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Good morning, Portland. Here are some links for you. Levi Hastings First up is this week’s feature by writer Heather Arndt Anderson about a 1912 Portland sex scandal: “In those days, prostitution and other forms of vice (the fun, old-timey name for sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll) were rampant, but largely hidden from view—until […]

Mercury staff As Oregon prepares to make a fateful decision on how it funds health care for low-income citizens, plenty of voters will rely on the state’s official voters’ pamphlet. The Oregon Secretary of State’s office recently sent out the influential 48-page document to every household in the state. It lays out Measure 101—the lone […]

Jason C. Huffman A white man is accused of yelling a racial slur at a security guard in downtown Portland before spitting on the security guard’s boots and issuing a “Nazi hand sign” at him. Jason Huffman, 46, was arrested by Portland police officers last Wednesday and was charged with harassment and intimidation in the […]

Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury listens to people complaining about her calling Commissioner Loretta Smith a ‘Bitch” Doug Brown More than two dozen Black Portland-area residents—including trailblazing former State Sen. Margaret Carter and Pastor Matt Hennessee, among other prominent community members—took to the microphone this morning to address County Chair Deborah Kafoury in the first […]

FRANÇOIS VIGNEAULT Good morning, Portland. There are no weak links here. Want to find a Twitter account that both liberals and conservatives rant at? Well, look no further than Mayor Ted Wheeler. We looked through @tedwheeler’s Twitter mentions for the entirety of 2017 and, yikes, it’s pretty terrible (he gets called a “cuck” pretty frequently). […]

A former Reed College student says he had a sexual relationship with his professor and that the school wasn’t accommodating enough to him after his mental health allegedly deteriorated because of the professor’s subsequent “rejection of him as a lover” and “rejection” of his work for her as a research assistant. The school denies the […]

Loretta Smith ***ORIGINAL STORY (12:44 pm)*** The state’s elections division will fine County Commissioner Loretta Smith $250 after determining she skirted a campaign finance law while raising money for her campaign for a Portland City Council seat. The state determined that Smith improperly failed to update her candidate committee by not indicating she’s running for […]

Good morning, Portland. This post is only as strong as its weakest link. Before we get to the newsy shit, check out this week’s Mercury feature and plan your New Year’s Eve. Here’s your guide to the best events in town. Chris Bigalke Check out Dirk VanderHart’s story on a city fee meant to spruce […]

Good morning, Portland. Link time. First up, check out our feature on Christmas. Specifically, critiquing Christmas-related events in Portland. It’s fun! K. Marie Portland police: A high threshold for what constitutes a “threat” when the statement is made by one of its own: When one sergeant policing a protest on a public sidewalk last November […]