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News
Oct 7
4:20 PM
We Are Roseburg
Notes from the Scene of Oregon's Worst-Ever Mass Shooting
Dirk VanderHart
Books
Oct 2
4:00 AM
A Whole New Wordstock
Portland's Books Festival Braces for Bigger Things
Alison Hallett
Books
Sep 1
4:00 AM
On the Couch
Analyzing Arbus in
An Emergency in Slow Motion
Jane Carlen
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News
Jun 23
4:00 AM
Applying the Brakes
Ankeny Street Café Plan May Have to Wait
Denis C. Theriault
News
Jun 9
4:00 AM
A Graveyard for Good Laws
In Salem, Bill-Killing Lobbyists Find Friends in High Places
Denis C. Theriault
&
Sarah Mirk
News
Jun 9
4:00 AM
Make Way for the Parking Lot!
Customers Fight Les Schwab's Plan to Boot Farm Shop
Sarah Mirk
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News
Jun 2
4:00 AM
Behind Closed Doors
In Cop Talks, Privacy Trumps Much-Touted "Transparency"
Denis C. Theriault
News
May 26
4:00 AM
The Landlords Strike Back
Common Response to City Bias Audit: Not Me!
Denis C. Theriault
News
May 26
4:00 AM
Kids in the Big House
Oregon Finally Changes Law That Puts Teens in Adult Jails
Sarah Mirk
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News
May 26
4:00 AM
The Meter Is Running
Legal Bills in Campbell Shooting Hit $354,000
Denis C. Theriault
Books
Apr 14
4:00 AM
Death and Taxes
The Pale King
: David Foster Wallace's Final Book
Erik Henriksen
Movies & TV
Sep 10
4:00 AM
Saving Shaolin
Portland Film Geek Unearths Grindhouse Goldmine
Matt Davis
News
Jul 9
4:00 AM
Advocates, Mercenaries, or Minions of Satan?
Legislators Rate Salem's Best and Worst Lobbyists
Matt Davis
&
Sarah Mirk
Books
Jun 4
4:00 AM
America's Favorite Elf
A Conversation with David Sedaris
Andrew Stout
News
May 28
4:00 AM
Mayor or Monster?
Were Sam Adams' First 100 Days Really So Bad?
Matt Davis
,
Sarah Mirk
&
Stephen Marc Beaudoin
News
May 14
4:00 AM
Go for the Gold (and Guns)
How Local Pawnshops Are a Microcosm of the Portland Economy
Sarah Mirk
Books
Apr 16
4:00 AM
Stumping for Comics
Getting Reacquainted with the Stumptown Comics Festival
Alison Hallett
News
Apr 16
4:00 AM
Rip City Redux
The Portland Trail Blazers Return to the Playoffs... Or, Why Are the Spurs Trying to Murder Us with a Machete?
Ezra Ace Caraeff
News
Mar 19
4:00 AM
Going, Going, Gone!
Auctioning Homes from Portland's Courthouse Steps
Sarah Mirk
Books
Mar 5
4:00 AM
Web + Novel
Portland's Underland Press Ventures into the Brave New World of Online Publishing
Alison Hallett
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News
Feb 19
4:00 AM
Take the 2009 Sex Survey
Books
Feb 5
4:00 AM
Hope on the Hardwood
How FreeDarko Saved the Sport of Basketball
Ezra Ace Caraeff
Movies & TV
Feb 5
4:00 AM
The
Coraline
Effect
Is This the Year the Portland International Film Fest Will Matter?
Erik Henriksen
News
Jan 29
4:00 AM
No One Is Innocent
What Sam Adams Did Wrong; What Portland Did Wrong
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Jan 29
4:00 AM
The
Tea and Sympathy
Rule
A New Rule for Older/Younger Affairs
Dan Savage
News
Jan 15
4:00 AM
Collect Them All!
A Bandwagon-Hopper's Guide to the Portland Trail Blazers
Ezra Ace Caraeff
News
Jan 8
4:00 AM
Candyland Unwrapped
The Not Completely Sweet Story Behind Sellwood's Bizarre Candy-Coated Home
Sarah Mirk
News
Dec 24
4:00 AM
New Year's Eve Roundup
All You Need to Know for the Drunkiest Night of the Year!
Logan Sachon
News
Dec 24
4:00 AM
NOT INVITED BACK
2008's Most Annoying, Ridiculous, and Terrible Things that Won't Be Invited Back to 2009!
News
Dec 18
4:00 AM
Smoke 'Em While You've Got 'Em
Everything You Need to Know About the Forthcoming Smoking Ban
Amy J. Ruiz
News
Dec 18
4:00 AM
Thanks For Making The
Mercury
Online Charity a Rousing Success!
News
Dec 11
4:00 AM
Dumpstering for Christ
The Holy Diver Digs for a Living—and Meaning—in Portland's Trash
Sarah Mirk
News
Dec 11
4:00 AM
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED TO THE
MERCURY
ONLINE CHARITY AUCTION!
News
Dec 4
4:00 AM
The
Mercury
's Online Charity Auction
News
Nov 27
4:00 AM
Less-Lethal Weapons
Are Portland's Cops Changing Their Tune on Tasers?
Matt Davis
News
Nov 20
4:00 AM
Eastward, Ho!
On Election Day, Democrats Marched In and Took Over East County Legislative Districts. Here's How They Did It.
Amy J. Ruiz
News
Oct 30
4:00 AM
It's Your Move
2008 Mercury Endorsements Help You Win the Voting Game!
the
Mercury
's Editorial Board
News
Oct 23
4:00 AM
Made it Work
Portland's Own Leanne Marshall on Winning
Project Runway
Marjorie Skinner
News
Oct 23
4:00 AM
What's Red and Black and Hype All Over?
The 2008-09 Blazers Season Preview
Ezra Ace Caraeff
News
Oct 2
4:00 AM
Hot Houses
Density Is Portland's Future. Some Smart, Young Architects Get it Right.
Sarah Mirk
News
Sep 25
4:00 AM
Shut Up... No, YOU Shut Up!
Nonpartisan Advice for the Upcoming Presidential Debates: An I [Heart] Television™ Special Report!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Sep 4
4:00 AM
Inside The Monster
Taking In and Taking On The 2008 Democratic National Convention
Andrew R Tonry
News
Sep 4
4:00 AM
Funk the War
How St. Paul Protests the Republican National Convention
Phil Busse
News
Aug 28
4:00 AM
Fare Check
TriMet's Fares—and Ridership—Are on the Rise. So Where's the Better Service?
Amy J. Ruiz
News
Aug 28
4:00 AM
Welcome to Portlandistan
Mentors Help Portland's Evangelical Russian Teens Conquer English, YouTube, and Borat
Sarah Mirk
News
Aug 14
4:00 AM
The Commission for Soapbox Safety Presents: Crimson Asphalt
Portland Adult Soapbox Racing, Safety, and You
Patrick Alan Coleman
News
Aug 7
4:00 AM
Selling Scientology
A Former Scientologist Marketing Guru Turns Against the Church
Matt Davis
News
Jul 24
4:00 AM
WELCOME TO THE BEST OF 1988 ISSUE
A Step Back into Portland's Past—20 Years, to be Exact
Wm. Steven Humphrey
,
Alison Hallett
,
Ned Lannamann
,
Erik Henriksen
,
Matt Davis
,
Sarah Mirk
,
Patrick Alan Coleman
,
Amy J. Ruiz
,
Marjorie Skinner
,
Sahar Baharloo
,
Carly Nairn
&
Ezra Ace Caraeff
News
Jul 24
4:00 AM
It Happened In 1988
Hate Crime Doesn't Pay: Skinheads and the Death Of Mulugeta Seraw
Matt Davis
News
Jul 24
4:00 AM
My 1988
News
Jul 24
4:00 AM
1988: The Year in Portland Music
Ezra Ace Caraeff
News
Jul 24
4:00 AM
1988: The Year in Portland Music
A profile of Portland's music scene in 1988.
