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Some of you even tuned into KPOJ at 8am this morning, didn’t you. You can listen again here. Now, start with Sarah Mirk’s fascinating feature…

WE BUILT THIS CITY Portland has invested 10 years and $93 million in South Waterfront. Have we built a modern ghost town?

Then skip to the news section…

TAX DOLLARS FOR HANDJOBS Portland cops took $150 from a city “evidence fund” to pay for a handjob from an alleged prostitute. I called it a “sex act” on the radio. But still…

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SHRUNK BUT NOT DEMOLISHED High schools avoid closure in redesign.

WITNESS THE FITNESS Amanda Fritz wants council to set a healthier example.

HIGHLIGHTS OF RACISM…THE TOUR! Bus showcases Portland’s racist history.

CRUSHED IN THE CROSSWALK Tragic Trimet crash kills two pedestrians.

Not to mention breakers on the anarchists, and sit-lie laws.

Read the goddamn news.

Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.

2 replies on “Read The Goddamn News”

  1. A “sex act” seems far more nefarious than “hand job”.

    And $150 for a hand job? Not that I’ve ever paid for a hand job, so I don’t know the going rates, but I would hope to get more for that kind of money.

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