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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
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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
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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.
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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.”
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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.