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PCC JOB FAIR
Tuesday, A pril 29, 2014
From 11am to 3pm
PCC Cascade Campus Gym
705 N K illingsw orth Street
Portland, O regon 97217
Seminars in the
M oriarty Arts Building:
11:30
Résumé
12:30
Social Media
1:30
Job Coach
2:00
Interview
2:30
Networking
♦ Students and Community
Welcome
♦ Free Admission and Parking
♦ Network with
Local Employers
Dress fo r Success and
get y o u r free* professional
p ro file p h o to !
*free to the first 100
To find tips and more info, visit
www.pcc.edu/cascadejobfair
Special thanks to our sponsor
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A p ril 16. 2014
TheWeek Review
Boston MarathonTribute
officials, however, said the best place for Packy was the
Oregon Zoo.
Hip Hop Concert Evacuated
1,200 to 1,500 concert-goers were evacuated from a
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, other leaders and survi­
SchoolBoy Q show at the Crystal Ballroom on Sunday
vors of the Boston Marathon bombing shared mes­
when it looked like a support beam was damaged. On
sages of thanks and defiance on Tuesday at a tribute
Monday, the venue was inspected and repairs or­
to the three people killed and 264 wounded in the attack
dered.
exactly one year ago.
Community CenterShooting
A white supremacist, identified as F. Glenn Miller, 73,
was charged with first-degree murder after three people
were shot and killed at a Jewish Community Center in
a suburb of Kansas City, Mo on Sunday. Despite his
history o f directing hate speech against Jews, the three
people killed were Christian— one a Catholic, and two
others Methodist.
Mom Admits Killing Children
79-Year-Old on School Band
Authorities say a Utah woman accused of killing six
babies that she gave birth to over 10 years told inves­
tigators that she either strangled or suffocated the
children and then put them inside boxes in her garage.
A 79-year-old man named has joined a school band in
his town of Dubuque, Iowa. Tony Boland plays the
flute. He reportedly practices with the Kennedy El­
ementary School students weekly and performs with
them regularly.
Zoo Elephant Protest
New Street Fee Considered
Free the Oregon Zoo
Elephants, In Defense
of Animals, and other
animal rights support­
ers called for the release
ofPacky, Portland’s 52-
year-old elephant, dur­
ing a protest Saturday
at the O regon Zoo.
There were demands for
Packy to be released
into an animal sanctu­
ary w h ere he can
‘spend his remaining
years in relative free­
dom and comfort.” Zoo
More service. Less crowding.
A telephone survey by DHM Research of Port­
land, released to the public last week, shows
around half of the 800 respondents contacted
were in support o f a $12 to $15 monthly street
maintenance and safety fee for Portland streets.
City leaders are considering new sources of in­
come for future expenses.
Phelps Ends Retirement
The most decorated Olympian of all-time, Michael
Phelps, announced Monday 14 that he would
come out of retirement for a meet later this month
in Mesa, Ariz. Phelps, 28, has 22 Olympic medals
and this will be the first competition since the 2012
London Games.
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AT THE END OF THE DAY
C O M E 5
TriMet’s proposed budget
TriM et’s proposed 2014/2015 budget calls for more frequent service, better schedule reliability
and less overcrowding. Here are some highlights:
• More Frequent Service: We plan to add weekday evening trips on Frequent Service bus lines
and MAX to get back to 15-m inute (or better) frequency throughout the day.
• Better schedule re liability: Schedules w ill change on Lines 20, 71 and 72 to improve reliability.
• Less crowding: We're adding buses to Lines 4 ,8 ,9 ,1 0 ,1 5 ,2 0 , 33,44,76,94 and 99 to relieve
overcrowding.
• More new buses: 64 new buses w ill jo in the fleet this year, for a total of 249 buses replaced
since 2012.
• No fare increase: Once again this year, riders w ill not see a fare increase.
We want to bear from you
Wednesday, A pril 23, 2014 • 9:30 a.m.
Portland Building, Room C
1120 SW 5th Avenue
Portland
The Public Forum w ill begin at 9:30 a.m. and w ill be a
• m axim um o f 45 minutes. If you wish to speak, please sign
up by 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 • 9 a.m.
Portland Building
A uditorium
1120 SW 5th Avenue
Portland
The Public Forum w ill begin at 9 a.m. and w ill be a
m axim um o f 45 minutes. If you wish to speak, please sign
up by 9 a.m.
The regular board meeting w ill begin im m ediately following the conclusion o f the Public Forum.
You can also comment by emailing comments@trimet.org or by calling 503-238-7433 or TTY 7-1-1,
Communication aids: If you require an interpreter or other communication aids at a meeting, please
call 503-803-8200 or TTY 503-802-8058 (7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays) at least 48 hours
in advance of the meeting.
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