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Page 2 December 20, 2017 Subscribe ! 503-288-0033 Fill Out & Send To: Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months $80.00 for 6 mo. $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Zimmerman Threatens Jay-Z Sparks feud on social media A feud on social media between rapper Snoop Dogg and George Zimmerman, the man acquitted of Trayvon Martin’s murder, was sparked in response to an upcom- ing documentary series that rapper Jay-Z is producing about Martin. Zimmerman said a film crew recently went to the homes of his parents and uncle for interviews and he later threatened Jay-Z, tell- ing media outlets that he would “beat him” and “he would find himself coming out of the south side of a gator if he comes to Flor- Charlottesville Driver Charged Address: or email subscriptions@ portlandobserver.com will be televised. … Trayvon Mar- tin Gone but not forgotten.” Jay-Z and the Weinstein Com- pany are producing a documentary about the 2012 shooting death of the 17-year old Martin by Zimmer- man in Sanford, Florida. The film will be based on two books, one of which, ‘Rest in Power: The Endur- ing Life of Trayvon Martin,” was written by Martin’s parents. Zimmerman reportedly turned down an interview for the docu- mentary in exchange for $100,000. George Zimmerman (left), the man acquitted of Trayvon Martin’s Martin’s death sparked nation- murder and rapper Jay-Z. al protests and helped launch the ida and bothers my family.” took to Instragram: Black Lives Matter movement. Rapper Snoop Dogg seemingly “If one hair on Jay’s hair is Zimmerman was acquitted of jumped into the argument when he touched that’s when the revolution criminal charges in 2013. The Week Review The driver who plowed his car into a crowd pro- testing a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. is now charged with first-degree murder, after prose- cutors last week showed a judge surveillance video of the deadly assault. James Alex Fields had faced sec- ond-degree murder after the Aug. 12 collision that left 32-year-old Heather Heyer dead and dozens injured. Neo-Nazi Flyers Distributed near Portland State University A handful of neo-Nazi recruit flyers were found littering the neigh- borhood around Portland State University over the weekend. The PSU Vanguard reported that the flyers apparently were intended to 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, recruit college students. Avalon Flowers OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service flower experience Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Funerals • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Website: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services Portland Officer Guilty A Portland police officer plead- ed guilty to first-degree official misconduct and was sentenced Thursday to a year and a half of probation with required communi- ty service for having sex on duty with a woman he met responding to a neighborhood noise distur- bance call. Robert Berge agreed to resign from the Portland Police Bureau where he worked patrol for 10 years and to surrender his po- lice certification. Established 1970 in GOP Votes for Tax Overhaul Finding the votes to pass a mas- sive tax overhaul on Tuesday, Re- publicans entered the next phase of their effort, attempting to sell the plan to a public that polling sug- gests is deeply skeptical. GOP leaders argued that the tax bill is aimed primarily at helping the middle class, brushing aside nonpartisan anal- yses that show the bulk of the legislation’s benefits would go to the wealthy and to corporations. Tax Bill Targets Affordable Health Care Law Republicans didn’t get their wish to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care law, but the tax bill barreling toward President Trump’s signature guts its most unpopular provision, the requirement that virtually all Americans carry health insurance. If estimates by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office are right, it will lead to more people being uninsured and higher premiums for those buying individ- ual health insurance policies. Atlanta Blackout Cancels 1,500 Flights The nation’s air-travel system struggled to get back on schedule Mon- day after a weekend fire and blackout at Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights. The underground blaze knocked out electricity and crippled the airport for about 11 hours. Salvation Army Kettles get Gold Bricks One week after a $10,000 cash donation to the Sal- vation Army at the Hollywood Fred Meyer, the char- ity has received three one-ounce gold bricks, worth about $1,250 each from donations into kettles at the Hawthorne and 82nd and Foster Fred Meyer stores. As before, the Salvation Army will use the gifts to provide the most help to the community. ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. 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