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The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD AFTERNOON, PORTLAND! Reminder that election day is only... *looks at imaginary watch*... ONLY SIX DAYS AWAY?!? My friends, there are some particularly troublesome candidates running for City Council who would end...

A Portland Public Schools (PPS) teacher is alleging the district placed him on leave in retaliation for speaking out against the district’s plans to relocate Harriet Tubman Middle School due to the expansion of a nearby freeway. His students are calling for his return to the classroom. Bryan Chu, an 8th grade social studies teacher at Harriet Tubman, was placed on leave April 1 while the district investigates his professional behavior. A letter from the...

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! What’s remaining of yesterday’s snow will probably be washed away by today’s rain showers. BUT more snowfall is possible this evening, if you’re into that kind of thing. In...

On Wednesday, a group of Harriet Tubman Middle School students staged a walkout in support of social studies teacher, Bryan Chu.

As the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) moves forward with a plan to expand the Interstate 5 corridor towards Harriet Tubman Middle School, local officials, school representatives, and community members differ on whether the student body should be forced to move buildings to avoid the freeway’s pollutants. Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty spoke to a crowd of environmental activists Wednesday evening in front of Harriet Tubman in North Portland near the Rose Quarter. The...