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11-21-2024 1:06 am • PDX and SEA Weather
MLK BreakfastBelow are fast-breaking news items.
Elinor R. Tatum
Tatum is the first Black woman to hold this title.
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Coty Raven Morris
Morris, the Hinckley assistant professor of choir, music education and social justice, is one of just 25 music teachers selected as semifinalists for the award.
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(Photo/ Washington State Department of Ecology Washington )
The Washington Department of Ecology issued the first penalties under a 2021 state law aimed at reducing waste and pollution from plastics.
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Teacher of the Year Bryan Butcher Jr. (Photo: Oregon Department of Education)
“From helping each of his students learn math in the way that works for them, to creating the Black Student Union at his school, teachers like Bryan go above and beyond to make Oregon schools a place where students not only learn, but feel a sense of safety, belonging and pride. I’m thrilled to see his hard work being honored.”
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Although the burn ban is being lifted, Portland Fire & Rescue would like to remind folks to only burn dried cordwood in a controlled setting by using a fire ring or elevated fire pit with an active hose line stretched to the location of your fire.
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Midland Library (Photo: Multnomah County Library)
To celebrate the opening of the updated, expanded Midland, the library is hosting two days of activities for the community on Saturday, Oct. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 27.
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U.S. Congressman Al Green (D-TX)
The thriving African American community of Greenwood, popularly known as Black Wall Street, was criminally leveled by a white mob during the Massacre, and hundreds of Black people were murdered.
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The announcement is accompanied by a data dashboard that shows the progress for the goals set within the governor’s Executive Order 24-02.
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Lara Damon, Executive Director, Livelihood NW (Photo: Livelihood NW)
Livelihood NW, the business support organization for entrepreneurs from marginalized communities across the Northwest, has today announced its official launch as the home of the Oregon Women's Business Center (OWBC), in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
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Photos are courtesy of Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland, OR
The south entry is one of the few ways vehicles can enter Washington Park and access its many attractions and cultural venues (Oregon Zoo, International Rose Test Garden, World Forestry Center, Hoyt Arboretum, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Portland Japanese Garden, and more).
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