Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty spoke at a press conference for her abortion rights resolution Wednesday afternoon. BLAIR STENVICK The Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to pass a resolution condemning recent anti-abortion legislation passed in other states, and cementing Portland’s status as one of the leading cities in the country for abortion rights and access. […]
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Blair Stenvick is a former news reporter and culture writer for the Portland Mercury.
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Anna Merlan’s Republic of Lies: What Conspiracy Theories Get Wrong and Right
METROPOLITAN BOOKS / AUTHOR PHOTO BY TOD SEELIE “The world is more chaos than we like to imagine,” Bryce Reh tells Anna Merlan in her book, Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power. “The faster we come to terms with that, the more fluidly you can deal with it.” Reh […]
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Mayor Wheeler Defends Portland Police Bureau’s False “Cement Milkshake” Tweet
BLAIR STENVICK Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler offered few tangible insights during a press conference on Monday—his first since alt-right and left-wing protestors violently clashed at a June 29 protest in downtown Portland. But Wheeler, fresh from an international vacation that started before June 29, did defend a controversial tweet sent out by the Portland Police […]
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Good Morning, News: Joey Gibson’s Legal Champion, ICE Uses Facial Recognition, and Soccer!
Stay up to date on Portland news and politics. Looking for fun? Here are the best Things to Do in Portland today. Consider this your Monday motivation. Richard Heathcote / Getty images Good morning, Portland! Or, if you’ve been up for 24 hours celebrating the US women’s dominance at the World Cup, good evening! Here […]
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Republic of Lies Book Review: Anna Merlan Explores Our Nation’s Obsession With Conspiracies
Our government is sneaky!
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Five Questions I Have After Watching Dem Debate Part Deux
Drew Angerer / Getty images I watched part two of the first Democratic 2020 presidential debate last night—all 120 minutes of it. I watched John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet slowly morph into one person as the evening progressed. I heard the viewer question submitted by Kathleen in Canby (you go, Kathleen in Canby!). I contemplated […]
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Portland Police to Host First Active Shooter Training for Religious Communities
An April shooting at Chabad of Poway in San Diego prompted many Portland faith communities to seek safety training. David McNew / getty images After a shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in San Diego left one person dead and three others injured in April, Portland faith leaders started asking local law enforcement agencies […]
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You Don’t Have to Be Good at Homebrewing for It to Be Fun
SASHATIGAR / GETTY IMAGES From the Portland Mercury‘s Craft Beer Issue! Last fall, I went apple picking at Morning Shade Farm in Canby and picked hundreds of apples. Some of them had bruises and worm-holes and dirt, and some were so perfect I could picture them sitting on a cartoon teacher’s desk. A few days […]
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Good Morning News: It’s Debate Halftime, TriMet Makes Some Moves, and Your Supreme Court Update
Stay up to date on Portland news and politics. Looking for fun? Here are the best Things to Do in Portland today. Does this qualify as a Renaissance painting? Joe Raedle / Getty images Good morning, Portland! It appears we’ve survived the apocalypse, so congrats on that. @KGWRodHill @KGWNews lightning strike around 162nd and San […]
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TriMet Board Passes Budget, Funds Dedicated Bus Lanes, and Keeps Skidmore MAX Stop Open
TRIMET Three votes made at Wednesday’s TriMet Board of Directors meeting should have a significant impact on how easy it is for Portlanders to get around the region in coming years. Here’s a breakdown on the decisions and how they could influence Portland’s transit future: Budget approval The board unanimously adopted TriMet’s 2019-2020 annual budget, […]
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Good Morning, News: Debate Prep, Waiting for Republicans, and A Women’s Soccer Update
Stay up to date on Portland news and politics. Looking for fun? Here are the best Things to Do in Portland today. BIG MOOD DREW ANGERER / GETTY IMAGES Good morning, Portland! Today is our last day of relative sunshine before a couple rainy days—better go get some tepache before the shitty weather strikes. Here […]
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Oregon’s Carbon Emissions Bill Isn’t the Only Legislation Delayed by State Republicans
GETTY IMAGES You have probably heard by now about the Oregon Senate Republicans’ big year-end field trip to deny Democrats a vote on a bill that would place new carbon emissions limits on businesses. But while House Bill 2020 is the reason 11 state senators are dodging the Capitol—and reportedly, the state—it isn’t the only […]