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SOMETHING is brewing in Portland and it isn't coffee. The storm gathers at a distance from the coffeehouses and art galleries and wine bars that give the place such urban appeal. It is separate and apart from the upper-crust stores that sprout in proudly preserved neighborhoods, where every business seems to display a poster promoting this cause or that - an environmental rally today, a meeting to expand bicycle lanes tomorrow.
This metropolis that is so often listed among America's most livable cities is living the economic crisis of our times.See the full content of this document
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The Coming Middle-Class Revolt
For three consecutive years, median income has declined, according to City Commissioner Sam Adams, who spoke at a conference of editorial writers from around the na...
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