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Abe Asher
Abe Asher covers city news, politics, and soccer for the Portland Mercury. His reporting has appeared in The Nation, VICE News, Sahan Journal, and other outlets.
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Good Afternoon, News: New Police Contract Details, McCollum Traded, and Starbucks Fires Memphis Union Organizers
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Bye CJ—you’ll be missed! Matthew Stockman / Getty Images Good afternoon, Portland! […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Study Shows Cost of Potential Oil Spill, OHA to Lift Mask Mandate, and Homeless Deaths Up Nationwide
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With New Season Approaching, How Has Demand for Timbers Tickets Changed?
The Timbers Army backs their team during MLS Cup at Providence Park on December 13. Portland Timbers FC Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story claimed that the Portland Timbers are selling season tickets to members of the general public not on the team’s waitlist for the first time in more than a decade, […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Wheeler Wants More Cops, PPS Failing Students in Reading, and Zucker Resigns from CNN
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Portland-Area Starbucks Join National Movement to Unionize
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Three Starbucks stores in the Portland area are joining stores across the country in filing for union elections in one of the biggest labor movements to hit the food service industry in years. If the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) approves elections, workers at the three locations could receive ballots […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Reparations Suggested for Albina Displacement, It’s Black History Month, and COVID Vaccines for Kids Under Five
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Good Afternoon, News: Starbucks Union Elections, New Report Suggests Reparations for Displacement, and Judge Rejects Plea Deals for Arbery’s Killers
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Three Portland-area Starbucks locations have filed a petition to unionize, following the […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Body Cams for Cops, Rental Assistance Back On, and Justice Breyer Reportedly Retiring
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Good Afternoon, News: Burnside Bridge Plan Advances, Compensation for the Wrongly Incarcerated, and Land Returned to California Tribes
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Good Afternoon, News: More COVID Testing, Questions About Kristof, and Supreme Court to Weigh Affirmative Action
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“He Was Too Good to be True”: Diego Valeri Says Goodbye to Portland
Diego Valeri, in flight. Portland Timbers FC We’ll start with a soccer story. Diego Valeri’s nine years in Portland were about much more than soccer, but this goal in March, 2013, all the way back at the beginning, is as natural an entry point as any. It was one of the first signs that Valeri […]