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Early map makers had no idea what was in the Pacific Northwest—but that didn’t stop them from making stuff up.
Oliver North, 74, is the new president of the NRA. Mark Wilson / Getty Images Thirty years ago, Oliver North, the former Reagan administration official, was indicted on 16 counts for his role in the Iran-Contra Affair. Today, in keeping with Trump-era trends, North is the new incoming president of the National Rifle Association! But […]
The wild and true story of Oregon’s Holy Rollers.
Nothing’s inevitable. Had it not been for a storm, the Spanish Armada would have beaten up England. Lincoln’s evening may have been more enjoyable had he canceled his theater plans. A better-designed Florida ballot might’ve given us President Al Gore. You get the idea: According to the popular theory, a butterfly flaps its wings, and […]
RBG has some things to say about #MeToo Robin Marchant / Getty Images No surprise, older feminists don’t always see things the exact same way—or speak in support of things the exact same way—as younger feminists. See, for example, Margaret Atwood, now considered by some to be a “bad feminist.” So it’s worth noting that […]
How the Vice Clique Scandal of 1912
Exposed Portland’s Gay Underground
Portrait of a “mass murdering dog,” not long before he would serve nine life sentences and be denied parole 12 times. Charles Manson is dead, and as a wise person once said about some other repugnant figure, it’s a pity there’s no hell for him to burn in. After nearly 50 years as Western culture’s […]
The history of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon—and the striking similarities you may recognize.
In the field with Oregon Field Guide, the TV show that’s saving Oregon.
Three Days in Oregon During The Eagle Creek Fire
How to trick Old Portlanders into thinking you aren’t new.
How teaching tourists about Portland taught me a lot about Portland.
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