Viewpoint: History in the Making Victory for peaceful protest and democratic process in Thailand BY BRIANA WILLIAMS I'm a lucky ducky. Well, lucky Viking, that is. I came to Thailand in January as a study abroad student through Portland State University. Little did I know I would become a first-hand witness to the only peaceful political revolution in the nation's history. [Read More]   Viewpoint: Social Identity Biology lessons at the Cascades Raptor Center BY MELISSA HART Imprinting: a vibrant impression, an indelible memory pressed into the brain's gray matter like a thumbprint, a wildflower. In raptors, the word evokes the critical days after a hatchling emerges from the shell; the first creatures around it — be they bird or animal or human — become the baby's primary role models. [Read More]   Living Out: Yente, the Lesbian It's hard to keep the matchmaker in check. BY SALLY SHEKLOW Terry was the only other dyke in my water aerobics class, so naturally we bonded. We paddled around the pool together three times a week trying to achieve some buffitude without inflaming our menopausal joints. If nothing else, our jaw muscles got a good workout. We covered it all — who's getting together, who's breaking up, who's in therapy — on The L Word AND in real life. One day during warm-up scissor-legs, Terry confided her desire for a girlfriend. [Read More]
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