Some articles in the local press that have caught my eye and ear lately:
oregonlive.com: Shalonda Menefee would leave Portland to protect her sons, if she could (titled ‘Mom loves her city but fears for her sons’ in the Oregonian print edition)
Portland Observer: Potential setback for Rose Quarter community benefits agreement
Observer: Urban League of Portland reports that ‘Black woes grow worse‘
Observer: No time to relax: Youth advocate sends message on gangs
Portland Tribune: Portland Public Schools puts focus on achievement gap
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there was also a great article in the trib on karol collymore and loretta smith, the latter who lives in woodlawn!