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The Portland Mercury's Highball March 6-12
by Mercury Staff It’s time for... HIGHBALL!Brace yourself for over 40 specially crafted cocktails… for only $5 each!Here at the Portland Mercury, we know just what you need, given the current state of...
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By Silencing Elizabeth Warren, Mitch McConnell Accidentally Gave Democrats a...
by Megan Burbank Confidential to MITCH: Debate is SUPPOSED to happen here.istock / OlegAlbinskyIt looks like Senate Majority Leader Mitch "Patron Saint of Creepy Paternalism" McConnell bit off a...
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Sheriff Mike Reese Watched Trump Bluster About Immigration Wednesday (and...
by Dirk VanderHart For the second day in a row, Donald Trump blathered at the nation's sheriffs this morning. Appearing at a breakfast for a joint conference of the Major County Sheriffs’ Association...
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Rumor Time: Portland Might Get an NHL Team
by Doug Brown Arizona CoyotesHere's a fun piece of speculation going around today: It's possible that the Arizona Coyotes may be moving to the Pacific Northwest, and Portland may be an option for the...
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Good Morning, News: More Lead Problems, Shit in the Willamette, and Steph...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Here are some high-quality links. Allison KerekOut in print as of yesterday (grab a copy!), is this news story about more lead problems in Portland: "According to...
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What to Watch For at the Timbers' 2017 Preseason Tournament
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersFor the sixth consecutive year, the Portland Timbers are hosting a four-team preseason tournament at Providence Park. The tournament has been moved up a...
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Packy, Oregon's Most Famous Elephant, Is Dead
by Dirk VanderHart Oregon ZooPacky, Oregon's famed elephant, the first elephant born in the Western Hemisphere, and a decades-long draw to the Oregon Zoo, is dead, the zoo announced today. The beloved...
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Steph Curry Delivers Smackdown on Under Armour; Delivers Sick Trump Burn
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy NBAWhat follows is the third installment of my rants against Under Armour... read the other two here and here. (And collect all 3,457!)Today in Under Armour blows and...
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Don't Miss These Screenings at the Portland Black Film Festival!
by Jenni Moore ONCE WORD spread that legendary actress Pam Grier—the star of films such as Foxy Brown and Jackie Brown—was coming to the Portland Black Film Festival for a Q&A and a screening of...
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Wouldn't It Be Great If Trump's Nordstrom Freakout Got Him Impeached? Or...
by Dan Savage They're going to deport Colbert's Art Department.The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSo this happened yesterday. Then this happened. Then this:White House press secretary Sean Spicer said...
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From Kittens to the Apocalypse: Your Guide to the Portland International Film...
by Andrew Wright Okay, quick show of hands: Has sitting in the dark and temporarily saying goodbye to reality ever seemed like a better idea? Whatever your leanings may be, the Northwest Film Center’s...
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Former KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Reminisces about His Four-Decade Rocket Ride
by Mark Lore ACE FREHLEY “And this part’s where the strumming happens.”JAYME THORNTONFEW BANDS can split a room like KISS. Many fans are so blindly devoted that they probably wouldn’t hesitate to buy...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage Will Lead to the Extinction of the Human Race (It's True!...
by Dan Savage The debate over same-sex marriage is roaringinAustralia, where same-sex marriage is still against the law, and—surprise!—all the failed arguments used against marriage equality in the...
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Portland Police Killed Someone During an Armed Robbery Investigation Thursday...
by Doug Brown Portland police killed someone they call and armed robbery suspect in Northeast Portland this morning Dirk VanderHartA Portland police officer shot and killed someone in Northeast...
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Tonight—Don't Miss Cherry Glazerr's Radioactive Rock at the Doug Fir
by Ciara Dolan DARIA KOBAYASHI RITCHWHEN THEY released Haxel Princess in 2014, two-thirds of Cherry Glazerr’s members were still in high school. The Los Angeles band’s snarling full-length debut...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Engaged to a Beard
by Dan Savage My fiance keeps shaving his beard off and I hate it! We met on a blind date three years ago and he didn't have one then but started growing one from the moment I said that that's what I...
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Weekend TV Planner: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the Grammys, The...
by Leilani Polk Alec Baldwin as Trump on SNLWith shows premiering nearly every week on network, cable and streaming TV, it sometimes feels impossible to keep up, let alone make an informed decision...
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Oh No, You Guys, I Think I Might Be an Alpha Woman
by Megan Burbank I think you mean "values.""Society is creating a new crop of alpha women who are unable to love" is the headline of a Fox News hate-read making the rounds on many a feminist social...
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Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Trump's Travel Ban
by Sydney Brownstone Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson outside the US District Courthouse in Seattle after a federal judge halted Trump's executive order. SBA three-judge panel of the...
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Fate of Portland's New Renter Protections to be Decided By A Judge Our Last...
by Dirk VanderHart Joe SchlaudThe City of Portland's about to argue the legality of its brand new renter protections in front of a judge former Mayor Charlie Hales just insulted. In a move that an...
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