ILLUSTRATIONS BY JEREMY EATON MULTNOMAH COUNTY COMMISSION, DISTRICT 1:Sharon Meieran We’re suprised to find this is one of the more tepid endorsements we’re making in this election. Back in May, emergency room doctor Sharon Meieran was a bright spot in the relatively crowded field to take over County Commissioner Jules Bailey’s seat. Meieran’s medical experience […]
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The Portland Mercury Endorsement: Vote Yes on Measure 97
SVETLANA / ISTOCK MEASURE 97:Yes To be frank, we don’t completely buy the line coming from either side of the debate around Measure 97, the hugely contentious $3 billion corporate tax that’s become the state’s most expensive race ever. If enacted, the measure would have an enormous effect on state finances, ballooning Oregon’s general fund […]
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The Portland Mercury Endorses: Chloe Eudaly for City Commissioner, Position 4
ILLUSTRATIONS BY JEREMY EATON CITY COMMISSIONER, POSITION 4:Chloe Eudaly It all comes back to housing. We were the only newspaper to endorse Reading Frenzy owner and housing advocate Chloe Eudaly in the primary over incumbent Steve Novick, and it was a tough call. But we were persuaded by Eudaly’s dedication to Portland’s escalating housing crisis. […]
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The Portland Mercury Endorses: Hillary Clinton for President
ILLUSTRATIONS BY JEREMY EATON PRESIDENTHillary Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton is arguably the most qualified person ever to run for president, and the woman who’s come the closest to making it. Also, she’s running against a man with zero policy experience who’s bragged about sexual assault. Yeah, this isn’t a tough call. Clinton’s record says it […]
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Forcing the Issue: The Mercury’s 2016 Endorsements
You’ve Got A Bunch of Important Decisions To Make, Portland. Here’s Some Help.
You’ve got a bunch of important decisions to make, Portland. Here’s some help.
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The Mercury Voting Cheat Sheet
Here’s Where We Stand on (Most of) the Issues
Here’s where we stand on (most of) the issues.
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Ted Wheeler’s Mayor, and the Gas Tax Passes: It’s the Mercury‘s Primary Election Live Blog!
Get comfy, Portland, because this is about to get lit. Welcome to the Mercury‘s Primary Night Extravaganza. Think of this as a monstrous red, white, and blue stained glass window through which to view the mangled majesty of this year’s races. Will Ted Wheeler cruise to easy victory in a packed mayor’s race, or will […]
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The Mercury Endorses: Sharon Meieran for Multnomah County Commission, District 1
THE COUNTY COMMISSION’S always been that important, boring provider of justice and social services whose political intrigues—absent the occasional bout of sheriff incompetence or sex scandal—are often overlooked. Ever seen some of the resolutions they bring up at those commission meetings? Countless hours of the public’s time each year are spent declaring things like “Volunteer […]
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The Mercury Endorses: Amanda Fritz for City Commissioner, Position 1
WE KNOW, we know. We talk boldly about shaking up the city in the intro to this thing and then tell you to vote incumbent Amanda Fritz back onto city council for a third term. What the hell? It wasn’t a complete slam dunk. Fritz, in her seven years on the council, has at times […]
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The Mercury Endorses: Chloe Eudaly for City Commissioner, Position 4
A THEME came up in nearly every one of the Mercury‘s endorsement interviews: housing. Something else came up, too: housing. And every once in a while, a candidate would mention one of their pet projects: housing. Those running for office in Portland know what voters are interested in. And Portlanders—many of whom are facing the […]
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The Mercury Endorses: Sarah Iannarone for Mayor
Mercury Staff MAN THIS WAS A FUN mayoral primary. Late last year, this race looked like a sleepy, run-of-the-mill contest between two white, Ivy League, Lincoln High grads trying (largely in vain) to pinpoint a difference between themselves. But then the race got messy, turning into an old-school populist scrum. Mayoral forums were interrupted—repeatedly, by […]
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The Mercury Says: Vote YES on Measure 26-173 (Gas Tax)
THERE’S SO MUCH ANGER and mistrust around transportation cash in this city, but the fact is, nothing substantial has been done to help fix Portland’s deteriorating roads in decades. The mercurial street fee Mayor Hales and Commissioner Novick tabled in early 2015 got a lot of people upset, but the needs it sought to address […]