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Page 2 sportiani» OObserüer Portland NAACP Election Dispute November 26, 2014 Supporting the Senior Community U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith visited the Meals on Wheels location on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Friday to show support for the program. Wyden spoke openly addressing hunger and food insecurity for elderly communi ties. "Meals on Wheels People provides a lifeline every day, and one that is especially worth remembering as we enter the holiday season,” Wyden said. “That's why I am steadfast about pre serving the charitable giving deduc tion that is so vital to the work that Meals on Wheels People and other important community organizations do to help those who need it most." Wyden and Smith helped pack and deliver meals to local families in need after the meeting, eager to share t h e i r -------------------------------------------------Di,nTn nv «.■” . n , ----------- ® ® . photo by O livia O livia / I he P ortland O bserver experiences and hopes for similar food- Meals on Wheels volunteer driver Diane Wagner (left) takes Sen. Ron Wyden and Multnomah scarcity projects. County Commissioner Loretta Smith on a delivery o f meals to seniors. Results of a recent election at the Portland Chapter of the NAACP are being disputed by members. Cur rent president Audrey Terrell is still president according to many mem bers of the civil rights group, but some members say Jo Ann Hardesty and an entire new slate of board leaders were elected earlier this month. Sources have not clarified what the alternative to Hardesty’s elec tion would mean - or if it might just mean the continued presidency of Audrey Terrell. 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A woman approaches a barricade Monday to confront the police outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri. Pastor John Loneson | Talk to your a n n o u n c e m e n t rep resen tativ e to d ay a t T h e P o rtla n d O b se rv er by calling 5 0 3 .2 8 8 .0 0 3 3 o r em ail a d s@ p o rtla n d o b se rv e r.c o m Anger Spills Over Fires, vandalism break out after Ferguson verdict Firefighters were dousing the blackened remains of some busi nesses and at least one was still ablaze. Some Ferguson stores that weren't burned had smashed dis play windows, but the streets o f the (AP) — Smoke billowed from St. Louis suburb were mostly clear. burned-out buildings and sidewalks Monday night's protests were were strewn with broken glass Tues far more destructive than any of day morning after Ferguson erupted those that followed Brown's Aug. 9 over a grand jury's decision not to death, with more than a dozen busi indict a white police officer in the nesses badly damaged or destroyed. killing of unarmed black 18-year-old continued on page 13 Michael Brown. 4 7 4 7 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 P ublisher : Mark Washington, Sr. The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. 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