The Skanner Breaking News April 21, 2014

RIP Karyn Washington: Mental Illness is Our Dirty Little Secret

According to the National Associations of Mental Health more than 4 percent of African Americans have considered suicide. Most of them are African American women…For all the information click here

American Identifies Cleric in US Terrorism Case

Smith said he converted to Islam from Christianity in 1997 and began attending a Seattle mosque, where a fellow convert introduced him to Mustafa's video and audio tapes…To read the whole story click here

Portland Copwatch to City: Stop Making Policy Decisions in Secret

'There are at least six programs that have sprung up in the past 10 months, most of which are targeted against homeless people … none went through a public discussion at Council… To read all about it click here

The Skanner News is lighting our communities with solar energy

The Skanner News first installed dozens of solar panels on our building iIn 2012. By daytime since then we have sent thousands of dollars in energy back into the grid for community use. And now we are lighting our communities by nighttime into the bargain by lighting with LED lamps that use 90% less power than beforeclick here

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