Dr. Know I keep reading that The Oregonian’s print circulation is declining because of shrinking advertising revenue. How can Willamette Week   More

Dr. Know I know Portland doesn’t have any teams likely to inspire this behavior anytime soon, but where did the custom of waving one’s index finger (real or foam rubber) in the air and shouting “We��   More

Dr. Know I am dying to be rid of the shackles of my heinous day job. If I quit and took a seasonal holiday job, and then got laid off from that, would I qualify for unemployment? —Jane M. Before I repl   More

Dr. Know So now the Internet is telling me that neti pots—the Ayurvedic sinus-irrigation tool that you use to pour water through your nose—can kill you. Can they? Do those things even work? —Leery i   More

Dr. Know I’m hoping you can settle a wee phonological tiff with a co-worker: She says the “p” in “-corp,” as in “U.S. Bancorp,” or “PacifiCorp,” is silent. I say hogwash—these companies   More

Dr. Know Should I enter the lottery’s Thanksgiving Day Raffle? My odds aren’t great, but aren’t they better in this game, since they only sell a limited number of tickets? I’m feeling lucky! —So   More

Dr. Know So, now that Initiative 502, the recreational pot law, has passed in Washington, what’s the deal for folks in Portland? Can we just...   More

Dr. Know I keep hearing that back in the day, Portland was a mob town full of hit men, bootleggers and women of easy virtue. Could our currently milquetoast city really have such a colorful past? —Multno   More

Dr. Know Let’s talk goose poop: Every park and walkway near the Willamette River is covered with the stuff. Is it any health threat to people and pets? —Thomas C. Before I answer, I’d like to formal   More

Dr. Know When I think “Oregon Trail,” I think of people barely surviving on meager rations as part of a dehumanizing ordeal. That does make the phrase an appropriate name for our food-stamp program, bu   More