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Page 2 May 17, 2017 CAREERS EDUCATION The Trump Reveal under Fire Week in Review President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his right to share “facts pertaining to terrorism,” with Russian diplomats last week, saying he has “an absolute right” as president to do so. But Trump did not say whether he revealed classified information about the Islamic State group, as pub- lished reports have said, and as a U.S. official told The Associated Press. Wildfire Closes Bridge A fire in wood pilings on Sunday off River Road in north Portland consumed an acre of land, spread to a warehouse and closed the nearby Fremont Bridge as a precaution. Firefighters on land and in boats on the Willamette River worked overnight to put the fire under control. No cause has been determined, but officials said there have been reports of warming and cooking fires in the area. Our Mission Portland Mothers Protest We are in the business of rebuilding the lives of people Help minorities, ex-offenders, and income unemployed people re-enter the workforce and attain middle-class wages. Offer those with the highest unemployment rates, the opportunity to build essential skills to join the workforce. Provide the opportunity for those who need it to better themselves, and build a future Engage young people to learn that Mothers marched on Mother’s Day in downtown Port- land Sunday to promote world peace, revisit the or- igins of the holiday and to show opposition to using the term “Mother of All Bombs” for one of the largest non-nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal. The bomb was launched against ISIS earlier in the month. Charged in Beheading A man who walked into an Es- tacada grocery on Sunday covered in blood and carrying a human head stabbed a store employee be- fore being subdued by other em- ployees. Joshua Lee Webb, 36, is 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 charged with murder in the decapi- tation death of his mother earlier on Sunday at the home they shared in Colton and with attempted murder in the attack on the store clerk. PSU Names New President Portland State University on Monday named Rahmat Shoureshi as its next president. A native of Iran who has achieve great academic success in the United States over 40 years, Shoureshi is currently the inter- im president and provost of New York Institute of Technology. At PSU, he wants to improve cross-disciplinary efforts and ensure Portland State remains welcoming, including finding ways to ad- dress stubbornly rising tuition costs. New Names for Dunn Hall The University of Oregon has narrowed its search for renaming Dunn Hall, the building on campus that was named after a KKK leader. The names un- der consideration are Nellie Franklin, the first black woman to graduate from the university; former law school dean Derrick Bell; pioneering Civil Rights leader Dr. DeNorval Unthank Sr., and DeNorval Unthank Jr., the first African American to graduate from the school’s architecture program. Pedestrian Killed on MLK A pedestrian was killed Friday afternoon on North- east Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when he was stuck by a vehicle in rush hour traffic. Toby Gene Holtrop, 49, was transported to a Portland hospital, but did not survive his injuries. The driver of the car, Justen Wayne Ashworth Fivecoats, 27, was released after questioning. ---------------------- 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
