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Good morning, Portland! Weather report: Light rain. The Mercury's Holiday Drink Week report: Happening. Use the latter as a way to boost your spirits about the former. Find the map of $10 holiday drinks here. On my radar: The spiked spiced eggnog at Clarklewis, Grand Central Bowl's Malibu-peppermint-chocolate extravaganza, and the really special looking whiskey sour at Taylor Street Tavern. Cheers!

Time for the news.

IN LOCAL NEWS:

• Portland-area housing authority Home Forward, which helps connect low-income Portlanders to affordable housing wit

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