Ezra Ace Caraeff
News
Jul 24
4:00 AM
Best of Portland 1988
News
Jul 17
4:00 AM
Calling Doctor Cheap-o!
An Unpaid Apptentice's Guinea Pig Guide to Inexpensive Portland Health Care
Sarah Mirk
News
Jun 26
4:00 AM
Una Historia de dos Jornaleros
Sarah Mirk
News
Jun 26
4:00 AM
A Tale of Two Workers
The Controversial New Day Labor Center Opened. Here's What it Looks Like from the Workers' Perspective
Sarah Mirk
News
Jun 19
4:00 AM
Uneasy Riders
Road Tripping from Knoxville to Portland on Beater Bikes
Matt Davis
News
Jun 12
4:00 AM
Pedalpalooza 2008 Events
News
Jun 5
4:00 AM
Queer Quiz
Who is REALLY the Gayest of them all?
Will Gardner
News
May 22
4:00 AM
Tears, Cheers, and Beers
A Recap of Tuesday Night's Election Results by the
Mercury
's Election Squad
Amy J. Ruiz
,
Matt Davis
,
Wm. Steven Humphrey
,
Marjorie Skinner
,
Alison Hallett
,
Erik Henriksen
,
Courtney Ferguson
,
Ned Lannamann
,
Patrick Alan Coleman
,
Jonathan Shapiro
&
Drew Gemmer
News
May 8
4:00 AM
The Status Quo Can Suck It!
Our 2008 Primary Election Picks
Portland Mercury's Editorial Board
News
May 8
4:00 AM
2008 Primary Election Cheat Sheet
Thinking for yourself is overrated!
News
May 8
4:00 AM
Fact Check
Scrutinizing the Candidates' Junk Mail
Amy J. Ruiz
News
Apr 10
4:00 AM
The Ballad of Timber Jim
An Interview with Portland's Most Beloved Mascot
Drew Gemmer
News
Apr 10
4:00 AM
Portland Wants Squatch!
Why We Should Trade Our Mascot for Seattle's
Ezra Ace Caraeff
News
Apr 10
4:00 AM
Beneath the Mask
Andrew Tonry Spends the Worst Night of His Life as the LumberJax Mascot
Andrew R Tonry
News
Apr 3
4:00 AM
Old Town Shuffle
New Tenants Move In, Poor People Move...Where?
Matt Davis
News
Mar 13
4:00 AM
Bridge to Disaster
A Proposed New 12-Lane Bridge over the Columbia River Will Cost $4.2 Billion, Increase Traffic, and Do Little to Alleviate Climate Change. What the Hell Are We Thinking?
Amy J. Ruiz
News
Mar 6
4:00 AM
Sex Survey Results 2008!
Portland's Sexiest Average People Speak Out on the Topic of Sex!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Mar 6
4:00 AM
Portland's Sexiest Staffs!
News
Feb 28
4:00 AM
Good-Bye, Felony Flats
Southeast Residents Develop a "No-Tolerance Attitude"
Lawrence Maushard
News
Feb 21
4:00 AM
Asleep On The Street
Approximately 1,400 People Sleep on Portland's Streets—and for a Night, Reporter Matt Davis Was One of Them.
Matt Davis
News
Feb 14
4:00 AM
The
Mercury
's 2008 Sex Survey
What are you waiting for? Fill it out NOW!
News
Feb 14
4:00 AM
Mercury
Reader' Valentines!
Check and see if you got one!
