Observer Archive
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Black United Fund Mentoring
Posted on August 22, 2012 | 1 CommentCollege Access program accepts new students Do you have a child who is going to be a junior or senior in high school next year? Do they need help planning... -
Community Rights a Wrong
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsVictims of hate crime shown strong support By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer After racist graffiti was sprayed Thursday on minority-owned businesses and the Sons of Haiti Grand Lodge on North... -
Introduction into College Life
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsCamp shows boys and girls the way to higher education By Cari Hachmann/The Portland Observer Just a few years behind the college-age students who surround them, a group of teenage... -
Black Vote Taken for Granted, Again
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsAdvertising support is shameful By Cloves Campbell There are less 100 days until voters throughout the country cast their votes for the next President of the United States of America... -
Bridge Bike Counter a First
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsA crowd of people gathered on the Hawthorne Bridge last Wednesday to see Portland’s first-in-the-U.S. visual bicycle counter. Cycle Oregon donated the counter as a tool to collect data on... -
Ceasefire Gun Turn-in Saturday
Posted on August 15, 2012 | 1 CommentAn annual Gun Turn-In will take place on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., at the Memorial Coliseum, North Benton Parking Lot. Mayor Sam Adams, the Portland Police... -
For Your Health
Posted on August 8, 2012 | No CommentsPreventing Skin Cancer By Larry Lucas Americans begin happily spending more time outdoors. Whether having a picnic, playing sports, going for a long walk or just enjoying the sunshine, many... -
One Nation, Under the Gun
Posted on August 8, 2012 | 3 CommentsLeading the world in shootings By William A. Collins Following that dark opening-night screening of the latest Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado, it’s time to contemplate yet again why America’s... -
Dishman Trainer Honored
Posted on August 8, 2012 | No CommentsChuck Amato, a personal trainer with Portland Parks and Recreation, was recently honored for his remarkable milestone of helping his clients meet their fitness goals for an incredible 50 years.... -
Sreenings to Prevent Blindness
Posted on August 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe Oregon Lions Club Sight and Hearing Foundation is working to combat preventative blindness and deafness in the community. Many community members lacking primary care are unaware they have health... -
Dream Run Success
Posted on August 8, 2012 | No CommentsInaugural MLK race draws 250 people By Lee Perlman/The Portland Observer More than 250 people got in some early exercise as they gathered at 7:30 a.m. Sunday to kick-off the... -
Only On Alberta
Posted on August 8, 2012 | No Comments15th annual street fair Saturday The Alberta Street Fair celebrates the local community as it returns for its 15th year on Saturday, Aug. 11 with three stages of entertainment, including... -
Suffocation of Oregon’s Middle Class
Posted on August 2, 2012 | No CommentsThe surge of income inequality By Jason Gettel An Oregon Center for Public Policy analysis of recent income data shows the continuing suffocation of Oregon’s middle class. That, in turn,... -
Empowering the Vote
Posted on August 2, 2012 | No CommentsStudent groups on mission to impact elections By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Aimed to empower students to become more politically involved and not sit idly by as college tuition soars... -
Urban League Hires New Leader
Posted on August 2, 2012 | No CommentsPortland executive stood out in national search Regence executive Michael Alexander has accepted the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of Portland. “I am very...
