Dr. Know The state just cashed my income-tax check, which means I’m out beer money for the next couple of months. Which brings me to my question—why is it that single people pay more in taxes (bo ...   More

Dr. Know I want to save paper (and the planet). I also want to support WW. Which is better for the bottom line: my reading the paper online with its lower publishing costs, or reading it on paper, which brin ...   More

Dr. Know What ever happened to all the toxic waste dumped in Ross Island in the ’90s? Is it still just sitting there? If so, what’s the city’s plan for cleaning it up and making the Willame ...   More

Dr. Know I did the math—did you?—and anyone working full-time at minimum wage earns too much to qualify for expanded Medicaid. Burger-flippers will have to shell out for health insurance. Sure, t ...   More

Dr. Know In all the talk about healthcare reform, I couldn’t help but notice that, as an underpaid service worker at the poverty line, I should be eligible for Medicaid now, even before the new law goe ...   More

Dr. Know WW recently reported that a massive earthquake could render many, or even all, of Portland’s bridges unsafe for crossing [“Quake-up Call,” Jan. 27, 2010]. What is the city’s ...   More

Dr. Know The principal at Grant High wants students to take Breathalyzer tests before school dances, including prom. DUII checkpoints are illegal in Oregon, how is this different? And not that I’m advo ...   More

Dr. Know How come bicyclists don’t need licenses and can’t get tickets? If we’re going to spend gazillions of dollars building bike lanes, can’t we also make cyclists follow the rules ...   More

Dr. Know Folks in City Hall want to submit an application to Google to bring some super-fast Internet our way. What are the chances Portland will be picked for one of these new test sites?—Cap’n ...   More

Dr. Know It’s spring chinook season. Why can’t I fish off the harbor wall in Tom McCall park?—Anonymous From My SmartphoneYou kids with your smartphones. In my day, we shouted revolutionary ...   More