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Does Taking Cold Medicine Actually Make You Sick Longer?

When I get a cold, I armor up with DayQuil so I can do my job without drowning in mucus. Now my killjoy co-worker says taking cold medicine actually makes you sick longer. Does it?

Does Les Schwab Bribe the Weatherman to Forecast Wintry Doom?

Another winter, another predicted snowpocalypse that didn’t happen. Does Les Schwab bribe the weatherman to forecast wintry doom in the hope we’ll buy more snow tires and tire chains?

If the City Is Pushing For Portland to Be a Carless Utopia, Why Isn’t the Transportation Bureau Adding More Armed Security to Transit Stations?

Assuming 16 hours of service for each train and station per day, putting a guard at every station and on every train would require adding roughly 680 cops to the current force of 62 sworn officers (plus around 30 outside contractors).

Streets Near My House Are Just Gravel and Potholes. Why Would the City Pave One Half of a Street Back in the Day, But Not the Other?

Several street sections near my house in Southeast Portland are just gravel and potholes. These aren’t even dead ends, they’re through streets! Why would the city pave one half of a street back in the day, but not the other? —Lara P.

Why Is There One Section of Tracks From the Old Belmont Streetcar in the Road at Southeast 26th Avenue and Morrison Street?

That prosaic explanation notwithstanding, Portland’s prewar streetcar system was a much bigger deal than most people now realize.

Willamette Week

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Does Taking Cold Medicine Actually Make You Sick Longer?

Does Les Schwab Bribe the Weatherman to Forecast Wintry Doom?

If the City Is Pushing For Portland to Be a Carless Utopia, Why Isn’t the Transportation Bureau Adding More Armed Security to Transit Stations?

Streets Near My House Are Just Gravel and Potholes. Why Would the City Pave One Half of a Street Back in the Day, But Not the Other?

Are We the First Area to Suffer Real-World Consequences From Not Vaccinating Our Kids?

How Many Apartments are Under Construction and Expected to Come Online in 2019?

Garter Snakes Used to Be All Over Portland. Where Did They Go?

Why Doesn’t the New Year Start on Solstice?

Are There Still Spent Fuel Rods Stored at the Site of the Former Trojan Nuclear Plant?

Why Is There One Section of Tracks From the Old Belmont Streetcar in the Road at Southeast 26th Avenue and Morrison Street?

Willamette Week

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