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Here's Who Interviewed the Police Chief Finalists
by Doug Brown Doug BrownThe search for the next chief of the Portland Police Bureau is winding down. While the names of the six finalists have yet to be officially revealed—though current Chief Mike...
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The Last Time So Many Americans Rented Their Homes, Lyndon Johnson Was President
by Heidi Groover Rental rates are increasing—and not just among broke young people.Justin Sullivan/gettyMore American households are now renting their homes than at any point since at least 1965,...
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Several Trumpcare Provisions Now Need 60 Votes to Pass—Including Defunding...
by Megan Burbank POLITICS HAS RULES.mphillips007 / GettyWe thought they didn't have the votes, but it turns out they really don't have the votes. Today, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that several...
View ArticleA Penny Saved is a Penny Used
by Anonymous The red light conga line is out of control nowadays. It used to be running a red light was a real nail biter, now it's these fucks who are the 5th and 6th assholes "scootchin" on through....
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So Youn Lee’s Pastel Dreamscapes
by Kathleen Marie Little Blue, 12 x 12, oil and acrylic on panel, 2015So Youn LeeOn the cover this week is So Youn Lee’s pastel neon starry-eyed vision topped with an ice cream hat, peeking through a...
View Articleodd how many for sale signs become highrise apts
by Anonymous I don't like how inner SE is being turned into a playground of Garanimal Highriseapts and matching Garanimal residents. Heartless and soul-less. We moved herefrom a much larger city...
View ArticleDear Hetero Bros
by Anonymous Before you decide to give a girl unsolicited hot comments or ask if she has a boyfriend or are otherwise unwanted sexually advancing, think of me, a big bear, walking up to you and saying...
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by Anonymous 3rd and Madison. Sunday morning. Your skinny leg jeans and trashy girlfriend are no excuse to be a litter bug. Next time pick up your butt please. I live here.[ Comment on this story ][...
View ArticleI Know What You Did to My Child
by Anonymous I know what you did. You think you won? You haven't. You think anyone believes your bullshit story about how my toddler's entire face getting bashed in, black and blue? They don't. You...
View ArticleThe Real "Bonus"
by Anonymous I'm sick of working my ass off and doing everything the right way. There's literally zero reward for any of it. We spend our entire existence making money for OTHER PEOPLE.We will never...
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by Anonymous OR driving rules:1. never under ANY circumstance allow someone to merge onto the freeway.2. Cruise in the left lane, block traffic until there's a literal mile long caravan of vehicles...
View ArticleThey are Animals... Dummies
by Anonymous I love dogs more than anyone I know. I used to think I was a dog until I was about 18. With that I said, I am sick of you crazy clueless idiots walking around with your dogs off the...
View ArticleThings to Do Monday!
6 things to do for July 24 by Mercury Staff Beth Ditto, US Girls Beth Ditto’s time spent fronting the Olympia- and Portland-based dance-punk trio Gossip established her as a force in the world of...
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Things to Do This Week: July 24-27
by Mercury Staff July isn't going out like a chump, that's for damn sure: the last full week of this month is busy as hell, full of choice events likely to keep you out late on a work night every...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Portland's Russia Connection, Jared Plays Dumb, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Like a moth to a flame burned by the fire. My love is blind, can't you see my desire? LET'S GO TO PRESS.According to this report, Portland is using...
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Undermanned Timbers Respond With Huge Win in Vancouver
by Abe Asher Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via APMired in their worst run of form in five years and missing an eye-popping twelve first team players, the Portland Timbers appeared to be in dire...
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Burgerlicious: Here Are the Burgers You Can Eat During Portland Mercury’s...
by Mercury Staff AT LAST. After an entire year of waiting—you’ve been so patient!—the Portland Mercury’s Burger Week is almost here!From Monday August 7-Saturday August 12, at over 40 of Portland’s...
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From Stranger Things 2 to Ready Player One, Here Are All the Comic-Con...
by Erik Henriksen Courtesy NetflixA few years ago, San Diego's Comic-Con International was a comic book convention. How quaint! These days, it rivals the Super Bowl as an annual consumerism orgy where...
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Game of Thrones Recap! Valyrian Grammar and a Boat Fight in “Stormborn”
by Ned Lannamann BOAT FIGHT!!!!!!!Courtesy of HBOLast night’s episode of Game of Thrones suggested there’s not going to be much in the way of downtime this season. We’re only on Episode 2, and shit is...
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by Anonymous Okay ladies, real talk.The reason you got 45 likes on that last selfie isn't because they noticed you cut a 1/2" off your bangs or got a super awesome blowout at that fancy salon. They're...
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