The Laugh Track

Despite what her anxieties tell her, Aparna Nancherla is no impostor. Find out how she forged—but did not fake—her path into comedy.

Kate Brown Was Supposed to Be America’s ‘Radical Feminist Governor.’ What Happened?

Looking back at a bumpy—and undersung?—tenure, as Oregon’s second female governor prepares to leave office.

**Editor Therese Bottomly is Steering the Oregonian into Uncharted Waters**

The paper has a pared-down staff and a smaller footprint, but its new(ish) editor in chief is still bullish on its future.

On Vailey Oehlke’s Watch, the Multnomah County Library Is Anything But by the Book

Libraries are in the business of sharing knowledge, not just reading. And reminding the public of that broader mission is the job of Vailey Oehlke, the 53-year-old director of libraries for Multnomah County—a person as compact, lively, and smart as the library system itself.

A Hit Man Came To Kill Susan Kuhnhausen. She Survived. He Didn’t.

Ten years later, she tells her story.

The Pot Shop Around the Corner

“What’s that?” my 4-year-old daughter asked as I steered our car from preschool toward home one recent day.