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June 14, 2017
The
in
Week
Review
’77 Blazers Lead Parade
On the 40th anniversary of the
Trail Blazer’s historic World
Championship win, the Portland
Rose Festival honored the team
as grand marshals of Saturday’s
Grand Floral Parade. Players Bob-
by Gross, Lloyd Neal and Larry
Steele road a float with fresh ros-
es and team colors sporting the
championship trophy.
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
Apology for MAX Scare
Racist Workplace Charged
Housing Costs Rise
A report issued last week from the
National Low Income Housing
Coalition shows Portland housing
cost has jumped 27 percent over
5 years. The report shows that it
takes an hourly wage of $19.78 to
afford a modest apartment.
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P ublic r elAtions : Mark
Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff
Merkley sponsored a resolution to
honor the heroes from the May 26
attack on TriMet that passed the
Senate last week. Ricky Best, Talies-
in Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Mi-
cah David-Cole Fletcher intervened
during a hate crime targeting two
girls. Best and Namkai-Meche lost
their lives in the attack.
Parents were warned to be vigilant
after a student of color at Hosford
Middle School in southeast Port-
land was harassed at a bus stop
Thursday by men who shouted
racial slurs at him. Other students
witnessed the incident and a po-
lice report was filed soon after.
A Portland area woman filed a
$600,000 lawsuit against Com-
cast last week claiming the com-
pany terminated her for filing
complaints about a racially hos-
tile work environment. In one of
the allegations, Bridget Cooks,
P ublisher :
MAX Heroes Honored
Wilfredo Reyes, 59, was arrested
for leaving a suspicious looking
backpack with wires sticking out
of it on a MAX train at the Hol-
lywood Transit Center Friday and
calling 911. He then admitted it
was a hoax and said he was sorry.
Bomb technicians were called in
and the MAX lines were shut down
for several hours after the incident.
Racial Slurs Hurled
Established 1970
48, claims a male co-worker con-
structed a noose in front of her in
an attempt to intimidate her.
Washington Jr.
r ePorter : Zachary
Senn
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