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LOOK, BUT DON’T TOUCH [Last Week’s I, Anonymous column [“Tit for Tats,” Feb 7] set off a firestorm of letters disagreeing with the author’s contention that just because she has tattoos all over her chest, it doesn’t give people (especially men) the right to stare. Below is a sampling of the responses.] TO THE LADY […]

SECRET ASIAN BAND DEAR EDITORS: Ezra Caraeff’s review on the Slants [Up & Coming, Jan 31] obviously had a few issues. While his main criticism of the band is their concentration on their ethnicity, he seems to miss the mark. The album itself only has one actual song dealing with anything directly Asian; the name […]

IN THE BLIND SPOT [Since the publication of “Blind Spot of Justice?” [Feature, Jan 17]—which discusses what level of accountability is necessary if a driver kills a bicyclist— readers’ responses have been pouring in. Below is a sampling.—Eds.] DEAR MERCURY—As an active member of Portland’s bicycling community and a fellow student of the late Tracey […]

EVERYONE SUFFERS DEAR MERCURY—In response to the article about the horrible death of Tracey Sparling [“Blind Spot of Justice?” Feature, Jan 17]: I am confident that the district attorney and the police department carried out a complete and thorough investigation regarding all of these unfortunate incidences. While my heart goes out to the pedestrians, bicyclists, […]