Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett
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Politics
Does Portland owe Mayor Adams an apology?
An alt-weekly writer looks beyond the squabbling around his city's mayoral 'cluster-kerfluffle.'
Politics
Another way to help President Obama
Language matters, so maybe it's time to show a little respect for the person with the toughest job on earth.
Culture
The little red engine that can, and does, blog
One of Portland's fertile bloggers is Rick Seifert, whose thoughts on all manner of things [http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=387969&category=22101] turn up in all manner of places, starting with The Red Electric [http://theredelectric.blogspot.com/]. The blog is named for an inter
Politics
Another reason Portland is odd: free money to run for office
If this man gathers 1,500 signatures and $5 from each of those folks, he can have another $192,500 to bankroll his campaign for mayor.