Blagojevich Appointee Rejected in Senate
Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris was rebuffed in the U.S. Senate today as he tried to enter the venerated chambers and take his seat, as the successor to president-elect Barack Obama appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. "My credentials were not in order, I will not be accepted, I will not be seated," Burris, 71, told a reporters who had followed him across the street for a news conference in a cold and steady rain outside the Capitol.
The former Illinois attorney general said he was "not seeking to have any type of confrontation" over taking the seat that he was appointed to by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich. But Burris, who would be the Senate's only Black member, also said he was considering a federal lawsuit to force Senate Democrats to seat him ...
Obama Will Host Youth Ball, Along with Regional Inauguration Balls
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President-elect Barack Obama will be hosting a Youth Inaugural Ball, five Regional Inaugural balls, and a ball for his Home States - Illinois and Hawaii on Jan. 20. Vice President-elect Joe Biden will host a ball for his Home States as well: Delaware and Pennsylvania. These balls round out the list of official inaugural balls to be held on Tuesday, January 20, along with the previously announced Neighborhood Inaugural Ball and Commander in Chief’s Ball ...
Morris Brown College Struggles to Pay Water Bill
ATLANTA (AP - Morris Brown College, which is scrambling to pay off a $380,000 overdue water bill that had threatened to close the school after 127 years, held a second rally on Saturday to raise money to settle the debt.
The school has raised over $125,000 in recent weeks through a grassroots campaign seeking donations from the community and across the country. The money raised Saturday included a bag full of quarters totaling $100 from 13-year-old Terrence McKenzie, who gave because his mother had gone to the college ...
The school has raised over $125,000 in recent weeks through a grassroots campaign seeking donations from the community and across the country. The money raised Saturday included a bag full of quarters totaling $100 from 13-year-old Terrence McKenzie, who gave because his mother had gone to the college ...
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Arab Leaders Condemn Invasion of Gaza
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- The leaders of the only two Arab countries to have peace treaties with Israel are condemning Israel’s ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The office of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned Israel of the consequences of the invasion and says it places the responsibility on Israel for any civilians that are killed or wounded ...
The office of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned Israel of the consequences of the invasion and says it places the responsibility on Israel for any civilians that are killed or wounded ...
Exposed Shipwrecks, Single Speed Mountain Bikes and Snow
the Outdoors are Calling in 2009
Shipwreck Hunting
Beachcombers find endless treasures along the Oregon coast, from seashells to shipwrecks...
Ski Areas Open
... now, with an abundance of snowfall brought by December’s record winter storms, many ski areas are expected to remain open well into the spring ...
Single Speed Mountain Bikes
... the increasing number of mountain bikers in Oregon and elsewhere on single-speed bikes ...
Chado Design Wins Chinese Contract
Portland-based small firm will craft international Epic Group's image
One Portland businessman has just landed the account of a lifetime. Chad Brown, founder and owner of Chado Advertising and Design, will be developing an advertising and branding program for international clothing manufacturer Epic Group. In October, Brown was invited to make a pitch at the apparel giant’s headquarters in Hong Kong. “It was pretty intense ...
Fraud at Seattle Port Hurts Minorities
Construction scandal has a long history
Minority contractors are up in arms over the Port of Seattle’s $1.39 million investigation into allegedly fraudulent contracting practices by Port employees and managers.
Ten separate instances of civil fraud were cited by an investigator hired by the Port, including that of a staff member who changed contracting rules to ensure that all minority contracts would go to only one company – a company identified by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1996 as a “sham minority business."
Port officials refused last week to fire the staff responsible for the fraud, or to file any criminal charges against them.
An FBI investigation is reportedly still pending ...
Ten separate instances of civil fraud were cited by an investigator hired by the Port, including that of a staff member who changed contracting rules to ensure that all minority contracts would go to only one company – a company identified by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1996 as a “sham minority business."
Port officials refused last week to fire the staff responsible for the fraud, or to file any criminal charges against them.
An FBI investigation is reportedly still pending ...
Oregon Treasurer-Elect Proposes College Savings Program
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Treasurer-elect Ben Westlund is proposing a college savings plan that he says would be safer for parents than investing in the stock market.
Westlund, a Democrat, says he wants to start a prepaid college tuition program that would allow parents to lock into current tuition rates by paying into a savings account.
“We’re not talking corporate bonds,” ...
Westlund, a Democrat, says he wants to start a prepaid college tuition program that would allow parents to lock into current tuition rates by paying into a savings account.
“We’re not talking corporate bonds,” ...
Activism and the Perfect Storm
There was a perfect storm of factors that led to the Obama election. There was the extraordinary, and paradigm shifting assertion that we can believe in change, the audacity of the chant that “yes we can” organize and fight for the world we have envisioned. There was the profound discipline of the Obama campaign, a group of folk who shrugged off detractors, kept raising money, raising energy, making pragmatic decisions, and steamrolling forward ...
Musical Tribute
The Bethel AME Church hosts a musical tribute to Edgar (Ed) Mitchell, who will be the guest of honor. Performers include the Bethel Cathedral Choir, the Men’s Choir, and the De La Salle Choir. Mitchell is the much-loved former vocalist of many years for the Cathedral Choir who has recently fallen ill ...Conservatives Sabotage U.S. Auto Industry
Think about it. A group of Southern, right-wing, Republican senators have stopped the U. S. Senate from approving a package of financial assistance to the big three auto companies who employ directly over 150,000 workers, but affect 3 million, including the suppliers, dealers and other small businesses linked to the auto industry.
