Dirk VanderHart
I'm a news reporter for the Mercury. I've spent a lot of the last decade in journalism — covering tragedy and chicanery in the hills of southwest Missouri, politics in Washington, D.C., and other matters elsewhere.
I've been in Portland three years, love it and want to help make it better. Let's keep it amicable!
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In Texts to Business Lobby, Mayor’s Office Pledged to Dramatically Increase Portland’s No-Sit Sidewalks
“Whatever It Takes,” Mayor Ted Wheeler Wrote Last Year, After Columbia Threatened to Pull Out of Downtown
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Hall Monitor: The Housing Bureau Goes Fishing
As Apartment Projects Slow, Can the City Convince Developers to Offer Cheap Units?
Posted inNews
Hall Monitor: Waffle House
After a Reversal, Has Mayor Ted Wheeler Made Up His Mind on Renter Relocation Fees?
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Did Prosecutors Go Too Far in Clearing a Cop in a 2014 Killing?
A New Audit of Police Shootings Says Yes