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Page 2 EDUCATIONCAREERS Special Edition Wheeler’s Black Leader Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 Mayor-elect to promote top official The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be re- turned 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 PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUC- TION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITH- OUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Mul- ticultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Found- ed in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin c reAtive d irector : Paul Neufeldt P ublic r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. L egaL N otices Need to publish a court document or notice? Need an affidavit of publication quickly and efficiently? Please fax or e-mail your notice for a free price quote! Fax: 503-288-0015 e-mail: classifieds@portlandobserver.com The Portland Observer Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 Ernest J. Hill, Jr. Agent CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 C ervante p ope t he p ortland o bserver Making Portland City Hall history, Maurice Henderson will serve as upcoming Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Chief of Staff and Di- rector of Strategic Initiatives. Henderson will be filling a tai- lor-made role, where his respon- sibilities will include running the mayor’s policy agenda, seeing over the mayor’s staff and over- seeing work on initiatives between numerous bureaus. Coming to Portland last year to serve as the assistant director of the by Reporter/Web Editor: Cervante Pope August 24, 2016 4946 N. Vancouver Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 503 286 1103 Fax 503 286 1146 ernie.hill.h5mb@statefarm.com 24 Hour Good Neighbor Service R State Farm R The Maurice Henderson Portland Bureau of Transportation, Henderson’s repertoire of qualified work extends back to Washington, D.C., where he held various top positions for three different may- ors’ administrations. He was also C ontinued on p age 4 Week in Review Franklin Sophomore Killed Franklin High student Fallon Smart died in a hit-and-run crash on Southeast Hawthorne Friday. Abdulrahman Noorah, 20, is ac- cused of going 55-60 mph when he struck the 15 year-old. He’s charged manslaughter, driving with a suspended license, reckless driving and hit-and-run. Drowning Closes Park A 10-year-old girl is the second to recently drown at Kelley Point Park where the Willamette and Columbia Rivers meet, prompting officials to temporarily close the park. Portland Parks and Recre- ation expects the closure to last for a few days as they install more “No Swimming” signs. Couple Charged with Murder Russell Courtier, 38 and Colleen Hunt, 35, were arraigned Mon- day for murder after the black male they are accused of running over died. The couple was initial- ly accused of attempted murder and other charges after a recent altercation with Larneel Bruce at a 7-Eleven. Courtier told police he intentionally ran Bruce over. Courtier also has ties to a white supremacist group, according to the Mercury. Oregon’s High Green Sales Tax information released Monday reveals that Oregon has raked in more from recreational marijua- na sales than originally expected. From the beginning of the year through July 31, the Department of Revenue tracked $25.5 million in cannabis tax payments, an aver- age of $3.64 million a month.
