The last time the Portland Trail Blazers felt the same kind of hope they received after winning the 2007 NBA draft lottery was early in the fourth quarter of game seven in the 2000 Western Conference finals, leading by 15 and cruising against the hated Los Angeles Lakers.
Ah, what blissful lives the citizens of Ashburn, Ga. lead. Unburdened by the harsh constraints of modern dignity, free to revel in the glorious legacy of Jim Crow, armed with silent and accepted ignorance, they follow in Jefferson Davis’ mighty footsteps and live the white supremacist ideal of racial purity.
We seem to have aroused a lot of vitriol with Tuesday’s piece (“American Wash-up”) about American Idol, particularly with our writer’s comments on Clay Aiken. Our readers have made their outrage known.
A few weeks ago, when Don Imus was fired, I spoke to my 19-year-old co-worker about what had happened (recap: “nappy-headed hos,” suspension, firing) and she asked, “Who is he?” OK. That’s understandable.
Hundreds filled the Park Blocks Thursday as student groups and community members gathered with signs and tables to promote sexual assault prevention for the fifth annual Portland State Take Back the Night event.
Vinegar Tom, although a sometimes disjointed and eccentrically laid-out play, has a clear message with themes that resonate throughout human history and bring the past into our own time.
Bad Brains are one of the defining bands of hardcore punk history. Now, nearly 30 years later, Bad Brains are back with a new album and two shows this weekend in Portland.
Money from gift cards that remains unclaimed after three years would be held in a state fund and earn interest for schools under a bill the Oregon Senate approved Thursday.
The Vanguard is funny. We make the jokes and we force the laughter upon you. Laugh…now!
Three community leaders spoke about the obstacles black children often face in Oregon’s educational system at a lecture entitled Blackness and Education in Portland, Ore. on May 22.
A bill to require the state’s largest electric utilities to draw 25 percent of their power from renewable resources like the wind, sun and waves by 2025 won approval Wednesday in the Oregon House.