News
Feb 7
4:00 AM
A Fine Romance
Wining and Dining and Valentining
Alison Hallett
News
Feb 7
4:00 AM
Crazy Love
With Valentine's Day Just Around the Corner, Writers and Readers Share the Craziest Pages from Their Love-Life Histories
Josh Jardine | Marjorie Skinner
News
Feb 7
4:00 AM
Indoor/Outdoor
Some "Hard" Truths About Public Sex
Justin W. Sanders
News
Jan 31
4:00 AM
So, You Want to be a Professional Sports Journalist
Or, Observations from the Worst Sports Reporter on Press Row
Ezra Ace Caraeff
News
Jan 31
4:00 AM
Your Lazy Ass (and how to get off It)
Idealist.org Wants to Transform Your Life!
Matt Davis
News
Jan 31
4:00 AM
To Be Free
The Bhaktishop Is More than Just Another Yoga Studio
Marjorie Skinner
News
Jan 17
4:00 AM
Blind Spot of Justice?
Prosecutors Decline to Charge Driver Who Killed Cyclist Tracey
Amy J. Ruiz
News
Jan 17
4:00 AM
Calling Dr. Laura
My "Conversation" with the AM Radio Morality Maven
Will Gardner
News
Jan 10
4:00 AM
Get A Room!
When Hipster Immigrants Invade Portland, it Makes it Kinda Hard for Oregonians to Find a Room. Okay?
Jennifer Furniss
News
Dec 27
4:00 AM
Things NOT Invited Back to 2008!
The Most Annoying Annoyances of the Past Year!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Dec 20
4:00 AM
Up On Santa's Lap
Who Has the Most Comfortable Lap in Portland?
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Dec 13
4:00 AM
The
Mercury
2007 Charity Honor Roll
News
Dec 13
4:00 AM
Spread 'Em
Or... What I Learned at Citizen Police Academy
Matt Davis
News
Dec 6
4:00 AM
The
Mercury
Online Charity Auction
Bid for and Win Fantastic Treasures! All Proceeds Go to Feed the Homeless!
News
Dec 6
4:00 AM
Sisters of Mercy
All the Proceeds of this Year's Charity Auction Go to... SISTERS OF THE ROAD! And Here's Why!
Matt Davis
News
Nov 29
4:00 AM
Sisters of Mercy
All the Proceeds of this Year's Charity Auction Go to... SISTERS OF THE ROAD! And Here's Why!
Matt Davis
News
Nov 29
4:00 AM
Sell the Dream
I Needed a Job. Hyphire Solutions Was Hiring. Here's Why That Didn't Work Out So Well.
Christen McCurdy
News
Nov 29
4:00 AM
The
Mercury
Online Charity Auction
Bid for and Win Fantastic Treasures! All Proceeds Go to Feed the Homeless!
News
Nov 15
4:00 AM
The Chasse Files
Pre-Trial Hearings in the Cop-Related Death of James Chasse Jr. Get Heated
Matt Davis
News
Nov 1
4:00 AM
Somewhere to Go, Something to Believe In
Great Expectations for the City's New Homeless Center
Matt Davis
News
Nov 1
4:00 AM
Failure to Yield
Portland's Most Dangerous Intersections for Bikes—And What Can Be Done About Them
Scott Moore
News
Oct 25
4:00 AM
Off the Bench
Wild Speculations, Homoerotic Musings, and General Falsities
Ezra Ace Caraeff
News
Oct 11
4:00 AM
Trees or Tract Homes?
It's Timber Companies vs. Enviros in a Battle for Oregon's Future
Grant Cogswell
News
Oct 11
4:00 AM
Project: Panic!!
Making Portland's Fake Dirty Bomb Attack Even Fakier!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Sep 20
4:00 AM
Butter Hogs XXVI!
These People Hog So Much Butter, It's Like They're Hogs!
Jeremiah Plimpkin
News
Sep 6
4:00 AM
Mayor Tom Potter Will Not Run for Re-Election
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