Dr. Know The Portland Bicycle Plan reportedly calls for 681 miles of bike lanes costing $613 million. That seems like an awful lot to paint lines on rights-of-way already owned by the city.  Where is th   More

Dr. Know People talk about Klamath River salmon, or Rogue River salmon, as though every river has its own unique species. But isn’t a salmon a salmon? So they die out in a particular river—it’s not lik   More

Dr. Know Anecdotal reports suggest adults are once again getting on the Oregon Health Plan, after several years of the plan only (or at least, mostly) being available to children and pregnant women. Given that the state is broke, how did the OHP make this comeback? —C.K. Dexter Haven   More

Dr. Know The batteries in my vibrator expanded due to corrosion and are leaking a gray fluid. I am unable to remove the batteries. Obviously the vibrator no longer works, sadly. My question is how to properl ...   More

Dr. Know Hundreds of Canada geese have been making themselves at home in my business park for months. I thought geese were supposed to fly south for the winter! It’s January and these guys show no sign ...   More

Dr. Know So, my job released a new drug policy where they “reserve the right” to randomly drug test. Does this mean I need to stop smoking pot now, or are they just blowing smoke? —Amy Crac ...   More

Dr. Know So Brandon Roy has no meniscus at all in his left knee. “It’s bone-on-bone there,” Roy told The Oregonian. It seems like there’s a surgery for everything these days—can ...   More

Dr. Know They count the unemployed by the applications for benefits, but if I decide to rejoin “the workforce” by looking for a job, I don’t call the state to let them know. How do they cou ...   More

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Dr. Know Fifth generation Portlander, with tons of family, friends and neighbors. NONE of whom think the slogan “Keep Portland Weird” is amusing. Makes us look like fools. —K.H.Wow, a genui ...   More