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Oregon High School Creates Unisex Bathrooms For Transgender Students
March 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The move is a first in the district and relatively uncommon nationwide.
How Do You Move a 1,100 Ton Bridge? [Video]
January 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A rickety bridge in Portland is finally being replaced with some engineering magic.
When Radical Welcome Gets Messy
January 14, 2013 By 4 Comments
Adam Lanza’s DNA to Be Analyzed
December 29, 2012 By 4 Comments
In the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., people want answers and some think they may be locked away in Adam Lanza’s genes.
Three People Dead, One Injured In Mall Shooting
December 12, 2012 By 6 Comments
Another senseless act of violence leaves us wondering why.
Women in Porn
November 1, 2012 By 120 Comments
Suburban wife, mother, and sex worker Elle Lynn Stanger talks about the women and men who make and use porn.
Why She Bought a Gun
September 23, 2012 By 8 Comments
After domestic violence ends in a murder-suicide on the police station steps, some women begin to protect themselves and their loved ones with deadly force.
PB&J and the Culture War: Caught in the Crossfire
September 18, 2012 By 9 Comments
A Portland-area teacher has an angry internet in fits after supposedly comparing peanut butter and jelly to ‘white privilege’. It’s time for America to wake up to the fact PB&Js aren’t all that good in the first place.
White Out
July 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Aaron Gilbreath finds himself driving too fast through a fog that forms in seconds.
A Thousand Boomers’ Kids and World Domination
July 16, 2012 By 1 Comment
Ken Solin reports from Portland’s notorious World Domination Summit, and finds the future… hopeful.
Boys: The New Face of Anorexia
June 2, 2012 By 2 Comments
Joanna Schroeder investigates the prevalence and causes of the increasing numbers of boys and men battling eating disorders, as well as the social stigma associated with what was once thought to be a “girls’ disease.”
Clowns, Bad Haircuts and Dreams of Disaster
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
My wife and I have bad dreams that leave us wondering, “Are we ready for the future?”
Hearts in the Trash
May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I packed the car like a Tetris master for the move. What are these “feelings” you speak of?
#21: Celebrity Ticket
January 21, 2012 By 8 Comments
“Hi, I’m Chuck Palahniuk, here for the keynote address,” he said.
Should Pepper Spray Be ‘Time’s’ Person of the Year?
December 8, 2011 By 12 Comments
It’s defining our moral outrage, Slade Sohmer writes, so why not?
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.