Oregon Poverty Rises, Worse for Children and Minorities
The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities jump ahead of all others in poverty rate
2012-09-20
Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Jason Gettel on Census Data Release
Poverty in Oregon increased yet again last year, and poverty levels are particularly alarming among children and communities of color. It's time for Governor Kitzhaber and state lawmakers to develop a plan to reduce poverty. Read the complete article
Beware of Mortgage Scams—Before It’s Too Late
Homeowners looking for help to avoid foreclosure are primary targets
2012-09-19
Marie Day, Residential Mortgage Default Servicing and Community Outreach Executive, Wells Fargo
In attempts to get assistance and avoid foreclosure, vulnerable homeowners become prime targets for scam artists who are taking advantage of people through a wide array of mortgage scams. For homeowners in need of assistance, now is the time to be more vigilant than ever. Read the complete article
‘Ryanomics’ Assault Poor and Hungry Children
Children under five are our poorest age group with one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers poor during their years of greatest brain development
2012-09-17
Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist
I deeply ashamed that the United States of America flunks Bonhoeffer’s test every hour of every day as our policies and priorities permit 16.1 million children – more than 1 in 5 – to live in poverty in the richest nation on earth and 7.3 million to live in extreme poverty according to the new Census poverty data. Read the complete article
Public Schools and Privatization: A Failing Grade in Chicago
The question to be answered is whether public education should be privatized?
2012-09-17
Gary L. Flowers NNPA Columnist
The problem was never the public schools and public teacher unions, but rather the lack of full funding by the federal government and support for public unions that represent public teachers Read the complete article
Greedy King Children at it Again
The King family has now told the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation that their licensing agreement has expired and the family will not extend it
2012-09-17
George E. Curry NNPA Columnist
If Dr. King had known how Martin III, Dexter and Bernice would later fight over money generated by commercially exploiting his name, he might have omitted any reference to their character. When it comes to money, King’s remaining children have no character. Read the complete article
Fluoride Debate: Government By Stealth with Too Little Time to Ask the Hard Questions
Paul Connett MD will speak against fluoridation Tuesday night
2012-09-11
by Charlie White
How surprising to see the water fluoridation lobby’s stealth effort to rush fluoridation chemicals into our water through a lame duck City Council without even a vote by the public! Portlanders have rejected water fluoridation three times. Read the complete article
A Fresh Wind Blows Through Portland Bringing Hope
Working together with one heart and mind
2012-09-11
BY Pastor Cliff Chappell of St John\'s All Nations Church of God in Christ
It is an unusually warm evening in Portland with nothing blocking the hot rays of the setting sun as it baths the football stadium at Jefferson High School. As I took out a handkerchief and wiped the beads of perspiration from my forehead, I felt a gust of refreshing fresh wind as it cooled my face. Yes, there is a fresh wind blowing in Portland.
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American Muslims Live in Fear 11 Years After 9/11
9/11 terrorists broke laws of Islam and were denounced as mass murderers by Islamic religious leaders
2012-09-11
Sumbul Ali-Karamali Special to CNN
(CNN) -- Although countless Muslims have condemned the acts of 9/11 in the United States and worldwide, American Muslims became objects of suspicion. Read the complete article
15 Memorable Quotes from the Democratic Convention
'As my friend Jeb Bush recently noted, Reagan himself would have been too moderate and too reasonable for today’s GOP'
2012-09-10
George E. Curry NNPA Columnist
'Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it…and he wants everyone in this country to have that same opportunity, no matter who we are, or where we’re from, or what we look like, or who we love.' Read the complete article
The Conventions are Over -- Now, the Real Work Begins
The convention is a tool to bring delegates, who are local leaders, into focused campaign activity. The convention is a tool to get the delegates out to organize and mobilize people
2012-09-10
Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist
As much as I was fired up by President Obama’s speech, and the ones that preceded it, I also listened to it through the lens of Leroy, the brother who has been unemployed, or even out of the labor force, for half a year or more Read the complete article
