03-28-2024  1:32 pm   •   PDX and SEA Weather

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

As we approach MLK Day, a day that honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., now is the time to reflect on his message of service, equality, and community. In the spirit of Dr. King’s vision, here are five meaningful ways you can give back to your community on this special day:

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Commissioner Carmen Rubio 

In a time of transition, Rubio brings a record of building consensus and achieving results.

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Rose Festival Volunteer Clown Recruitment is Open!

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Cornel West (Photo Credit: OSU) 

Two scholars with Ivy League ties will speak Jan. 22 at Oregon State University about the need for universities to lead the way in reviving the art of civil discourse in a society increasingly characterized by division and confrontation.

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D.E. May: Untitled (Islands in the City) 2023 acrylic, the & found papers on cardboard 12" by 12" Available 

PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is  presenting Out of Salem: D.E May & Friends, an exhibition featuring work by D.E. May alongside many of his Salem friends— Brad Ford, Bonnie Hull, Craig Klyver, Natalie Laswell, Bryan Null, Dan Schmidt, Terry Schneider, Monte Shelton and John Van Dreal. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday, and by appointment.  Admission is free.

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At The Skanner Foundation's 2019 MLK Breakfast, then Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack presents scholarship awards. (Photo by Julie Keefe) 

Pack led the Oregon Lottery from 2016 to 2023 and most recently worked in Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's office

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Portland Parks & Recreation staff anticipate that after community input, and project scoping and planning are finalized, improvement projects may be completed sometime in 2026.

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Attorney General Rosenblum 

Google will pay 630 million dollars in restitution, minus costs, and fees, to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store between August 2016 and September 2023 and were harmed by Google’s anticompetitive practices.  Google will pay the states an additional $70 million for their sovereign claims.

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(Photo/North Portland Library) 

This Saturday, Dec. 16, join the library’s Black Cultural Library Advocates in a pre-celebration at the Soul Restoration Center

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Tennessee Rep. Harold Love 

The Representative of Tennessee’s 58th& legislative district, Love is now president-elect of the NBCSL. He will be sworn in as president December 2024 in Washington, D.C.

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The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast