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Billionaire Narcissist Who Won't Show Us His Taxes Has the Nerve to Lecture...
by Christopher Frizzelle Trump gave a speech in Detroit today criticizing "the job-killing, tax-raising, poverty-inducing Obama/Clinton agenda." More than 14 million private-sector jobs have been...
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Good Morning, News: Cop-Watching "Constitutionalist" Arrested, New (Bad) PPS...
by Dirk VanderHart More uncertainty around Terminal 1, the 14.5-acre city-owned plot in Northwest Portland that Commissioner Dan Saltzman wants to turn into a temporary 400-bed homeless shelter (and...
View ArticleHurrah, the New Luke Cage Trailer is AWESOME!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey If you're like me, you looooooved the character of Luke Cage in the Netflix series Jessica Jones. And as promised, Luke returns with his own Netflix series on September 30—and...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Worst Breakup Story Ever
by Dan Savage My partner proposed to me on May 16, 2016, after dating and living together for three years. We had planned a September 2016 wedding. Soon after we got engaged we started trying for a...
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IMPORTANT POLL: Which Fast 8 Candyass Does The Rock Have Zero Tolerance For?
by Erik Henriksen THE ROCKZero tolerance for candyasses.I've said it before, and I will say it again, and I will say it until the day I die: The Rock is a goddamn hero, and a national treasure, and...
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Lucy Dacus Doesn’t Want to Be Funny Anymore
by Ryan J. Prado LUCY DACUS Seriously, stop giggling.Dustin CondrenWHEN LUCY DACUS sings “I don’t wanna be funny anymore” on the opening track of her debut full-length, No Burden, she delivers it with...
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The Best and Weirdest Moments of Pickathon 2016
by Mercury Staff View from the Mountain StageChristopher Keith GarciaTHIS PAST WEEKEND thousands of music fans flocked to Happy Valley for Pickathon, which I can now attest really is Oregon's best...
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Did Donald Trump Just Encourage His Followers to Shoot Hillary Clinton?
by Sean Nelson Trump welcomes his new campaign advisor, clear and present dangerJoseph Sohm/ShutterstockToday in new lows... At a rally in Wilmington, DE, Donald Trump employed his characteristic...
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Republican Senator Susan Collins Won't Support Trump—and Neither Will 50...
by Christopher Frizzelle Senator Susan Collins published an op-ed in the Washington Post last night.U.S. SenateCollins's op-ed begins:I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a...
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Commissioner Nick Fish Wants the State to Weigh In On a Homeless Shelter He...
by Dirk VanderHart Terminal 1: Where that nice star is.City of PortlandIf Portland Housing Commissioner Dan Saltzman succeeds in winning the go-ahead for a temporary homeless shelter at the city-owned...
View ArticleEmotional Abuse
by Anonymous You know I'm depressed for a reason and thats why I dont look at people when I pass them by. To make fun of me for ignoring people seems to add anger to my depression. I worked 2 years...
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Faced with Obsolescence from #BurgerWeek, Burger King Develops Whopper Burrito
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy Burger King / SatanIn the face of Burger Week—which has Portland burger lovers in a gluttonous frenzy—it's little wonder that longtime burger maker Burger King is...
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Mo Troper's Cover of Sheryl Crow's 1996 Hit "If It Makes You Happy" Is...
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Don't Believe the Anti-Measure 97 Site. The Mercury Hasn't Made an Endorsement
by Dirk VanderHart We've still got a loooong way to go in the fight over Measure 97, which is shaping up to be a bloody-nosed, torn-shirt slap fest.The $3 billion corporate tax increase (for companies...
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Here are Some Delightful Responses to Donald Trump's Latest Horrifying Comment
by Megan Burbank It hurts to be beaten by a girl, doesn't it, Donald Trump? DOESN'T IT?Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia CommonsIn a statement that made me want to procure one of those Mad Max...
View ArticleMotorcycle Mania
by Anonymous After watching Easy Rider for at least 10 times and wanting to express myself in such a individualistic way, I felt it was time to buy my first bike. I searched and searched until I found...
View ArticleOn Second Thought... Maybe You Shouldn’t Get a Dog
Sometimes the dog you want isn’t the dog you get. by Katrina Douglas SO YOU’RE THINKING of getting a dog.I get it—everybody wants a dog! It is a fun thing, a thing that will give your life at least a...
View ArticleFillmore Trattoria: Honest Italian-American Fare
It won’t win any awards for trendiness, but it’s got a mean red sauce. by Andrea Damewood EVERYTHING ABOUT Fillmore Trattoria is decidedly Old Portland: the menu isn’t pretentious; the electric...
View ArticleLush Life: Stress Test
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View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“Someone buy Megan a Wonder Woman outfit and set up the drinks!!!” RE: WONDER WOMANRE: “It’s Time to Cheer Up About Hillary Clinton” [Feature, Aug 3], Megan Burbank’s valiant effort to get people...
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