Mercury freelancer Paul Leonard clearly had a bright career ahead of him with such gems as this story from last month about a topless MAX rider allegedly harassed by security. Unfortunately he’s now been hired as managing editor of the Vancouver Business Journal, where a brief search for the terms “exposed breasts” and “public transportation” […]
Matt Davis
Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.
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Good Morning, News!!
“I WANT THIS DONE NOW. NOW, IF THERE ARE NO DEADLINES, NOTHING GETS DONE IN THIS TOWN!!!” That’s the President on health care reform. Swoon: OBAMA: SAYS REFORM ‘ISN’T ABOUT ME…’ PASSENGER WRESTS GUN FROM CARJACKER, SHOOTS FLEEING ROBBER!!! On Southeast 84th. NINE WOMEN ACCUSE TRAILER PARK MANAGER OF SEXUAL ASSAULT!!! At 6415 NE Killingsworth. […]
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Adams Spokesman Nkrumah Follows Through, Sues
Former Sam Adams spokesman Wade Nkrumah has followed through on his threat to sue the mayor for telling a TV reporter he had quit over “stress” in late January—the O and WW are reporting this afternoon. Nkrumah quit because of Adams’ “lying as a public official,” and not stress, according to his tort claim. He […]
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Give Me A Minute
I got back from vacation this morning after not having looked at my laptop for nine days. The idea was to completely unplug from Portland and the paper for the first time in three years, and see what happened. As you can see, after a week, I was completely relaxed: DAVIS: RELAXED… Okay, so it’s […]
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$15 Million… Found!
Merritt Paulson Plugs Soccer Funding Gap
Timbers owner Merritt Paulson plugs a $15 million gap in funding for
Major League Soccer renovations at PGE Park.
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Good Morning, News!!
GM OUT OF BANKRUPTCY!!! CEO says he’s grateful for a “second chance.” AIG TO HAND OUT BONUSES!!! And why not. LEVI: PALIN RESIGNED FOR THE MONEY!!! Father of Palin’s grandkid says she “had talked about how nice it would be take some of this money people have been offering us and just run with it, […]
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Paulson Finds Big Soccer Its Missing $15million
RACHAEL MARCUS CONTRIBUTED REPORTING TO THIS POST… The deal to bring Major League Soccer to Portland is back off life support for the time being, after the city took controversial urban renewal money off the table this afternoon as a means of plugging the $15million hole in the cost of renovations to PGE Park for […]
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John Kroger: Less Boring Than He Looks…
My review of the Attorney General’s book is in this week’s issue, and you can catch him reading from it at Powell’s on Burnside tonight at 7:30pm. Bottom line: He’s less boring than he looks. KROGER: MORE STEVEN SEAGAL THAN JAMES STEWART… Before writing the review I interviewed Kroger about writing, ethics, morality, parenthood, stealing […]
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Less Boring than He Looks
John Kroger’s Surprising Memoir
John Kroger’s memoir gives insight into the Attorney General’s unusual
political character.
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Advocates, Mercenaries, or Minions of Satan?
Legislators Rate Salem's Best and Worst Lobbyists
The Mercury turns over a rock in Salem and finds… lobbyists!
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Hall Monitor
Rest In Rage
Portland activist Bonnie Tinker is tragically killed in a bike accident
in Virginia.