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Page 2 March 13, 2019 The Week in Review Mayor on Street Violence Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler criticized the dis- trict attorney and his own police bureau Monday over how it has handled street violence among left- and right-wing pro- testors who slug each other on Portland streets and invade arrest. He called for a change to rules and laws that allow bad actors to evade arrest and prosecution. Boeing Jet Crash; 157 Dead An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed short- ly after takeoff from Ethiopia’s capital on Sunday morning, killing all 157 on board. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash of the Boeing 737-8 Max plane, which was new and had been delivered to the airline in November. Whoopi: I’m Okay, Not dead Photo Contributed by S tanford u niverSity Cameron Scarlett (22), a star running back at Stanford University, grew up in northeast Portland attending Holy Redeemer School and playing football for Central Catholic. He just completed a breakout year at Stanford. Portland writer and native son Paul Marshall Jr. writes on his plans for the future both on and off the field. Another Scarlett Brother Shines Carving a path on and off the field 14-13 victory against Pittsburg at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. He’s set to grad- uate this spring. I had a chance to catch up with the younger Scarlett to talk to him about his Stanford stint and upcoming graduation: Last time we talked, you were head- ing into Stanford to play with your brother and now you’re a few months away from graduating… Where did the time go? It’s been a crazy experience. One of my teammates said early on that the days go by fast. You had some tough games this sea- son but Stanford finished the season P aul M arShall J r . Whether as a running back for Stanford University or as a student preparing for his future, Cameron Scarlett has always been carving his own path. Four years ago, Cameron was prepar- ing to take the football field with his old- er brother Brennan (now with the NFL Houston Texans) for the first time ever as teammates. Fast forward to New Years Eve 2018, when Cameron found himself honored as the Most Valuable Player in a by Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015 P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton A dvertising M AnAger : Office Manager/Classifieds: C reAtive d ireCtor : PO QR code r ePorter /W eb e ditor : strong winning the last four games. Talk about this past season a bit? All the losses were close. We knew the end of the season was going to be harder than the start. We try to take things one game at a time and focus on the big pic- ture. We also wanted to make sure that we send out the seniors on the right foot. You finished this season by playing in the Sun Bowl. Talk about the Sun Bowl experience this season? It was a good and satisfying to get the win. It’s something we call tangible evi- dence…a gratifying and hard-fought game. C ontinued on P age 4 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photo- graphs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self ad- dressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the compo- sition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PRO- HIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The Nation- al Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association. Leonard Latin Lucinda Baldwin P ubliC r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. o ffiCe A ssistAnt /s Ales : Shawntell Washington R. Kelly Pleads Innocence R. Kelly whispered, cried and ranted while pleading with viewers to believe him Thursday in a riveting televised broadcast interview with Gayle King of CBS. The sing- er-songwriter denied charges of sexual misconduct, saying he never had sex with anyone under 17 and never held anyone against her will. OMSI Pulls Jackson Video OMSI pulled a Michael Jackson-themed laser show last week as a result of resur- faced child-molestation allegations against the late musician detailed in a recently aired HBO documentary, Leaving Never- land. A post from OMSI says the event was canceled out of our desire to be sensitive to the nature of the content presented in the documentary. Driver Charged in Death A 26-year-old driver was charged with manslaughter and DUII after crashing a stolen car into a pole near Southeast 124th and Division Saturday night. His 19-year- old passenger, identified as Heaven Leigh Matthews was killed. Gun Scare Shuts Mall Paul Neufeldt Danny Peterson Whoopi Goldberg opened up Friday about her extend- ed absence from co-hosting ‘The View” in which she revealed a battle with septic pneumonia in both lungs. “I came very, very close to leaving the Earth,” she said. “Good news: I didn’t.” news@portlandobserver.com • ads@portlandobserver.comn • subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 Police were called to the Lloyd Center Fri- day afternoon because of a man wielding a gun, causing the mall to lockdown stores and offices for a short time. Soon after of- ficers arrived, the suspect came out of the mall, followed officers’ commands, and was taken into custody without incident.
