Oregon Passes Foreclosure Reform with One Tiny Problem: Enforcement

Jefferson High School revealed the identity of its 2012 Rose Princess, Thursday March 8. Janae Brown will represent the school on this year's Rose Court.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Police say an Oregon woman who worked as a nursing assistant took photos of dying patients at a nursing home and posted them on her Facebook page with demeaning comments.

The disproportionate incarceration of young people of color and the achievement gap are linked; the common denominator is the vast proportion of students kicked out of class as a form of school punishment.

In early February Camron's mom, Tamberlee Tarver, testified about her little boy's well-documented disabilities and her consistent inability to access special education services from his school before Gov. John Kitzhaber's Oregon Education Investment Board in Salem; subsequently the OEIB set up a public forum, also Tuesday, March 6 from 6:30-8:30 at the Center for Self Enhancement.

With national figures showing Asian and Pacific Islanders outstripping Whites in education and earning power, many people believe racism doesn't affect Asians. That's just wrong— at least in Multnomah County 

503tv wants to expose the world to a side of Portland they probably haven't seen. "This is not the Portlandia you see on IFC," says co-creator Sadiki Stone.

Ten Portlanders who have changed the city for the better were honored Monday Jan. 27 at the 1^st Annual Salute to Black History Makers.

Last Friday, a busload of youths and teachers rode down to Oregon State University for a college tour and a long talk about future success, through Project HARVEST.

The Oregon Jobs reports shows one job vacancy for every six people looking for work. Progress, but it's slow, says economic analyst Charlie Wilson.