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Fun 101: An Appendix

Home Economics

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04/27/2010

Mudroom

Shades of Success

What does your favorite color really say about you

04/23/2010 By Kasey Cordell

Vote Watch

Primary Primer

04/23/2010 By Randy Gragg

Mudroom

Spider Bytes

A new breed of arachnids feels the vibe on Mount St. Helens

04/20/2010 With Brian Barker

Article

Spirit of ’70

Rocked by riots, bombs, growth, renewal, and music, Portland never recovered from 1970. (And that’s a good thing.)

04/20/2010 By Martin Patail

Advanced Parenting

Rock ’n’ Roll Mama

Pink Martini’s China Forbes talks about life as a new mom, finding the coolest diaper bag, and her choice of minivans.

04/19/2010 With Brian Barker

Bluegrass, books, and building monster forts

Fun For Ages 0-3

The activity plan for the toddler tykes is made up of a nature hike, a restaurant with a grandmother's feel, a playhouse for the wee ones, and storytime to enhance literary skills, among other enterprises.

04/19/2010 Edited by Kasey Cordell By Rachel Ritchie

Mud Room

Baiting the Hook

Measures 66 and 67 signal an open season on Oregon businesses.

04/15/2010 By Randy Gragg

The Remodeler

John Kitzhaber

Complete Interview Transcript

03/18/2010

The Captain

Chris Dudley

Complete Interview Transcript

03/18/2010

The Futurist

Bill Bradbury

Complete Interview Transcript

03/18/2010

The Simplifier

Allen Alley

Complete Interview Transcript

03/18/2010

DUKES UP

Right Turn

As conservatives grow angrier and bolder, pundits and militants are using the same red-hot rhetoric to call for revolution. But what will Oregon’s uprising look like?

02/17/2010 By Bart Blasengame

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

Mudroom

Atheist on the Rocks

If you think Christopher Hitchens comes on strong onstage, you ought to meet him at the dinner table.

02/04/2010 By Randy Gragg

The Mudroom

Gael Force

A brief look at what the Irish have given Portland (besides churches)

02/02/2010 By Kasey Cordell

Nothing But the Truth

Call of Duty

One citizen’s service on a local jury inspires her to put the Oregon judicial system on trial

01/19/2010 By Anna Sachse

Mudroom

Eco-Erotica

Love yourself and your planet with sustainable sex toys.

01/19/2010 By Meghan Hilliard

Guv Watch

Old Dems, New Tricks

01/19/2010 By Randy Gragg

Currency

Solid Grounds

A barista school gets teens off the streets and behind the counter.

01/19/2010 By Martin Patail