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“A man of enormous heart, he touched the lives of so many, he will be missed, never forgotten.” William “Bill” Palo passed away on February 26th, 2017 as a result of congestive heart failure. Born on June 10, 1944 in Great Falls, Montana, he grew up in cattle country, graduating from Simms High School and […]
During a break in a public hearing on US DOJ v. City of Portland on October 25, 2016, justice activist Roger David Hardesty was tackled and arrested by security guards in the courtroom of Federal Judge Michael Simon and before his clerk Mary Austad. Arrest occurs at 1:30 in the file above. There is no […]
From the Longview Daily News, September 9, 2016 Bernie Altman, a beloved mental health advocate and retired teacher, died Thursday two weeks after suffering horrific stab wounds and other injuries at his Kelso home. He died at about 4:40 p.m. at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, a spokesperson for the family confirmed. He was […]
The Oregonian – August 16, 2016, by Steve Duin Two discouraging e-mails crossed my desk this week, and both are best understood in the daunting light of the other. The first was written by Patty Cooper, her “final thoughts” on retiring after 29 years with Oregon’s Department of Human Services. She doesn’t go quietly. “I […]
Show Your Oregon Trail Card and buy $5 tickets to many of Portland’s best music, theater and dance groups. In January of 2011, twelve of Portland’s classical music organizations, operating under the auspices of Go Classical PDXand convened by All Classical 89.9, announced a pilot project called “Music for All” offering $5.00 tickets to SNAP […]
The Daily Astorian, May 30, 2016, updated June 7, 2016 It didn’t take long for Vincent Davidson-Gilbert’s life to fall apart once he starting using drugs again. The former Seaside resident had a house, a good job and an eight-year marriage. Though he went to prison at 18 for a spate of crimes committed during […]
A new ‘Release Checklist’ from ReEntry Mental Health Action Team will help families and friends plan and provide a continuum of care for persons with mental illness as they transition back to their communities after incarceration. The Action Team meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at TVF&R Community Room, 20665 SW Blanton Street, Aloha. […]
KATU, May 10, 2016 When Cody Lee Miller climbed an 80-foot tree in downtown Seattle, the story got a lot of traction on Twitter (#manintree); onlookers chanted and laughed. “Issue appears to be between the man and the tree,” Seattle police tweeted. Miller was briefly hospitalized and then jailed, held on $50,000 bail for malicious […]
Greetings, My name is Sean Mannion and I’m a producer for the film The Videoblogs. The Videoblogs is an independent feature film about […]
Salem Statesman-Journal, May 4, 2016 Oregon State Hospital Superintendent Greg Roberts will retire at the end of the year. During an interview at the State Hospital on Wednesday, Roberts said he was hired to improve the hospital, and that job is done. He said he believes the State Hospital is now the best institution of […]
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