National News
Debate Drama: Republican candidates
await top 10 announcement
WASHINGTON (AP) —
They crowded the stage in
New Hampshire for a de-
bate-style faceoff.
But the jam-packed Re-
publican fi eld will be nar-
rowed considerably for the
fi rst formal debate of the
2016 primary season later in
the week. On Tuesday, Fox
News announces which 10
presidential hopefuls can
participate and the exclusive
club will feature notable
omissions.
All but three of the 17 ma-
jor Republican candidates
for president participated
in a New Hampshire forum
Monday night that was es-
sentially a “debate lite.” Un-
like Thursday’s nationally
televised debate in Cleve-
land, the gathering didn’t
have a cut-off for participa-
tion. In their upcoming Ohio
meeting, only the GOP’s top
10 candidates in national
polling will be allowed on
stage.
“We never ever envisioned
we’d have 17 major candi-
dates,” said Steve Duprey,
New Hampshire’s repre-
sentative to the Republican
National Committee, who
helped create the GOP’s
2016 debate plan. “There’s
no perfect solution.”
Consumers enjoying lower energy costs
amid rout in prices of fossil fuels
NEW YORK (AP) — These days it
seems whatever can be burned to power a
car, heat a home, make electricity or ship
people and goods around the globe is be-
ing sold at bargain basement prices.
Prices for coal, natural gas, oil and the
fuels made from crude such as gasoline
and diesel are all far less expensive than
they have been in recent years.
Consumers are rejoicing. Fossil fuel
companies are reeling. Countries that im-
port energy, such as the U.S., China, Japan
and those in the European Union, are get-
ting an economic boost.
Exporters, such as Russia, Saudi Arabia
and Venezuela are facing lower income
and budget shortfalls.
Commodities in general are slumping.
The S&P global commodity index hit its
lowest level since 2002 on July 27, lower
even than during the 2008 global fi nancial
crisis.
The recent price declines are a result of
complex factors that have led to a simple
outcome: There is more than enough fossil
fuels at the ready than customers need.
“The wake
of
vanport”
The Vanport multi-media project
Digital narratives and storytelling from fl ood survivors and residents of Vanport
“The Wake of Vanport” is so named
to honor the death of a city and the
viewing of its history through the
collection of Vanport stories told
by the voices of those who lived
there. It is also a celebration of life
after loss. Vanport is a lost city of
Oregon with a rich history for all
Oregonians.
Join us for this screening of
multimedia works produced during
the 2014 Vanport Multimedia
Project dedicated to collecting
and preserving Vanport survivors’
stories. Community members, local
historians, artists, media makers
and educators collaborated to turn
oral history interviews into short
and powerful pieces of digital audio
and visual narrative.
Friday August 28, 2015
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Embassy Suites Portland - Downtown
2nd Floor, 319 SW Pine Street, Portland OR 97204
Free to the public. Limited seating. Reservations required.
Register online at
http://thewakeofvanport.eventbrite.com
SPONSORED BY:
Oregon Community Foundation • Meyer Memorial Trust • Oregon Arts Commission
Regional Arts and Cultural Council • Pacifi c Power • Oregon Humanities
Black United Fund of Oregon • Portland Prime
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