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February 16 , 2006
Anti-Public Finance Campaign Contests Signature Count
Oregon Public Broadcasting

February 2 , 2006
Portland's powerful pay to fight campaign financing
The Oregonian

January 26, 2006
Guess who's behind the repeal?
Portland Mercury

January 20, 2006
End pay-to-play system
The Oregonian, Letter to the editor

January 20, 2006
Ethics reform packages leave gaping loopholes
The Oregonian

January 20, 2006
Year two: Potter's call to arms
The Oregonian

January 18, 2006
Battle over campaign finance reform begins
The Oregonian

January 18, 2006
Murmurs
Willamette Week

January 18, 2006
KINK Considers: Publicly Financed Elections
KINK-FM

January 17, 2006
It's getting Potter and Potter in here
Portland Tribune

January 4, 2006
Gunning for Saltzman: How a city commissioner could lose this year
Willamette Week

December 28 , 2005
No thanks to this petition
The Oregonian - letter to the editor

December 22 , 2005
Lock and load: my personal mission
The Mercury

December 20 , 2005
Complaint takes aim at petitioner
The Oregonian

December 16 , 2005
Campaign finance reform: An Oregon primer
NW Labor Press

December 14 , 2005
Minding their business and Murmurs
Willamette Week

December 10 , 2005
Amplify small-business voice
The Oregonian - Letter to the editor

December 7 , 2005
Q&A: Amanda Fritz
Willamette Week

December 5 , 2005
City campaign cash anything but a handout
The Oregonian

December 4 , 2005
Voters take back elections
USA Today

December 2005
Businesses fight election reform
Northwest Examiner

December 2005
Letter to the editor
St. John's Sentinal

December 2005
Agrees with letter in November issue on public campaign funding
Sellwood Bee - Letter to the editor

December 2005
Letter to the editor
Southeast Examiner

November 24, 2005
Follow the Money: PBA Meddles in City Politics (Again!)
The Portland Mercury

November 22, 2005
Candidate for City Council says she's met financing goal
The Oregonian

November 22, 2005
Elections: on primary and funding reform
The Oregonian - Letters to the editor

November 3, 2005
Business targets City Hall, Sten in bid to regain clout
The Oregonian

November 2 , 2005
Sten vs. the heavyweights
Willamette Week

November 2005
Letter to the editor
Southeast Examiner

November 2005
Who "owns" our elections?
Northwest Examiner

November 2005
Think before you ink
Southwest Community Connection - Letter to the editor

November 2005
Likes Public Campaign Funding
Sellwood Bee - Letter to the editor

October 19 , 2005
Elections: Public financing worth a try
The Oregonian - Letters to the Editor

October 2005
Ballot titles must be complete, clear and helpful to voter
St. John's Sentinal

September 25, 2005
Letters to the Editor
The Oregonian

September 23, 2005
A matter of checks and balances
New campaign system is ready to go, and so is its youngest member
The Portland Tribune

September 22, 2005
Spare $5 for City Hall
Publicly financed elections off to a slow start
The Portland Mercury

September 18, 2005
Why can't we get leaders like this anymore
The Oregonian

September 9 , 2005
Candidates better able to compete
Oregonian - Letter to the Editor

September 9 , 2005
Public campaigns serve the public; Public-financing foes have clear motives; Watchdog donors are open about interests
The Portland Tribune - Letters to the Editor

September 4 , 2005
Look who really benefits
The Oregonian - Letter to the Editor

September 1 , 2005
What's up PBA's butt?
Don't sign petitions to repeal publicly funded elections
The Portland Mercury

September 1 , 2005
As public campaign financing begins, so will its foes
The Oregonian

September 2005
Voter-owned not business-owned elections
St. John's Sentinal - Letter to the editor

September 2005
Retain Election Reform
Northwest Examiner - Letter to the editor

August 31, 2005
Biting the hand that feeds them
Willamette Week

August 25, 2005
Voter-owned elections needed
Oregonian - Letter to the editor

August 25 , 2005
Money talks
Big business scrambles to keep its influence in local politics
The Portland Mercury

August 24 , 2005
Rogue of the Week: Portland Business Alliance
Willamette Week

August 23 , 2005
Campaign reform gets PR machines rolling
Portland Tribune

August 18 , 2005
Business effort fights campaign finance law
Oregonian

June 1 , 2005
Public financing will diversify Portland political process
Oregonian - Guest Opinion by Carol Cushman (League of Women Voters of Portland) and Tamsen Wassell (City Club of Portland)

May 31 , 2005
Cutting Campaign Checks: How Portland's new campaign-money rules have worked elsewhere.
Willamette Week

May 31 , 2005
Public-financed elections make sense and City Council made a bold decision
Portland Tribune - Letters to the editor

May 23 , 2005
High time voters had reform
Oregonian - Letter to the editor

May 16 , 2005
One giant step for citizens; Plan would level playing field
Oregonian - Letters to the editor

April 14-20 , 2005
Money Laundering
Council Cleans Up Campaign Finances
Portland Mercury

April 14, 2005
Voter-Owned Elections Probable
City Council Leaning Toward Adopting Campaign Finance Plan
The Skanner

April 8 , 2005
Portland takes up campaign financing
The Oregonian

April 7, 2005
Portland Considers Public Funding for Council Races
Oregon Public Broadcasting

March 31-April 6, 2005
Money is No Object!
Can City Council Really Wash the Green Out of Campaigns?
Portland Mercury

March 29 , 2005
‘Clean money’ plan revised to avoid abuses
‘Serious’ candidates in city elections would get thousands in public funding
Portland Tribune

March 16 , 2005
Voter-Owned Elections Can Move Us Forward
The Skanner

March 2005
Letter to the Editor
The Hollywood Star

December 7 , 2004
'Clean' complaints left something out
Portland Tribune - Guest Opinion by Gary Blackmer

November 17 , 2004
Praise the Lord and Dump the Collection Plate
Willamette Week - The Nose

November 13 , 2004
Campaign finance suggestion poses $5 test for candidates
The Oregonian

November 11 , 2004
The Rev. Carrie Bolton to advise on campaign reform
The Skanner

November 8, 2004
Let's Bring Back Equal Access to Politicians
The Oregonian - S. Renee Mitchell

October 8, 2004
Portland council should give elections back to voters
The Oregonian - Guest Opinion by Chris Smith

September 10 , 2004
Public funding would serve voters
The Portland Tribune - Guest Opinion by Janice Thompson