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Good Morning, News: A Storm Averted, a Tufts Student Snatched Off the Street, and Trump Goes After Oregon Food Bank

If youโ€™re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercuryโ€™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 canโ€™t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

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Good Morning, News: Tenants Unions Fight Back, Feds Turn Their Gaze on PPS, and Trump’s Trying to Make Voting 19th Century Again

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland!ย It was a beautiful, (but too-warm-for-March) day yesterday, and today […]

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Good Morning News: Hegsethโ€™s Epic Screw-Up, Portland Low- Income Tenants vs. Landlords, and Oregon Lawmaker Wants to End Squattersโ€™ Rights

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! Itโ€™s spring. Trees are blossoming. Sunshine is hanging around. […]

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Good Morning, News: A New Waterfront Park, More Terrible News for Musk & Tesla, and This “Bad” Painting of Trump is Actually Very Accurate

If youโ€™re reading this, you probably know the value of theย Mercuryโ€™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 canโ€™t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]

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Good Morning, News: Zenith Energy Investigation Reboot, Big Legal Firm Bows to Trump, and PacifiCorp Didn’t Start the Fire

If you appreciate theย Mercury‘sย interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider makingย a small monthly contributionย to support our editorial team.ย Your donation is tax-deductible.ย  Good Morning, Portland! Plenty of people have said this (Hannah Arendt , John Locke, Thomas Hobbes), but a major keystone of our civilization is the choice to reason with rhetoric and words, or […]

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Good Morning, News: Good News for Portland Street Response, King Fool to Shut Down Dept. of Education, and It’s SPRING (AKA Coyote Season)!

If youโ€™re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercuryโ€™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 canโ€™t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland Car-Free Street/Plaza Updates, Violent Bullfighting Banned in Mexico City, and Gazans Experience Nightmare After Israel Resumes Attacks

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support!ย  Good morning, Portland!ย I hope your Wednesday mornings (plural because I recognize your […]

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Good Morning, News: French Politician Wants Statue of Liberty Returned, White House Hosts Racist UFC Fighter, and Portland No Longer Has Worldโ€™s Smallest Park

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! Alas, no more spells of Portlandโ€™s annual fake spring. […]

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Good Morning, News: Oregon’s Fed Employees in Limbo, King Fool Defies Court Order, and Dem Leaders Need a Kick in the Pants

If youโ€™re reading this, you probably know the value of theย Mercuryโ€™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 canโ€™t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland Leaders (Once Again) Weigh PCEF as Budget Crisis Fix, Trump Admin Declares War on Bike Lanes, and Everyone’s Mad at Chuck Schumer (Except Republicans)

If youโ€™re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercuryโ€™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 canโ€™t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

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Good Morning, News: King Fool Flops Again, Protest Forces Schools to Protect Immigrant Kids, and Yippee! Our Spring Arts Guide Has Arrived!

If youโ€™re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercuryโ€™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 canโ€™t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]

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Good Morning, News: Tariff Wars, Measure 114 Back On, and Oregon Blood Moon Is Nigh

If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider makingย a small monthly contributionย to support our editorial team.ย Your donation is tax-deductible. Good Morning, Portland! Starting tomorrow, the Mercury‘s Spring Arts Guide hits news stands and coffee shops near you. I don’t have a link yet, so JUST LOOK TOMORROW. Now, for the […]

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