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JANUARY 24, 2018 25 CENTS Seattle, Washington Volume XL No. 17 News ................................ 3,6-7 A & E ........................................5 Opinion ...................................2 Big Tobacco .....................6 Calendars ...............................4 Bids/Classifieds ..................6-7 CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW AP PHOTO/ELAINE THOMPSON MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN HONORED Amazon employee Krishna Lyer shows off an Amazon Go app as he shops in the store, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in Seattle. By Manuel Valdes and Joseph Pisani Associated Press SEATTLE — No cashiers, no registers and no cash — this is how Amazon sees the future of store shopping. The online retailer opened its Ama- zon Go concept to the public Monday in Seattle, which lets shoppers take milk, potato chips or ready-to-eat salads off its shelves and just walk out. Amazon’s technology charges customers after they leave. “It’s such a weird experience, because you feel like you’re stealing when you go out the door,” said Lisa Doyle, who visited the shop Monday. Amazon employees have been test- ing the store, at the bottom floor of the company’s Seattle headquarters, for about a year. Amazon.com Inc. said it uses computer vision, machine learn- ing algorithms and sensors to figure out what people are grabbing off its store shelves. PHILLIP MORRIS VIA AP See AMAZON on page 3 PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED Get Your Stuff and Go: Amazon Opens Store With No Cashiers Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Washington held a ceremony honoring the families of missing and murdered indigenous women before leading the Women’s March in Seattle from Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill to the Seattle Center Jan. 20. 34 Percent of Local Households Struggling Analysis looked at 700 Oregon households across every county in Oregon By The Skanner News new report pub- lished by Worksys- tems reveals that a higher percentage of Oregon households are struggling to make ends meet. Commissioned every three years, the study “Self-Sufficiency Standard for Oregon Counties” de- termines how much fam- ilies throughout the state A must earn to meet basic needs without the aid of public or private subsi- dies. It does this by looking at the costs of everyday amenities, including food, child and health care, transportation and other expenses, as well as the cost of taxes. The analysis looked at 700 Oregon households, in various sizes and combina- tions, across every county in the state. The study’s general take- away is sign of widening inequality across Oregon, as both urban and rural families alike struggle to stay afloat. In all Oregon counties, the income needed to meet basic needs increased be- tween 2008 and 2017. For a family with two adults, one preschooler, and one school-age child, the stan- dard climbed on average by 23 percent, across the state, while the median wage increased only 10 percent. Moreover, a parent working full time and earning any of the 2017 Or- egon minimum wages will fall short of meeting the standard for a family with a child. Developed by Diana Pearce, director of the Cen- See STUDY on page 3 Portland-born comic to take the stage Jan. 29 The device heats tobacco sticks but stops short of burning them, an approach that Philip Morris says reduces exposure to tar and other toxic byproducts of burning cigarettes. Anti-Smoking Plan Plan puts the FDA at the center of debate on ‘reduced-risk’ products like e-cigarettes page 9 By Christen McCurdy Of The Skanner News athan Brannon is coming back to Portland. Brannon was born and raised here, but moved away a year ago, spending part of his time in Los Angeles and on the road. He’ll be at the Hollywood Theatre Jan. 29 to headline Minority Retort, an ongo- ing showcase for comedians of color hosted and produced by local comics Jason Lamb, Julia Ramos and Neeraj Srinivasan. Previously the showcase took place in smaller clubs, like Curious Com- edy on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N and the Siren Theater in Old Town. Host Jason Lamb also has a regular segment, also called “Minority Re- tort,” on XRAY FM’s “X-RAY in the Morning” show, featuring inter- views with Portland’s creatives of color. The goal of the standup showcase, according to event organizers, is to provide comedians of color – includ- ing local as well as national guests -- with a platform to speak their minds and share their unique perspectives, as well as reach the diverse come- dy audience that exists within the so¬called “Whitest city in America.” Opening for Brannon Monday will be Northwest comics Thomas Lundy, PHOTO COURTESY OF NATHAN BRANNON Nathan Brannon Headlines Homecoming Show Nathan Brannon Mona Concepcion and Wilfred Pad- ua. For more information about this event, visit https://hollywoodthe- atre.org/events/minority-retort-na- than-brannon. Brannon won the Seattle Interna- tional Comedy Competition in 2014 See COMEDY on page 3
