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Opinion
All articles tagged "Opinion"
Street View
Jul 26
2:00 PM
STREET VIEW: Is the Central Eastside Good Now?
Okay, the area has always had its charms. But thanks to new bike infrastructure and a vision for the future, it's getting a lot better.
Taylor Griggs
Street View
Jul 1
8:00 AM
STREET VIEW: Let Portland’s E-Bike Revolution Begin
A plan to use PCEF money for electric bike rebates could be a game-changer for the city—if leaders are willing to listen.
Taylor Griggs
Street View
Jun 11
8:05 AM
STREET VIEW: Biketown for Who?
Portland deserves a better bike share program.
Taylor Griggs
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Opinion
May 10
4:00 PM
Mercury
Endorsements: Elect Shannon Singleton for Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, District 2!
The
Mercury
Election Strike Force
Opinion
May 7
2:00 PM
Mercury
Endorsement: Elect Susheela Jayapal for US Representative, 3rd District!
Jayapal will be a voice for forward movement—not murky centrist stagnation.
The
Mercury
Election Strike Force
Opinion
May 6
3:23 PM
Mercury
Endorsement: Re-Elect Mike Schmidt for Multnomah County District Attorney
Don't believe the conservative cynics who blame Schmidt for Portland's problems.
The
Mercury
Election Strike Force
— Advertisement —
Opinion
May 3
4:00 PM
STREET VIEW: Paying for the Pavement
Portland's gas tax is a cheap price to pay for all the costs of driving a car.
Taylor Griggs
Street View
Apr 5
2:30 PM
STREET VIEW: Public Transit Safety Concerns Deserve a Thoughtful Response
We can’t just sweep violence under the rug. But a punitive approach to public safety isn’t the way, either.
Taylor Griggs
Opinion
Mar 22
4:15 PM
STREET VIEW: Soho House and Portland's Disappearing Public Spaces
The meaning of public space is being tarnished and sanitized for the rich.
Taylor Griggs
— Advertisement —
Street View
Mar 8
11:50 AM
STREET VIEW: “The Bike Lanes That Drive Everybody Crazy”
Portland needs a more clear-eyed vision for transportation.
Taylor Griggs
Opinion
Feb 16
5:02 PM
Dear Ancestry.com, Black People Shouldn’t Have to Pay to Learn Our Heritage
The world’s largest genetic bank charges a small fortune to uncover stolen histories — but should they?
Donovan Scribes (fka Donovan Smith)
Timbers
Nov 6
7:32 PM
With Phil Neville, Timbers Make Controversial Pick for New Manager
The choice of Neville as the Timbers’ newest head coach is another finger in the eye for fans.
Abe Asher
Opinion
Sep 1
10:59 AM
The Problem with Proving, Again and Again, That Portland and Seattle Are Not Dying
Debates continue while the real causes of the homeless crisis are never addressed.
Charles Mudede
Opinion
Jul 17
9:20 AM
City Council Is Trying to Sabotage Charter Reform—Which Is
Exactly
Why We Need Charter Reform
The Council's latest attempt to sow distrust in the voter-approved charter reform process reveals who they're
really
working for. (Hint: It's not you.)
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Mar 15
10:35 AM
Guest Editorial: Oregon Is at a Crossroads for Trans Rights
Why it's important to be an active, vocal supporter of trans rights and gender-affirming care in Oregon.
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Oct 28
10:16 AM
Actually, Candy Corn Is Awesome
If you believe otherwise, fuck you.
Megan Seling
Opinion
Aug 4
2:46 PM
Hall Monitor: Soft on Crime
What happens when a police accountability group inherently trusts law enforcement?
Alex Zielinski
City Hall
May 12
9:34 AM
Hall Monitor: The Changing Symbolism of Portland’s Elk Statue
Alex Zielinski
City Hall
Feb 21
10:11 AM
Hall Monitor: Why Homelessness Experts Have Rejected Mayor's Shelter Plan
Alex Zielinski
Comedy
Feb 17
1:14 PM
Opinion: Kristof’s Thwarted Campaign a Blow to All Unqualified, Entitled White Men
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Food and Drink
Feb 3
10:00 AM
In Defense of the $34 Chicken
Janey Wong
Opinion
Dec 29
11:20 AM
A Sentimental, Navel-Gazing, and Profoundly Grateful Goodbye Post
Blair Stenvick
Comedy
Nov 24
12:00 PM
Tips for Surviving Your Racist Family Thanksgiving
Andie Main
Cops
Nov 17
1:20 PM
Hall Monitor: If the Number of Cops Doesn't Impact Crime, What Can?
Alex Zielinski
Comedy
Oct 26
10:25 AM
Ghost Busted: The
Mercury
Uses Science to Expose Portland’s Real-est and Fakiest Ghosts!
