The Skanner Breaking News April 7, 2014

Slideshow: Groundbreaking Parks Director Charles Jordan, 1937-2014

One of the most beloved leaders in Portland history is remembered…For all the information click here

As Growing Demand for US Apartments Push Up Rents, Seattle’s Jump Highest

A 6 percent rise in apartment rents between 2000 and 2012 has been exacerbated by a 13 percent drop in income among renters nationally over the same period…To read the whole story click here

Veteran Journalist and National Association of Black Journalists Co-Founder Chuck Stone Dies

Many who helped launch the NABJ credited Stone as the driving force behind its founding… To read all about it click here

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Since 2012 when The Skanner News first installed dozens of solar panels on our building, we have saved thousands of dollars in energy and sent power back into the grid for surrounding businesses to use. Now you can check out our power grid’s efficiency right on our homepage! Every morning the meter starts at zero, but it ticks up throughout the day. Just wait until the summer when the sunshine turns the meter image into a plume of orange – and our fellow businesses on North Killingsworth Street share our watts. click here

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