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Urban Forum Northwest discussion today will focus on what is working for small and minority business and what barriers still exists. We will discuss what immediate action a Barak Obama Administration could take to assist small/minority/women owned businesses in the short term.  This discussion will air on KKNW 1150 AM Tuesday November 25, 1:00-2:00 PM...


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There are always dogs and cats looking for permanent homes. Check out the Seattle Animal Shelter's website


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Sabin CDC has installed a new computer lab in the back of Reflections Coffeeshop, with WiFi in the main restaurant area and a computer lab in the bookstore area. Barbara Chatfield, assistant secretary of the Portland chapter of the National Association for Black Veterans, and Joe McHenry, a member of NABVETS, check out the computer lab after a special event Nov. 11 honoring veterans ...
Photo by Julie Keefe


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The Inaugural Swearing-in Ceremony will be held at 12:00 Noon on January 20, 2009, on the West Front of the Capitol. The East Front of the Capitol will be used for the departure ceremony of the outgoing President .... Tickets for the Inaugural swearing-in ceremony are distributed to the public by both Senators and Representatives of the 111th Congress .... special credentials will be required for access to the Capitol .... Vehicular Access: virtually all of the streets around the Capitol complex and the Mall will be closed or severely restricted on January 20 ....

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Northwest"s untold history unfolds with photos, documents

With a new historical webpage, University of Washington scholars are shining a bright light on one of the darkest chapters of Washington history – the days when the Ku Klux Klan was a force in the state. It was a brief era when the Klan had tens of thousands of members ...

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Bulletin Board

What's happening for you in Portland this week? Read here a day-by-day diary of free community events to fill your spare time. For a full calendar please click on "Read the complete article" below ….

 


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Bulletin Board

What's happening for you in Seattle this week? Read here a day-by-day diary of free community events to fill your spare time. For a full calendar please click on "Read the complete article" below ….

 


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Lack of preparation, consistent leadership hampered program

From the very beginning, some observers say, Jefferson High School's Johnson Young Men's Academy seemed set up to fail. Enrollment never made it above 60 students, crippling the district's ability to provide enough teachers for the small all-boys academy ...


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Oregon Partnership's crisis counselors blame the economy

For Leslie Storm, the effects of the current financial crisis can be heard in her office almost every day — over the last two months, the suicide prevention line she helps run has seen a 55 percent increase in call volume....


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Asbury Auto calls for new trial, says $19.5 million fine is excessive

Attorneys for four African American men who were awarded a multimillion dollar racial discrimination suit in August were back in court Monday – this time on the defense. Asbury Automotive is appealing the court's original ruling, saying the $19.5 million judgment against them was excessive ...


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The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast