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

Dr. Know Has a grand jury ever indicted a Portland police officer for an on-duty shooting? —Michael B., PortlandThe answer to the question you’re ostensibly asking is no, “not in recent his ...   More

Dr. Know Clearly one of the prime reasons for the proposed new I-5 bridge is thousands commuting to Portland every day from Clark County. Given all our self-congratulating talk about livability in Portland, ...   More

Dr. Know Whenever I get a ballot, I often wonder this: Why are there two punched holes on my ballot secrecy envelope?—Clint J.I was hoping to get this answer directly from Oregon Secretary of State Kat ...   More

Dr. Know City Council just gave the Rose Festival big discounts on city fees as Portland’s “official” festival. To justify that, Randy Leonard’s blog claims the Rose Festival generate ...   More

Dr. Know How do I get my question used in Dr. Know? Why do I have to sign myself with a name and an initial? Are these questions even real? —Joe the BummerWell, this one isn’t. But for an imag ...   More

Dr. Know Does PDX have full-body scanners like the ones the Dutch are required to use for passengers to the U.S.? More importantly, can they see us naked?—Jaymee C., PortlandIf you’d been through ...   More

Dr. Know All the abandoned cars during last week’s snowstorm got me thinking: How long after a snowstorm ends do people have to retrieve their cars? Is there an unwritten rule among local police?&mdash ...   More

Dr. Know So, bird poop was responsible for the E. coli contamination in the Washington Park reservoir. Birds poop in there all the time; why doesn’t this happen more often?—Kat H., Portland This ...   More

Dr. Know How much does it cost to mount a search-and-rescue operation on Mount Hood, and who pays for it? And how many of these things do they do every year, anyway?—Mitch F.There’s something abo ...   More