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By Patricia | The Skanner News
Published: 08 January 2015

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Of All of the Libraries in all the Towns in all the World

Two friends from the East African country of Eritrea, torn apart by war, are reunited at the Multnomah County Rockwood Library Computer and Homework Helper program … To read more click here


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Report: Racial Inequities Key in Legislature

While diversity is growing in Washington State, the lack of it in the state legislature is hurting families, according to a coalition of 50 community groups … For all the information click here


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Friday Deadline for Portland DOJ Advisory Board

People who live, work, or go to school in Portland are encouraged to apply for appointment to the Community Oversight Advisory Board for the US Department of Justice agreement on the Portland Police by Jan. 9, 2015 … To read the whole story click here


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Q&A With Jerome Harmann-Hardeman of Dirty Dancing

‘I feel that there are also people in the audience who distinctly remember the ‘50s and the ‘60s. The beginning of the play takes place the day before the March on Washington’ … To read all about it click here


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Tickets Available Now for The Skanner News 29th Annual 2015 Martin Luther King Breakfast

The event is Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, from 8:30 am —10:30 a.m. at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Junior Blvd., in Portland. Keynote speaker is the Rev. Benjamin Chavis, executive director of the National Newspaper Publishers Association and a former assistant to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr … To check the details click here


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Family Fun Events in The Skanner News Community Calendar

To find a fun event click here


 

 

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New Online Order Form to Place an Auto Ad for Print or Web

We now have online classified ad and announcement ordering for your convenience. Place your ad or announcement in print, online or both using our new quick and easy form… Click here to purchase an auto ad.


Have fun with our interactive Crossword and Sudoku puzzles

On our website, under Entertainment, click on Crossword Puzzle,  or Sudoku Puzzle.  Ten fresh puzzles each week. If you just can’t guess that word, just tell it to fill it in for you!



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The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast