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• n  freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
• n  largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state

• Portland

News & Articles

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• Portland woman joins cancer study to honor dad
  PORTLAND -- Father's day can be a tough time for those who've lost their dads. One Portland woman is finding inspiration in her grief by joining a major medical study trying to take on the disease that took her dad. "He was a very loving and caring man,” Sherri Jones said. "He used to sing like Buddy Holly--all of his songs." Six months after his 58th birthday, Sherri's dad lost a long battle ...
  June 15, 2013 - KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland
• Portland Timbers dead set on rematch with FC Dallas: "We need to be fighting for first place"
  PORTLAND, Ore. – It’s been building for more than a month.
  June 14, 2013 - MLS via Yahoo! Sports
• Portland Timbers vs. FC Dallas | MLS Match Preview
  PORTLAND TIMBERS vs FC DALLASJELD-WEN FIELD, Portland, Ore.June 15, 2013 (WEEK 16, MLS Game #136) 2 p.m. PT (ESPN/Deportes)
  June 13, 2013 - MLS via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Greg Oden in 940 News
  I was on the phone with the radio station back in Portland,Oden said. "They said they stomped the floor like they won the NBA championship once they called my name."
• Steve Patterson in KSL-TV
  Tonight, in the fullness of spring, with the help of those who stood up from Portland to Louisville, we have returned to Iowa with a majority of delegates elected by the American people and you have put us within reach of the Democratic nomination... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA FOXNews http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008May21/0,4670,2008RaceRundown,00.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGv_s_idbzHuOhBJZPzIPY0kBz_xA May 21, 2008 76175 102955 portland With my contract soon to expire and after discussions with Paul and Tod I concluded this was simply the right time to step away," Patterson said in a statement. "I take great pride in what we achieved during my time in Portland and am...