Notes from the scene of Oregon’s worst-ever mass shooting.
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A Whole New Wordstock
Portland’s Books Festival Braces for Bigger Things
The ever-evolving book festival adds songwriting, and gears up for a big move.
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On the Couch
Analyzing Arbus in An Emergency in Slow Motion
Psychoanalyzing Diane Arbus and her “freaks.”
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Applying the Brakes
Ankeny Street Café Plan May Have to Wait
How will a street café along SW Ankeny affect homeless Portlanders?
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A Graveyard for Good Laws
In Salem, Bill-Killing Lobbyists Find Friends in High Places
In Salem, bill-killing lobbyists find friends in high places.
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Make Way for the Parking Lot!
Customers Fight Les Schwab’s Plan to Boot Farm Shop
Customers fight to save Southeast Portland farm shop from Les Schwab.
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Behind Closed Doors
In Cop Talks, Privacy Trumps Much-Touted “Transparency”
In police union contract, privacy trumps talk of “transparency.”
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Kids in the Big House
Oregon Finally Changes Law That Puts Teens in Adult Jails
Why does Oregon keep kids in adult jails? Bad state, bad!
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The Meter Is Running
Legal Bills in Campbell Shooting Hit $354,000
Portland’s legal bills in the police shooting of Aaron Campbell top $350,000.
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The Landlords Strike Back
Common Response to City Bias Audit: Not Me!
A common response to bias audit: This is terrible, but I didn’t do it.
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Death and Taxes
The Pale King: David Foster Wallace’s Final Book
The Pale King: David Foster Wallace’s final book.
Posted inMovies & TV
Saving Shaolin
Portland Film Geek Unearths Grindhouse Goldmine
One of Portland’s biggest film geeks unearths a grindhouse goldmine.