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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.ā¢ Steven Humphrey Here's some good news for those of you who use cable locks on your bikeāand 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.ā¢ 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 ānā 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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One Day at a Time: Taylor Diddles with Hiddle
by Ann Romano WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15Now we turn to a question that's kept us up at night: When will Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston do the sexing? We finally have the answer: They are! Right now!"Tinker...
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Jack Reacher DGAF
by Erik Henriksen JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK "This fellow looks friendly! Let's hear what he has to say."Look. I don't have a lot to add to this. I just want to make sure that you see it. I just want...
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Burger King Introduces "Mac n' Cheetos"; America Vows to Eat Them
by Wm.ā¢ Steven Humphrey For those who are bored with the usual methods of developing angina, may I present Burger King's newest product: MAC 'N CHEETOS.Courtesy Burger King / SatanAccording to...
View ArticleBIKETOWN IS HERE... except for the disabled
by Anonymous The city of Portland is launching its' bike share program, BIKETOWN, on July 9, 2016. Nike joined forces with the city last January when the $10 million, five year sponsorship was...
View ArticleI've got to pee!
by Anonymous Riding the bus is okay. I don't mind the waiting in the rain, the questionable hygiene of the other riders, or the unpredictable schedules at a premium price. What really irks me is the...
View ArticleScary Messages
by Anonymous Like the time I was having achy foot problems. Bam, I'd see TV commercials for the Good Feet store. When I was thinking of buying a house. Pow, I'd see computer ads and TV commercials for...
View ArticleCan we? I want to believe, but we wont.
by Anonymous I want to believe in words like hope and change but I just don't anymore. All I ever see are people on some welfare, disability, or unemployment. It's because they can, they do and find a...
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Good Morning, News: The Brexit's A Thing, Kate Brown's Alarmed by Oil Trains,...
by Dirk VanderHart Just, wow. In the face of good sense, and powered by anti-establishment, anti-immigrant sentiment, Britain has formally voted to exit the European Union. The Brexit actually...
View ArticleWho Sent the Dumbest Tweet in Reaction to Brexit?
by Dan Savage Just arrived in Scotland. Place is going wild over the vote. They took their country back, just like we will take America back. No games!ā Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24,...
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Things To Do This Weekend!
Things to do for June 24-26 by Bobby Roberts As a wizened R&B Jedi once carefully intoned, "We don't have to take our clothes off, to have a good time, no no. We can dance and party all night, and...
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Timbers v. Houston Match Preview
by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersThe Portland Timbers play their first MLS home game for the better part of a month on Sunday against the Houston Dynamo (3:00 PM, TV on ESPN2) with a...
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