The rap on Oregonians: Cut us and we bleed green. Yeah, sure, when we're not indulging in public displays of affection for trees, we're recycling old Volvo parts into useful household items. Even if...
The standard complaint from those who think Washington state spends too little on public services, (roads, transit, universities, schools, etc.) is to blame it on Tim Eyman and his initiatives...
An Associated Press story on an Oregon court case should be put in the "What were they thinking?" file. An Oregon mother has taken her ex-husband to court over her ex's desire to have their 12-year...
By day (usually), Yazmin Mehdi runs the Business/Marketing side of Crosscut.com. Last night, however, she was one of the 975 volunteers who fanned out across King County to count the homeless. This...
Portland's rep is growing as a place with nurturing soil for small-house snazzy designers – of clothes, furnishings, jewelry, urban spaces. An item on ULTRA, the city's heard-it-here-first design Web...
Having never fully recovered from a strike seven years ago, the state's biggest newspaper is entering a period of critical labor negotiations. The company plans to outsource Teamsters jobs, and the...