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August 20, 2014
Special Edition
The Week Review
sharing his thoughts.
Fatal Pedestrian Crash
For nearly four decades, Don
Pardo’s iconic voice would intro­
duce the lineups on NBC’s “Satur­
day Night Live.” On Tuesday, he
died at the age of 96. Pardo retired
from NBC in 2004; he is survived by
five children.
Longtime SNL Announcer Dies
Investigators are saying an 84-year-
old woman driving westbound on
Southeast Division Street Monday
veered across the eaStbound lanes
and drove up onto the sidewalk
killing a pedestrian, identified as
James Dalton Porter, 55. Police say
the woman may have suffered a Free MAX Rides Monday
“medical event” prior to the crash. After a host of disruptions on MAX
commuter trains due to construc­
Rapper Visits Ferguson
tion at the Lloyd Center area in re­
Platinum rap art­
cent days and a train derailment on
ist J. Cole flew
Friday; TriMet offered free rides on
out
to
all MAX light rail lines Monday.
Ferguson, Mo.
Journalist Killed by Jihadists
Sunday where
The Sunni jihadists group Islamic
heavily arm ed
State Tuesday claimed to have ex­
police continue
to roam in the wake of protests over ecuted American journalist James
the death o f teenager M ichael Wright Foley, who had gone miss­
Brown who was killed Aug. 9 in a ing in Syria in November 2012. Foley
police shooting. During his visit the was killed in an apparent beheading
artist spent hours walking amongst posted online, in retaliation for re­
throngs of protestors, listening and cent American air strikes on ISIS
forces in Iraq.
‘Shine’ Brings Home a Trophy
Portland’s Inner City Shine, a semi-pro 8-man football team, won a national championship over the
weekend in Las Vegas. The team was undefeated at 7-0 in league play. Founded by Portland natives
David and Julian Littleton as an alternative to gangs, they say the opportunity to travel afforded these
young adults an experience akin to college expanding their view o f life outside o f the city.
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OUR FUTURE
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in the building trades through advocacy, civil demonstration, and the long-held
belief that workers deserve a “family wage" - fair pay for an honest day’s work.
OUR FAMILIES & OUR COMMUNITIES
A family wage, and the benefits that go with it, not only strengthens families, but
also allows our communities to become stronger, more cohesive, and more re­
sponsive to their citizens’ needs. Our ongoing efforts to establish Area Standard
wages and benefits knows no bounderies of race, creed, color, gender, beliefs,
or country of origin.
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