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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
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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.
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