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September 27, 2017
The
Week in Review
County Health Director Retires
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Multnomah County Health Department Director Jo-
anne Fuller retired Monday just days after the county
reached a legal and financial settlement with Tricia
Tillman, a high-ranking black manager who claimed
Fuller forced her to quit, promoting a call for an in-
vestigation into systemic racism at the county.
Car Hits Blind Man in Crosswalk
A car hit and killed a blind man using a crosswalk on
North Columbia Boulevard and Interstate Place early
Monday morning. The driver, identified as Ryan M.
Gawick, 34, remained at the scene and cooperated
with investigators. He faces a charge of criminally
negligent homicide
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Monday, with about 100 students attending a rally
and others skipping classes as part of a day-long
boycott. A list of demands for the administration, in-
cluded more outreach to marginalized communities
and mandatory training on the subject of race sensi-
tivity for faculty and staff.
Lillard Supportive of Players
Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard said Monday
he was happy to see
NFL athletes taking a
role in the controver-
sy between them and
President Trump. Lil-
lard went on the say
that “the opposition” to
players’ taking a knee,
“is the real problem.”
“Colin
Kaepernick
doesn’t have a job be-
cause he took a knee,” he said.
Boyfriend Charged in Child’s Death
A boyfriend of a Gresham mother whose 13-month-
old infant died Thursday from a traumatic brain in-
jury after being found unconscious and not breath-
ing was charged with murder on Friday after a child
abuse investigation, police said.
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President Donald Trump started a major attack over
the weekend by tweeting obscene criticism at NFL
players, mostly black, who have joined protests
during the National Anthem. The remarks created a
backlash with hundreds of players joining the pro-
tests on Sunday and Monday, sitting or kneeling, and
whole teams, including their owners, standing with
locked arms to display unity.
Reed Students Protest Racism on Campus
Reed College students protested racism on campus
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Portland’s Arts Tax is Constitutional
The Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the legality of
Portland’s Art Tax last week, saying it is not a pro-
hibited “poll or head tax” under the Oregon Consti-
tution. The decision concludes more than four years
of litigation over the tax which supports arts educa-
tion in Portland schools.
Confederate Flag Raises Alarm at OSU
Oregon State students and administrators were
alarmed last week when a symbol of slavery, the
Confederate flag, was seen hang-
ing in a window across the street
from the university’s Lonnie B.
Harris Black Cultural Center. An
off-campus Christian fraternity
released a statement saying the
flag was displayed by a student
unaffiliated with the organiza-
tion, and asked for the flag to be
removed.
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Saudi Arabia’s king is easing re-
strictions on women driving, fi-
nally allowing almost half its pop-
ulation to get behind the wheel. A
royal decree has been issued that
will allow women in the country to
drive, the Saudi Foreign ministry
said Tuesday on its official Twitter
account.
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