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A short story by Lora Lafayette This cold, dark-blue, cement room is where I’ve spent every minute of the past four days. There is no window; the only thing that prevents complete darkness is a dim, steady, yellow bulb in the ceiling. They’ve not even let me out to use the toilet, so I’ve had […]
Released November 22, 2011 Final Final JK Statement on the Death Penalty, click to read as originally formatted. Under Article V, section 14, of the Oregon Constitution, I am exercising my authority as Governor to issue a temporary reprieve in the case of Gary Haugen for the duration of my term in office. I want […]
From The Oregonian Editorial Board, November 21, 2011 NOTE: This editorial, like Portland’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness, misses an essential point: the cause of most chronic homelessness is untreated or mistreated addiction or mental illness. Until engaging and worthwhile mental and addiction health services are available on demand, ‘ending’ homelessness is unlikely. The […]
Mental Diversity Meetups Informal public social gatherings open to all Last Sunday of Every Month, 4pm-6:30 Backspace Cafe 115 Northwest 5th Avenue at Couch Everyone is invited to join Portland Hearing Voices for an informal gathering with drink, eats, and socializing. Meet new people, learn from each other, and build community. An antidote to loneliness! […]
NOTE: We’re suckers for organizations which lead with compassion. Guest Column, published in The Oregonian, by William Russell, executive director of the Union Gospel Mission in Northwest Portland. A group of new neighbors sprang up overnight. No, they weren’t at Lownsdale or Chapman squares. They weren’t part of the Occupy Portland movement that has been […]
By Crane-Station of Fire Dog Lake, November 20, 2011 Note: Letty Owings is my mother. She is not only larger in life to me. She has been a mother and teacher to many. Letty grew up in poverty, on a farm in Missouri. At age 12, she left home to pursue her education. She is […]
Press release from the Marion County District Attorney’s office, November 19, 2011 The following is a press release from the Marion County District Attorney’s Office sent on Friday, Nov. 18: Today, a Marion County Grand Jury unanimously found that the police officer shooting of Dru Garrett Larson, on October 17, 2011, was a lawful use […]
From KATU.com, November 20, 2011 The family of a mother and daughter killed in a violent crash caused by a man who later escaped from the state mental hospital implored a judge Wednesday to crack down on him. Matthew Ingle was brought to court shackled in a wheelchair because he wasn’t cooperating with guards. Two […]
From The East Oregonian, November 20, 2011 The 16 residents of Pendleton Cottage know how it feels to get lost in the scary back hallways of one’s own mind. They entered state custody after being judged guilty except for reason of insanity. Some of their crimes were shocking, and some jeopardized only themselves. But all […]
From The Oregonian, November 19, 2011 A Multnomah County grand jury tonight voted to indict Portland Officer Dane Reister on third-degree assault and fourth-degree assault after he mistakenly loaded a beanbag shotgun with lethal shotgun rounds and seriously wounded a man in Southwest Portland on June 30. READ – Everything about the shooting of William […]
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