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Portland's Cuckoo Nest
Nobody wants to be Nurse Ratched
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Pamela Fitzsimmons
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Headline Hi-Jinx
What media is interested in--and isn't. What they tell you--and won't.
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Richard Cheverton
12
Death in 106 Square Feet
Housing First claims another victim; Portland cops take the rap; the police chief gets ahead of the curve.
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Richard Cheverton
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Good Riddance
The city's most audacious (and racist) real estate play looks increasingly twitchy. Will white guilt triumph in the end? Or will the iron rules of…
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Richard Cheverton
14
'Tear Gas Ahead'
Does anybody at City Hall care about the Portland ICE protests?
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Pamela Fitzsimmons
24

June 2025

Until We Meet Again
The performance by the 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly bombed.
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Pamela Fitzsimmons
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The New Big Girl v. the Pirates
Media won't talk about itself; but that doesn't mean there isn't a story behind the Oregonian's bland bit of news.
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Richard Cheverton
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Death and Taxes
In the Oregon legislature, there’s more than one way to get rolled
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Pamela Fitzsimmons
11
Mendacities and mediocracy; Thoughts on the Wimp State
Sure, folks; write your representative. Good luck with that.
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Richard Cheverton
8
Get Petulant, Oregon
Oregonians have a rare opportunity to slow the Salem money machine
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Runaway Train 2: Meet the Winners
Plaintiffs will split the recent $8.5 City Council Albina "settlement." Their federal lawsuit, now moot, will never face cross-examination. But…
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Richard Cheverton
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Runaway Train
City Council's 25-percenters created a ticking time bomb by collapsing at the feet of Councillor Loretta Smith
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Richard Cheverton
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