FINDINGS
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WHAT WE LEARNED FROM READING THIS WEEK’S PAPER
VOL. 41, ISSUE 18.
If you’re looking for a solid breed
of ranching goat , you want a
hardy South African import. 7
If you want to wash out your
mead tanks into a city sewer, the
Bureau of Environmental Services
is going to charge you so they can
watch. 10
Información para Portland Public
Schools’ $2.5 million diversity
program no disponible en
español . 11
ON THE COVER:
Oregon’s tax on people who are
bad at math makes the state more
money than anything except
personal income tax. 12
Lucky Lab’s brewmaster has
amassed a crazy collection of
aged barleywines . 22
The Hiphopopotamus is a
vampire now. 40
A new marijuana dispensary is
like a bikini barista shack, but
with weed. 44
OUR MOST
TRAFFICKED
STORY ONLINE
THIS WEEK:
Justin Curzi,
photographed
by Jason
DeSomer.
The disgraced
ex-governor put
the “Princess
of Darkness” in
charge of his
failed Cover
Oregon project.
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