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Month: November 2011

Award Winning Cement

November 22, 2011
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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 […]

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Governor Kitzhaber Statement on Capital Punishment

November 22, 2011
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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 […]

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Putting our arms around homelessness

November 22, 2011
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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 […]

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Mental Diversity Meetups

November 21, 2011
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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! […]

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Advocates for the homeless: Mission group occupied with doing the Jesus thing

November 21, 2011
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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 […]

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Central City Concern Letty Owings Center

November 20, 2011
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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 […]

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Grand Jury Rules Salem Officers Justified in Deadly Shooting

November 20, 2011
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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 […]

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Man sentenced after escape from state mental hospital

November 20, 2011
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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 […]

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Pendleton Cottage Residents Work Their Way Back To Society

November 20, 2011
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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 […]

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Grand Jury Indicts Portland Officer Dane Reister on Assault Charges in Beanbag Shooting

November 19, 2011
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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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