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Meet a Professional Rat Catchernew

Tim TenBrink has run Critter Control in Portland for 10 years. He moved here from Michigan, after deciding he didn't want to teach high school science there any more because the job wasn't as fulfilling as he'd expected. So he got a part-time job in Portland doing pest control, and stayed.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  05-29-2008  |  Business & Labor

Painted Into a Cornernew

Cops target a skateboard shop over graffiti.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  03-08-2007  |  Business & Labor

A Tale of Two Chinatownsnew

Has the PDC split the Chinese community?
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis and Scott Moore  |  12-28-2006  |  Business & Labor

Eat the Richnew

Local unions have a new weapon in the fight against contractors who hire low-wage, non-union employees for construction jobs: free hot dogs.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  09-15-2006  |  Business & Labor

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