Readers Respond to Hydro Hogs and Universal Heath Care
Andrew Schwartz has written an excellent article about the Universal Health Plan Governance Board [Murmurs, WW, Aug. 19]. I would add that much of the resistance to a universal health care system comes from the popular misunderstanding (promoted by the medical industrial complex) that people would be paying more for he
2 people shot, injured at parking lot in NE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Police are investigating after two people were shot and injured at a parking lot in northeast Portland on Saturday evening. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., officers with the Portland Police Bureau were sent to the area of Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Halsey Street after reports of gunfire.
‘I need to get back to the business of living’: Bruce Campbell reveals his...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon film star Bruce Campbell has revealed his cancer diagnosis carries a life expectancy of about five years. “Cancer is all the rage, but I’ve said plenty and I need to get back to the business of living,” Campbell said in a post on X, while sharing a USA Today post […]
Tigard woman shot and killed at apartment complex
Christopher Fisher, 43, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder following the fatal shooting of a woman at a Tigard, Oregon, apartment complex.
Southwest Washington’s skydiving grandma completes eighth big jump
At 80 years old, Battle Ground resident Shirley Romig has found a way to combine an adrenaline rush with a cause close to her heart. Romig completed her eighth skydive since turning 70 years ...
Massive 11,000-square-foot Goodwill Superstore with expanded selection of clothing swings open doors
A new Goodwill opened in Ridgefield, Washington on Thursday, September 3. The Goodwill Superstore has more than 11,000 square feet of retail space. More than 500 people waited outside in the rain to get in the doors, according to Clark County Today. Superstores have a much larger selection of secondhand...
Hasaan Still Hates Portland, and He’s Making a Movie About It
Director Mischa Webley always had big plans for Hasaan Hates Portland. Producing the semi-autobiographical story about, per its log line, “being Black in the whitest and weirdest city in America” as a series of web shorts was something of a compromise. Though, if you were living in Portland when the episodes rolled out
1999 Dark Drama Ranked Among Cinema’s Greatest Plot Twists Was Written in Portland by...
The film initially bombed at the box office before becoming a cult favorite.
Vaux’s swifts spotted swirling into church chimney in Portland
What guidelines does Bird Alliance recommend for swift viewing?. Thousands of Vaux's swifts are on the move through Portland, and some neighbors are getting a front-row view. Video submitted through Chime In (posted below) shows the birds swirling into a church chimney near Northeast Fremont Street and 72nd Avenue. It'
Inclement Weather Impacting Boise State’s Arrival Before Facing Oregon Ducks
The Boise State Broncos' journey into Eugene, Oregon, has been impacted by the local weather.
