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The original plan for Mother's Day was reflection and prayer and--above all--peace. Not the celebration of commercialism and long-distance calls it's become. (As Lucy Van Pelt might say, "Its all a big Madison Avenue plot.") This week Oregon's total of casualties in Bush's Iraq War stands at 485. Add in the other 49 states, add in Afghanistan, and add in the locals who've died in the fight or...ya. I suppose. Highest reported pump price: $3.94/gal at the old reliable, HP Car Wash, at 1796 Willamette St & W 18th Ave in Euge...

Oregon Events Reflect Candidates' Campaigns"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton held campaign events Friday in Oregon, one of six states left to hold Democratic presidential nominating contests. The two events couldn't have been more different. Clinton's event was in an outdoor courtyard at a children's hospital. It was gray and dreary, and temperatures were in the 40s. She was an hour late, and the...cut short because everyone was so cold. Just a few hours later, hundreds of people lined up at the Willamette Event Center in Albany to...

I have tickets to the new musical play "Spin" for tonight's performance at Oregon State University Campus Theatre. This play was written by Mr. John Frohnmayer, (Independent) who is now running for U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Mr. Gordon Smith, Republican from Eastern Oregon. John's brother Dave Frohnmayer, is President Of University of Oregon in Eugene, and ran for...High School theater as well. I have friends going there tonight. "Rabbit Hole", presented by the Willamette Stage Company. It has ano...

Today being a nice cool spring morning, I took the dogs down to Sellwood Riverfront Park that is located along the Willamette River. The park is about two and a half miles from my house and has an off-leash area. I am so proud of Henry. That dog runs non-stop, but I am going to break...

Revenue sources are becoming as scarce as the proverbial "cash cow" and "golden goose". The Corvallis City Council in an effort to blunt resistance to some ideas of generating revenue for the City Coffers look as if they will settle on what is essentially a Business License Tax.After considering an increase in the hotel tax, objected to by hoteliers, and abandoning the idea of a tax on food and...is rightly concerned about the impact this proposal would have on Realtors in particular.The Willamette Association of Realtors officia...

Steve Clark was right about Willamette Week throwing stones at Clark's front page puff piece last week about his Portland Tribune going “daily” — on the web. The Willies went wild with Clark's verbal dance about big changes at the Tribune, where he is president and publisher. The contrast in tone speaks volumes about the two publications. One is comfortable with itself and where...

UPDATED BELOW Portland progressive radio station and Air America outlet KPOJ has been missing a host from its local 6-9 morning show, which featured Heidi Tauber, comic Carl Wolfson and national Air America personality Thom Hartmann (who joins the team at 8 a.m.). Co-host and newsperson Tauber is conspicuously absent from the morning show. I say conspicuously absent because the other on-air...with Thom, Heidi and Carl." I listened to the podcast of Wednesday's 8 a.m. segment (featuring Willamette Week editor Mark Zusman), a...

Last week, we got a taste of victory when this blog won a big award. But, hey, we're admittedly greedy and can't just stop there. That's why we want YOU to help us out and cast your vote for The Red Cross is Here in Willamette Week's annual Best of Portland survey. The category is "Best local blog that's worth reading" and we think we're a shoo-in. Why? Because at our blog, we don't...

My name is Goldie and I am a blogaholic and a hater. You guys I started a conversation that I will not be able to finish right now... I am friggin' TIRED. I haven't slept in 3 days and am having waves of nausea and heart palpations. I am 100% grateful for the huge and timely response from the HUMANS at Willamette Week, the elite people and the readers of this blog. What a POWERFUL and...

Happy Mother's Day to the mothers out there. A few Portland attractions are offering free admission to moms on their special day; see Sunday's summary for details. If you know of any other Mother's Day freebies, please let everyone know by writing a comment. Admission is free for all events below. Have a good one! Friday, May 9 Marty Willson-Piper of The Church (website) will perform at Music... and more. 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. For more information, visit the Lake Oswego Library website. Willamette Week's Best New Band Showcase...