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Is There a Safer Way to Use Meth? Some Portlanders Are Trying to Provide One.

Ingesting too much meth too quickly can lead to “over-amping,” a street term for meth-induced psychosis.

Readers Respond to Hotels Owned By the Company Gordon Sondland Founded Feeling the Effects of Construction of a Nearby Ritz-Carlton

Last week, WW wrote that hotels owned by the company Gordon Sondland founded, Provenance, are feeling the effects of construction of a nearby Ritz-Carlton (“Morning Alarm,” Jan. 29, 2020).

A Multnomah County Health Official Tries to Stop the Spread of HIV Via Used Needles

Needle use is up. Meth deaths are up. And HIV is on the rise again.

Needle Exchanges Save Lives—and Infuriate Neighbors. Now, They Face Budget Cuts at the Edge of Portland.

If the county’s 2020 budget is passed without change, the Gresham mobile exchange will shut down in June.

One Day With the Squad That Removes Needles and Feces From Downtown Portland Streets

Every weekday morning, shortly before dawn, a squadron of men arrives downtown to serve as an alarm clock.

Murmurs: Court Extends Restraining Order Against John Bradley

In other news: City will add needle drop sites at every Portland fire station.

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Oregon Is the First U.S. State to Have an Identified Case of the Latest COVID-19 “Variant of Concern”

Vaccinations at Oregon Convention Center. (Jeff Andersen / OHSU)

How Long Do You Have to Have Lived in Portland Before You’re Allowed to Be Insufferable About It?

Billy Ray's Neighborhood Dive. (Suzie Gotis)

As Patrons Return to Indoor Dining, Oregon’s Restaurants Are in Tatters

The Elvis Room, SE Ash and Grand. (Brian Burk)

Gov. Kate Brown Received Johnson & Johnson Vaccine on March 6

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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. 272

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

Forget Pompeii. Is Portland the Next Detroit? 138

Readers Respond to the Prospects of Downtown Portland 137

Face Masks Aren’t Going Out of Style. Maybe You Should Wear Two. 129

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