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September 12, 2018
Sign Up for MLK Dream Run
Annual event
benefits local youth
Participants
warm up for
the Martin
Luther King
Dream Run.
The annual
community
event
makes it
return on
Sunday,
Sept 23.
It’s not too late to register for the Martin
Luther King Dream Run coming to north-
east Portland on Sunday, Sept. 23.
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s
“I Have a Dream” speech, the seventh
annual event is sponsored by the diverse
North/Northeast Business Association and
is aimed at helping local youth entrepre-
neurs get needed assistance.
The race starts and ends at 6431 N.E.
MLK Jr. Blvd., which is a vacant lot on
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Week in Review
9/11 Station Re-Opens for Sept. 11 Anniversary
A once high-traffic subway station that was wrecked when the Twin
Towers collapsed re-opened in New York City Saturday just as the city
was preparing for the 17th anniversary of the Sept.11, 2001 attack. The
station was located directly below the World Trade Center when the
iconic towers collapsed and tore through the terminal.
Legendary Reporter’s Bombshell Book on Trump
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The 2018 Buick Regal GS packs a lot of punch
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a 3.6-liter V-6 engine with 310 horsepower and
282 pound-feet of torque; a nine-speed automatic
transmission; and all-wheel-drive. Fuel economy
comes in at a respectable 19 mpg for the city, and
27 mph for the highway.
The Regal GS was developed specifically for
front-drive platforms. Handling balance is on-
point. The GS stays even-keeled during even the
feistiest lane-change maneuvers, with quick steer-
ing and active dampers that can adjust every two
milliseconds to properly soak up the bumps.
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Legendary reporter Bob Woodward’s explosive new book about the
Donald Trump presidency, “Fear,” hit shelves Tuesday, much to the
chagrin of White House officials. Among its claims are that Trump’s
top aides actively work to block his most destructive orders, like when
Trump wanted to assassinate Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and
considered sending a tweet that his aids worried could cause war with
North Korea.
Williams Calls Out Sexism
Tennis superstar Serena Williams
claimed unfair treatment from an um-
pire who thrice penalized her for viola-
tions totaling $17,000 at the US Open
Saturday, claiming the official cost her
the final match. Japan’s Naomi Osaka
beat the 23-time Grand Slam champion,
whom she idolizes, to the loud booing
of the crowd before both women hugged, in tears.
White Officer Shoots Black Man at His Home
A white police officer in Dallas, Texas was arrested on manslaughter
charges Sunday for fatally shooting a black man in his apartment after
mistaking his home for her own. Amber Guyger was off duty when she
shot the unarmed Botham Shem Jean, 26, a native of St. Lucia, who
died at a hospital after the Thursday evening shooting.
Max Station Closures Considered
TriMet announced last week that it is considering closing four MAX
stations in downtown Portland in order to make train movement more
efficient and asked for feedback from riders and the public. TriMet
estimates MAX Blue and Red Line trips between the Goose Hollow/
SW Jefferson St and Old Town/Chinatown stations would be about two
minutes faster.
John Legend Milestone
John Legend became the first African American
man to attain the four biggest awards in the enter-
tainment industry when he topped off his Oscar,
Grammy, and Tony statuettes with an Emmy—
collectively known as an EGOT. The 39 year old
singer-actor won the Creative Arts Emmy on Sun-
day with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for
“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.”
Wife Arrested for Chef’s Murder
A Portland romance writer was arrested last week on suspicion of kill-
ing her husband, Daniel Brophy, 63, a chef found dead in the kitchen
of Oregon Culinary Institute last June where he also taught. Nancy L.
Crampton-Brophy, 68, is charged with murder and unlawful use of a
firearm.