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By Chaya Grossberg Michael Samuel Bloom aka Sugarbear aka Mik-ee-poo Born: October 13, 1978 (conceived during the great blizzard of 1978) Died: 3/17/12 (during the great heat wave of Winter 2012) Parents: Mama Bloom (Sandra) and Papa Bloom (Robert) Brother: Daniel Bloom (Bobo) As a preteen he had a big hairy mole on his neck […]
From The Skanner, July 30, 2012 Felesia Otis says it’s hard to pinpoint the moment when her son Keaton became mentally ill. As a Benson High School student he had lots of friends and loved life. Keaton was artistic, interested in photography, graphic design and poetry. After leaving school, he designed and produced tee-shirts and […]
One dead in Portland officer-involved shooting From KGW.com, July 28, 2012 A police officer opened fire on a shooting suspect’s car causing it to slam into an apartment in north Portland Saturday, authorities said. The Special Emergency Response Team was called to the scene and determined that the driver was dead, said Lt. Robert King […]
From the Oregonian, July 30, 2012 “Get off the property,” Jeffery David Anderson told his wife, Susan. Moments later, he fired his .22-caliber rifle toward the sky. Then again. Susan Anderson was familiar with her husband’s erratic behavior. She had moved in with a friend for a few days after arguing with him, but, needing […]
By Brian Denson, The Oregonian, April 26, 2012 Henry Liu was a promising graduate student in Portland State University‘s conflict resolution program. He had excellent grades, with law school on the horizon. But his academic career swiftly derailed last spring after he confided to a classmate that he was upset with a faculty member and […]
From www.cameronwhitten.com, July 25, 2012 Commemorating the birthday of social critic and award-winning author Aldous Huxley, Portland activist Cameron Whitten has declared a determined end date for his Hunger Strike at City Hall. The 24/7 camping demonstration was launched on June 2nd, and has been fairly reminiscent of last Fall’s Occupation of Downtown Public Squares. […]
Medical examiner: Inmate died while being restrained From The Columbian, July 18, 2012 Five months after a Vancouver man with a history of mental illness died in the Clark County Jail, his death has been ruled a homicide from asphyxia while being restrained by custody officers. The investigation into the circumstances of Marius Asanachescu’s Feb. […]
Guest column by Jenny Westberg, published in The Oregonian, July 18, 2012 An arbitrator’s decision last week to overturn 80-hour suspensions against Portland police officers involved in the 2006 death of James Chasse will further erode community confidence in the police, particularly among those affected by mental illness. Although the police union considers the ruling […]
By Pastor Mark Knutson and Dan Handelman of the Albinia Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform In late May, consultants from the Los Angeles-Based OIR Group released a study on Portland Police Bureau shootings and deaths in custody. The Oregonian has supported the consultants’ call for the Bureau to learn more from its […]
unsigned opinion by the editors of The Oregonian, July 17, 2012 No doubt, Chris Humphreys and Kyle Nice were pleased with an arbitrator’s decision this month related to the 2006 death of James Chasse. At least someone is. Portland residents have every reason to be disgusted, and the rest of Portland’s police force should be […]
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