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Page 2 Çortlanô (Obaerücr CAREERS Special Maj' 14, 2014 Principal Faced Last Minute Cam paignfor Sheriff Racial Bias A 47-page investigation conducted by the school district into Metropolitan Learning Center principal Macarre Traynham has found no wrong-doing by her, but perhaps a lot on the part of parents at the school. The report recommended diversity training for parents at the school, located at 2033 N.W. Glisan St., after examining the more than 30 complaints filed against the African-American administra tor, in particular drawing criticism for her “leadership style”. Portland Superintendent Carole Smith criticized the parents following the report’s May 7 release, saying that Traynham is in fact been carrying out her duties as principal and that the ever brewing conflict from many of the parents at the majority-white school are rooted in racial bias. An outside investigator hired by the district, mirrored Smith’s sentiments, writing in her conclusion, “An outcome here is the overtly challenging and rude interactions toward Traynham by certain parents and teachers, that, apart from issue of management style, have a basis is racial bias. An Occupy Wallstreet protester has put his sights on occupying the Multnomah County Sheriff s office. Jessie Sponberg launched a write in campaign for sheriff last week just as ballots in the May 20 vote-by-mail election went out. Sponberg, 40, said he was moved to action after discovering Sheriff Dan Staton had overspent his budget for employee overtime by $4.4 million. Staton is running unopposed. A staunch advocate for housing issues and other causes, Sponberg led a demonstration with pitchforks and lit torches in front of City Hall last December that made national headlines with the Huffington Post and other media outlets. “While I am horribly underqualified to be the sheriff, my history o f community advocacy and my infrastructure of community support makes me uniquely qualified,” he said. His platform includes ridding “unfair evictions” in the city, revising jail release guidelines for nonviolent offenders, and a full public audit of jail management and sh eriff s department contracts. _____________ ________ _ He pledges to donate $100,000 of his salary to youth violence j essie Sponberg has launched a write-irr prevention programs, two-thirds of what the sheriff makes today, campaign for Multnomah County S heriff. m am TheWeek Review Hermiston, OR Parent-Child Murder-Suicide 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. Walmart drivers earn: -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. 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Police Cuff 9-Year-0ld Girl The parent of a 9-year-old girl who was cuffed in her bathing suit and booked by Portland Police after a fight with another girl last year, now has the backing of citizen members of a police oversight panel and youth justice advocates pressing for new city guidelines that would prevent police from taking children into custody under the age of 10 without a juvenile court order. USPS 959-680 P u blisher : E d ito r : Mark Washington, Sr. M ich a e l L eig h to n E xecutive D irector : Rakeem Washington C reative D irector : P a u l N e u fe ld t O ffice M anager /C lassifieds : A dvertising M anager : R eporter /P hotographer Donovan M. Smith dubbed OR-7, may have found the mate he has trekked thou sands of miles look ing for, wildlife au thorities said M on day. It's likely the pair spawned pups, and if confirmed, the rare predators would be the first breeding pair of wolves in the Oregon's Cascade Range since the early 1900s. Colbert Replacement Named The successor to Comedy Central’s “The Colbert R eport” was announced Saturday. Larry Wilmore is set to take the show’s helm from Stephen Colbert. The show will be renamed, “The M inority R eport” when Colbert leaves to replace David Letterman for the Late Show. 4 7 4 7 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad © 2008 THE PORT LAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer-Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication-is a member of the National Newspaper Association -Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc. New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association Lucinda Baldwin Leonard Latin Timbers Stadium Outcry Health Care for All Oregon and a Oregon Zoo Director Fired group o f c o n Following the death of a 20-year-old orangutan named cerned residents Kutai, officials at Metro announced Monday that Or held a rally May egon Zoo Director Kim Smith and Chief Veterinarian 7 at M ay o r Mitch Finnegan were out of zoo management. Kutai C harlie H ales’ __________ died in January after a month-long illness; an investi office calling for public disclosure of how much Provi gation into his death found lapses in protocol to care dence Health Systems paid the city to rename the for the animal. stadium where the Portland Timbers play Providence Park. The protesters say the money should go to Teen Murdered in Cully patient care not advertising. A 16-year-old male was found seated in a vehicle, dead with multiple gunshot wounds at Northeast 59th Avenue Oregon Wolf Likely and Simpson Street Monday. Neighbors said they heard Mated possible gunshots at 1:40 a.m. but did not call 911 O re g o n 's fam ous immediately, so police weren’t notified until around 3 a.m. wandering gray wolf, We are Hiring Drivers for our Transportation Office! • Mileage Pay • Activity Pay • Hourly Pay • Regular schedule and reset hours at home, not on the road NMMMMI news (dportlandvbserver.com CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 ads (dpyrtlandobserver. com subscription @portlandohserver. com P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 313 7, Portland, 0R97208
