Don't Call It a Comeback
Want publicly funded elections back in Portland? You're out of luck for now. by Denis C. Theriault WHEN HE TOOK ON Commissioner Dan Saltzman for a city council seat last year, Concordia University...
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Is $20 million enough to defy history, fight gentrification, and revive the black Portland that was? by Denis C. Theriault THIS TIME, the smartly dressed Bishop Steven Holt wasn't presiding onstage,...
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If Charlie Hales is vulnerable ahead of 2016, it's his own fault. by Denis C. Theriault I'M ALL DONE with this column after this week. Maybe you remember reading that or hearing it. But probably...
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Is $20 Million Enough to Reverse Gentrification?
by Denis C. Theriault Illustration: EatchoTHIS TIME, the smartly dressed Bishop Steven Holt wasn't presiding onstage, clutching a mic the way you might imagine him leading a sermon.Instead, he was...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Goodbye, Leonard Nimoy. LLAP.
by Denis C. Theriault Spock is dead. Leonard Nimoy had warned us a year ago that it wouldn't be long, after he announced having chronic pulmonary disease—a byproduct of his long relationship with...
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Required Reading: Amanda Fritz's Speech on Why Portland Should Have Kept Out...
by Denis C. Theriault denis c. theriaultLast week's hearing on rejoining a federal ant-terrorism task force.Commissioner Amanda Fritz was perfectly clear last week when explaining her vote against...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Bike Thieves Beware! Donald Trump! A Crack-Scandal Tie!
by Denis C. Theriault They're among the most unassailable laws (of a certain prevailing segment) of Portland: If your bicycle hasn't been stolen, it will be. And even if you've been lucky, someone you...
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In explaining his JTTF reversal, the mayor zings a rumored re-election rival: Mike Reese. by Denis C. Theriault ANY REAL DRAMA over Portland City Hall's looming vote on whether to embrace—but...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Filthy Airport Carpet, Another Ground War in Iraq, and...
by Denis C. Theriault It was a blood clot. Jerome Kersey died because of a blood clot. If you missed it yesterday, Mercury columnist Ian Karmel wrote a fine essay about maybe the most beloved, and...
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Hales, with "Reluctant" Vote, Swings Portland Back into FBI Anti-Terror Task...
by Denis C. Theriault denis c. theriaultChief Larry O'Dea, left, sits benignly. Across the room, activist Joe Walsh turns his back to the council.It was so much easier back in 2001, almost a...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Jerome Kersey Has Died, You Can't Smoke in Parks, and...
by Denis C. Theriault Jerome Kersey, who famously wore No. 25 for the Portland Trail Blazers during what was arguably their apotheosis, was a legendary link to the Portland that lived and grunted...
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Hales' plans for the Central Eastside would benefit a major campaign donor. by Denis C. Theriault MAYOR CHARLIE HALES might have timed things a little bit better, given what's become of John...
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Who's mostly to blame for Governor John Kitzhaber's resignation? John Kitzhaber. by Denis C. Theriault THE ONLY DRAMA left for Governor John Albert Kitzhaber, in the final hours of a historic fourth...
View ArticleThe Chairman of the Multnomah County GOP Has a Novel (Dick Joke) Take on...
by Denis C. Theriault What's that saying, "Don't stick your ___ in crazy?" Yeah, looks like @GovKitz broke that rule.— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) February 13, 2015
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Charlie Hales Has Begun Raising Serious Campaign Cash—from a Longtime...
by Denis C. Theriault It's been 16 years or so—the end of Vera Katz's second term—since Portland's had an incumbent mayor running for re-election. Put that way, it seems like an astounding amount of...
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The John Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes Scandal: A Handy Primer
by Denis C. Theriault This was originally posted at 10 am yesterday. It's been updated to reflect developments since then that culminated in the announcement this morning that Governor John Kitzhaber...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Laptop Wars! LGBT Bigotry! The Continuing Saga of John...
by Denis C. Theriault The suddenly invisible Governor John Kitzhaber sure had a horrible day yesterday. An agonizingly public yoyo bounce over his resignation in the face of steadily building...
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After Top Democrats Demand His Resignation, the End Appears Nigh for Governor...
by Denis C. Theriault The scandal-fed political vise squeezing Governor John Kitzhaber in recent weeks has tightened untenably over the past few hours.The state's treasurer, Ted Wheeler, and two top...
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Kate Brown Just Sent a Damningly Strange Email About Governor Kitzhaber
by Denis C. Theriault Yesterday's weirdness over Governor John Kitzhaber's increasingly shaky handling of the ethics scandal swamping his career—he changed his mind about resigning? after calling...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Kitzhaber's Resignation Switcheroo! "Peace" with Putin!...
by Denis C. Theriault Governor John Kitzhaber really WAS going to quit yesterday, according to several of the Oregonian's sources, who went into remarkably deep, keen, and insightful detail about the...
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