CHIN HAIR 101

Beardos

“A beard is a scarf that works great while bike riding,” and other observations on the significance of facial hair in the beardiest city in America.

05/19/2009 By Paige Williams

Higher Education

The 2008 Northwest College Report

You’re the one filling out the application, but the school’s got to meet your criteria, too.

05/19/2009 Research by Martha Calhoon By Kasey Cordell

Article

Mean Girls Like Me

Determined to prove herself, an untested skater charges into a game ruled by breakneck speed, big collisions, and fishnet hose.

05/19/2009 By Kasey Cordell

FEATURE

Light A Fire 2007

The winners of the 2007 nonprofit awards

05/19/2009 By Kasey Cordell and Eric Gold

Bullseye

Shot to the Heart

When your wife can hit a two-inch bull’s-eye from 20 yards, you 1) love her more and 2) learn to shoot like she does.

05/19/2009 With Brian Barker

Article

Storm Watch

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Article

Tangled Up In You and You and You

Brian is married to April, but he also likes Maggie. April loves Brian, but occasionally snuggles with Bill. And no one is jealous.

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Article

Fresh Kicks

A tomboy takes her tough act to a new level with the martial art of poekoelan—don’t even think of tangling with her now.

05/19/2009 By Rachel Ritchie

Slideshow

Slide Show: Eternal Flame

05/19/2009

Local Politics

The Underdog

Sean Cruz, candidate for state senate, has been homeless, jobless, and clincially depressed. In other words, he’s perfect for public office. And he’d really like your vote.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

Sports

Mad Season

Why no self-respecting Oregonian will miss this year’s NCAA basketball tournament.

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Service Animals

Rex Rx

Meet the new breed of service hounds: autism dogs.

05/19/2009 By Ashley Griffin

Vegan

Feast of Flesh

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Good Reads

Teen Spirit

Politically savvy twins pen a book and raise an army -- at 19.

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Sports Tech

Hit Man

The only man who can tell you how far Barry Bonds’s last homer really went lives here.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Wildlife

Sleeps With Fishes

Oregon might take out a hit on the Columbia River's sea lions.

05/19/2009 By Ted Katauskas

Sustainablity

No Fuelin’

Leave the motor oil at home—Electrathon America brings gasless laps to PIR.

05/19/2009 By Kristen Hall-Geisler

If Only He'd Had....

The Rose Defense

In 1997, a Eugene street kid named Jordan Scott Merrell, age 15, confessed to a killing. It took the jury just an hour to deliver the verdict: guilty of felony murder.

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Politics

Oregon’s Options

Tonya Harding's questionable legacy lives on

05/19/2009 By Kasey Cordell

Sports

Par None

Who knew you could score a college sports scholarship by watching someone else compete?

05/19/2009 By Stacey Wilson