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Page 2 October 3, 2018 Minority & Small Business Week Vancouver Waterfront Celebrated The Thousands celebrated the grand opening of Vancouver’s new waterfront district Saturday. A culmination of a decade of planning, the development boasts a 90 foot pier that extends out over the Colum- bia River as well as newly opened restau- rants and other high-rise developments still being constructed. Week Review in accused of sexual harassment for com- menting on Smith’s appearance. Leaf Pickup Now Free The Portland Bureau of Transportation and City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly an- nounced Tuesday that the annual city-wide leaf clean-up program, which starts Nov. 9, will now be free for the first time in years. The city enacted a $15 annual fee per res- idential customer for leaf pick-ups back during the Great Recession of 2010 in order to recover city costs, but administration of the fee has been costly and not effective, of- ficials said. Hardesty Apologizes to Smith Portland City Council Candidate Jo Ann Hard- esty Tuesday issued an apology to Loretta Smith, her November General Election opponent, after Smith criticized Hard- esty for having Baruti Artharee dance with her on stage the night before when asked to present a piece of art during a City Council forum on the arts. Artharee was fired from a city job in 2013, Dudley and Kavanaugh in Bar Fight U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Ka- vanaugh and his friend, former Portland Trail Blazer and fellow Yale alum Chris Dudley, were involved in a bar fight in 1985 that evoked a police response and 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 Danny Peterson P ublic r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. o ffice A ssistAnt /s Ales : Shawntell Washington detainment of Dudley. The rev- elation calls into question Dudley’s previous defense of the character of Kavanaugh, who allegedly started the fight at the New Ha- ven, Conn. bar when he threw a beer at someone. Kavanaugh FBI Investigation A Senate Judiciary Hearing of U.S. Su- preme Court Nominee Brett Kavana- ugh was wrought with intense emotions Thursday from both Kavanaugh and his accuser of sexual assault, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Now the FBI has been called in to investigate the accusations of Ford and others after senators Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Chris Coons, D-Del., agreed to postpone a floor vote until after the investigation took place. Paul Allen Diagnosed with Cancer Portland Trail Blazers owner and Mic- rosoft co-founder Paul Allen revealed Monday that he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of can- cer he received treatment for nine years prior. He expressed optimism that he will see good results from new therapies. Obama Endorses Kate Brown Oregon Governor and Democrat Kate Brown was endorsed by for- mer President Barack Obama on Monday in her bid for reelection in what is considered a neck-to-neck contest with her opponent, Re- publican Knute Bue- hler. In his endorsement, Obama lauded Brown’s response to the school shooting at Umpqua Community College three years ago. ---------------------- 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 news- paper 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, RE- PRODUCTION 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
