This Week in the Mercury
Thursday, April 29, 2010
News Read The Goddamn News
Posted by Matt Davis on Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Some of you even tuned into KPOJ at 8am this morning, didn't you. You can listen again here. Now, start with Sarah Mirk's fascinating feature...
WE BUILT THIS CITY Portland has invested 10 years and $93 million in South Waterfront. Have we built a modern ghost town?
Then skip to the news section...
TAX DOLLARS FOR HANDJOBS Portland cops took $150 from a city "evidence fund" to pay for a handjob from an alleged prostitute. I called it a "sex act" on the radio. But still...
- IMAGE BY JACK POLLOCK
SHRUNK BUT NOT DEMOLISHED High schools avoid closure in redesign.
WITNESS THE FITNESS Amanda Fritz wants council to set a healthier example.
HIGHLIGHTS OF RACISM...THE TOUR! Bus showcases Portland's racist history.
CRUSHED IN THE CROSSWALK Tragic Trimet crash kills two pedestrians.
Not to mention breakers on the anarchists, and sit-lie laws.
Read the goddamn news.
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