Zero tolerance for toy guns causes student suspensions

Published on February 8th, 2010no comments
KPTV is reporting that a third-grade student at Duniway Elementary School in Portland has been suspended for taking a four-inch toy gun with him to school.
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Deadline for student immunizations coming up

Published on February 8th, 2010no comments
Public health officials are reminding parents that their children need to have the right immunizations by Feb. 17, or they will be excluded from attending public schools.
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Meeting on Last Thursday tonight

Published on February 8th, 2010no comments
Do you love Last Thursday, the free from alternative art event held monthly on Alberta? Do you hate it? Or do you just want the city to change a couple things? Tonight is your chance to weigh in.
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State police cracking down on drivers using cell phones

Published on February 5th, 2010no comments
A month after a state-wide ban on using cellphones while driving went into effect, the Oregon State Police have released the number of people cited or issued warnings for violating it.
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New push for lift on religious dress ban in schools

Published on February 5th, 2010no comments
A coalition of religious and civil rights groups have sent a letter to Oregon House Speaker Dave Hunt, D-Gladstone, calling for the repeal of an obscure 1920s law that forbids teachers from wearing any religious dress while in public schools.
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Is Jefferson High School a symbol of racial hatred?

Published on February 5th, 2010no comments
Jefferson and Madison High Schools are among the numerous symbols of racial hatred that saturate the country’s landscape and should be immediately changed was the message of a local activist to Portland’s Human Rights Commission last night.
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African film fest begins on Friday

Published on February 4th, 2010no comments
A wildly popular film festival that has become synonymous with the Cascade Campus of Portland Community College turns 20 years old this month.
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‘The suburbs of today become the ghettos of the future’

Published on February 4th, 2010no comments
Lee Moore was recently named chair of the Housing Authority of Portland’s Board of Commissioners, the agency providing affordable and government-owned housing for residents of Multnomah County, including section 8 vouchers. He recently spoke to the Portland Observer about some the issues facing the agency.
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Unemployment benefits to be extended in Oregon

Published on February 3rd, 2010no comments
The Oregon Legislature seems poised to extend unemployment benefits to the thousands of Oregonians who are about to lose their only lifeline.
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Obama underfunding HIV/AIDS programs?

Published on February 3rd, 2010no comments
The National Minority Aids Council is calling the Obama administration’s plan to increase funding for anti-AIDS/HIV programs inadequate.
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