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Good Morning, News: Obamacare Cost Spike, a New Sheriff Candidate, and...
by Dirk VanderHart Election day is two weeks away, but you can vote now. We helped out with a portion of the races you'll see on your ballot. And we even offered up brief reasons on this election's...
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by Anonymous When did everyone get so stupid? In your pocket you carry the sum of human knowledge but you don't know anything! Can you name 20 states? Can you name 20 presidents? Can you tell me who...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Mom's Boundless Boundary Issues
by Dan Savage I'm a 26-year-old female living with my parents. Quick backstory: I failed out of college the first time I went, moved in with my abusive ex for three years, then moved back in with my...
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Need Help Voting? Try This Handy Mercury Voter's Cheat Sheet!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey We would never tell you how to vote. Wait... we would TOTALLY tell you how to vote! Why? Because you are a busy mothereffer and don't have time to research every ballot measure...
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Bernie Sanders Is Crushing It, Raising Millions to Flip the Senate and...
by Ansel Herz Get it, brah!Gino Santa Maria / Shutterstock.comFirst there was this in today's Washington Post:Sen. Bernie Sanders, a loyal soldier for Hillary Clinton since he conceded the Democratic...
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Ready Your Coffee Mugs! A Gilmore Girls Full-Length Trailer is Here!
by Megan Burbank Ready your coffee mugs, Gillies.WeedezignQuick! Set aside your electoral politics-related angst, because Netflix has finally released a full-length trailer for Gilmore Girls: A Year...
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Tender Loving Empire Is Raising Funds for Employees of NW 23rd Businesses
by Ned Lannamann Doug BrownIn the immediate aftermath of the horrible explosion at NW 23rd and Glisan, the news was mostly good: no fatalities, and firefighters had done a commendable job in clearing...
View ArticlePresident Obama Says Goodbye to "Mean Tweets"
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey President Obama visited Jimmy Kimmel last night and once again blessed America by reading some of the most hilarious "Mean Tweets" written about him. (Don't worry—these are...
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Things To Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Blazers vs. Jazz How can you not be hyped for this Blazers season? How can you look at what the most overachievingest team in the league did last year, see that management doubled...
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Donald Trump and His Campaign Manager Occupy Separate Realities
by Christopher Frizzelle He says, "We're winning this race. I really believe we're winning." She says, "We are behind."Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.comTrump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, America's...
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It's Official: Terminal 1 Won't Become a Homeless Shelter
by Dirk VanderHart Terminal 1Dirk VanderHartUpdate, 4:12 pm: The Terminal 1 dream is dead. Less than an hour after we posted this, Housing Commissioner Dan Saltzman ended the suspense: The bid to put...
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Former Police Chief Larry O'Dea Faces a Criminal Charge for Shooting His Friend
by Dirk VanderHart Six months after he mistakenly shot a friend, ex Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea has been charged with a crime. The Oregon Department of Justice revealed today that it had brought...
View ArticleSorry I Threw Dog Shit on your White Honda
by Anonymous I was raking leaves. I'm getting too old to take care of my place. My back is killing me and I just got a property tax bill for $6000. I don't know how I will pay it. I picked up a pile...
View ArticleSavage Love
Seven Nights by Dan Savage I love my wife,but I have a lot of resentment, disappointment, and insecurity over our sex life. After four years of marriage, huge angst remains that I have yet to get a...
View ArticleDrink Your Greens
Portland Juice Company’s new juice includes actual hemp leaves. by Josh Jardine I’VE WRITTEN ABOUT juicing cannabis leaves before [Cannabuzz: Juicing with Cannabis, March 2, 2016]. And I think it’s a...
View ArticleThis Horrifying Election Cycle Means It’s a Really Good Time to Live in a...
How weed helped me through this horrifying election cycle. by David Schmader AS I WRITE THIS, the United States is slogging through a dark and damning season of political tawdriness roiling with...
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What can you expect at this year’s HUMP? S-E-X! (And other fun stuff!) by Mercury Staff Folks, HUMP! is the sweetest li’l local porn festival in the world—and tickets are already selling for the 2016...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Jay Z vs. Kanye > Clinton vs. Trump by Ann Romano MONDAY, OCTOBER 17This week saw the final presidential debate (THANK GOD), in which an entire nation was forced to sit down, clench their fists,...
View ArticleHey Portland, Drive the Car!
by Anonymous I personally make a choice to not drive to have as little contact with you types as possible, and this is why. When you're driving and you see someone walking or on a bike more than half...
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Blazers vs. Jazz Recap: It's Opening Night Y'all!
by Arthur Bradford It was a record breaking night, the 16th straight home opening win by our very own Portland Trailblazers. That's the longest streak ever by an NBA team—but that wasn't even the best...
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