contribute TV Radio News Arts & Life EARTHFIX Music Kids & Family Support You Make The Difference <i class="icon-heart"></i> contribute now Local News Blog Nation World Economy Environment Politics Health Education TV Radio News Local News Blog Nation World Economy Environment Politics Health Education Arts & Life EARTHFIX Music Kids & Family Support About Privacy Policy Politics | Nation | Science | Health | News | Economy by Kristian Foden-Vencil OPB | March 1, 2015 7 a.m. | Portland ARTICLE Multnomah County has organized a town hall about syphilis Monday evening, to try to stop a dramatic increase in the disease. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The county is partnering with the feds to fig...