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December 4, 2019
Steeped in African Consciousness
O piniOnated
J udge
by
d arleen
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d arleen o rtega
Portland theater audiences
have an all-too-rare opportunity
this week to see the work of the
great Lynn Nottage on stage. The
African-American playwright and
screenwriter is a focus of Profile
Theater this season, beginning
by
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Lynn Nottage
La’Tevin Alexander
photo by t ony b rown
The Walnut Park Shelter on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard had a full Thanksgiving Day meal thanks to the hard
work of volunteers who stepped up at the last minute to feed
scores of homeless residents.
Stepping Up for the Homeless
b everly C orbell
t he p ortland o bserver
After a story appeared in the
Portland Observer that there
would be no Thanksgiving dinner
served at the Walnut Park home-
less shelter on Thanksgiving Day,
by
The
Week
in
Review
Harris Ends Presidential Run
Sen.
Kamala
Harris ended her
2020 presiden-
tial
campaign
on Tuesday. The
California Demo-
crat and the only
African American female in the
race acknowledged that financial
pressures led to her decision, say-
ing “My campaign for president
simply doesn’t have the financial
resources we need to continue.”
Impeachment Case Made
Directly accusing President Don-
ald Trump of a “scheme” that lev-
eraged his power in office for his
own personal and political gain, a
sweeping new report on behalf of
Democrats was filed on Tuesday
that lays out their case for the im-
peachment of the president.
Vigil to Murdered Wife
Dozens gathered in Vancouver’s
Esther Short Park on Sunday for a
candlelight vigil to remember the
life of Tiffany Ojeda Hill. Author-
ities said Hill’s husband, Keland
Hill shot and killed her, injured
her mother, and then killed him-
self in a shooting last Tuesday in
the parking lot of Sarah J. Ander-
son Elementary in Vancouver.
about 30 people contacted Bora
Harris, community liaison for the
shelter, and put on a spread that
was more than enough to feed
scores of people a traditional
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meals to homeless people in Port-
land parks sued the city last week
over a rule that would restrict such
meal service to one day a week. The
group’s use of Director Park, down-
town, drew the ire of nearby busi-
nesses and led to the rule change.
Tax Directed to Homeless
The Portland City Council voted
last week to support using some of
the revenue from hotel and rental car
taxes to support homeless services,
creating new resources for people
in affordable housing. Tourist tax
revenue has more than doubled this
decade in the Portland region.
New Blazer Honored
Carmelo Antho-
ny has been with
the Portland Trail
Blazers less than
two weeks, but
he’s already earn-
ing accolades. An-
thony was named
the Western Con-
ference Player of the Week for
the 19th time in his 17-year NBA
career last week for leading the
Blazers to three straight wins,
while averaging 22.3 points, 7.7
rebounds and 2.7 assists.
Driest November in Years
November in Portland will be re-
corded as one of the driest in de-
cades. The National Weather Ser-
vice said the Rose City just saw
its fifth driest November in about
75 years. Portland had only 1.52
inches of rain for the month, just
Free Soup Group Sues
less than a quarter of the average
Free Hot Soup volunteers who serve amount.