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The Budget Fashionista spoke at Portland's new Microsoft store Sept. 8

Kathryn Finney, AKA The Budget Fashionista, talks about why she founded Digital Undivided, why more Black women and men should get into technology, and how to find investors for your start-up. 

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Oregon is the eighth worst state in the country for teen unemployment

TriMet partnered with the SummerWorks program for the first time this summer, sponsoring 30 jobs for high-risk teens. Twenty-three of the teens worked at TriMet doing a variety of jobs ranging from office work to field work in the community.

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Poverty, school failures and institutional racism block progress

Two of every three children in Portland's African immigrant and refugee communities live in poverty. That's just one of a series of miserable statistics revealed in "The African Immigrant and Refugee Community in Multnomah County," the fourth of six reports on Portland's minority communities from the Communities of Color Coalition.

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The group will advance big-picture changes in public policy, training, and communication about mental health and suicide prevention

As people around the world observe Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10, the official launch of Forefront: Innovations in suicide prevention brings hope for Washington State to lead the way to new policies and programs to solve this major public health problem.

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Group hopes to create more inclusive healthcare workforce and improve nursing care

The Oregon Center for Nursing, or OCN, has launched its Nursing Equity Coalition.

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Madrigal resigned as Cogen's chief of staff this week

Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen has resigned. Cogen issued the following statement, saying he will leave Sept. 16. Marissa Madrigal, Cogen's designated replacement will take over as county chair.

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For each desing submitted, the company will donate $1 -- they're aiming for $15,000

Kick off the new school year by designing a pair of socks to benefit Portland Public Schools.

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Thursday killing was the second by an Oregon State Trooper during traffic stops last week – and the fourth this year.

Days have passed but there is no new information on the Oregon State Trooper fatal shooting of John Van Allen II, last Thursday afternoon on I-84 in the Columbia Gorge about 100 miles east of Portland.

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Boise-Eliot/Humboldt Principal prides himself on being a team-oriented leader

As an educator, Kevin Bacon prides himself on being a problem solver.

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