It’s shaping up to be a dangerous week on Portland-area roads. After a near-record rainfall in recent days, parts of Oregon and southwest Washington are under a flood watch....
Read moreFor a couple of days in November, you may have seen one of these white silhouettes along the Portland roadsides. The silhouettes—about 130 of in the Portland metro area—represented...
Read moreHave you seen one of these white profiles at an intersection, or along the side of the road? Did you know what it was, or understand what it signified?...
Read moreSince 2001, about 2.5 million members of the U.S. military—Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and respective Reserve and National Guard units—have served in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many...
Read moreIn August 2006, James Harvey was behind the wheel of his Hummer, approaching a flashing red light to turn onto a Florida highway. Harvey didn’t stop at that red...
Read morePeople behave strangely (and too often, dangerously) on Halloween. Adults wear costumes that conceal their identities. Children walk the streets at night, asking for candy. It’s probably not surprising...
Read moreThe crash rate for drivers 20 years old and younger is double that of the population as a whole, based on Oregon Department of Transportation estimates. As the parent...
Read moreIn the last 3 years, 3 states—Colorado, Washington, and most recently Oregon—legalized the use of recreational marijuana. During a congressional hearing on the potential threat posed by stoned drivers,...
Read morePrincipal George Kenney was not a licensed hypnotherapist. He had been warned against hypnotizing students. But he hypnotized dozens of high school students—three of whom died within days of...
Read moreYou pay for an insurance policy. In return, the insurance company is supposed to protect you and your property from loss or damage. That doesn’t always happen. Insurance company...
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