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Paul Stanford, King Bongnew

He's Oregon's "Drug Czar" -- now he's under attack.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  12-12-2007  |  Drugs

Oregon Now Lags in Fighting Climate Changenew

How the state that pioneered the fight against climate change has fallen behind.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  12-05-2007  |  Environment

Critics Question Green Cred of Utility's 'Smart Energy'new

"Portlanders want green energy, but they don't want their energy coming from industrial factory farms," says Kendra Kimbirauskas, a Portland-based consultant for the GRACE Factory Farm Project, a New York-based nonprofit that opposes industrial farming.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  09-26-2007  |  Environment

The Portland Region's Top 25 Water-Using Residencesnew

These people waste so much water, it's scary.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin and Rachel Schiff  |  09-12-2007  |  Environment

Breasts, Bras and Videotapenew

A pair of lawsuits target Portland police for alleged civil-rights violations.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  08-08-2007  |  Civil Liberties

Hold the Linenew

Randy Leonard wants no 911 calls on hold. A WW records review finds that's a tall order.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  07-05-2007  |  Crime & Justice

Investment Advisor Fleeced Clients, Bought Toysnew

Portland investors trusted Wes Rhodes with millions -- the feds say he used that money instead to buy muscle cars and sports memorabilia.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  06-27-2007  |  Economy

Canadian Bakin'new

Our neighbors to the north are making Portland a hotbed for big pot grows.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  06-27-2007  |  Drugs

A Naturopathic Casualtynew

Out-of-court settlement resolves what's believed to be Oregon's first naturopath-caused death.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  05-30-2007  |  Science

Blow's Backnew

Cocaine is still the drug of choice for many of Portland's beau monde.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  05-23-2007  |  Drugs

Facebook Access Denied to Dead's Kinnew

A mom's fight for her dead son's website ends in a first-of-a-kind lawsuit against Facebook.com.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  04-18-2007  |  Tech

Hot Gas Blues: Oregon's Joins Big Oil Revoltnew

When gas gets warm, you get less of it per gallon -- and 17 states are suing.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  04-04-2007  |  Business & Labor

The Anti-Protesternew

We test the limits of Portland's tolerance by sending a reporter posed as a war supporter to last week's antiwar rally.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  03-22-2007  |  War

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