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Oct 12
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: ICE Breaks City Rules, Merkley's Trip to the West Bank, and the Punkiest Punks Around!
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Sep 14
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Aug 31
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Aug 24
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Aug 17
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Aug 10
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Jun 15
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Jun 8
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Police Cronyism, Gay Things to Do, and the Horny Fun of Fleet Week!
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Jun 1
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May 18
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Traffic Safety Woes, Return of the Log Lady, and Boyfriends (AKA Blazers) for Sale!
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May 11
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May 4
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: The Incompetent Dictator, All-You-Can-Eat Sushi, and Our May Election Endorsements!
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Apr 27
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Apr 20
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Apr 13
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Massive March, a Police Accountability Hero, and Not-So Hygienic Recycling
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Tesla Takedown Day, ODOT is Cash Poor, and Trading Cards Make Capitalism Fun Again!
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Mar 30
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Mar 23
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Chopping Forest Park, Portland Punks, and Spring (Arts) Is in the Air!
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Mar 9
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: City Settles with Attacked Journalists, a Problematic Safety Response Team, and a Reminder to Sell Your Tesla
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Mar 2
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Portland's Trump Problem, Elon's To-Do List, and a Banger Project Pabst Lineup!
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Feb 23
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: PPB vs Trump's FBI, a Timbers Preview, and City Council Steps Up
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Feb 16
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Sexy Valentine's Weekend, Oregon B-Slaps Trump, and the Comedy Show of the Century
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Feb 9
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Feb 2
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Not-So Affordable Housing, Slamming Steaks, and All You Ever Wanted to Know About SEX
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Jan 26
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Jan 12
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Bye-Bye Blumenauer, the Best Bites of the Year, and the Movies You Gotta See
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Jan 5
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: 2024's Top Stories, Portland's Most Delish Chinese Food, and Scandals A-Plenty!
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Dec 29
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Featuring the Best Films, Books, and Bullshit of 2024!
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Dec 22
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Dec 15
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Dec 8
7:28 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: More Newspapers Unionizing, Cops Are Too Damn Expensive, and Now Hiring: A New Portland Santa!
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Nov 24
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Identical Twins Lust, Where to Get T-Day Food, and Former Cop Caught in Prostitution Sting
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Nov 17
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Lame Duck City Council, Hot Nuts, and a Ranked Choice Controversy
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Nov 10
7:13 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Election Highs 'n' Lows, Rose City Rolls On, and City Council Steps On a Rake (Again)
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Nov 3
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: NW Natural's Greenwashing Lawsuit, Portland's Roller Derby Mecca, and Where to Spend Election Night!
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Oct 27
7:44 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Gonzalez Obstructs Investigation, Let's Get
Wicked
, and Your Top Picks for Halloween Fun! 👻
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Oct 20
7:16 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Rene's Receipts, André 3000 Gets Weird, and the
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Oct 13
7:43 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Loitering Coyotes, a New LGBTQ+ Center on the Scene, and Your Candidate Roundup!
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Oct 6
7:42 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Another Gonzalez Goof, the Snacks You Crave, and People for Portland Dies an Embarrassing Death 🤗
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Sep 29
7:20 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Judge Drops Hammer on Council, Movies You Must See, and Is Sex with a Republican Ever Okay?
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Sep 22
7:39 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Gonzalez Investigation Continues, Political Anxiety Relief, and What NOT to Name Our New WNBA Team!
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Sep 15
7:39 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Clean Energy Fund Reboot, Prison Drug Deaths, and a Music Fest to Help You LOSE YOUR MIND
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Sep 8
7:12 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Everybody Wants to Be Mayor, Hooping with the Dykes, and the Fall Arts Guide Is Here!
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Sep 1
7:52 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Drunk Driving Cop, Grocery Store Strike, Kamala Fever, and MORE!
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Aug 25
7:46 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Gonzalez Under Investigation (Again), Sketchy Cop Training, and Eat Allllll the Burgers!
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Aug 18
7:30 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Plasma Donation Drama, Pickathon at Night, and Snatched Olympic Medals
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Aug 11
6:57 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Union Bustin' at KOIN-TV, TBA Fest Highlights, and Speed Racing Shenanigans
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Aug 4
7:49 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: The Reluctant "Democrat," Pickathon Picks, and New Boss Energy at the
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Jul 28
7:09 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: The Two Faces of Rene Gonzalez, More Trees = Save Lives, and "Ten Cent Beer Night" Not Such a Bad Idea!
