Long Story Short

The Rugger

Meet San Juanita Moreno, 26-year-old from Eastern Oregon, who has found her place in Rugby amongst Portland's premier women's team and the Olympic US national team.

02/15/2010 By Rachel Ritchie

The Mudroom

Mission: Possible

Amity inventor Jarem Frye's revolutionary prosthetic knee gives amputees hope—and the chance to compete in action sports such as skiing and snowboarding.

02/02/2010 By Jill Davis

Top Docs 2010

Team Trauma

They're the subject of TV melodramas, they see us on our worst days. We asked the emergency room doctors of our Top Docs list to tell us what it takes to work in the ER, what they love about their job, and which patients they'll never forget.

12/15/2009 By Kasey Cordell and Randy Gragg With Brian Barker

Feature

Top Doctors 2010

We asked 5,000 doctors and 2,000 nurses chosen at random from throughout the tri-county area and southern Washington to participate in compiling this.

12/11/2009

Genetics

Branch Science

Oregon State University researcher Steven Strauss wants to engineer genetically-modified trees that could change the world and help the ecosystem. His obstacle? A legion of anti-GMO environmentalists.

12/11/2009 By David Wolman

Article

Ski Buddies

Hooking up with the Mount Hood Ski Patrol

12/02/2009

Mudroom

Pickup Schtick

Dating coach Alma Rubenstein tries to teach the hapless singles of Portland how to find each other to mixed results.

11/09/2009 By Betsy Rothstein

Slideshow

Slide Show: Hoop There It Is!

_Portland Monthly_ photographer Heather Zinger experiences the excitement of hula hooping in the city.

09/28/2009

Web Exclusive

Hoop There It Is!

_Portland Monthly_ photographer Heather Zinger experiences the excitement of hula hooping in the city.

09/28/2009

Mudroom

Does Portland's New Bike Plan Measure Up to Our City's Cycling Reputation?

One urban planner says not quite.

09/10/2009 By Randy Gragg

Mudroom

Gray Matters

Oregon ranks 13th in the nation in brain health: how did we get there and how can we become healthier?

08/18/2009 By Kasey Cordell

Aging

Wired Science

In one OHSU study, even the smallest actions of older Portlanders may yield critical clues about how we age.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Aging

The New Old

If you must grow old (and sorry, you must), you may be living in the right place. As the number of seniors doubles, Portland is poised to show the rest of the country what it really means to age gracefully. "*Vital Signs*":http://www.portlandmonthlyma

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan, Randy Gragg, and Camas Davis

Article

Tell Us about Your Pet Pup

Where do you find the best in pet care, toys, and activities? We want to hear from you in our "*Readers' Choice Pet Survey*":https://sagacity.wufoo.com/forms/portland-monthlys-pet-survey/. Top picks will be published in our February issue.
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