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Wm. Steven Humphrey

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang.

Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)
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POP QUIZ PDX: Mount St. Helens Panic, the Latest Charlie Kirk Hypocrisy, and Hell is a Mall Food Court!

See how well YOU score on this week’s sassy-ass trivia quiz!
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  CALLING ALL SMARTY BRAINS! It’s time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week’s edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll be testing your knowledge on the most recent panic over Mount St. Helens, the continuing hypocrisy surrounding Charlie Kirk, and which famous […]

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Good Morning, News: ICE Violates City Rules, Portland’s Budget Woes Deepen, and Jimmy Kimmel Yanked Off the Air by the Cowards at ABC

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

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Good Morning, News: Expand Sunday Parkways, Oregon Honors (Ugh!) Charlie Kirk, and Blazers Stay Alive Thanks to… Panda Express?

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Transportation Woes, Your House Is Full of Spiders, and Our New Fall Arts Guide Has Arrived! 🎉

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GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to […]

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POP QUIZ PDX: A Powell’s Books Controversy, the Spider in Your Bedroom, and What Chores Should We Give the Invading National Guard?

See how well YOU score on this week’s snappy trivia quiz!
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CALLING ALL SMARTY BRAINS! It’s time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week’s edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll be testing your knowledge on a Powell’s Books controversy, that spider that’s currently watching you while you sleep, and what chores should we […]

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Good Morning, News: COVID Returns Early This Year, Inflation Is Getting Worse, and Oregon Flags Will Be Lowered for Charlie Kirk

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

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Do This, Do That: Fall Arts 2025

Portland’s grandest, thinkiest, most-engaging displays of art and culture! 
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Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us! Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt Through December 6 (VISUAL ART) Marie Watt’s balance of technical precision and expansive vision melds in larger-than-life textile processes and multimedia explorations. Storywork centers stories from her Seneca Nation ancestry, pairing them with references to everything from […]

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Good Morning, News: Dignity Village Celebrates 25th Birthday, PSU Employees Ordered Back to Office, and Dipshit Trump Calls Portland a “Hell Hole”

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Eviction Interrupted, Sorcery Cider, and Will the Dems EVER Pass a Transpo Package?

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GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to […]

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Good Morning, News: Activists (and Officials) Bring the Noise, Elon Musk Continues to Fail Upward, and Another Stinky Jobs Report for Blundering Trump

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

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Good Morning, News: Community Rides to the Rescue of Evicted Vet, Mayor Wilson’s Trump Warning, and Congress Grills RFK (and His Brain Worm)

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If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]

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Cool Job Alert: The Mercury Is Hiring a News Reporter!

Final warning: Applications for this position close this Friday, September 5!
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Great news: The Portland Mercury is continuing its growth and hiring an additional NEWS REPORTER to join our smart, scrappy team of kick-ass journalists. Are YOU that special person (or perhaps its someone you know)? Then check out the following job posting—applications due by Friday, September 5! HELP WANTED: News Reporter Salary: $70,000  The Portland […]

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