Page 2 ®’!* ^lurtlanò (Observer TheWeek Review Schools Budget Improves Citing an improved fiscal outlook, the Portland School Board voted Monday to add $ 19.6 million to its current budget year, including the addition of roughly 30 teaching positions. However, a dispute still rages over a labor agreement with teachers and placing $14 million in reserves that union leaders say should go directly into the classroom and to teachers. Help for School Dropouts The City Club of Portland released a draft report Friday calling for more infrastructure and sup ports that will help more young adults who lack a high school diploma prepare for college and a career. About 336,000 adult Oregonians lack a high school diploma or alternative General Edu cational Development (GED) credential. We are Hiring Drivers for our Transportation Office! Hermiston, OR In the first year driving for Walmart, the average full time Walmart Driver will earn $76,000 per year working a 5.5 day work week. Oregon 3rd for Job Growth Walmart drivers earn: • Mileage Pay • Activity Pay • Hourly Pay ■ Regular schedule and reset hours at home, not on the road Oregon has the third-highest percentage of job growth in the nation. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday that Oregon posted a 2.4 percent increase in 2013. Only North Dakota and Florida expanded at a faster clij>. Washington's job base grew by 1.9 percent. -Training Pay - Weekend Premium Pay Quarterly Safety Bonus Average length of haul is 300 miles Protect and provide for yourself and your family with comprehensive medical/dental plans and a company- matched 401 (k) retirement plan. Learn about our Professional Truck Driver opportunities, view the minimum job qualifications and apply online at www.drive4walmart.com. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. January 29, 2014 to their folk music heritage, died Monday at the age of 94. Seeger popularized "We Shall Over come" as a protest song during the modem Civil Rights era. 31 Pounds of Meth Seized A drug runner was busted on 1-84 east of Portland Monday with 31 pounds of metham phetamines in his vehicle, at an estimated street value of $1.5 million. Portland police said the drugs were in a suitcase in the trunk. Minimum Wage Justice O regon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden visited Green Zebra Grocery in north Portland Monday to talk about the growing income in equality in America and to call on Congress to raise the hourly minimum wage to $10.10 and then provide annual increases linked to the cost ofliving. Gorge Hikers Rescued Four lost hikers were safely escorted down a trail to Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge T h u rsd ay night. T hey w ere h ik in g from W ahkeena Falls to Multnomah Falls when they walked down a trail that ended in a washout. They turned around but couldn't make it out before darkness fell. L —. CAUTION "ICE ON BRIDGES REDUCE SPEED Folk Singer, Activist Dies South Hit with Ice, Snow T he b a n jo -p ic k in g tro u b a d o u r P ete Seeger, a political ac tivist who sang for migrant workers, col lege students and star- struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans A rare blast of snow, sleet and ice hit the U.S. South t o on Tuesday, prompting three states to declare a state of emergency, clos ing the New Orleans airport and causing chaos on roads for drivers unaccustomed to the dan gerously slick conditions. 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