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Page 2 April 17, 2019 CAREERS Special Edition Masters Champion Again Tiger Woods reacts after winning the Masters golf tournament Sunday in Augusta, Ga. It had been 14 years since Woods last won the Masters, and he had gone nearly 11 years since his last major, the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. (AP photo) Life Sentence in Hate Murder A man convicted of deliber- ately running down a black man with his Jeep in Gresham nearly three years ago was given a life sentence by a Multnomah County judge Tuesday. 40-year-old Russell Court- ier—a self-professed member of a white supremacist group—had been found guilty last month of murder, hit and run, and sec- Deputy Killed Near Kelso ond-degree intimidation, which functions as a hate crime in Ore- gon. A 32 year minimum without the possibility of parole was in- cluded in his sentence. Larnell Bruce, 19, was the vic- tim who was killed. Prosecutors argued the attack was racially mo- tivated. Colleen Hunt, 37, Courtier’s then girlfriend, encouraged Court- ier to hit Bruce while riding pas- senger, prosecutors said. Hunt previously agreed to a 10 year sentence when she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of man- slaughter during the trial. “I refuse to hate a whole race over something that someone like you has done,” Bruce’s father said in court, speaking directly to Court- ier, and condemning his ideology. The Week in Review lookers scrambled to get a view of the unfolding disaster. Notre Dame Justin DeRosier, 29, a Cowlitz was completed in the 13th century County Deputy Sheriff, was fa- and is considered a feat of architec- tally shot Saturday night while re- ture as much as a religious symbol. sponding to a disable motor home near Kalama. A suspect was shot hotels, homeless shelters and re- Fee for Slave Descendants the next night in a deadly con- furbished jail cells. Georgetown University could be- frontation with two Kelso police come the first college in the nation officers. Identified as Brian Butts, to mandate a fee to benefit descen- 33, he is a brother of Daniel Butts, dants of slaves sold by the uni- who killed Rainier Police Chief versity nearly 200 years ago. By Ralph Painter in January 2011. almost a 2-to-1 margin, students approved the measure Thursday, Foster Care Failure Lawsuit which still must be approved by A lawsuit by foster care and dis- the university to go into effect. ability rights advocates against the Oregon Department of Hu- Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Blazers in NBA Playoffs man Services Tuesday alleges A catastrophic fire engulfed the Charles Barkley, the NBA Hall of that the state’s foster care system iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Famer and TV analyst, doubled has failed to shield children from Paris on Monday. The fire spread down Sunday on his March pre- abuse and further neglect. The rapidly and took over large parts diction that Portland will reach the agency has struggled to house of the cathedral as disbelieving on- Western Conference Finals. foster children and places them in 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 : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Lucinda Baldwin Paul Neufeldt lishers Association. Danny Peterson P ubliC r elAtions : Mark PO QR code Leonard Latin The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Man- uscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All creat- ed design display ads become the sole property of the newspa- per 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 PER- MISSION 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 Pub- Washington Jr. o ffiCe A ssistAnt /s Ales : Shawntell Washington news@portlandobserver.com • ads@portlandobserver.comn • subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208
