I was extremely skeptical of the Portland Aquarium. The aquarium is out on the ragged edges of the city, past Milwaukie where the streets grow wide and lined with tire stores, in a former Black Angus steakhouse that two brothers purchased in June, promising an aquarium for Portland by December. The brothers, Ammon and Vince […]
Sarah Shay Mirk
Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.
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Man Opens Fire in Elementary School, Killing Many Children
I thought we were going to get through this week without more unspeakable horror that brings me to tears at my desk, but no. From the New York Times: Eighteen children were killed on Friday morning in a shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., about 65 miles northeast of New York City, according […]
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You Can’t Find a Motive for a Senseless Crime
Referencing our handy media coverage of mass-shooting flowchart, you can see we’re now entering the period where we intimately profile the Clackamas Town Center shooter’s life and try to find some sense behind his violence. OR…
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Despite the Name, “American Hipster” is Actually an Interesting Show
Web series American Hipster is profiling “hipsters” in 10 American cities including—surprise!—Portland. At first, this sounded as pleasant as a visit to OMSI’s much-hyped vomit center, but it turns out the show so far has focused eight-minute segments interviewing genuinely talented Portland artists about their craft. If being called a “hipster” is what is takes […]
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Good Morning News!
The End of Minority: According to the new Census data, there will be no ethnic majority in America very soon. Remembering the Clackamas Shooting Victims: Both Cindy Yuille and Steve Forsyth were beloved by their friends and family. Rebels Gaining Ground in Syria: The Russian government predicts that Syria’s current leaders are barely holding on. […]
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Portland’s 75-Station Bike Share System Rolls Ahead
One of Mexico City’s bike share stations The bikes are coming. Today, Portland city council signed off 4-0 on a contract with Portland-based Alta Bike Share to roll out a bike sharing system in the central city. Alta has run into trouble launching New York’s bike share system, where the company is essentially caught in […]
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Update on Clackamas Town Center Shooting
Shooting victims Steven Forsyth and Cindy Yuille “Many people will be affected by this terrible act of violence every day for the rest of their lives.” Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts seemed to get a little hoarse as he spoke to reporters this morning about the details of yesterday’s terrible shooting at Clackamas Town Center. […]
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How to Get Shit Done in Portland
Advice from City Hall’s Resilient Workaholic, Mayor Sam Adams, to the Incoming Administration
Advice from resilient workaholic Mayor Sam Adams.
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A Terrible Act of Violence
Clackamas Town Center Shooting Claims Two Victims’ Lives
Clackamas Town Center Shooting Claims Two Victims’ Lives
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Sexual Politics
What Good Is Marriage?
Marriage is becoming obsolete for young people—except the gay ones.
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Nothin’ but Net Profits
Worried Nike Will Flee, Governor Proposes a Special Tax Deal
Governor John Kitzhaber wants some special tax treatment for Nike.
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Mass Shooting at Clackamas Town Center—Three People Dead
8:30 pm— The Clackamas police spokesperson says they have tentatively identified the shooter, but will not say any more until they’re 100 percent sure of his identity. He is confirmed dead, and besides the two other victims, only one person was reported as sent to the hospital—the woman we spoke of earlier. There was no […]