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  • Writing: A Different Kind of Silver Anniversary

    Published Feb. 4 in Just Out magazine Don Sexton was drunk when he bought what became Silverado, a fitting beginning for a Portland institution that revels in a brash joie de vivre—or what some would call poor judgment. Silverado is now one of the few all-nude male strip clubs in the country. It’s not for [...]

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  • Photo: French iPod bill

    Published May 12, 2006 in the International Herald Tribune I took this photo in the Gare St Lazare train station in Paris. It was used for a story in the International Herald Tribune titled “French iPod bill moves forward” about a proposed French copyright law that would have wide ranging effects on those selling or [...]

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  • Writing: Hallock & McMillan Building sold

    Published Oct. 2, 2010 in the Daily Journal of Commerce One of Portland’s most historically significant buildings has sold for $700,000. The Hallock & McMillan Building, at 237 S.W. Naito Parkway, was purchased byJohn Russell of Russell Development Co. Ed Handris of the Handris Realty Co. represented the seller, Peter Corvallis. Russell bought the building “after 30 [...]

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  • Writing: Church of Scientology buys Sherlock Building

    Published June 8, 2010 in the Daily Journal of Commerce The Church of Scientology last week purchased its second historic downtown Portland building after the first didn’t meet its needs. The Sherlock Building, at 309 S.W. Third Ave., is planned to be the headquarters for the church’s Portland chapter. The purchase is the second attempt [...]

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  • Writing: Twenty Years Later, Still Swingin’

    Published Feb. 18 in Just Out magazine Most folks leave their school bands and never look back, trading a hobby and its shortfalls—the stench of old brass, the spit valves, the ridicule—for whatever adulthood can offer. But some never let go of those days in the band room. For many, that experience came when as [...]

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  • Photos: Oregon wind farm

    An Eastern Oregon community is divided over a proposed wind development in the Grande Ronde Valley. Proponents say the wind farm could bring jobs and money to the struggling community, but a vocal group of residents say wind farms are unsightly, loud and ruinous to the landscape and wildlife.

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