CONTENTS
August 30 -September 6, 2018
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Letters
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News
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Slant
10
President Merkley?
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Calendar
19
Movie
21
Music
24
Classifieds
27
Savage Love
SEPTEMBER DEALS
AUG 31-
SEPT 3
MURA MASA
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select edibles, 15% off cartridges & $20 8ths of
select flower
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SEPT 5
CHEESE PIZZA DAY: $1 Pizza at Za Cart
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SEPT 10
NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY: All
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editorial
Editor Camilla Mortensen
Arts Editor Bob Keefer
Senior Staff Writer Rick Levin
Staff Writer/Web Editor Meerah Powell
Staff Writer Henry Houston
Calendar Editor /Copy Editor Dan Buckwalter
Social Media Athena Delene
Contributing Editor Anita Johnson
Contributing Writers Blake Andrews, Ester Barkai, Brett
Campbell, Rachael Carnes, Roscoe Caron, Tony Corcoran,
Alexis DeFiglia, Jerry Diethelm, Killian Doherty, Rachel
Foster, William Kennedy, Paul Neevel, Kelsey Anne Rankin,
Molly Templeton, David Wagner, Robert Warren
Interns Amber Cecil, Taylor Griggs, Taylor Perse, Michael Tobin
Art Department
Art Director/Production Manager Todd Cooper
Technology/Webmaster James Bateman
Graphic Artists Sarah Decker, Chelsea Plouffe
Contributing Photographer Paul Neevel
advertising
Director of Advertising Rob Weiss
Display Marketing Consultants David Fried, Carrie
Mizejewski
SEPT 22
customers 55+, 25% off purchase
flower & wax purchases
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1ST HOME GAME DUCKS DEAL:
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Ducks score (Up to 40% off)
Classified Manager Elisha Young
business
Controller Marjorie Bridges
Circulation Manager Liz Levin
Circulation Assistant Trey Longstreth
Distributors Bob Becker, Matthew Erdmann, Mike Goodwin,
Derek Ingram, Mary McCoy, Wally Moon, Pedaler’s Express,
Janet Peitz, Profile in Delivery, Ginger Ruckes
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