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"The Portland Mercury and Erik Henriksen Have Reached an All-Time Low." Here...
by Erik Henriksen RE: "Step Aside, Lord of the Rings. Vaxxed Is the Fantasy Epic of Our Age" [Film, June 15], in which Erik Henriksen reviewed Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, comparing the...
View ArticleHouse Democrats are Holding a Sit-In About Gun Violence
by Heidi Groover My colleagues & I have had enough. We are sitting-in on the House Floor until we get a vote to address gun violence. https://t.co/rTqrPifuUz— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) June 22,...
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A New City-County Homelessness Office Is Officially Coming Next Month...
by Dirk VanderHart This is how a Joint Homeless Office would work. Sort of confusing.Budget deficits have been a hot topic at Portland City Hall lately. But they took a backseat this morning, as...
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Trump's Latest Speech is the World's Worst All-Company Meeting
by Matt Baume Donald Trump's penis addresses a crowd in Sacramento.Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comDonald Trump talks about running the country like a businessman as if that's a good thing, but this...
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Everything as Fuck: Grow Up, America
by Ian Karmel Imagine having your entire existence as an American dictated by fear. Not real fear, either. Boogie Man fear. "I need a night light" fear. Fear of gay people receiving equal standing in...
View ArticlePortland Slow
by Anonymous Go back to where you came from? HAHAHAHA! Why in the world would anyone go back to where they came from when their goal was to move to a place for a better lifestyle? Here’s a thought for...
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NYTimes Prints Clueless Op-Ed By Stupid LGBT Gun-Fondler
by Dan Savage Nicki Stallard, a spokeswoman for Pink Pistols, an LGBT gun group, has an oped in today's NYT.Since the attack in Orlando, Fla., many L.G.B.T. groups have been calling loudly for laws...
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For First Time Since the Mosier Derailment, Oil Trains Will Again Be Sent...
by Doug Brown Mosier, Oregon, on June 3ODOTJust weeks after a section of a 96-car oil train derailed and exploded in Mosier, Union Pacific has confirmed oil trains will soon resume their path through...
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Portland Will Vote on a Pot Sales Tax in November. Here Are the Details.
by Dirk VanderHart Add a pot sales tax to all the other taxes you're juggling these days, Portland. The Portland City Council voted this afternoon to refer a 3 percent sales tax on recreational...
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Chuck Klosterman Hasn't Seen the Future, But He's Thought About It A LOT
by Megan Burbank Reading Chuck Klosterman's new book is like dropping in on an old friend and having an argument over a beer about something that doesn't ultimately matter.KRIS DRAKEChuck Klosterman...
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Good Morning, News: Pot Tax, Eugene Bills Trump, and Excited Icelandic...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Please enjoy these links that I've carefully curated for you. Among other proposed taxes, the Portland City Councilvoted yesterday afternoon to put on the...
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Gov. Kate Brown Just Called For A Halt to All Oregon Oil Trains
by Dirk VanderHart Union Pacific railroad's "failure to maintain its track and track equipment" caused the June 3 oil train derailment that sent fireballs into the sky near Mosier and oil into the...
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Hey Bikey! Using a Cable Lock? The PPB is Giving Away FREE U-Locks!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Here's some good news for those of you who use cable locks on your bike—and fear it could be stolen any second (which it could)!Still using that cable lock? Please DON'T! Bring...
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Celebrate the Life of our Good Friend, Will Gardner
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Somewhat recently we asked for your help in supporting fund raising efforts for our good friend and former writer for the Mercury, Will Gardner, who was fighting brain cancer....
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Good Priests, Shitty Bishops
by Dan Savage In wake of the terrible tragedy in Orlando, I wanted to share with you a positive experience I had on the weekend at church. Like many Liberal-minded progressive Catholics, I struggle...
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The Foodie Hijinks and Horse People of Lisa Hanawalt's Hot Dog Taste Test
by Suzette Smith Lisa Hanawalt's the one responsible for BoJack Horseman's unique character designs.Lisa HanawaltRemember watching the first season of Netflix's BoJack Horseman, when somewhere in the...
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Hump Day Heroes: Portland Thorns vs Chicago Red Stars Recap
by Erin O'Regan This just about sums it up.Erin Jean O'ReganA whopping 16,931 fans showed up at Providence Park to watch the Thorns show everyone why they belong at the top of the league. Because the...
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Vinyl, Roadies, and Rock ’n’ Roll on TV
by Ned Lannamann VINYL "Alright, we've been cancelled! Wooooo!"HBOYesterday HBO announced the cancellation of Vinyl, the prestigious and expensive show from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, and Terence...
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Donald Trump Campaigns in the Swing State of Scotland
by Matt Baume This boy is a bottom.Ewais / Shutterstock.comDonald Trump has concluded a week of weird speeches and rallies by telling his supporters, "meep meep," and then then disappearing in a cloud...
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Is the City's Plan to Spruce Up This Swan Island Dock Illegal? Some People...
by Dirk VanderHart WHEN SUMMER HITS in Portland, aspiring mariners set a course for Swan Island.The North Portland industrial enclave, an island in name only these days, hosts one of the few public...
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