Or in this case, five months behind. I’m not sure why the editors over there are so touchy about picking up my stories…they always seem to wait until they’re too big to ignore. But am I bitter? Well, yes. Because if the O paid attention earlier, these things would be less likely to happen in […]
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More Chasse Coverage
The Oregonian, Willamette Week, and Portland Tribune have all covered the second anniversary of the death of James Chasse Jr. over recent days. Erin Yanke of KBOO has also put together an excellent 30-minute report, that’s well worth a listen. There’s also an unpermitted protest planned at Central Precinct this afternoon at 3:30 by the […]
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Bitch Magazine Needs $40,000
Publishing a magazine is expensive. And there’s no way to sugarcoat it. So why bother: Bitch needs $40,000 by October 15: The print publishing industry as a whole is staring into a void. Across the board, newsstand magazine sales are in a slump, subscriber numbers are down, and paper and postal costs continue to rise. […]
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Jack Bog Unmasks Alleged Anon Attacker: A City Council Member In Troutdale!
On Sunday, blogger Jack Bogdanski promised to unmask his online anonymous attacker today. True to his word, Bogdanski is now alleging the attacker is Robert Canfield, a city council member in Troutdale. Dirty. I just called Canfield, asking simply, “was it you?” “Why don’t you go on my blog and figure it out for yourself,” […]
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Two Guys, One Economic Recession
Everybody is dealing with this week’s economic implosion in their own way. I, for example, am strangling puppies. (Full disclosure: I’d be strangling them anyway.) However, in the following video, two men face the coming depression by making out and licking each others nipples during a live shot for CNN outside of Lehman Brothers. Hey, […]
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Palin Used Private Email For State Business
Today’s New York Times carries a front-page article on the Alaska Governor’s leadership style, accusing her of secrecy, bullying, favoritism, and the like. It’s well worth ten minutes of your Sunday. To me, the description of Palin could be interchangeable with any other politician worth their salt. I’m reminded of the comedian on Larry King, […]
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Bojack Has Anon Attacker By The Balls
One of the truest delights of being a blogger in Portland is the number of anonymous attacks you draw. Being better than most of you, I prefer to say something to a person’s face if I have an issue with something they’ve said or done. But as I already mentioned, I’m better than most of […]
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Facebook Status Updates
It’s a slow, sleepy day here at the Mercury office. After a punishing weekend of MusicfestNW and TBA immediately on top of it, I admit I’m a bit worn out at this point. So, in the interest of exerting as little effort as possible, I’m going to post a few random Facebook friend status updates. […]
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Damn Right, I’m Bitter
I’m starting to realize I’m bitter and cynical and jaded. I don’t like this. It’s not how I picture myself inside. But when I look over the stories I’ve written for the last several months, I realize that in almost every single one of them, somebody in power, usually at the city, has shown themselves […]
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Cool Event Tonight!
If you need to take a T:BA break (apparently performance art can be stressful) bitch magazine, located here in Portland, is having their quarterly release party for their Loud issue tonight at 7pm at In Other Words Bookstore. What sets bitch apart from other release parties is that they hold debates (some in which the […]
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S. Renee Mitchell Reportedly Out At O
Cruel or not, and incidentally, it was NOT, because newspapering is a business, just like real estate, our poll two weeks ago asking who should take the Oregonian‘s buyout offer appears to have been reasonably solid as a predictor of who might…An extremely unreliable source reports this morning that S. Renee Mitchell is taking the […]
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Palinitis
I will pay anything for the drug that can remove all memory of Sarah Palin from my mind. I dream about her. I woke up sweating today. This could happen for the next 9 years. I have Palinitis. Among the most sickening of Palin’s suggestions last night was that Obama plans to “increase the tax […]