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Fred Meyer
What's on your list today?,
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O pinion
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C alendar
Publishers Pick Portland
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Black
new spapers
group to hold
annual
convention here
T he nation's 250 black p u b lish ­
ers w ill head to Portland this sum ­
m er for the N ational N ew spaper
Publishers A ssociation 2014 co n ­
vention.
In.past years the convention has
visited Atlanta, Ga., N ew York, N ash­
ville, T enn., C hicago and Seattle.
T his y ear for the first tim e the co n ­
vention w ill be hosted in O regon.
“T he P ortland O b serv er and I are
very fortunate to host this d istin ­
guished gro u p ,” said B ernie Foster,
The S kanner N e w s’ p u b lish er and
Bernie Foster
Mark Washington
fo rm er vice ch air o f the N N P A
F o u n d a tio n ’s b o a rd . “ W e h a v e
m em bers com ing from all o v er the
U n ite d S ta te s a n d e v e n fro m
T oronto, C an ad a and the C arib ­
b e a n .”
T he convention, w hich runs from
Ju n e 25— 28, w ill be lodged at T he
N ines H otel, in dow ntow n Portland.
M ay o r H ales and o th er local leaders
w ill w e lc o m e th e g r o u p to
Portland.T he gathering will include
a prayer breakfast, w orkshops and
an aw ards gala, as w ell as o p p o rtu ­
nities for netw orking, sightseeing
and shopping in northeast Portland
anA lm ost everyone w ho has p re­
diabetes goes on to develop type 2
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M ETRO
Norman
Sylvester
will front
Saturday’s
annual Inner
City Blues
Festival to
benefit
healthcare
for all.
Healing the Healthcare Blues
tNIfDIAINMtNI
Inner City Blues Concert
aims for health care for all
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R eligion
C lassifieds
F ood
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It is often said that the “third tim e ’s a ch arm ” and
w ith y e ar num ber three o f the annual Inner C ity F es­
tival “Healing the Healthcare Blues,” artists from around
the state are certainly hoping this will be the case.
T he concert is headed by H ealth C are for All-
O regon, a non-profit group w hose m ission is to get the
O regon under a publicly funded, non-profit sin g le­
p ay er healthcare system .
T he Saturday, A pril 5 event will bring the issue,
along w ith other health-related topics to the forefront
under the backdrop o f live blues and ja z z pouring out
o f the M elody B allroom , located at 615 S.E. A lder St.
M usic providers o f the night will include T he Duffy
B ishop Band, l l i e M ad as Hell D octors, and for the
third y ear in a row the “ B oogie C at” h im se lf N orm an
S ylvester and his band, accom panied by L aR honda
Steele and Janice Scroggins.
M asters o f C erem onies for the evening are Paul
K nauls, a northeast Portland businessm an and c o ­
o w n er o f G e n ev a ’s hair and beauty salon; and R enee
M itchell, a poet and author and form er O regonian
colum nist.
C o -sp o n so red by the C ascade Blues A ssociation
and K B O O C om m unity R adio, proceeds w ill go to
support the w ork o f H ealth C are for A ll-O regon.
T he show starts at 6 p.m. and is scheduled to extend
until m idnight. For m ore inform ation, visit hcao.org or
contact Ken C ropper at b lu esies@ q .co m .
Tickets are available online at tickettom ato.com and
can also be purchased at M usic M illennium , G e n ev a ’s
Shear Perfection, and M usicians Local Union 99. Prices
are $ 15 in advance and $20 at the door.