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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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Read the Governor’s Proposed Special Nike-Tax-Deal Plan
Three days before a resurrected legislature is set to vote on it, the governor’s office has released the draft text of the special tax agreement it hopes to secure for Nike. You can read a PDF of the proposed bill here. The bill argues that the state’s current “single sales factor” method of determining how […]
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Police Arrest “Hipster Bandit” Who Robbed Credit Union By Bike
Portland police have cracked the case of the hipster bandit! The bandit has been on a bank-robbing spree around Portland since this summer, earning his moniker after a witness to an August robbery at Albina Community Bank told police the robber “looked like a hipster.” On Friday, December 7, the hipster struck again, when he […]
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Thousands Protest Anti-Union Law at Michigan Capitol: As Michigan’s legislature is poised to pass an anti-union “right to work” law 10,000 people turn out to chant “VETO!” Childhood Obesity… wait for it… Declines! After 30 years of growing obesity rates among young kids, some city’s are actually seeing slight declines. Hold Those Visas! Banking on […]
Posted inPolitics
Worried Nike Will Flee, Governor Kitzhaber Wants Special Tax Code for Sportswear Giant
Looking to expand its operations, Nike has “active negotiations” with other states, warned Governor John Kitzhaber at a press conference this morning. To keep the sportswear giant in Oregon, Kitzhaber has called a special one-day session of the Oregon legislature to discuss one big idea: creating a law that would allow the governor to handpick […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
Watch the Number of Seattle Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Tick Upwards
Delightful graph of the day: The number of marriage licenses issued in King County. Marriage licenses issued during Marriage Equality event The Stranger has adorable photos to boot. Marriage licenses issued during Marriage Equality event
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Interview With Editorial Cartoonist Jack Ohman
If you don’t know the work of Jack Ohman, you should—he’s one of the best editorial cartoonists in the country. A Minnesota native, Ohman has worked as the Oregonian‘s editorial cartoonist for 29 years, producing thousands of cartoons and winning a pile of prestigious awards, including being a finalist for the Pulitzer this year. Now, […]
Posted inPuppy
Where is the Best Place for Dog Mooching?
Belmont Stumptown I don’t have a dog. This is because I’m not a responsible human and also because I live in a house the size of a West Hills closet. But I love dogs. I love them. I’m that person who stops in the middle of a serious conversation with a friend to point and […]
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Meet the First Local Same-Sex Couple To Get a Marriage License
Major love. Meet Paul Harris & James Griener, the first of hundreds of couples to apply for a marriage license today in Clark County, according to Equality SW Washington, the LGBT group helping coordinate the weekend-long license applications and festivities across the river from Portland. Ironically, Harris is actually been in charge of the county […]
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Tanks Roll Into Cairo: President Morsi orders tanks into the streets to block and intimidate protesters—but many of his aides quit in protest themselves. Majority of Americans Support Gay Marriage: On the first day gay Washingtonians can apply for marriage licenses, 53 percent of Americans say they support same-sex marriage. Cutting Edge Condom Technology: Researchers […]
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Today in Great Ideas: Flatline the Prison Population
Governor Kitzhaber has an excellent idea for Oregon: Flatline the prison population. The big idea got kind of lost in the discussion over the governor’s budget last week, but it could be a good move for Oregon if the legislature actually signs off on it this spring. Here are the basics: Oregon’s prison population, along […]
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Jail Is Broken
Kitzhaber Says, “Read My Lips: No New Prisons.”
An innovative plan to save state cash: Flatline the prison population.