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Published: 03 May 2017

 

JFRF Foundation honors Sen. Margaret Louise Carter, Rev. Dr. Rodney I. Page and Rabbi Joshua Stampfer

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 30 April 2017

 

Commissioner Loretta Smith calls investigation into her alleged misconduct “politically and racially motivated"

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Published: 28 April 2017

 

The measure is a response to Trump’s actions in its first 100 days against immigrants and refugees

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 27 April 2017

 

Register here for this event at Hollywood Theatre

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 27 April 2017

 

Marvin Lynn on how diminishing racial and education disparities can start with teachers

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Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 27 April 2017

 

Two-year project will pair African American families with culturally competent birth and postnatal doulas

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Written by Disability Rights Oregon

Published: 26 April 2017

 

Oregon’s most seriously mentally ill prisoners continue to endure solitary confinement

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Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press

Published: 21 April 2017

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The asking price of $3.5 million for the ghost town brings with it six houses, the shuttered general store and gas station

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 20 April 2017

TriMet MAX Yellow Line arrives at Albina/Mississippi station (Photo: Tim Adams) 

Transit activists say the agency is not addressing concerns about enforcement, disparities

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 20 April 2017

Courtesy of Unthank family 

Lectures will focus on health equity, disparities in the healthcare system