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The I, Anonymous Rant o’ the Week: “Stop Saying ‘Kiddo’ for the Love of ‘Goddo’!”

Language is an ever-evolving art form… and yet? Some words are just insanely annoying! For example, check out this righteous submission from I, Anonymous titled, “Stop Saying Kiddo for the Love of Goddo.” There you are, a grown adult articulating a grown adult sentence about picking up your kids from school. But then something happens. […]

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PHOTO ESSAY: What You Can Expect at the Wilhelm Mausoleumโ€”Open to the Public This Memorial Day Weekend

Courtney Ferguson [For the first time in two years, the truly amazing, and eye-popping Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum (6705 SE 14th Ave) flings open its doors to the general public this Memorial Day Weekend (Sat & Sun 10 am-4 pm, Mon 9 am-4 pm). While it may look small on the outside, Wilhelm’s is one […]

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The I, Anonymous Rant o’ the Day: Get Yer Stinkin’ Bikes Off Our Stinkin’ Trails!

“ON… YOUR… LEFT!!!!” OcusFocus / iStock / Getty Images Plus Behold: The I Anonymous column’s Rant o’ the Dayโ„ข. In today’s edition, a hiker pedestrian has some words for those bikers who bomb down pedestrian trails. Got a rant or confession of your own? Drop it off in I, Anonymous… anonymously! This is to all […]

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WORST… THANKSGIVING… EVER! Mercury Readers Share their Most Disastrous and Disgusting Turkey Day Memories

KEITH GREIMAN [The year was 2009. That’s when we asked Mercury readers to share their most disturbing, disastrous, and disgusting Thanksgiving memories for our “Worst Thanksgiving Ever” essay contestโ€”and boy, did they deliver!โ€”eds] TURKEY DAY (A THANKSGIVING MEMORY)by Santi Elijah Holley My old man approached the bird slowly and told me to get ready. The […]

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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day: “Where My Toyota RAV4 Community At?”

Everyone wants to belong. Everyone is looking for their “people,” or community. And yet what happens when a person finds their community… but their community doesn’t want them? Hurt feelings, you guys! HURT… FEELINGS. Here’s a sterling example of such a conundrum from the I, Anonymous Blog, titled, “Toyota RAV4 Community?” I drive a new […]

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