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Jul 21
7:05 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Clocking the Candidates, Remembering Naomi Pomeroy, and Portland-Born Celebs!
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Jul 14
7:20 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Gonzalez Has a Criticism Problem, Dueling Music Venues, and How Big Outside Money Sinks Good Candidates
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Jul 7
7:57 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Another Cop Flub-Up, New Mayoral Candidates, and Can We Please Stop With the Fireworks?
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Jun 30
7:30 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Supremes Screw Over the Homeless, PBOT Is Coming for Your Car, and the Cowboys Are Back in Town! ðŸ¤
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Jun 23
8:02 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Nurses on Strike, Women on Strike, and Queers on Bikes!
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Jun 16
7:21 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Portland Chefs Win Big, a Family-Friendly Scandals, and (Everybody Cheer) the Queer Guide Is Here! 🌈
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Jun 9
7:26 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: City Council Candidates, Sexy Sailors, and Divine Drunky Drinks!
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Jun 2
7:08 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Cops Want MORE Riot Weapons, Ten Years of Portland YUM, and a Slippery Lube Situation
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May 26
7:25 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: The Biggest Election News of the Week, The Return of HIGHBALL, and Hot Celebs in Portland!
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May 19
7:23 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: So Much Election Shenanigans, Return of the Blood Brothers, and the Latest Inbred Dog News
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May 12
7:02 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Yet Another Homeless Ordinance, Dark Money Shenanigans, and Is Glamping Evil?
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May 5
7:46 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Police Raid PSU Library Occupation, a More Expensive Gas Tax, and (Whoopee!) the
Mercury
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Apr 28
6:46 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Another Gonzalez Flop, Sexy Fast Food, and Who Wants $15 Million?
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Apr 21
7:33 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Cops Get Million Dollar Babysitter, "Vision Zero" Not at Zero, and Nike's "Air Scandals"!
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Apr 14
7:22 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Wheeler Backpedals on Homeless Plan, "Uncommitted" Biden Voters, and the Return of "Say Nice Things About Portland!"
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Apr 7
7:13 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Save Portland Street Response, Asylum Seekers in Trouble, and Is PNW Secession a Possibility?
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Mar 31
7:15 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Serial Cop Shooters, Elite Clubs for Portland Snobs, and Your Pickathon Lineup!
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Mar 24
7:08 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Riot Cop Pay Bump, Dominatrix Dilemmas, and All the Spring Arts You Need! 🌷
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Mar 17
7:50 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Revamped Homelessness Plan, Sapphic Love (in the Gym), and More Questions About that I-5 Rebuild
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Mar 10
7:54 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Potential Leaf Blower Ban, So-Called "Avid Cyclists," and Who Doesn't Love a Drag Queen Roast?
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Mar 3
7:41 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: The
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Feb 25
6:34 AM
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Feb 18
7:03 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Mental Health on the Chopping Block, Terrified Commissioners, and Portland's Best Break-Up Spots
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Feb 4
7:28 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Rich Donors Try to Buy Mayor's Race, the Return of Portland Mercado, and a Sexy 82nd Ave Redesign
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Jan 28
7:30 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Crime Rates Drop, Gonzalez Oversteps, and Portland "Unnatural Disasters"!
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Jan 21
6:17 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: New I-5 Bridge Concerns, Food Carts in Trouble, and Kicking Trump Off the Ballot
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Jan 14
7:11 AM
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Jan 7
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Dec 17
7:26 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Police Union's Biased Poll, Trouble at the Japanese Garden, and Gov. Kotek's Secret Task Force Gets Mixed Reviews
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Dec 10
7:48 AM
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Dec 3
7:14 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Cop Body Cams, More Teachers' Strike Questions, and a Truly EVIL Xmas!
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Nov 26
7:32 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Death of a Jazz Club, a Tsunami of Council Candidates, and House Cats Disguised as Cougars!
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Nov 19
7:25 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: No School November, the Triumphant Return of Liz Phair, and Where to Celebrate Thanksgiving... ALONE
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Nov 12
7:22 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Strike News, Another BAD Timbers Coach, and What the Hell Is a "Shrek Rave"?
Wm. Steven Humphrey
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Nov 5
7:01 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Teachers on Strike, Portland Marches for Palestine, and SO MUCH Fun Stuff to Do In November!
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Oct 22
7:36 AM
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