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Written by Helen Silvis

Published: 15 October 2014

 

Hunger, poverty, homelessness, chronic illness and family stress are the backdrop to higher absence rates for children    

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Written by Alanna Durkin, Associated Press

Published: 14 October 2014

 

Tour will focus on gun laws and domestic violence    

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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 09 October 2014

 

Oregon and Washington face major issues in upcoming General Elections

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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 09 October 2014

 

The proposed settlement with the girl’s family goes before the school board for approval on Oct. 15

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Written by Helen Silvis

Published: 09 October 2014

 

An infamous possum incident is just one reason why the site of the former Burger Barn on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. matters to Black Portlanders      

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Written by Helen Silvis

Published: 07 October 2014

 

Portland Police Bureau's Larry O'Dea lays out his priorities for his tenure as chief      

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Published: 05 October 2014

 

 VIDEOS: Watch her perfom Georgia on my Mind and at the Mississippi Street Fair in 2011

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Written by Helen Silvis

Published: 02 October 2014

 

Black students in special education are five times more likely to receive long-term discipline so $1.5 million must move to prevention program    

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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 02 October 2014

 

Moderate Islamic community caught in crossfire of partisan spat

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Written by Helen Silvis

Published: 01 October 2014

 

Defense attorneys vow to appeal saying they believe FBI agents entrapped the teen and the trial should have taken that into account