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Published: 14 December 2017

 

Barbara Garcia reflects on a near-20-year-career in the US Forest Service

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Published: 14 December 2017

 

Equity director will be replaced by Koffi "Jean-Pierre" Dessou

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Published: 14 December 2017

Portland activist Teressa Raiford said she will run for Portland Mayor in 2020. (Courtesy of Teressa Raiford) 

The activist said Mayor Wheeler hasn’t done enough for police accountability and public safety

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Published: 14 December 2017

 

Symonette is a small business owner and the first Black woman to serve as board chair

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Published: 11 December 2017

Vera Katz (Steve Morgan) 

Katz served three terms as mayor of Portland, from 1993 to 2005

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Published: 08 December 2017

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Ashford, president of Holland America Line, was named in Black Enterprise magazine

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Published: 07 December 2017

 

Pre-apprenticeship programs seek those looking to start or shift careers to the building trades

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Published: 07 December 2017

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KairosPDX will receive Children’s Levy funding for two years to boost learning in STEM

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Published: 07 December 2017

Actress Sarah Smith in Portland Playhouse’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” (Brud Giles) 

The Portland Playhouse production runs Dec. 6 – 30

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Published: 05 December 2017

 

The rise of recreational marijuana has made medical cards valuable primarily as discount cards