AltWeeklies Wire
Vision For Dollarsnew
How much "visioning" does a quarter-million dollars buy?
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
09-27-2006 |
Politics
Party Onnew
The new Working Families Party promises to shake up Oregon's elections.
Willamette Week |
Don McIntosh |
07-19-2006 |
Politics
Red Dawnnew
Forget about blue Oregon: The Republicans are taking over.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
07-12-2006 |
Politics
Freedom Fliesnew
For two days, the Libertarian Party made Portland the capital of an alternate political universe.
Willamette Week |
Zach Dundas |
07-05-2006 |
Politics
Palace Coup?new
Oregon House Speaker Karen Minnis' Republican troops are "getting restless."
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
05-10-2006 |
Politics
Oregon's Next Governor?new
Ben Westlund, a former bull-semen peddler, has left the Republican party to run for governor as an independent.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
04-26-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
The Man Behind Mannixnew
The reclusive Republican moneyman Loren Parks finally talks.
Willamette Week |
Carlton Smith |
04-20-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
The Chief's Internal Affairsnew
A week after a desk clerk accused Portland Police Chief Derrick Foxworth of sexual harassment, one question remains: How did Foxworth's dirty little secret stay hidden for so long?
Willamette Week |
Angela Valdez |
04-12-2006 |
Politics
Recycling The Hustlenew
What do Oregon's lawmakers do with their free Hustler magazines?
Willamette Week |
Carson K. Smith |
03-08-2006 |
Politics
Ron Quixotenew
Can Sen. Ron Wyden get Congress to pass a "fair, flat tax"?
Willamette Week |
Henry Stern |
03-01-2006 |
Politics
The Waste Businessnew
Portland business bigwigs shelled out nearly $350,000 in a failed bid to kill the city's new public campaign-financing law -- here are some other ways they could've used the cash.
Willamette Week |
Zach Dundas |
02-22-2006 |
Politics
Klingons for Kerrynew
John Kerry has strong support with a very influential special interest.
Willamette Week |
Zach Dundas |
10-04-2004 |
Politics
State's Progressive Health Plan Stops Taking New Patientsnew
When Oregon Health Plan began in 1994, it was a groundbreaking attempt to provide health care to anyone in need. But now, because of the state's economic downturn, even prospective clients who earn less than the federal poverty level must either pay for their own health insurance -- or go without it.
Willamette Week |
Taylor Clark |
06-10-2004 |
Politics
