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Klingons for Kerrynew
John Kerry has strong support with a very influential special interest.
Willamette Week |
Zach Dundas |
10-04-2004 |
Politics
Starbucks Not As Bad a Corporate Colonialist As Bashers Thinknew
The unavoidable Starbucks is regarded by some as the ultimate corporate colonialist. Taylor Clark looks at the charges against the coffeehouse chain and finds it not guilty on several counts.
Willamette Week |
Taylor Clark |
08-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Former Oregon Governor Admits He Had Sex with 14-Year-Old in 1970snew
After Willamette Week obtained court documents characterizing Neil Goldschmidt's behavior toward a 14-year-old as "sexual abuse" and "molestation," he confessed to what he called an "affair" with the girl. Goldschmidt was mayor of Portland, Ore., at the time, and the girl was the daughter of one of his aides.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
08-07-2004 |
Sex
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
