October 26, 2016
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President Obama urges Oregonians to vote for Gov. Kate Brown.
Obama Endorses Brown
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t he p ortland o bserver
There’s one thing President
Obama sought to do before leav-
ing office and that’s endorse Or-
egon gubernatorial incumbent
Kate Brown.
President Obama released a
video Thursday – the only video
message he’s recorded support-
ing a gubernatorial candidate
in this year’s election – where
he acknowledged this election’s
importance, referred to Brown
as his friend, praised her accom-
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plishments and compelled Or-
egonians to use their votes for
“real leadership in Kate Brown.”
Brown transitioned from
her six-year position as Secre-
tary of State to replace former
Gov. John Kitzhaber in Febru-
ary 2015 after his resignation.
Brown is the state’s second
female governor and the first
openly bisexual governor in the
nation’s history.
In the video, Obama touches
on the fact that Brown has signed
legislation raising Oregon’s min-
imum wage, made significant
investments in career and tech-
nical education and became the
first state governor to pass legis-
lation for renewable energy.
“So when your ballot comes in
the mail, don’t put it aside with
the bills or buy it under a stack
of menus,” Obama says. “Open
it up. Fill it out. Mail it in.”
“This election couldn’t be more
important, and all of us need your
voice and your vote to make sure
Oregon continues to have real
leadership in Kate Brown.”
Roosevelt Flood Damage
Pranksters
vandalize school’s
new wing
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A newly opened wing of Roo-
sevelt High School providing
much needed classrooms for the
north Portland landmark which
is undergoing a major remodel
fell victim to vandalism earlier
this month, to the tune of almost
$300,000 in damages.
Roosevelt High Principal Fil-
ip Hristic says six classrooms
and six bathrooms are deemed
unusable until repairs are made
due. The flooding was traced to
an act of vandalism by teens that
do not attend the school but who
were on campus because of a
basketball camp the school was
hosting.
Video surveillance footage
shows the teenagers, dressed in
jerseys, defacing a whiteboard,
unnecessarily spraying a fire
extinguisher and turning on an
emergency shower in a science
lab, leaving the water to flood
many corridors of the school’s
new wing, including an eleva-
tor shaft. The water ran for more
A Portland School District photo shows the newly opened wing of
Roosevelt High School which was damaged by flooding caused by
vandalism.
than two hours.
The class that normally uses
the science lab where the van-
dalism took place has been relo-
cated to the school’s food pantry,
with other classes having to be
set up in the school’s gym, con-
ference room and library.