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Maryland Woes, Skinny Joints, and More Canna News
by Josh Jardine GETTY / LUMPPINIYou want a cannabis news roundup? Cause that’s what we have today, and we aren’t doing any substitutions. Take a number, and we’ll call you when your canna news is...
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Please Stop Calling The Handmaid's Tale "Prescient"
by Megan Burbank The Handmaid's Tale is typically categorized as speculative fiction, but it's very much rooted in the realities of life in countries where sexism informs governance.Houghton Mifflin...
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Portland Pizza Week April 17-22: $2 Slices at Hammy's, Hogan's Goat Pizza,...
by Mercury Staff Listen, Portland. We love you. And we love pizza. So the Portland Mercury is teaming up with dozens of local pizza shops to bring you the second Portland Pizza Week: $2 slices for...
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PDX Pop Now! Announces 2017 Dates
by Ciara Dolan This summer, Portland's premiere all-ages festival PDX Pop Now! will return to AudioCinema under the Hawthorne Bridge July 21-23. Over 35 local bands will perform, including a few sets...
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Tonight Julie Byrne Brings Her Starkly Beautiful Folk to Portland
by Ciara Dolan Jonathan BouknightThis past January, singer/songwriter Julie Byrne released her second full-length album, Not Even Happiness. Byrne currently lives in New York City, where she works...
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Lasers, Beer, and Video Games: Here's Ground Kontrol's Brand-New Expansion
by Chipp Terwilliger Chipp TerwilligerIt’s an exciting time to be a gamer in Portland. Last week, the city’s newest bar/arcade Quarterworld celebrated its first anniversary with a Saturday-night...
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A "Hate Group" Affiliate Came to Town to Talk About Refugees. It Went How...
by Cameron Crowell A protester waits outside of a controversial debate at Lewis & Clark College Tuesday night. Cameron CrowellLocal activists on Tuesday were barred entry from a debate at Lewis...
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Amazing New Places to Get Seriously Good Sandwiches
by Andrea Damewood Bless Your Heart Burger At BYH BurgersMinh TranI’m going to start with some settled case law: A hot dog is not a sandwich. Disagree? Tough. Take it up with the internet’s own Judge...
View ArticleJust a Mean Old Meanie
by Anonymous You have to be the most unfriendly, strict and uptight person to walk this land. You never let anything slide. You seem pissed off about anything anyone does, especially if it's wrong....
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Argument Du Jour: Lloyd District Neighbors Say Buses and Trains Could Imperil...
by Dirk VanderHart The lot where Mayor Ted Wheeler hopes to put Right 2 Dream Too. Dirk VanderHartIt is an utterance passed down to nearly any neighborhood where a homeless encampment is proposed:...
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The Campaign Finance Reform You Voted For Heads to Court
by Doug Brown Vinnie NeubergYou probably voted for it in November. Parts of it might be unconstitutional. And soon, in a perhaps unprecedented move, a Multnomah County judge will have a say on whether...
View ArticleIgnorance is Strength
by Anonymous And Hitler re-accommodated Jews to Holocaust Centers. And the Cherokee were re-accommodated to Oklahoma. And everyone will have access to health care they can't afford. And people of the...
View ArticleTo Any/All Recent SoCal Transplants!
by Anonymous One of the main reasons I relocated here was to get the hell away from you people, and NOW you insist on moving up here in droves!!! When it comes to driving here, read up. You best not...
View ArticleWe Kill Civilians, Too
by Anonymous Look it up. In 2015 we bombed a hospital in Afghanistan - 42 civilians dead. In 2016 we bombed a Syrian maternity hospital - 5 dead. July 2016 we bombed the village of al-Ghandour - 28...
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Police Chief Mike Marshman Back From Paid Leave, Cleared in Investigation
by Doug Brown Police Chief Mike Marshman, left, and Mayor Ted Wheeler, right, in FebruaryDoug BrownPolice Chief Mike Marshman is returning to the top of the Portland Police Bureau nearly three weeks...
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Good Morning News: Chief Marshman is Back, Anger at Walden, and the Blazers...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Unlike this week's weather, these links won't let you down. First up, some breaking news as of last night: Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman is back from paid...
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Win Tickets to this Monday's I, Anonymous Show!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Guys, the Mercury's monthly I, Anonymous Show is a shocking, hilarious hoot, filled with the best of the most delicious and crazy rants and confessions from the I, Anonymous...
View ArticlePlease Stop Dropping Off Your Used Items
by Anonymous I know not everyone is in the position to donate large sums of money or brand new items to a Children's Hospital. However please know when you drop off bags and bags of used toys, stuffed...
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Win, Lose, and Draw! Thorns Preseason RAP/WRAP!
by Erin O'Regan I have two types of Portland Thorns preseason wraps ready to roll out. Gift wrap: NO! Lettuce wrap: GET OUTTA HERE! Raven a rap-rap-rapping at my door: NEVERMORE!HERE IS THE PORTLAND...
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Blazers Recap: Last Game of the Regular Season
by Arthur Bradford A little over a week ago it looked like this game could be a big one with playoff implications. But no, the Blazers locked things up days ago and as such chose to rest most of their...
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