This kind of cold-blooded action on their part strikes me as just the kind of narrowly conservative, mean-spirited and reckless decision making that the nation voted against in electing Barack Obama. ...
This kind of cold-blooded action on their part strikes me as just the kind of narrowly conservative, mean-spirited and reckless decision making that the nation voted against in electing Barack Obama. ...
Local Clergy Sign Anti-Smoking Pledge for Campuses
Kevin Howard, Leroy Haynes, Norma Trimble and Mark Knutson, a group of leaders from Portland’s faith-based community gathered around the Martin Luther King Jr. statue on the namesake boulevard to sign a commitment against tobacco.
Yugen Farad Rashad, of LifeWorks NW’s African American Tobacco prevention program, organized the group of faith leaders as part of an ongoing campaign against smoking.
Gift Card Alert: They're Not Always Redeemable
Gift cards are a common holiday gift, but the Better Business Bureau warns that if consumers are not careful, their gift cards could be worthless in a few months.
With the downturn of the economy many stores are struggling. Though they may be operating through December, some businesses could close locations or file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the future ...
With the downturn of the economy many stores are struggling. Though they may be operating through December, some businesses could close locations or file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the future ...
Happy Holidays
These lovely girls all ran outside to play in the snow in their pajamas early Sunday morning as the flakes first came down in North Portland. Sisters Paris Hart, 16, and Unique Robinson, 12, had fun introducing their 5-month old niece Ny’Ashia Bryce to snow for the first time and teaching their 2-year-old cousin Nevaeh Avery how to make (and throw) snowballs.
Job Loss Crisis Spreads
State sees job cuts in every area except government
Oregon employment officials this week highlighted an array of online job services even as they reported that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent in November from 7.2 percent in October.
Meanwhile, the nonprofit Oregon Center for Public Policy issued its own report showing that families statewide have been crushed by the recession – in part because they failed to make economic gains during the boom times earlier this decade.
“The recession has intensified the pressure that was already squeezing working families ....
Meanwhile, the nonprofit Oregon Center for Public Policy issued its own report showing that families statewide have been crushed by the recession – in part because they failed to make economic gains during the boom times earlier this decade.
“The recession has intensified the pressure that was already squeezing working families ....
Racial Disparities in Colon, Rectal Cancer Persist
The racial gap in colon cancer death rates is widening, a new report says, and experts partly blame Blacks’ lower screening rates and poor access to quality care.
Colon and rectal cancer death rates are now nearly 50 percent higher in Blacks than in Whites, according to American Cancer Society research being released Monday ...
Colon and rectal cancer death rates are now nearly 50 percent higher in Blacks than in Whites, according to American Cancer Society research being released Monday ...
My Father's House
Pastor Henry Greenidge sang and gave a great sermon to the congregation of My Father’s House Ministry, last week at the Irvington Covenant Church. Greenidge retired from his leadership role at the church last summer, but he’s still part of My Father’s House Ministry’s roster of weekly inspirational speakers.
Factory Workers Organize to Take Back The Plant
Asa Philip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and organizer of the historic 1963 March on Washington, DC, once said: “At the banquet table of nature there can be no reserved seats. You get what you can take and you keep what you can hold. If you can’t take anything, you won’t get anything, and if you can’t hold anything, you won’t keep anything. And you can’t take anything without organization ...
Skiing and Outdoors Associations Join Forces
Members of the Ebony Rose Ski Club discuss warm clothing with Deek Heykamp.
Downhill skiing can be something of a luxury – especially in hard times, admits Tricia Tillman, the membership director for Portland’s only African American skiing club. The sport can also be valuable time spent with family, she says. As one of the lead organizers with the Ebony Rose Ski Club ...
Downhill skiing can be something of a luxury – especially in hard times, admits Tricia Tillman, the membership director for Portland’s only African American skiing club. The sport can also be valuable time spent with family, she says. As one of the lead organizers with the Ebony Rose Ski Club ...
Clayton Brothers Pull Off a Gorgeous Release
The Clayton brothers pay tribute to other jazz-playing brothers on this fabulous release ...
The Who’s Who of Portland jazz now includes Kate Davis, the super talented, gracious teenage singer and bassist....
Back in the day (1956-57), Dave Brubeck made these live radio broadcast recordings in two of the nations top jazz clubs ...
PCC/GM Automotive Service Program Falters
Staff and students at Portland Community College’s General Motors Automotive Service Educational Program are worried that the collapse of the Big Three automakers – Ford Motor Co., Chrysler LLC and especially General Motors – could tank their educational program. ...
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Low-Income Families at New Columbia Need Holiday Angels
The harsh economy threatens to make it a cold, cheerless holiday for about 120 low-income residents of New Columbia – many of them kids. Usually Toys for Tots and other charities provide gifts of toys, warm clothes and food for every low-income resident, says Leslie Esinga, New Columbia staff member. This season, Toys for Tots was not able to provide for everyone who qualifies for their services ...
