent some time on the public radio yesterday as a guest on a talk...
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