Would Someone Please Explain to Paul Ryan How This "Insurance" Stuff Works?
by Dan Savage Does... Does Paul Ryan know how insurance actually works? #Trumpcarepic.twitter.com/MkajuDgYUL— DNC Press (@dncpress) March 9, 2017Dear Paul,Car insurance premiums paid by drivers who...
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The Hollywood Theatre's April 70mm Screenings: Interstellar, Ghostbusters,...
by Erik Henriksen INTERSTELLAR "That Erik Henriksen sure can write a headline!"Next month, the Hollywood Theatre's setting aside an entire weekend to offer three movies on 70mm: From Friday, April 7...
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Trump Signals That He Wants to Restart the War on Drugs
by Lester Black Are we hearing the last yelps of the dinosaurs of the war on drugs, or the roars of a racist ideology coming back from the verge of extinction? GEORGE PFROMMRichard Nixon and Ronald...
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On A Man Alive, Thao Nguyen Amps Up Her Weirder Tendencies
by Megan Burbank THAO NGUYENMARIA KANEVSKAYAEarnest, folk-adjacent indie rock with whispered vocals propagated in New England in 2008. I was a 21-year-old English major deeply enamored with this very...
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Let's Play Feminist Social Media Bingo!
by Gemma Correll From The Feminist Activity Book by Gemma Correll, Seal Press 2016 GEMMA CORRELL // @GEMMACORRELL[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Twenty-Something Ways for a Twenty-Something...
by Dan Savage I've recently discovered I'm a giant gaymo through a fortunate series of events. My problem is: I don't know how to come out, I don't even want to. I don't feel queer, I just feel like...
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Washington Attorney General Will Take on Trump's New Travel Ban, Too
by Sydney Brownstone President Trump can't get away with a repackaged Muslim ban, Attorney General Bob Ferguson says.SBGo, Bobby Ferguson, go! Two days after President Trump issued a new, supposedly...
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Dear Portland: Stop Putting Creepy Dolls in This Person's Backyard
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey This story needs no introduction. From the Sellwood Nextdoor site:Hello everyone. In the last two months we've had two dolls show up in our yard. They're a little...
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State Officials Will Reconsider Their Crackdown on Smoking Patios
by Dirk VanderHart After sneaking in new rules that outlawed a large segment of the city's smoking patios last year, state health officials are making amends. In coming months, the Oregon Health...
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Two Top Police Officials Were Placed on Leave Yesterday
by Dirk VanderHart Capt. Kevin Modica, center, is one of two top police officials that have been placed on administrative leave. Doug BrownFor reasons that aren't clear, Police Chief Mike Marshman...
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Blazers Recap: The Blazers 86 the 76ers, 114-108!
by Aris Hunter Wales My family moved from Scottsdale, Arizona to Beaverton when I was nine. I remember when we arrived my Dad told me that we had to be Trail Blazers fans instead of Phoenix Suns fans....
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Things to Do This Weekend: March 10-12
by Mercury Staff Wednesday was a Day Without a Woman. Friday? Friday we Stand with Native Nations. And when that's done? We dance. And then we still have the rest of the weekend to indulge and enjoy a...
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Good Morning, News: High-Ranking Cops Suspended, Fewer Border Crossings, and...
by Dirk VanderHart THE BIGGEST NEWS: It is not raining outside of my window right now. Oh, it's soggy as hell, but no hint of active precipitation. Big news. So, two of the city's top police officers...
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Timbers v. LA Galaxy Match Preview
by Abe Asher Eric Cech/Portland TimbersThe Portland Timbers opened their 2017 season last Friday night at Providence Park in style, mauling expansion side Minnesota United by a score of 5-1. Diego...
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Fight Trump with Saturday's "People Power" Livestream Event from the ACLU
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy ACLUTo battle back against Trump and the GOP's agenda, the more groups and organizations we have the better. That's why the ACLU is starting a new citizen resistance...
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The Fast & Furious 8 Trailer is Here and People on Our Staff are Freaking Out
by Bri Brey Mercury film editor Erik Henriksen LOVES the Fast & Furious franchise.See proof here (from 2009)...and here (from 2011)...and hereand here (from 2013)...and here, where he made someone...
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Live Review: Helado Negro at the Doug Fir, Wed Mar 8
by Emilly Prado HELADO NEGROChristopher Garcia ValleA bill where every act is pure fire is as rare and coveted as a chupacabra sighting, yet Wednesday night’s show at the Doug Fir was exactly that. A...
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After Facing His Loudest Critics, Ted Wheeler Will Push to Change City Meetings
by Dirk VanderHart Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Amanda Fritz attend a listening session with citizens Friday morning. Dirk VanderHartMayor Ted Wheeler's first listening session with his largest...
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by Anonymous We are within sight of another major league team, the NHL, and once again the small brains are at it.“Too much other fun stuff to do, too many other problems, not big enough fan base” Etc...
View ArticleCriminal Scum
by Anonymous Thank you so much for breaking in and robbing our store on Monday night. Our year was starting off pretty good, so thanks for leveling us out a bit. I hope that $700 bucks is used wisely,...
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