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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...
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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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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: 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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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: 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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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...
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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...
View ArticleDon'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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SpongeBob still exists. Let's pretend he doesn't. by Denis C. Theriault MY FAVORITE THING about SpongeBob SquarePants is knowing that the guy who voices SpongeBob's fat and dimwitted best friend,...
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In his State of the City speech, Charlie Hales pitches woo at the labor movement. by Denis C. Theriault TOM CHAMBERLAIN, the head of the Oregon AFL-CIO and an occasionally rumored political candidate,...
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Getting back together with the feds won't save us from terror attacks. by Denis C. Theriault PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE in Portland City Hall agrees that our cops' current casual relationship with the FBI's...
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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...
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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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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...
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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 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,...
View ArticleDon'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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Police Review Board Strongly Urged "Termination" for Four Portland Cops, All...
by Denis C. Theriault illustration by neil perryA police bureau advisory panel charged with reviewing officer misconduct strongly recommended four Portland cops lose their jobs over accusations...
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