Mercury Staff
Comedy
Oct 25
10:24 AM
Which Mall Is More Haunted: Mall 205 or Lloyd Center?
Campy Draper
Music
Oct 19
1:00 PM
Dispatch from an Indoor Concert During a Pandemic
Alex Zielinski
Opinion
Oct 13
10:39 AM
If I Ever Run for Governor, Please Don't Vote for Me
Blair Stenvick
Cops
Sep 13
9:38 AM
Hall Monitor: Risk-Averse
Portland Police—and Politicians—Have Given Protesters Little Reason to Feel Safe
Alex Zielinski
Opinion
Aug 12
1:04 PM
Hall Monitor: When Public Records Protect the Police
Alex Zielinski
City Hall
Jul 15
9:44 AM
Hall Monitor: Frustrated by Portland Bureaucracy? Keep an Eye on the Charter Commission.
Alex Zielinski
Opinion
Jul 12
12:07 PM
Opinion: Portland Will Host the First Human Rights Commission Event for Oregon Sex Workers. Here's Why.
Elle Stanger and Alex Andrews
Opinion
Jul 8
10:58 AM
Note from the
Mercury
's Editor: What We Do With Your Juicy $$$ 🤑
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Jun 21
11:54 AM
Guest Opinion: Police Are Not Working Class
Olivia Pace
Opinion
May 25
10:03 AM
Take the
Mercury
Reader Survey—Because Your Opinions are SMART!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
May 13
10:00 AM
The 7 Most Terrible Lines from KOIN's "Is Portland Over?" Article
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
May 7
3:02 PM
The 50-Foot-Tall Murderous Aliens That Invaded Earth Last Year Are Starting to Retreat. Can We Please Get Back to Normal Now?
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Apr 1
2:00 PM
Guest Opinion: Why the Oregon Legislature Should Decriminalize Sex Work
Matilda Bickers
&
Melissa Hope Ditmore
Opinion
Apr 1
12:00 PM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: Vaccine Horny
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Mar 26
2:00 PM
An Open Letter to the AAPI Community, and Our Allies and Accomplices
Janey Wong
Opinion
Mar 10
9:46 AM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: Welcome to the Pandemic Anniversary! 🎉🤮
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Mar 8
2:35 PM
The
Oregonian
, the Fake Hardesty Hit-and-Run, and the Price of a Big Scoop
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Feb 23
11:21 AM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: "Crudely Casual"
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Feb 18
3:15 PM
Hall Monitor: "Here to help"
What works—and what's lacking—in Portland's emergency response system.
Alex Zielinski
Opinion
Feb 18
1:19 PM
The Right Place at the Right Time: Portland Got a Gucci Store, Baby!!!
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Feb 1
10:12 AM
Crying Wolf: If Portland Tourism Dies, You Can Thank Downtown Business Interests and the Police
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Jan 28
10:50 AM
Someday We Will All Have a Vaccine Story
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Jan 11
1:13 PM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: The Far-Right Is Very Wrong About Free Speech
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Jan 8
2:00 PM
Guest Editorial: Mayor's Denouncement of Far-Right Attack on Capitol Reeks of Hypocrisy
Beriah Empie
Opinion
Dec 31
2:00 PM
The Year in Review: An Open Letter to the Woman Who Was Buying a Bottle of Watermelon Moscato and Nothing Else at Winco Last Night
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Dec 30
10:00 AM
Guest Editorial: What's a New Year?
Mac Smiff
Opinion
Dec 29
10:01 AM
Ten Things That Got Me Through 2020
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Dec 28
10:00 AM
Guest Editorial: "How to Show Up with Grief"
Dr. Marisa Zapata
Opinion
Dec 24
10:00 AM
Guest Editorial: How to Prioritize Portland’s Communities of Color in 2021
Jenny Lee
&
Marcus Mundy
Opinion
Dec 23
11:00 AM
The Year in Review: A Note from the
Mercury
's Editor: Eyes and Hearts
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Dec 23
10:00 AM
Guest Editorial: Let’s Bring Some of 2020 With Us
Nkenge Harmon Johnson
Opinion
Dec 22
12:01 PM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: You Were the Best Part of My 2020
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Dec 22
10:00 AM
Guest Editorial: My Year as an Essential Grocery Worker Without Essential Protections or Pay
Anonymous Essential Worker
Opinion
Dec 21
10:00 AM
Guest Editorial: “2020 Was Supposed to Be My Year!”
Candace Avalos
News
Nov 16
10:47 AM
The Governors of Oregon, Washington, and California Strongly Urge You Not to Kill Your Family
Rich Smith
Opinion
Nov 10
11:20 AM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: That Freaked Out Feeling
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Nov 9
10:30 AM
Guest Editorial: To Seek Justice, Embrace Healing
cameron whitten
Opinion
Nov 6
11:38 AM
I Used to Be Addicted to Heroin. Oregon Decriminalizing Drug Possession Is a Historic Victory for Human Rights.
