Stephanie E. Smallwood, associate professor of history at the University of Washington, Seattle, has been selected as the winner of the 2008 Frederick Douglass Book Prize, awarded for the best book written in English on slavery or abolition....

What's happening for you in Portland this week? Read here a day-by-day diary of free community events to fill your spare time. For a full calendar please click on "Read the complete article" below….

What's happening for you in Seattle this week? Read here a day-by-day diary of free community events to fill your spare time. For a full calendar please click on "Read the complete article" below.…

Many people look down on construction workers. In fact experts predict the shortage of construction workers will worsen over the next decade unless steps are taken to reverse the trend.
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Attorney General Rob McKenna Monday announced a landmark settlement brokered by Washington and other states requiring sub-prime lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to provide loan modifications for up to 395,000 borrowers nationwide.....

Don't know how the local candidates for city and county differ? You're not alone.
The Skanner, partnering with the North Portland Multimedia Training Center, is working to help voters understand the views and positions of local candidates a little better. Premiering this week here on The Skanner website ...

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Tim Wise, among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the country, lectures on "White Privilege: Racism, White Denial & the Costs of Inequality," Thursday, Oct. 16 ....