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Project Censored: The Year’s Most Ignored News

The “sock puppets” the Pentagon doesn’t want you to know about—and 9 other stories you didn’t hear from the mainstream media.


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In an age of blogs, tweets, hacks and piles of beans spilled by Wikileaks...   More
 
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 REBECCA BOWE

The Crucifixion of Geoff Thompson

One man’s obsession with the Viewpoint Inn left smoking ruins, stiffed creditors and angry brides.


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Like rubberneckers at a car crash, gawkers flock to the Viewpoint Inn. Some inch close to the cliff at the edge of the property and gaze...   More
 
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 NIGEL JAQUISS

Professor Xbox

Tom Bissell is Portland's finest writer. Why is he spending his time on video games and bad movies?


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I saw the best mind of my generation, and he asked me to watch a crappy movie. Tom Bissell is not a household name in Portland.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 AARON MESH

Gang Green

The Timbers Army is rowdy, raucous and rebellious. It also wields enormous power.


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No one should have more power when the Portland Timbers play at Jeld-Wen Field than Merritt Paulson. He bought the team in 2007, built it into a Major League Soccer   More
 
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 JONATHAN CROWL

Cheat Local!

Portland helped make Groupon a giant. Here’s how local businesses get crushed.


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Ethan Powell and Tobias Hogan, two typical restaurant workers with more than a decade’s experience between them, wanted more. Two years ago they stepped out and took a gamble that has lured—and   More
 
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 COREY PEIN

The Portlandification of Brooklyn

Brooklyn wants to be Portland. Should we be proud—or embarrassed?


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Editor’s note: It’s a fine line for people in this city to talk about the precocious rise of—and perplexed response to—Portland    More
 
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 ADRIANNE JEFFRIES

The Gun


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It’s 9:50 on a Wednesday night, in the Safeway parking lot on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. I’m looking into the passenger-side window of a gray Chevy Tahoe, with $160 in my fist.    More
 
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 JAMES PITKIN

Bad Neighbor

One wealthy Portlander’s tool kit for conflict resolution: tasers, chain saws and “coffee bombs.”


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On Aug. 22, the most expensive home ever sold in Southeast Portland will be auctioned on the steps of the Multnomah County Courthouse.     More
 
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 NIGEL JAQUISS

The Blogfather

MetaFilter founder Matt Haughey put the blog in blogosphere. Now he looks to the future.


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Thirty-five miles from Portland is the home of one of Oregon’s hottest tech properties. It’s a long way from the “Silicon Forest” of local startups. It’s an even longer way from those who   More
 
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 RUTH BROWN

Death of a Yogi

The battle for a corporate empire, hundreds of millions of dollars and the meaning of a faith.


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In downtown Portland, across Southwest 5th Avenue from City Hall, stands a tall glass and aluminum tower. Inside this building, the Pacwest Center, is a safe. This safe keeps many secrets, but thi   More
 
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 COREY PEIN
 

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