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Behind the 'Schmidt Show'
Billboards can't reveal the depth of what Mike Schmidt has done to Portland
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Pamela Fitzsimmons
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Another Spin on the Media Merry-Go-Round
The last thing local media wants to do is write about…local media. Let’s break that rule.
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Richard Cheverton
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Kotek's clumsy clean-up
What a weird little employment agreement says about the elevation of Kotek's wife and the departure of her chief of staff
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Bamboozle, the Finale
Montavilla gets some new "guests" and "good neighbors."
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Richard Cheverton
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Bamboozle, Redux
The Joint Office of Homeless Services herds 'em up and moves 'em out.
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Richard Cheverton
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Lessons from Baltimore
What does 'restorative justice' have to do with Oregon's Interstate 5?
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Pamela Fitzsimmons
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March 2024

Bamboozle Time in Montavilla
Homelessness Inc.™ pitches its latest scheme; someone actually utters the words, "property values."
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Richard Cheverton
8
Oregon's 'Culture of Yes'
The self-congratulations from Salem are winding down -- now comes reality
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Pamela Fitzsimmons
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Quotations 'R' Us
Take a tour around some of our favorite Substacks
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Richard Cheverton
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A $-Million Here, a $-Million There...
It's easy when it's OPM. (And other people's kids).
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Richard Cheverton
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Portland's Westboro Baptists
Who are progressives going to call when an infidel crashes their party?
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Pamela Fitzsimmons
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What It Costs to Do Nothing
...and Ol' Abe's still in his cage.
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Richard Cheverton
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