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September 12,2012
Registration
Depot Opens
Multnomah County Democrats
gathered Sunday for a grand
opening of a Voter Registration
Depot at 1615 N.E.
Killingsworth St. The site is a
campaign headquarters for
President Obama’s re-election,
and will provide office space for
State. Rep. Lew Frederick, who
represents parts of north and
northeast Portland.
OBAMA
B ID E N
Sept. 11 Anniversary
The c o u n try T uesd ay
marked the 11th anniversary
of the terrorist attack that
brought down the World
Trade Center in Manhattan
and shattered so m any
lives. At ceremonies in New
York, at the Pentagon and
in W ashington, relatives
and friends mourned the victims of the Sept. 11,2001, attack
by Islamic terrorists.
Chicago Teachers Strike
On Monday, 350,000 kids in Chicago found themselves
M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland O bserver
photo by
Week Review
Bit of Rain Ends Streak
without a classroom to bustle about as the city's teachers
went on their first strike in 25 years. The sticking point? A new
teacher evaluation system.
Portland ended a 51 -day streak without rain Monday, when
a paltry four-hundred’s of an inch fell at Portland Interna
tional Airport, the first measurable rain since July 21. The
record set in 1967 had 71 straight dry days without rain
between June 23 and Sept. 1.
Obama Gets Bounce
VP Pick in Portland
It seems like President Obama got a substan
tial bounce upward in his poll numbers from
the Democratic National Convention. Gallup’s
tracking poll now gives Obama a 5 point edge
over GOP nominee Mitt Romney, up from a 1 point lead prior
to the Charlotte, N.C., festivities. A new Rasmussen Reports'
tracking poll shows Obama with a similar 5 point lead.
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Republican vice presidential nominee Paul
Ryan raced through fundraising events in
Portland Monday that reportedly produced
I more than $1 million in donations. A large
group of people gathered outside the Gov-
Mill ernor Hotel while Ryan appeared at events
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THINGS
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SINCE THE CITYWIDE ROLLOUT OF
THE NEW CURBSIDE COLLECTION SERVICE..
GARBAGE IS DOWN 4 0 %
Portlanders are throwing
away 40 percent less
garbage (by weight).
2011
THE AMOUNT OF YARD DEBRIS AND FOOD SCRAPS
COLLECTED HAS INCREASED 3X
100%
= 100 tru cks
OVER 2 ,5 0 0 TRUCKLOADS
OF GARBAGE HAVE
BEEN ELIMINATED
20%
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If those trucks were lined up
end-to-end, they would
stretch for over 12 miles.
Three times more compost for fertilizing yards and gardens.
59 ,0 0 0 TONS OF YARD DEBRIS
AND FOOD SCRAPS WERE COMPOSTED
That’s enough to fill over 50 Olympic-size
swimming pools.