AltWeeklies Wire
Wheels of Justicenew
State penalties for drunken bicyling are the same as for drunken driving, but local arrest rates aren't.
Willamette Week |
Julie Sabatier |
03-01-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Pro-Life Truckin' for the Center for Bio-Ethical Reformnew
Without a warning label or NC-17 rating, the side of Darius Hardwick's trailer features a gigantic, high-resolution image of a bloody heap of dismembered body parts from a mutilated 10-week-old aborted fetus.
Willamette Week |
Kyle Cassidy |
03-01-2007 |
Sex
Surge Protection Brigadenew
Do these "seriously pissed-off grannies" look like Islamo-fascists? We don't think so, either.
Willamette Week |
Lance Kramer |
02-21-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Splitting Headachenew
The legal fight for same-sex benefits in Oregon enlists a high-profile plaintiff: Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
02-21-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
North By Northwestnew
Is Scott Caplan a cloak-and-dagger Portland lawyer, or did the CIA fool him into helping torture accused terrorists?
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
They Watch Your Grandparents ... Who's Watching Them?new
While for-profit long-term care providers are one of the most politically powerful groups in Oregon, the state's senior citizens enjoy far weaker protections than in many other states.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
02-21-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
House Dividednew
Oregon's legislature wrestles with evictions in rehab group homes.
Willamette Week |
Julie Sabatier |
02-15-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Hurricane Vickinew
Portland Public Schools Superintendent Vicki Phillips has huffed and puffed for nearly three years now. Will she blow the city's schoolhouse down?
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
02-07-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Dump Lucknew
Why is Oregon letting its largest waste hauler toss 7,500 tons of glass into a landfill instead of recycling it?
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
02-07-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Just Say Gonew
Rocky Caravelli establishes a new Mexican connection for ibogaine, a controverisal drug that some say can help addicts.
Willamette Week |
Julie Sabatier |
02-01-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Red Light Districtnew
Portland seeks to double its cameras at traffic lights, but the company holding the city's no-bid contract has some legal troubles of its own.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
02-01-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Garden of Weedin'new
Oregon's medical marijuana growers want to win respect, help the sick -- and grow the kindest bud on the planet.
Willamette Week |
Zach Dundas |
01-24-2007 |
Drugs
Buy The Book?new
Our comparison shopping for history textbooks finds lies, misrepresentations and omissions.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
01-10-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Money For Somethingnew
One Portlander tries to re-energize a local currency movement.
Willamette Week |
Kyle Cassidy |
01-10-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Double-Bunk Jeopardynew
New anti-jail-rape regulations put 200 Multnomah County jail beds at risk.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
01-03-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
