DAVE NEESON Either it’s his personal life, or it’s not his personal life. Personally, I’m a bit sick of hearing that people had things going on in their “personal lives,” that they can’t talk about, and then seeing it splashed all over the fucking newspaper the next morning. From this week’s story on Westerman’s road […]
Matt Davis
Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.
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Read The Goddamn News
Did you hear KPOJ this morning at 8? Oh well. You can re-listen here, once they’ve posted the feed in an hour or so. Lots in the news section this week. Thanks For Nothing Slammed: Saltzman’s Mental Health Plan for Cops. WILDER SCHMALTZ Chasse Avenue Since we seem to be in the business of feel-good […]
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Symphony To NYC: “Going to Carnegie Hall is the crowing achievement of one’s career as an individual musician, and for orchestras it is much the same.”
Update, 10:50 Good to see the Oregonian‘s David Stabler picking up on this story, too. Original post: Blogger Noble Viola, a professional violin-ish player with the symphony, Charles Noble, has weighed in on the hot subject: Should Mayor Sam Adams give $200,000 for the Oregon Symphony to go to New York to play a concert […]
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“The Man in the Shadows”
Meet Mark Wiener: The Most Politically Powerful Man in Portland (Whom You’ve Probably Never Heard Of)
The most politically powerful man in Portland?
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Thanks for Nothing
Slammed: Saltzman’s Mental Health Plan for Cops
Advocates slam Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s mental health plan for the police bureau.
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Road Rage Redux
First Chasse Cop, Now Police Union Boss
First Sergeant Kyle Nice, now police union boss Scott Westerman in road rage incidents.
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It’s Alcohol Awareness Month
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission just Tweeted a link to this online alcohol screening test, which will assess your drinking against the rest of the US population and try to help you figure out…well… SHIT Fortunately, I got this answer back: NO SHIT God bless the O’Douls! But then, on my bad days, I think […]
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“It’s not all the kids. It’s just the bad ones.”
Street Roots‘ April Fools edition is now online. And of course the irony is not lost that the article PDX on Verge of Collapse after Homeless People Invade Downtown is perhaps less outrageous than some of the real suggestions made recently to counter of Portland’s Homeless Problem(TM). “It’s not all the kids. It’s just the […]
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Should City Pay To Send The Symphony To NYC?
Should your tax dollars pay for the symphony to play Carnegie Hall when the city is in the midst of a budget crisis?The mayor’s office has put an an add package in this year’s budget seeking $200,000 for the Oregon Symphony to go on a trip to play at Carnegie Hall in New York. But […]
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Beavers Attendance: Depressing
A friend of mine was at the Chi-Chi MAC Club last night, downing cocktails made from the blood of poor people. At the same time, there was a candidate forum going on across town, discussing the impact of the city’s Major League Soccer deal on Portland. “I don’t believe that we will have gained a […]
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Superheroes/Comics Fest Descend On City Hall
“We dress like super heroes and villains because we love them,” said Benja Barker, the founder of the Alter Egos Society, testifying before city council this morning. “It’s our mission to give people the opportunity to be creative and wear tights in public. Super heroes appeal to a diverse range of people in our community […]