As Bullseye Glass Seeks to Resume Chromium Use, Questions Loom
by Daniel Forbes ON MARCH 4, a lawyer for Bullseye Glass emailed the state Department of Justice and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to ask to start using trivalent chromium (Cr III).For...
View ArticleCoked out? Lost money? The Roids? Or Just You?
by Anonymous There I was, walking to the max with my suitcase and backpack. To get there I have a stretch of gravel road before I get to pavement so I was walking on the edge of the street. Like I...
View ArticleHey Mr. Daddy Long Legs
by Anonymous I saw you in one part of the house dangling from the ceiling. I guessed you were dead because you weren't moving and looked kinda dead. Then days later you still weren't moving. Weeks...
View ArticleHappy Mothers Day
by Anonymous I am coming here to tell you about a Mothers Day visit to a woman I barely know. She is truly in need of help with her rent through the Government. On my visit for the first time, I heard...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Blazers Fall, the Sheriff's in Big Trouble, and Domino's...
by Dirk VanderHart Talk about adding insult to injury; someone changed the owner of the Trail Blazers on wikipedia last night. pic.twitter.com/5tCaek1prZ— Anthony Congi (@AnthonyCongi) May 10, 2016The...
View ArticlePlayoff Recap: Blazers Drop Game 4 to Warriors
by Aris Hunter Wales Photos courtesy trailblazers.com, Bruce Ely/Justin TuckerThere’s been a lot of talk about putting an asterisk next to this year’s playoffs for the Blazers. Folks think that since...
View ArticleMultnomah County's Main Employee Union Calls For Sheriff Staton's Resignation
by Doug Brown Sheriff Dan StatonA day after the Multnomah County Deputy Sheriff's Association issued a no confidence vote against embattled Sheriff Dan Staton, the county's largest employee union is...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Missing Person Report
by Dan Savage I am a vanilla soccer mom in the suburbs, very happily married with two kids and a gaggle of pets. Super, duper vanilla. I know there's other flavors out there and I respect all flavors,...
View ArticleDan Savage Chats with Stephen Colbert; Wears Unfortunate Jacket
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Hey looky there! Our good friend and columnist (and super popular podcaster) Dan Savage appeared with Stephen Colbert on last night's Late Show to talk about the election—and...
View ArticleTrump Started a Fight with the New Mayor of London
by Matt Baume "Hey, where'd everybody go?"Andrew Cline / Shutterstock.comWe're getting a little preview of how world leaders will respond to Donald Trump when Americans elect him as president: a...
View ArticleUPDATED: Yacht Pulls Worst Publicity Stunt Ever with Fake Leaked Sex Tape
by Ciara Dolan Not cool, you two.Bec LorrimerUPDATE: Jona Bechtold of YACHT responded to the Mercury's request for comment with a link to the band's statement about the incident, which you can read...
View ArticleUm, Budweiser Is Changing Its Name to "America" This Summer
by Christopher Frizzelle And they're changing their tagline—"King of Beers"—to "E Pluribus Unum."Courtesy of Anheuser BuschAs Anheuser-Busch explains:America’s No. 1 full-flavored lager is taking its...
View ArticleOn the Street Tomorrow: The New Issue of True Parent!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Working class parents, rejoice! Tomorrow brings the newest issue of True Parent—the magazine for the diverse array of parents who enjoy keeping it real. Here are just a few of...
View ArticleThe Mercury Endorses: Chloe Eudaly for City Commissioner, Position 4
by the Mercury Endorsement Strike Force A THEME came up in nearly every one of the Mercury's endorsement interviews: housing. Something else came up, too: housing. And every once in a while, a...
View ArticleMayor Charlie Hales' Business Tax Hike Appears Dead. Will A Construction Tax...
by Dirk VanderHart Nick Fish breaks the newsIT WAS A WHOPPING 90 minutes into Portland City Council’s first hearing on Mayor Charlie Hales’ proposed budget Tuesday before the ailing elephant in the...
View ArticleThings To Do Tonight!
by Bobby Roberts Givers, Anna WiseLouisiana's Givers burst on the scene a few years ago with some soulful folk-pop tunes and a tremendous, life-affirming live show. On the heels of their sophomore...
View ArticleWhy Trump's Candidacy Could Be a Great Thing for Elizabeth Warren (and,...
by Eli Sanders Elizabeth Warren: Currently taking on Donald Trump more forcefully than any other Democrat.Office of Elizabeth WarrenThe New York Timesis noticing that Democratic Senator Elizabeth...
View ArticleThe Whole Truth pt. 1
by Anonymous Dear Roommate, here is the version of the story that i have had to hear you repeat to EVERYONE who will listen. You are in the front yard taking your dog for a shit ( because she is just...
View ArticleThe Whole Truth pt. 2
by Anonymous Now, here is the REAL story. All of which you leave out in your constant re-telling, in your pathetic attempt to be a perpetual victim. From the day that you moved in here, you have...
View ArticleA New OPB Poll Shows Ted Wheeler and Steve Novick Could Face Runoff Opponents
by Dirk VanderHart Kenneth HueyPortland's mayor's race just got its second look at polling, and it's pretty similar to the first. As with a KATU poll released in early April, polling results...
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