The Dialogue: What Readers Say About the Fatal Shooting of a Homeless Man That the State Deems Legal

Last week, WW wrote about Joseph Vinci, a Portland tattoo artist who fatally shot a homeless man, Richard Hanley, in the parking lot of his business (“Justified,” WW, Aug. 1, 2018). Vinci confronted Hanley with a retractable baton. Hanley pulled out a knife and Vinci shot him.

Adam Parfrey Died Last Week. Thirty Years Ago in Portland, He Launched a Publishing House for the Obscene, Taboo and Deplorable.

In the 1990s, he became a darling of Portland’s underground literary scene, where provocation and freakishness were badges of honor.

Five Local “Influencers” Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Achieving Instagram Fame

My finger bled as I steadied my phone for the perfect photo. I was on the floor of my living room, getting clawed by my cat, Simon.

LaVoy Finicum’s Family Files a Wrongful Death Claim Against the FBI and Oregon State Police

The suit claims that state and federal officials “conspired with each other and together, to cause LaVoy Finicum’s harm and ultimate death.”

The Asian-American Advocacy Nonprofit APANO Is The Latest Organization Roiled by Allegations of Sexism

APANO leadership denies allegations of harassment.

Mural Artist Discovers His RV Painting Is Now a Home

Murmurs: Who’s Afraid of an Election Integrity Commission? Not Multnomah County Voters

The Dialogue: A Sampling of Online Responses to the Portland MAX Stabbings