As reported sex assaults rise, Portland State may create its own police force.
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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Walmart Whomp Whomp
Despite Black Friday Protest, Retailer Rakes in Profits
Somehow, Walmart spins Black Friday protests to its advantage.
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The Boss Gets His Own Train
TriMet is adding extra trains and buses tomorrow to accommodate two big events happening right at the same time: The US women’s soccer team versus Ireland match at Jeld-Wen field and Bruce Springsteen at the Rose Garden. Both of these events are likely to cram TriMet, as people head to them right during rush hour, […]
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BREAKING: Portland Considering Local Gas Tax and Street Maintenance Fee
A draft Portland Bureau of Transportation budget document obtained by the Mercury reveals several big revenue-raising measures the city will consider to shore up transportation funding as soon as possible. PBOT Director Tom Miller has pondered many ideas at public meetings on the bureau’s finances. But several plans have become serious enough that a specially […]
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KBOO is an Emerald Jewel in the Very Tiara of Cascadia
This wheatpasted ad on SE Belmont has managed to capture exactly what’s intolerable about KBOO.
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WikiLeaker on Trial: Wikileaks document-supplier Bradley Manning could speak publicly for the first time since 2010 at his trial this week. France Would Back a Palestinian State, if the UN actually votes on the question. Living With a Robot Arm: Despite expensive and technologically advanced prosthetics, it’s far from easy for veterans to adjust to […]
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Things I Learned from a 1946 “Sex Hygiene” Manual
Last night, I was perusing the shelf of Powell’s “weird books” shelf (Orange Room, near the book buyers, absolute goldmine) and came across this gem from 1946: While the cover promises a digest on “the science of keeping clean, health, and happy!” the 92-page pamphlet is really about the secrets of sex and marriage. It’s […]
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Sexual Assault Reported Near PSU
A Portland State University student reported an absolutely terrifying crime this morning: Monday November 26, 2012, at 3:14 a.m., Portland Police responded to Southwest 10th Avenue and Market Street on the report of a sexual assault. Officers arrived and contacted the victim, a female adult in her 20s and Portland, and learned that she was […]
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My Righteous Indignation at Bank of American is Worth $3.71
One of the reasons I canceled my Bank of America account and switched to a credit union is because of my righteous indignation over BofA’s skeezy overdraft policies. The bank used to reorder its customers’ purchases so that they would be hit with more overdraft fees. I wasn’t the only person who was angry about […]
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Black Friday Pro-Worker Protest Gathers Outside Portland WalMart
There are not many worse places to be than SE 82nd Avenue on Black Friday in the middle of a freezing cold rainstorm, but about 150 Portlanders braved the traffic and elements this morning to protest outside the city’s only WalMart. Though the protest is in support of a nationwide WalMart worker walkout, there were […]
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Black Friday Walkout Protest Under Way At SE Portland WalMart
The clock hasn’t even officially hit Black Friday and already protesters have gathered outside SE 82nd Avenue’s WalMart to support tomorrow’s planned massive worker walkout. The Portland police have so far made one arrest of a person who was “creating a disturbance inside the store”—I assume that’s a protester, not someone stampeding for a new […]
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The Cost of a 22 Pound Turkey: Up only a smidge this year, according to America’s number crunchers, to $77. Turkey Trash: Try to keep some of the leftovers, eh? We throw away five million pounds of food waste during Thanksgiving. NO FUN REPORT: Parades are Wasteful. Environmentalists note that the country is reaching the […]