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A woman takes charge and learns the art of the best defense

Going on offense
When the first attacker grabbed my wrist; I hammer-fisted his forearm and issued a sweep-kick to his groin.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | April 27, 2011

Jail ATM charges $10 per transaction

'Captive audience'
Arrested in Cumberland County without a big wad of cash on you? If you're going to bail yourself out, prepare to pay through the nose.
By RICK WORMWOOD | November 10, 2010

Crime stats

Beatings, robberies sweep downtown Portland
Over the past two weeks, Portlanders have felt less safe in the Forest City. Especially in the downtown area between the East and West Ends, there have been reports of assaults and robberies, some of them armed — and that's not counting the incidents that went officially unreported but were discussed at length on Facebook and within social circles.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 01, 2009

Naming names

Press releases
Any effort at survival by the Portland Press Herald should take advantage of the ample brainpower and ability already on staff
By JEFF INGLIS | April 08, 2009

Healthy living

Politics and other mistakes
I love beer. I hate taxes.
By AL DIAMON | May 14, 2008

Bars move to prevent sexual assaults

Safety
Several national studies show that about 90 percent of sexual assaults involve alcohol, whether imbibed by the victim or the perpetrator, or both.
By EMILY PARKHURST | March 07, 2007

Getting there...

Diverse city
I don’t know how other issue-oriented columnists feel about this, but I’ll let you in on a personal secret: it feels weird to me to have too much nice to say in this column.
By SHAY STEWART-BOULEY | November 15, 2006

Tough talk

Upset by the tripling of an Old Port bar fee, owners plan a revolution
The day after the Portland city council tripled an Old Port bar fee that helps pay for overtime area police, a group of angry bar owners decided to hire a lawyer to sue the city.
By SARA DONNELLY | May 25, 2006

Portland City Council candidates 2009

Two uncontested; District 1 seat the only race
While the District 2 and at-large races are uncontested, we offer here those candidates’ answers, as well as those of the candidates vying for the District 1 seat, incumbent Kevin Donoghue and challenger Charles Bragdon.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | October 29, 2009