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For 25 loooong years, the Portland Mercury has published your most bizarre rants and intimate confessions (anonymously!) in ...

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With our deepest gratitude we’d like to thank the scores of employees and regular columnists who over 25 years shared their talent, time, sweat, and brilliance to the Portland Mercury. This issue is ...

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Nadia is a longtime fan of the singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, so she was excited to get tickets for her tour date at ...