By Bob Stoll of Portland, Oregon. Bob is an attorney and progressive activist. When you receive your voting ballots, remember to look at the contested race for Supreme Court, Position 3. I believe the best candidate for Oregon is Judge Dick Baldwin, a ... »
Thanks to the internet and, most recently, the controversial documentary Bully, the issue of school bullying has elbowed its way into the national spotlight. And local. The Multnomah Youth Commission, the "official youth policy body" for the city and c... »
I'm starting to wonder if 2012 isn't going to be the year that women have an extra impact on the political landscape. Certainly, Mitt Romney and the GOP seem to have inspired women to run away from them in droves. So, it would seem, has Mike Schaufler.... »
By CORNELIA SEIGNEURStudents from Multnomah University, where I teach, are presenting the Isaiah Project to bring the dark reality of human-trafficking to light. They are inviting area high school youth groups to the Wednesday March 14 event, which ... »
From my perspective, recent discussions of housing issues have left something to be desired. Issues of race and culture do not receive the attention they deserve in the housing discussion, but only partially at the fault of those doing the... »
Photos via qPDX and FlickrTwo of the city's biggest LGBT groups are joining forces: The North Mississippi-based Q Center confirmed today that it's merging with the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC), a nonprofit that provides counseling, eve... »
Anne Saker in The Oregonian, January 25 »
Multnomah County is a dangerous place to be homeless, according to data released today by Multnomah County and the state medical examiner’s office. A first-ever county review of death records shows that 47 people died while homeless in Multnomah County... »
