Commentary / World Aug 8, 2018
Poor Portland progressives: So much to protest, so little time
by George F. Will
The current tumults in Portland perhaps reveal something about Oregon's political DNA.
World / Crime & Legal Aug 6, 2018
Portland police chief orders review of officers' use of force at anti-fascist protest
Portland police were accused Sunday of being heavy-handed against people protesting a rally by extreme-right demonstrators, reportedly injuring some counter-protesters and prompting the city's new police chief to order a review of officers' use of force. Police in riot gear tried to keep the two ...
Travel Dec 15, 2017
Leave ordinary life behind at a Japanese garden in Oregon
by Kajsa Skarsgard
Visitors to the Portland Japanese Garden are invited to engage their senses in the subtleties of nature.
Our Lives | TELLING LIVES May 10, 2017
Skills forged in Kyushu, blades forged in Oregon
by Kajsa Skarsgard
After failing to win respect for his craft in Japan, 17th-generation bladesmith Murray Carter brought the Yoshimoto name to Portland.
Food & Drink May 13, 2016
Why is Tokyo starting to taste like Portland?
by Patrick St. Michel
Walking into PDX Taproom, a bar in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, is like wandering into a condensed, alternate version of Portland, Oregon. Everything from the folk-pop hits playing in the background to the craft beers on tap hail from the Pacific Northwest metropolis. The bar even ...
World Jul 31, 2015
Protesters in Portland forced away from river after Arctic-bound Shell ship is blocked
Authorities moved in Thursday and forced protesters in kayaks from a river in Portland, Oregon, where the demonstrators were trying to stop a Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker from leaving dry dock and joining an Arctic oil drilling operation. Police also tried to lower protesters who ...