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Service Weekend
Honors King
Mayor Ted Wheeler (right) helps clean up
around Irving Park on Northeast Fremont
Street on Monday, one of hundreds of
volunteers who mobilized across 73
community projects to honor Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. and his legacy over the
weekend. The 12th Annual MLK Weekend
of Service was sponsored by United Way of
the Columbia-Willamette, SOLVE, and other
community partners.
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Week Review
Measles Emergency Issued; Cases Grow
organizations.
A public health emergency was declared Friday
in response to a measles outbreak in Vancou-
ver and southwestern Washington. By Tuesday,
the number of confirmed measles cases had
increased to 23 with 2 suspected cases of the
infection.
Merkley on Family Separations Policy
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley released a document
last week from a whistleblower showing the
Trump Administration specifically considered
separating families as a way to curb illegal im-
migration at the border. Among the options list-
ed was the “prosecution of family units” and
“separate family units.”
TriMet Hire Leaving Agency
Maurice Henderson, who was
Mayor Ted Wheeler’s first
chief of staff, announced last
week he’s leaving TriMet after
a brief tenure as the transpor-
tation agency’s chief operating
officer. Henderson is joining the e-scooter com-
pany Bird, in Bend, which he called “an excit-
ing professional opportunity.”
Man Kills Four Members of Oregon Family
A rural white man killed four members of his
family at the home they shared in Woodburn
Saturday and was shot by sheriff’s deputies as
he tried to kill a girl, authorities said.
Microsoft Donates to Fight Homelessness
Microsoft last week pledged $500 million to
build and preserve affordable housing units and
address homelessness in the Seattle area. Most
of the money will be aimed at increasing hous-
ing options for low- and middle-income work-
ers including teachers, firefighters and people
who work in hospitals.
Reclaim MLK March Fills Portland Streets
Hundreds of demonstrators across all age
groups filled the streets in north and northeast
Portland Sunday on the eve of Martin Luther
King Jr. Day Holiday for the Reclaim MLK
Annual March for Human Rights and Dignity.
The protest was organized by Don’t Shoot Port-
land along with a variety of other community
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