AltWeeklies Wire
Anti-Gay Activists Seek Injunction in Oregonnew
Less than a week before same-sex couples will be allowed to form domestic partnerships, attorneys for anti-gay activists will be in federal court, asking a judge for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to stop the new law from taking effect.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
12-27-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
What I Learned at Citizen Police Academynew
On Dec. 4, I finally graduated from the Portland Police Bureau's 11-week Citizen Police Academy. That being said, you're under arrest. Just kidding.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
12-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Julia Wild West Housenew
Homeless Day-Access Center's Drug Problem
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Citizens' Patrolnew
Cyclists to Cite Unsafe Drivers
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-29-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Where Are the Cops?new
Sluggish Recruitment Puts Public at Risk
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Where Are the Cops?new
The Portland Police Bureau's sluggish recruitment puts public at risk.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Bitter Pill: Birth Control Prices Skyrocketnew
This school year, college students aren't just scrimping to afford textbooks and bus tickets -- they're also digging deep to pay for birth control that has more than quadrupled in price since last year.
The Portland Mercury |
Jennifer Furniss |
11-29-2007 |
Sex
I Needed a Job. Hyphire Solutions Was Hiring. That Didn't Work Out So Well.new
Googling the company yielded a weird mix of job ads, vague corporate websites, and pages that implicated Hyphire as a scam connected to the multilevel marketing giant known as DS-Max. I could've taken their word for it. But I figured ... why not find out for myself?
The Portland Mercury |
Christine McCurdy |
11-29-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Portland Cyclists Demand Solutions for Safer Streetsnew
Three high-profile collisions have galvanized Portland's non-motorized road users in an unprecedented way.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-26-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Bump It or Dump Itnew
Council wrestles over budget surplus.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-15-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Revisionismnew
"Mistakes were made" in eye-stabbing case.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
For the Kidsnew
Youth testify on OLCC's all-ages proposal.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-15-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The James Chasse Jr. Filesnew
Even though it will be almost two years before a jury is scheduled to sit down and rule on the case, the pre-trial hearings in what could be Portland's most controversial cop lawsuit ever are already heated.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Portland Shells Out $500,000 for Police Sniper Victimnew
The city is likely to pay that record amount to the family of Raymond Gwerder this week. He was shot in the back without warning by a police sniper while he was on the phone to a hostage negotiator in November 2005.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Portlanders Bus to Seattle for Anti-War Demonew
Very few people in their mid-20s or 30s came out to protest -- and several of those who did acknowledged that their cynicism and hopelessness was cemented by the failure of the huge, ultimately futile demonstrations that happened before the war.
The Portland Mercury |
Jennifer Furniss |
11-01-2007 |
War
