15th of October 2008 / Serving Oregon & Southwest Washington since 1959

Issue Number 3 Volume 49

War of words

JERUSALEM (JTA)—More than a month after the guns fell silent, the Israeli government has finally approved a commission of inquiry into the Lebanon war, and the war of the generals is heating up  read more »

Palestinian unity government elusive amid crises

WASHINGTON (JTA) The call for a Palestinian national unity government has unified just about everyone except the Palestinians.  read more »

Eyewitness to History

When Portland's Goldsmith Co.  read more »

Computer guru's tools unearth families' roots

The personal computer has become one of humanity's common threads, saving and storing all of our current pertinent information, while genealogy is our never-wavering link to the past.  read more »

At the OJM: Arnold Newman images

Photographer Arnold Newman's portrait subjects comprise a "Who's Who" of American and international letters, art, theater, politics, jurisprudence and celebrity in general.  read more »

Trillin first in series of lectures

A few years ago I had a Travis Bickle moment at the Columbian Cafe in Astoria.
It was morning. I was seated alone in a booth with a cup of coffee and The Oregonian.  read more »

Aaron leads Profile Theatre

Howard Aaron has been named managing director of Profile Theatre in Portland.  read more »

Media at fault in Sen. Allen story

Those who have attacked Sen. George Allen for his response to a reporter's inquiry about his Jewish heritage have gotten the issue backwards.  read more »