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Breaking News and Analysis
- BREAKING: Portland Public Schools Votes to Ratify Teachers’ Contract, February 27, 2010
A peaceful conclusion to over a year of threats and rebuffs from the school district and the teachers’ union. - “BREAKING: Keaton Otis Was ‘Still Moving’ Four Minutes After Police Shot Him, June 1, 2010
The police release testimony and audio files related to an officer-involved shooting.
- Gone Fishin’ for Victory, May 18, 2010
Live-blogging from City Commissioner Nick Fish’s election night party (and watching him learn the results)
- After Shootings, Life Goes On at New Columbia, June 2, 2010
Following up on a short article I wrote about crime and safety at a mixed-income development, with a more personal angle.
- Video from the Aaron Campbell Rally, February 17, 2010
Portland citizens voice their distress after a police officer shoots an unarmed black man:
