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Lovesky has risen through the ranks of the Wonder since her arrival in Portland during the venue’s inaugural year in 2005.

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Prosecutors in Oregon are warning the US justice department to rein in federal agents who’ve repeatedly used excessive force ...

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I saw you today for just a bit. You were talking like you're really feeling down and the shit weather is getting to you, but joking your way through like you do. We exchanged silly fake smiles like we ...

The reason rent is unbearable and homelessness shapes our lives now is because the same small, self-reinforcing circle of elite thinkers has had a monopoly on “serious economic ideas” for forty years.

It's Thanksgiving week, which translates differently for everyone: Some will be stoked for the time off work, others dreading ...