This summer Portland Parks and Recreation wants to make sure everyone can have fun in the water, and also stay safe. From swim lessons and summer jobs for teen lifeguards to Dive-In movies, teen nights and Water Safety Day, Summer 2013 has a lot to offer. Read the complete article
Portland State University’s Student Recreation Center is collecting used tennis shoes to recycle as a way to show support for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. Read the complete article
Oregon State Police will be accepting applications to hire entry level recruits for trooper positions, starting April 29, 2013. Read the complete article
Police Chief Mike Reese is pushing ahead with hiring for the new Behavioral Health Unit. But critics say Reese’s hiring choices are eroding community confidence. Read the complete article
Luck-One gets a lot of questions about his lyrics. Instead of complaining about people not understanding, he wants to share critical thinking tools and promote literacy through the Luck-One Book Club. Read the complete article
A few scholarships are available for April 20 and May 4 workshops in HD professional video camera and Final Cut X editing, at North Portland Multimedia Training Center. Once you are trained you can check out professional equipment for free.
April’s “Race Talks” discussion looked at the divisive issue of fluoridation. Portland City Council voted in favor of water fluoridation last fall, but a campaign, named “Clean Water Portland,” gathered 43,000 signatures in one month, enough to put the issue on the ballot this May. Voters will have an opportunity to vote for or against water fluoridation in the May 21 special election. Read the complete article
In the midst of heated gun control debate on Capitol Hill, Florida Atlantic University researchers say one startling statistic is going unnoticed. Homicide is the number one killer of young Black men. Read the complete article
Sen. Chip Shields has sponsored a bill in the Oregon legislature targeted at changing the terms of the Portland Police Bureau contract. Senate Bill 747 would remove officers’ right to state arbitration when they are fired or disciplined for misconduct or use of force Read the complete article
Police have asked the public to look out for a medically endangered woman last seen around 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the 4600 block of N. Michigan Ave. Read the complete article
