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Page 2 November 2, 2016 Corrections Facility Complaint A complaint letter was sent to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Tuesday calling for an external Department of Justice investiga- tion into the practices at a local corrections facility. Former employees of color at the Larch Department of Cor- rections in Yacolt claim they were discriminated and retaliated against after speaking up about inappropriate contact between female employees and inmates, discriminatory hiring practices and nepotism. Earl Ford, the executive direc- tor of the USDA Coalition of Mi- nority Employees, sent the letter to the governor following a Leg- islative Listening Session. Ford is also asking for the re- moval or transfer of current Larch Department of Corrections Su- perintendent Lisa Oliver-Estes. He provided names of people he feels are suitable replacements, but wants a nationwide search for her replacement to occur. Ford also insists on meeting with Inslee and other key Clark County legislators, demanding a list of available dates as soon as possible. The Week in Review PSU Footballer Arrested A Portland State University foot- ball player faces charges in con- nection with the robberies of three convenience stores, the Duniway Market in southwest Portland and two east side Plaid Pantries. Jonathan David Boland, 19, was arrested last week. Investigators are also looking for two other suspects, Saadiq T. Calhoun and Emma M. Ogden, both 19. Malheur Protestors Win Ammon Bundy and six other de- fendants in the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last January were found not guilty Thursday of all counts, including conspiracy, theft and possession of firearms on federal property. Eleven co-defendants had previously pled guilty and the trial for seven other co-defendants will take place early next year. rested Monday and charged with criminal mischief for dumping a truckload of manure outside the Democratic headquarters in Leba- non, Ohio. This is the second time this has happened at the same po- litical office, the first took place in 2012. Rock Sioux Kindred Protest Hundreds of Portlanders gathered near Lloyd Center Monday to rally in solidarity with the protestors at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The demonstrations are fighting against the North Dakota Access Pipeline, where sacred land and access to water for tribes would be destroyed. Polls Flex as Election Nears Just days before the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general election, the highly debated presidential race is see- ing some movement in polling. One national poll out Tuesday St. Johns Bike Fatality showed Democrat Hillary Clinton Investigators have arrested a now trailing Republican Donald driver for criminally negligent Trump, 46 percent to 45 percent. homicide in the death of an avid bicyclist on the St. Johns Bridge. Mystery Virus Strikes Mitchell Todd York, 55, was Doctors in Washington are puz- killed Saturday when he was hit zled as a ninth child was taken by a vehicle driven by Joel Aar- to a Snohomish County hospital on Schrantz, 42. Police said he with symptoms of acute flaccid was driving on bald tires which myelitis, a rare virus that is said caused him to lose control and to have already killed a 6-year- old Bellingham, Wash. boy over fishtail into York. the weekend. Doctors are not sure Party Offices Vandalized where the virus started and how A 47-year-old Ohio man was ar- it’s spreading. P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin Office Manager/Classifieds: c reAtive d irector : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Established 1970 ------------- USPS 959 680 ---------- 4747 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 PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRO- DUCTION 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 Paul Neufeldt Cervante Pope 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
