GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! There’s no escape. I can’t wait. I need a hit. Baby, give me it. You’re dangerous. I’m loving it. LET’S GO TO PRESS.

Charles McGee, the leader of Portland’s respected Black Parent Project, is strongly considering stepping up to take on Commish Steve Novick in the upcoming election.

A local surgeon is indicted on domestic abuse charges after holding a knife to his girlfriend’s throat—and yep, a child was in the residence at the time.

Oregon House Democrats have decided against holding a hearing about Planned Parenthood, citing that Republicans would turn it into a political circus—which everyone has to admit, they excel in.

Pope Francis visits Washington, DC today, and speaks about the urgency of addressing climate change. (Which I’m sure will drive faux Christians like Mike Huckabee INSANE.)

According to reports, the FBI has recovered some of Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails (which she says were dumped because they contained personal matters) to see if they contained classified information.

Another thing presidential wannabe Jeb Bush is against? Multiculturalism! (Try to contain your shock.)

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigns following a diesel emissions scandal (in which vehicles would only pass emission requirements while being tested), admitting “We totally screwed up.”

Today in “Of COURSE it happened in Texas!”: A high school football coach orders his players to knock a referee on his ass after being accused of making racist remarks. Here’s the video!

Baseball great Yogi Berra died last night at the ripened age of 90.

In sad celebrity split-up news: Hilarious people Amy Poehler and Nick Krohl break up after two years of romantic bliss.

Now let’s check in on WEATHER TOWN: Sunny with a high of 74 today, and continued nice weather ahead.

And finally, I’ve decided I’m going approach life with the same gusto as this… RUNAWAY MOTORCYCLE!!

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)

One reply on “Good Morning News: Novick’s New Challenger, a Pope in Washington, and Perverted Muppets?”

  1. While I don’t support Jeb Bush for President, he is absolutely correct about this issue.

    And yeah, his wife is Mexican, as well as my wife is Japanese.

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