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For a good 5 years and longer, my teen neighbor kids and their friends play "Bball" in their 400 to 600 square ft concrete backyard. First, there's the intermittent and non rhythmic pounding of the ...

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After a brilliant set by Paris Sashay, I was bored to gay tears by Matteo Lane’s set at the Schinzter. This was not a tight hour of comedy—it was podcast blather and impressions of impressions. It was ...

An attempt by Portland Police to recolor the thin blue line to green was gently swatted down this week by a Multnomah County judge. The Coalition of Communities of Color mounted a legal challenge ...

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A letter co-signed by 16 education, labor, and environmental organizations urges the mayor to create strong rules for enforcement as a bulwark against federal attacks.

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