The Skanner Breaking News Sept. 4, 2014

Registration Opens for Liberation-based Healing Conference

Former Oregon Sen. Avel Gordly is the honorary chair of the 9th Annual Liberation-Based Healing Conference, Oct. 3 - 4 in Portland… For all the information click here

Murray proposes Early Learning Department in Advance of Pre-K Vote

Linking the racial achievement gap and poor economic outcomes, the Seattle Mayor proposed a reorganization of existing education and support programs into a ‘one-stop shop’… To read the whole story click here

Black Parent Initiative Symposium this Saturday

The Portland-based organization’s 5th Annual Parent Symposium features rapper David Banner and a wide array of free workshops designed to put better parenting tools into the hands of moms and dads… To read all about it click here

Fast Food Workers Arrested in Protests for Higher Pay

The protests, which were planned by labor organizers for about 150 cities nationwide throughout Thursday, are part of a campaign called ‘Fight for $15’… To read more click here

Finally! We Have Solid Data on Police Shooting Deaths

For over a dozen years Wikipedia has crowdsourced a list of deaths caused by U.S. law enforcement officers… To read the details click here

Find Affordable Family Fun Events in The Skanner News Community Calendar

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New Online Order Form to Place a Real Estate 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 a real estate 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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