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Portland: Overrated?
Is Portland overrated? I’ve tried pitching the following words to the New York Times and the LA Times as an op-ed column, over the last few weeks. Needless to say, neither of them wanted it—they’re too busy running “Ra Ra Portland” pieces. And why not, when it sells advertising?
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Posted in Culture, Livability, Portland: City or Scene?, Rants, Uncategorized
Tagged Bohemian street life, California, creative class, green rooftops, hipsters, Matt White, media-induced smugness, Modest Mouse, native Portlanders, New York, Oregon, overrated, passive aggression, portland, Portland Mercury, Sam Adams, Sustainability, tech boom, The Shins, xenophobia
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