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The Best Things We Read This Year

Some writing is good, maybe even great, but forgotten about as soon as it’s done. Other writing is read without much thought and then lodges itself in your brain for months afterward. This list is about the latter.

"Popular Music" Is a Manifesto on How People Interact with Generation-Defining Songs

“You can’t always get what you want, the World insists, and always will,” Schirmann writes. “Let’s listen to something else, I say.”

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A Portland Parent Found Her Daughter’s Textbook Racist. Her Teacher Has a Contract That Says He Could Use It Anyway.

A bronze bust of York, an enslaved member of the Corps of Discovery, has drawn visitors to Mount Tabor since it was anonymously installed last month. The debate over how history is portrayed is also occurring in Portland's classrooms. (Justin Yau)

Face Masks Aren’t Going Out of Style. Maybe You Should Wear Two.

RAMONA THE PEST: If she can wear a mask outside, so can you. (Brian Burk)

For Nearly a Year, Teenagers Have Been Robbing Portland Dispensaries. Then Somebody Shot a Budtender.

IN MEMORIAM: Jina Yoo, the owner of Cured Green, holds up artwork of her employee and longtime friend, Michael Arthur, who died during an armed robbery in the store on Dec. 14. (Wesley Lapointe)

Oregon Could Soon Become the Second State to Legalize Composting Human Remains

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Hey, Midwestern Transplants: You Can’t Drive in Portland Snow, Either 209

Forget Pompeii. Is Portland the Next Detroit? 138

In the Small Oregon Town of Toledo, a 70-Year-Old City Councilor Picked a Fight With Timber Unity 124

As Lawmakers Entertain Bill Banning Concealed Guns in Public Buildings, Gun Purchases Soar 112

Two Key House Committee Chairs Unveil Proposed Tax Increase on Beer and Wine 104

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