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Page 2 January 25, 2017 The Week in Review School Chief of Staff Out Amanda Whalen, the chief of staff at Portland Public Schools, has resigned, leaving another high-level opening in a district roiled by the ouster of superin- tendent Carole Smith last sum- mer. Whalen worked for the dis- trict for the past 13 years and in the chief of staff role since 2012. More Flu Hits Oregon Flu season is taking a toll on Oregon. Authorities report that 736 people have been hospitalized with the flu this winter, compared to only 443 people hos- pitalized during the entire flu season last year. The elderly, as usual, have been hit the hardest. They account for about two-thirds of those hospitalized based on numbers collected in the Portland area. Trump Called ‘Liar in Chief’ Responding to false claims by Donald Trump and his press secretary that the size of the crowds attend- ing Trump’s inauguration were bigger than President Obama’s and all former presidents, Oregon Con- gressman Earl Blumenauer used the hash tag ‘Liar in Chief’ to share his thoughts about the president’s first Established 1970 P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Office Manager/Classifieds: c reAtive d irector : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Leonard Latin Lucinda Baldwin Paul Neufeldt Christa McIntyre P ublic r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. r ePorter : Zachary Senn few days in office. Vote Fraud Claim Persists The White House on Tuesday stuck firmly to Pres- ident Donald Trump’s claim that millions of people voted illegally in the November election, but pro- vided no evidence to back up his assertion. Trump spokesman Sean Spicer said the president “does believe” that he lost the popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton because of illegal voting and fraud. Kicked Off Flight for Insults A Portland wom- an was kicked off an Alaska Airlines flight in Baltimore Saturday night after insulting a Donald Trump supporter and refusing to back down from a verbal assault. The insult- ed passenger, Scott Kotesky, caught much of the interaction on a video that has been shared nearly 4 million times. MLK Liquor Store Robbed A man walked into the liquor store on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Fremont on Saturday and armed with a handgun demanded mon- ey. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. The suspect was described as a medium to heavy build black male, wearing all black clothing and a mask. Man Owned Machine Gun An Oregon man with ties to the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge pleaded guilty Monday to illegally possessing a machine gun. The weapon owned by Michael Ray Emry, 54, of John Day, was capable of fieing 550 to 650 rounds per minute. Sentencing is scheduled for April 3. ---------------------- 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, REPRODUCTION 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 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 PO QR code
