Tech
Return of the Frangos
The reopening a venerable retail building highlights big doings in downtown Portland.
Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett
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Politics
The price of votes in Oregon
Oregon voters, except those in Multnomah County where Portland sits, can be bought. Not something to be proud of, but at least it took $12 million to do it. No cheap you-know-whats here. As reported in The Oregonian [http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1194418606131680.
Culture
When a couch is more than a couch
Couch surfing is no sport for the lazy. A global site that matches travelers with free places to stay makes for satisfying stays, real and virtual.