A: When the City Council says so. City Council yesterday approved the appointment to the Planning Commission of Catherine Ciarlo, who as I mentioned in Next Up at City Council was Executive Director…

I’ll have several reports for you from this morning’s City Council meeting – still in progress as I start writing this at 1:40 p.m. – looks like the morning session will run right…

YOU CAN HELP MAKE THIS ROOM WASTE FREE The sign, on the wall of a conference room in the Metro headquarters on Grand Avenue where I attended a meeting yesterday, goes on to…

Tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers starring LeBron James face Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the National Basketball Association Finals. Cleveland is down 0-2 in the best of seven…

I wholeheartedly endorse the text of the following official statement from Portland Mayor Tom Potter today: MAYOR POTTER STATEMENT ON ARRESTS TUESDAY (6/12) BY IMMIGRATION & CUSTOM ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS “I am angered by…

At age 49, Terry Anderson covered Lebanon’s civil war for The Associated Press for three years before his capture in 1985. He was released in 1991, and seemed remarkably well after his ordeal.…

According to Jim Redden in today’s Portland Tribune, Commissioner Erik Sten is considering asking voters to approve a bond measure in November 2008 to fund infrastructure improvements, parks, and community centers “especially east…