When hundreds of angry and anxious Portlanders showed up to a community forum at Cleveland High School last week, Portland Public Schools officials had some good news. Controversy was just beginning over whether a nearby glass factory had been pumping the neighborhood air full of the heavy metals cadmium and arsenic for years—a possibility raised […]
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Hillary Clinton’s Cough Was the Least Important Part of Her Speech Yesterday
Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons While we tolerate or even ~*admire*~ tears and messy hair in male politicians, the second a female candidate shows any vulnerability, she’s made into a joke. Yesterday, at Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Hillary Clinton introduced a massive plan to combat systemic racial inequality. It was a […]
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Why It’s Okay to Be a Pizza Jerk
WHEN TOMMY HABETZ, co-founder of Bunk Sandwiches, first started talking about opening a pizzeria—one that would be an ode to his time as a young chef in New York in the ’90s—visions of Cubano pizzas floated through my head. Coming from the creator of the city’s most iconic sandwiches, just think of the magic he […]
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Mayoral Candidate Sarah Iannarone Finally Shares Fundraising Numbers, Uses Them to Chastise The Oregonian
When Sarah Iannarone entered the race to be Portland’s next mayor in late January, she did so with some lofty fundraising goals. Nodding to the necessity of cash to run a credible race in this town (and most towns), Iannarone said she was confident she could scare up $100,000 in a matter of weeks—and roughly […]
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And Now Let Us Play the Supreme Court Nomination Speculation Game
“Surprise! I nominate myself.” Frederic Legrand – COMEO / Shutterstock.com The Senate gets back from its recess on February 22, and boy oh boy are they going to have some fun business waiting for them. For now, though, it’s time to just enjoy the wild furore of the SCOTUS Speculation Machine. Who’s Obama going to […]
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Wheat is Murder: Portland Goes Gluten-Free
Sarah Hayes GLUTEN LITERALLY MEANS “glue” in Latin. Put simply, it’s the group of proteins that make dough so doughy. It’s in wheat, barley, rye, and spelt. It’s in pizza, bagels, and doughnuts. It’s 2008. I’m 16 years old, and I’ve just been told I have celiac disease—a diagnosis that explains a small goiter and […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
STORYTELLING—Portland has no shortage of storytelling nights, but the Broadcast, brought to you by Siren Nation’s lady-centric arts fest, is extra special: Tonight, hear from actress Dana Thompson, filmmaker Alicia J. Rose, cartoon-drawing genius Dylan Meconis, and People’s Choir co-founder/burlesquer Decoteau Wilkerson—all hosted by beloved queen of warmhearted truthiness Bri Pruett! MEGAN BURBANKThe Secret Society, […]
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Hundreds of Parks Workers Might Get Better Pay, Under A Long-Sought Labor Agreement. But Layoffs Aren’t Off The Table, Either.
City council chambers had the warm fuzzies this morning, as commissioners approved an agreement that could give hundreds of low-paid parks workers the increased pay and benefits afforded to union members. Mayor Charlie Hales hates it when people clap at council meetings; he allowed applause. Parks Commissioner Amanda Fritz called the deal “one of the […]
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Please Lose The Gut
Okay, here come all of the Body Shaming Police. They’ll call me a “Bro from Beaverton,” a “Mysogynist Pig”,” etc. I’m not from Beaverton and, no, I don’t work for Intel. I’m not from California either. Whether I’m a mysogynist is, I suppose, open to interpretation. Here’s the thing, though: I get it. We’d all […]
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Ring a Ding Ding
I know you have to make a living, but your ice cream is too expensive. 4 ice creams from your truck cost $8.00. No wonder only a few kids can make it to your window while most stand back. You should be ashamed of yourself. Try to get in another line of work where kids […]
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: The Ex Files
Last week I got a phone call from an ex-girlfriend after several months of no communication. During the phone call, she told me that she had a miscarriage from a pregnancy that happened while we were dating. She has an IUD and while the chances of getting knocked up with one seem REALLY small, I’m […]
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More “Embarrasing” Stigma than Mental Illness
I listened to my heart and chose you as my partner. I loved you so much I didn’t care if I got pregnant (I did). I had fits of jealousy and envy .. I should have realized you loved me and thought me beautiful. I should have been more confident in myself and in our […]