66 VOTE FOR 1 Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,900 71.28 No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,348 28.72 67 VOTE FOR 1 Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,037 71.47 No. . […]
Matt Davis
Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.
Posted inElection 2010
Buffeted To Victory? Partying With Yes Folks
I’m at the “campaign celebration” for the Yes on 66/67 campaign, at the Wonder Ballroom on N.Russell. It’s not a victory party, you understand. BALLOONS: SIGN OF OPTIMISM? Nor will it be, until the campaign actually wins. They’re playing “Can You Hear Me Knocking” on the PA. As in, all around your dooooooooorrrrrr… Now, has […]
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Following The Election Tonight?
Oh, hello there! I suppose you’re wondering where to get news about the Measure 66/67 results, this evening. Well, look no further: We’ll be updating Blogtown all night. First results will be posted at 8pm on Multnomah County’s Elections Site. Then there’ll be updates on the elections Twitter feed @multcoelections, and we’ll have photographs and […]
Posted inEthics
Conflict Of ‘O’nterest in Measure 66/67 Ad?
Another chapter in the controversy over the Oregonian‘s endorsement of a “no” vote on measures 66 and 67. The Mercury has been hearing strange tips this afternoon from deep throat sources. We’ve been told, somewhat unreliably as far as sources go, that the effort to push for the Measure 66/67 ad originated with the paper’s […]
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Greg Oden’s Alleged Naked Pictures
WARNING: THESE IMAGES ARE NOT SAFE FOR WORK. The Mercury office has been abuzz this morning with rumors about Blazers star Greg Oden posing for naked pictures—which have made their way onto the internet. If you go to tabloidprodigy.com, you can look at them all. On the one hand, I’m dubious about linking to these, […]
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Good Morning, News!!
IT’S ELECTION DAY!!! And the “eyes of the nation are on Oregon,” writes Blue Oregon editor Kari Chisholm. I agree. So let’s try not to moon the nation: Vote YES ON MEASURES 66 and 67. OREGONIAN PUBLISHER, ED.PAGE EDITOR, MANAGING EDITOR DEFEND “NO ON 67” EDITORIAL PROCESS!!! Mitch Nolan at Oregon Media Central has a […]
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Cop Union Negotiations With City To Be Public
The city’s controversial union contract with the Portland Police Association will be open to reporters and the public, it has emerged today. The police union’s four-year contract with the city is due to expire on June 30, and needs to be re-negotiated soon. It has become increasingly controversial recently because it contains clauses about how […]
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Oregonian’s Editorial Page Editor Caldwell: “Pure B.S” That He Is “Terrified For [His] Job.”
The Oregonian‘s Editorial Page Editor has followed his publisher’s lead in hitting back at allegations made by the Measure 66 and 67 campaign over the weekend. CALDWELL: “PURE B.S” THAT HE IS “TERRIFIED FOR [HIS] JOB…” The paper’s new publisher, N.Christian Anderson III wrote in a publisher’s note yesterday that he is “not” a “right-wing […]
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BREAKING: Cornett Leads On Signatures
Jesse Cornett appears to be in the lead in the race to gather signatures for public financing to run against city commissioner Dan Saltzman. CORNETT: LEADING “I have 780 signatures already, and I’m going to make it,” he told the Mercury this morning. So confident did Cornett seem in his ability to make the number […]
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Oregonian Publisher: “Not right wing nut.”
The new Oregonian publisher N.Christian Anderson III has finally emerged to respond to criticism voiced by critics from the Yes on 66/67 campaign yesterday. ANDERSON: CAME OUT FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN, FINALLY In a “publisher’s note” this morning, Anderson protests at being called a “right-wing nut.” “I’m not,” he writes. But he does admit to […]
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Novick on Oregonian Editorial: “highly uncharacteristic disregard for factual accuracy.”
Former candidate for US Senate Steve Novick has responded on Blue Oregon to tomorrow’s Oregonian editorial about Measures 66 and 67. He says the editorial board at the paper is displaying a disregard for the truth: What’s more disturbing, however, to those of us who value newspapers in general and the Oregonian in particular (including […]
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New York Times on Tax Measures: “What happens here may be closely watched elsewhere.”
William Yardley gets quite a few inches in tomorrow’s issue to discuss the impact of measures 66 and 67. He goes to rural Jackson County to assess the impact of the measures on basic services out there. What happens here may be closely watched elsewhere. While tax increases are probably coming in plenty of other […]