Center’s Jim Morris Gives 11th Sinclair Lecture

Morris is honored for his investigations on worker safety

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… lair Memorial Lecture for Outstanding Investigative Reporting on May 18 in Portland, Ore. The lecture is sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene Associat …"

American Action Network goes shirtless to slam Oregon Democrat

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

A reader in Portland, Ore. alerted us to a new American Action Network ad that accuses freshman Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader of stripping t

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… for the content of this advertising. americanactionnetwork.org …"

Portland college students demand changes in sexual assault process

By Lee van der Voo

Students at Portland's Reed College demand changes to the school's approach to sexual assault allegations.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… f debate on the campus.Isabel Manley served three semesters on the private Portland college’s Judicial Board. She offered a personal critique of Reed’s ha …"

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Medicare can’t identify top prescribers of addictive drugs

By The Center for Public Integrity and Joe Eaton

Medicare doesn't know if all the prescriptions it is paying for are being written by real doctors, says a new inspector general's report....

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… . First, two of the doctors were dead. A third doctor was alive, living in Portland, Ore., but he never wrote the prescriptions. The fourth doctor was a few m …"

"… these numbers,” Hoven told the Center in an e-mail.But Luis Scheker, the Portland dermatologist whose identity was used by Rodriguez’s phony Miami pharmac …"

"… . Scheker said he is unsure how his number was stolen.Soon after moving to Portland in 2009, Scheker said he contacted insurance companies because he was rece …"

A public with lots to tell EPA about coal ash

By Kristen Lombardi

Diane Hofner had a banner full of pictures and a six-minute power point presentation to display what she calls “unsupervised” pollution — bl

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… tion — black, oily coal ash being strewn on the roads in her hometown of Portland, New York.Barbara Reed brought the piping from her basement and a bottle o …"

Customers close accounts to protest Wall Street, abusive lending practices

Angry at Wall Street over the financial crisis and consumer credit practices seen as predatory, some consumers have opted to close their acc

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… an’t move.This group includes Christine Acosta, a 27-year-old barista in Portland, Ore. who is struggling to make ends meet. Acosta told the Center she cut …"

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Badly flawed background check system fails to contain firearms sales

By Rick Schmitt

Center story detailed loopholes in current system

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… the federal and state governments out of sync,” said William Harwood, a Portland, Maine attorney, and founder of the Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violenc …"

Illegal ocean dumping persists despite DOJ crackdown

By Ronnie Greene

Federal prosecutors target dumping on the high seas, which taints global waterways with oil and other contaminants.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… ines collected. The company, OSG, pleaded guilty for violations in Boston; Portland, Maine; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Wilmington, N.C.; and Beaumont, Texas, …"

Maine lawmakers, governor close ethics disclosure loopholes

By Naomi Schalit and John Christie

Lawmakers, Governor LePage close ethics disclosure loopholes

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… or family member works.For example, $98 million in state contracts went to Portland’s Shalom House between 2003 and 2010. At that time, Sen. Joseph Branniga …"

"… Shalom House between 2003 and 2010. At that time, Sen. Joseph Brannigan (D-Portland) was executive director of Shalom House. He was also chair of the Appropri …"

Ad Wars 2004

By Josh Israel

How the “Yes” and “No” forces made their cases on Oregon’s Measure 37

Excerpts from this story referencing "Portland":

"… Measure 37.“Yes on 37” Television Ad 2Rebecca Muntean, identified as a Portland homeowner, narrates an ad over images of her yard.I am voting yes on Measu …"

"… her yard.I am voting yes on Measure 37. I was fined $50,000 by the City of Portland for taking out the blackberry bushes that were covering up my backyard. Wh …"

"… out the blackberry bushes that were covering up my backyard. Why? Because Portland officials claim that my yard is wildlife habitat. How does a backyard in t …"

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