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Readers Respond to Portland Restaurant Mama Bird Closing Down Due to Complaints From Neighbors About Smoke

Last week, WW wrote about a flap over the Northwest Portland restaurant Mama Bird that highlights a regulatory loophole in Portland: Wood-fired ovens are bad for the lungs but nobody in local government regulates them (“No Smoking,” WW, Nov. 6, 2019).

Readers Respond to the Potential Demolition of O’Bryant Square, Downtown’s Notorious “Paranoid Park”

Last week, on wweek.com, we wrote about the potential demolition of O’Bryant Square, downtown’s notorious “Paranoid Park.”

Readers Respond to Our Photo Essay of the Columbia River Gorge Two Years After the Catastrophic Eagle Creek Fire

Last week, WW ran a photo essay about the Columbia River Gorge two years after the catastrophic Eagle Creek Fire (“The New Gorge,” WW, Oct. 23, 2019).

Readers Respond to the Case We Made For Replacing Cars With E-Bikes on Portland Streets

Last week, we made the case for replacing cars on Portland’s streets with e-bikes and suggested ways the city might make e-biking easier and more accessible (“6 Ways to Kill the Car,” WW, Oct. 16, 2019).

Readers Respond to the Oregon Lottery’s Move to High-Stakes Sports Betting: “If It Weren’t For Gambling and Weed, Would We Even Have Schools?”

Last week, we wrote about the Oregon Lottery’s move to high-stakes sports betting (“Pocket Casino,” WW, Oct. 9, 2019).

Readers Respond to Former Mayor Sam Adams’ Return to Portland to Clear His Name

Last week, we wrote about former Mayor Sam Adams, who was sidelined by a #MeToo complaint and came home to Portland to try to clear his name (“Sam Adams Wants Another Chance,” WW, Oct. 2, 2019). Here’s what readers had to say.

Readers Respond to Chloe Eudaly Quietly Changing Neighborhood Watches

Readers Respond to Tofurky’s Lawsuit Against Arkansas and Missouri: “Goldfish Crackers? There’s No Seafood In It.”

Last week, WW wrote about lawsuits Tofurky has filed against Arkansas and Missouri over whether it can label its products as meat (“Who’s Afraid of Tofurky?,” WW, Sept. 18, 2019).

Readers Respond to Chloe Eudaly’s Effort to Challenge Neighborhood Associations

Last week, WW interviewed City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly about her effort to challenge neighborhood associations, which she says often represent white homeowners and exclude renters, people of color and immigrants (“Chloe Eudaly’s Neighborhood War,” WW, Sept. 11, 2019).

Readers Respond to a Merger Between Local Health Giants That Raises Concerns About Access to Reproductive Health Services

Last week, WW wrote about a merger between two local health giants, Providence Plan Partners and CareOregon, which raises concerns about access to reproductive health services (“Little Choice,” WW, Sept. 4). Here’s what readers had to say about the merger.

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