Politics 'Kennewick Man,' 13 years later The sensational scientific claim devolved into more of a legal dispute over Native claims on pre-immigrant human remains. by Roger Downey / July 27, 2009
Politics Can Oregonians quit kicking themselves? We like tax surpluses where we can see 'em: In the mailbox by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / March 12, 2009
Politics Does Portland owe Mayor Adams an apology? An alt-weekly writer looks beyond the squabbling around his city's mayoral 'cluster-kerfluffle.' by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / February 2, 2009
Culture A long wait for Seattle P-patches The City of Seattle P-patch on Queen Anne Hill. (Peter Lewis) by Peter Lewis / June 19, 2008
Politics Painting or just paint? Portland continues its graffiti debate Dangerous to some, art to others. (City of Portland) by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / October 10, 2007
Politics For-profit prophesy: An Oregon library system reopens under new management Jackson County couldn't make up $7 million in lost federal funds, so book-lending and other tasks are being outsourced. by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / October 5, 2007
Politics Why can't this environmentally aware city e-mail me my bill? You can pay your Seattle utlitity bill online, but you can't opt out of snail-mailed notices, and they won't alert you by e-mail when it's time to pay. Meanwhile, the private sector is well along the... by Peter Lewis / October 4, 2007
Tech Filling a void in the Northwest, Oregon will offer a product-design degree (Columbia Sportswear) by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / September 20, 2007
Politics Outing Portland's 'hydro hogs' Willamette Week's annual report on the biggest water users survives an effort to keep the names secret. by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / September 14, 2007
Politics In Oregon, a scheme to 'out' petition-signers A Florida KnowThyNeighbor Web page where you can search a database of petition-signers. by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / September 3, 2007