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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 11 March 2014

 

Racist tweets sent to Garfield High School athletes, apparently by students at Issaquah High School, have backfired

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Written by Anne M. Peterson, AP Sports Writer

Published: 10 March 2014

 

The former Oregon State wide receiver Brandin Cooks received the Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the Year award

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Written by Steven Dubois, Associated Press

Published: 10 March 2014

 

Filing says grain terminal unfairly locked out employees for more than a year, but workers broke the law by making threats and engaging in violence

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Written by Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Published: 06 March 2014

 

Washington state issued its first legal-marijuana business license Wednesday, launching a new phase in the state's ambitious effort to regulate a market that has been illegal for more than 75 years

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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 06 March 2014

 

The Skanner News spoke with the artist – an emerging modern griot -- about displacement, race, art, and what it will take to bring all our communities together

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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 03 March 2014

 

The Portland Independent Police Review division says it is investigating what happened at Luck-One and Illmaculate’s Saturday night show at the Blue Monk

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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 28 February 2014

 

Muslim community organizer says Portland Police referred to his ‘Ali Baba’ name

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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 28 February 2014

 

Portland Community College President Jeremy Brown, Ph.D., has big shoes to fill. The Skanner News spoke with Brown this week about his commitment to continue the diversity efforts pioneered by his predecessor, Preston Pulliams.

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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 27 February 2014

 

Rather than the usual series of lectures from a podium in an auditorium – there is some of that as well – this event is built around speed dating-style discussions bringing together small groups with community mentors who have gone through college and come back to help a new generation do it too

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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 27 February 2014

 

A few tickets will be available at the door for the Susan G. Komen Oregon and Southwest Washington 16th Annual Breast-Cancer Issues Conference, coming up Saturday, March 1, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel in Portland.