GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! You know in some way you’re a lot like me. You’re just a prisoner and you’re tryin’ to break free. LET’S GO TO PRESS.

The director of the Oregon DEQ, Dick Pederson, surprisingly resigned yesterday amid a firestorm of controversy surrounding air pollutants in two Portland neighborhoods. Our Dirk VanderHart has the story.

A new bill currently before the legislature could bring new life to the controversial plans for the Columbia River Crossing.

A new survey shows that Portland’s NIMBYism is strong, and could lead to a city where only millionaires can live close in.

The Blazers take another impressive midseason win, beating the New York Knicks 104-85.

As expected, Super Tuesday ended with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump taking huge steps toward securing their parties’ nominations—but with some states going for Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders, the race ain’t over yet.

But it may be for Chris Christie who was told by six—SIX!—New Jersey newspapers that he should resign after bungling his run for the presidency, followed by an idiotic endorsement of Donald Trump.

OH, and speaking of Trump: Now it looks like the GOP establishment is about to make the toughest decision of their lives—embrace or oppose this political clown. (Heh, heh, hehhhhhh. I love it.)

The Supreme Court is hearing one of the biggest abortion cases in decades, which will possibly influence the rights of women nationwide.

A dam in Iraq is on the verge of collapse, which could kill up to 1 million people—and the government response has been less than impressive.

According to the department’s use of force report, police shootings in Los Angeles spiked more than 50 percent in 2015.

Republican South Dakota governor Dennis Daugaard has vetoed a transphobic bill that would have required transgender students to use bathrooms according to the sex they were assigned at birth.

School administrators at a Southern California high school have given students the okay to wear anti-gay stickers as long as it doesn’t disrupt their education. YOU CAN ALL SEE WHAT’S WRONG WITH THAT LOGIC, CAN’T YOU?

Now let’s look outside at the WEATHER: Hmmm… looks kind of overcast today, with a high of 57!

And finally, I feel for you, kid! Sometimes food is just too cute to eat.

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.)

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