Morgan Godvin
Opinion
Oct 19
10:00 AM
Guest Editorial: Portland's Small Businesses
Can
Be Saved. Here's How.
Sarah Shaoul
Opinion
Oct 13
10:36 AM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: Squad Goals
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Cops
Sep 28
9:21 AM
Hall Monitor: An Authorized Militia
Alex Zielinski
LGBTQIA+
Aug 28
3:31 PM
On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, Remember Gay Hero Bayard Rustin
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Aug 14
10:44 AM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: How We're NOT Wasting Your Money
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Aug 11
3:44 PM
The Five Stages of Kamala Harris
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Aug 11
1:50 PM
Guest Editorial: Black Lives Don't Matter in Portland
Pharoah Bolding
Opinion
Aug 7
2:04 PM
Hall Monitor: Fair Weather Wheeler
Alex Zielinski
News
Jul 28
2:23 PM
A Journalist in Jail: What I Experienced After Being Arrested by Portland Police
Andrew Jankowski
Cops
Jul 22
11:18 AM
I Know How to Cover a Portland Protest. So Why Am I Shaking?
Karina Brown
Movies & TV
Jul 21
2:49 PM
A New, Black Batwoman Brings Out the Trolls
Pharoah Bolding
Opinion
Jul 20
2:06 PM
Why Can't I Stop Watching This Portland Police “Support from Community” Video?
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Jul 17
12:00 PM
A Note from the
Mercury’s
Editor: Calling Dr. Feel Better
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Cops
Jul 14
12:30 PM
Hall Monitor: Crossing the Line
Alex Zielinski
Opinion
Jul 1
10:42 AM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: Restraining the Police
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Cops
Jun 18
1:00 PM
The Hard Gaze: A Photo Essay Documenting Portland Protests
Hannah Dugan
Opinion
Jun 16
9:01 PM
Hall Monitor: A "Historic Opportunity"
Alex Zielinski
Cops
Jun 5
9:57 AM
Guest Editorial: The Hypocrisy in Portland State University's Response to Racist Policing
Avery Panganiban
Opinion
Jun 3
3:56 PM
What Is A Peaceful Protest?
Blair Stenvick
Opinion
Jun 1
3:23 PM
A Note from the
Mercury
’s Editor: Eyes and Hearts
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
May 14
10:04 AM
Guest Editorial: Oregon's Mental Health Access Is Among the Worst in the Nation. This Needs to Change.
Dave Dahl
Opinion
May 5
10:00 AM
Guest Editorial: Save Our Music Venues—Save Our Souls
Jim Brunberg
Opinion
Apr 22
12:17 PM
Guest Editorial: Oregon Must Act to Support Mental Health Care During COVID-19
Rep. Janelle Bynum
News
Apr 20
2:32 PM
Guest Editorial: Opening Hotels to the Homeless Could Prevent Further COVID-19 Tragedy
Rachel Lockard
&
Kelsey C. Priest
Opinion
Apr 7
2:38 PM
Guest Editorial: "Even If Offered a Loan from the Paycheck Protection Program, I Probably Won't Take It"
Paul Stevens
Opinion
Apr 2
10:00 AM
How to Trauma-Proof Yourself for the Traumatic Days to Come
Bridget Geraghty
News
Mar 12
4:00 AM
Portland's Two Citizen-Led Police Oversight Committees Are Facing Critical Instability
Alex Zielinski
News
Feb 27
12:35 PM
After Christian Verdict, Lessons In Interrupting Hate In Public
Blair Stenvick
News
Feb 13
4:00 AM
Hall Monitor: Camping Goes to Court
Alex Zielinski
News
Jan 30
11:37 AM
How Was Jeremy Christian's Violent Behavior Able to Thrive in Progressive Portland?
Alex Zielinski
News
Jan 30
4:00 AM
Hall Monitor: Homegrown Hate
Alex Zielinski
News
Jan 20
11:33 AM
Hall Monitor: Fish & the Free Press
Alex Zielinski
News
Jan 16
4:00 AM
Hall Monitor: Fish & the Free Press
Alex Zielinski
Opinion
Dec 30
12:00 PM
Remembering 2019: Reminder: If You’re Not Antifa, You’re Pro-fa
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Dec 26
11:00 AM
Remembering 2019: Blaming the Homeless for Coyote Problems
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Opinion
Dec 24
11:00 AM
If You're Going to Believe in Anything... Make it Santa
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Dec 22
10:04 AM
Hall Monitor: Blame Game
Alex Zielinski
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