The Urban League of Portland expands its jobseeker services, offers five state-of-the art computer stations Read the complete article
A mother is speaking out after she says her son was wrongly arrested for a Hillsboro home invasion robbery. Read the complete article
Thressia Del Colbert, who helped her family and friends survive the Great Depression and the Vanport Flood, passed away Dec. 3 at the age of 101. Read the complete article
Irma McClaurin Ph.D., who has blazed trails as an anthropologist, an author, poet and a university administrator, will give the keynote address at The Skanner Foundation’s 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. Read the complete article
Mayor-Elect Charlie Hales announced the appointment of Gail Shibley as his Chief of Staff, effective December 17, 2012. Read the complete article
More than one-quarter of all newly diagnosed HIV infections are in young people under 25, a new report finds. And young Black males have the highest risk. Read the complete article
Hundreds of couples are expected to line up to apply for marriage licenses at the King County Recorder’s Office on Dec. 6, the first day under state law that licenses can be issued to same-sex couples - and King County will be using social media throughout the first three days of this historic event to keep residents informed and to help gauge demand for licensing services. Read the complete article
Since America is a very diverse nation, the average person would think that our school system would be even more diverse. For most schools, especially private schools, that is not the case. However, at De La Salle North Catholic High School, we pride ourselves on the diversity of our school Read the complete article
The 9th Annual Harm Reduction Conference, “From Public Health to Social Justice,”convened in Portland Nov. 15-18. Many experts argued for decriminalization of drugs and prostitution. Read the complete article
James McClendon and William Travis, known to many as Mack and Dub, have been building their cooking reputation for years. Despite a fire that severely damaged Mack & Dub’s Excellent Chicken and Waffles last Wednesday, they vow to push on and re-open. Read the complete article
