North Mississippi Avenue neighbors battle plan to fill green space with apartments.
Bill Lascher
Bill Lascher is a freelance reporter based in the Pacific Northwest. Contact him via twitter: @billlascher.
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Are You Ready to Die?
Scenes from the Next Big Quake
In which we present scenes from the next big earthquake. And it ain’t pretty.
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Whacking the Bushes
Infighting Activists Regroup to Take On the Prez
When George Bush Senior was still President, he visited Portland. It was an anxious day for him, but an excellent success for local activists. After the President’s motorcade was slowed by throngs of protesters, then-President Bush dubbed our city “Little Beirut.” It’s a title local activists have worn like a hard-earned badge of honor. But […]
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Support Your Local Activist
Salem’s City Council Speaks Up for Protester
On the eve of Independence Day, Chani Geigle, a Salem-based activist, boarded a plane bound for Columbus, Georgia, where she faces federal trespass charges stemming from a protest last November. Agitated by what she believes is the U.S. government-sponsored training of Central American dictators, terrorists, and spooks, Geigle took part in a vigil last November […]