This morning, I took a break from worrying about Portland’s Charter, to accompany a group of Wilson High School students to Northwest Medical Team‘s exhibit, Real. Life. NW Medical Teams was founded by…

Silver Falls State Park is located 75 minutes from Portland, 25 miles east of Salem near Silverton/Mt.Angel, on Highway 214. It is the largest state park in Oregon with over 8,800 acres, according…

One of the problems created by giving one person as much authority and influence as the new Charter proposes, is the need for a plan for if the elected Mayor dies or is…

I’ve started work on a summary of the major issues in the City of Portland’s Charter Reform proposal. The Oregonian today prints what will surely be the first of many editorials and “news”…

The Fremont Bridge opened in 1973, after construction costs of $82m. According to Answers.com, it is the second longest tied arch bridge in the world, after Caiyuanba Bridge across the Yangtze River, China.…

Sunday’s Oregonian published an editorial, “A chance to end cervical cancer”, asserting: “Lawmakers can save the lives of scores of Oregonians by making cancer vaccination a routine part of growing up.” You’d expect…

Friday’s Business section of The Oregonian featured Triumph of the Trunk Monkey by Helen Jung. The Trunk Monkey is actually a chimpanzee, seen performing heroic rescues in several different ads for new cars.…

Lufthansa flies direct from PDX to Frankfurt, Germany. How many countries can be reached by direct flights from Portland, and can you name the airlines serving them and the destination cities? Answers after…

This past fall, neighbors discovered Portland Parks & Recreation (PPR), the City bureau responsible for parks and open space, had entered into an agreement with Warner Pacific College to sell land currently used…

This photograph is by Chris Kahle, a new Portland resident who is diving right in to civic participation by volunteering as chair of the Bridlemile Neighborhood Association Parks Committee. He says it was…