A reader also believes Democrats are exploiting the Capitol Building riot for political purposes.
Our nation is in crisis. We are faced with some of the most difficult societal challenges in generations.
As we saw two weeks ago in D.C. and as we have seen here in Oregon, we are in a time of increased political violence. A faction of this country is using violence and intimidation to try and overturn a valid election and harm their opponents. These are the same tactics that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and thousands of others marched against, and that ultimately cost him his life.
Portland, seven other local districts reopening schools January 19 2021
Suburban and rural school districts across several counties plan a return to class in some limited way within weeks.
School and not the kind that takes place on a screen will be back in session in weeks, if it hasn t started already, across the region.
Portland Public Schools is planning on bringing some students back into school buildings beginning as soon as Monday, Jan. 25, staring with 16 elementary schools and two high schools. We re aiming for a start of Jan. 25, said Shawn Bird, chief of schools.
The 16 elementary schools will focus on the youngest students, those in kindergarten through 3rd grade, district officials said at a school board meeting Tuesday Jan. 12. The first schools will be ones with child care on-site and schools where more students struggle to achieve.
January 13 2021
Clackamas County postpones a Jan. 13 swearing-in ceremony for new commissioners as Mark Shull faces condemnation.
Clackamas County has postponed a swearing-in ceremony for county commissioners. That ceremony had been planned for Wednesday, Jan. 13, but is being rescheduled, the county said, because of recent threats of violence.
County officials said it will provide a new date for the ceremony once they are determined. Additionally, the government said policy and business meetings would return to the streaming platform Zoom for the foreseeable future.
While the brief announcement posted online doesn t mention newly-elected Commissioner Mark Shull the politician has become the isolated center of a firestorm of controversy after Pamplin Media Group first reported on his Facebook posts, which widely deemed to be racist, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant and transphobic.
Portland, seven other local districts reopening schools January 19 2021
Suburban and rural school districts across several counties plan a return to class in some limited way within weeks.
School and not the kind that takes place on a screen will be back in session in weeks, if it hasn t started already, across the region.
Portland Public Schools is planning on bringing some students back into school buildings beginning as soon as Monday, Jan. 25, staring with 16 elementary schools and two high schools. We re aiming for a start of Jan. 25, said Shawn Bird, chief of schools.
The 16 elementary schools will focus on the youngest students, those in kindergarten through 3rd grade, district officials said at a school board meeting Tuesday Jan. 12. The first schools will be ones with child care on-site and schools where more students struggle to achieve.
January 13 2021
Clackamas County postpones a Jan. 13 swearing-in ceremony for new commissioners as Mark Shull faces condemnation.
Clackamas County has postponed a swearing-in ceremony for county commissioners. That ceremony had been planned for Wednesday, Jan. 13, but is being rescheduled, the county said, because of recent threats of violence.
County officials said it will provide a new date for the ceremony once they are determined. Additionally, the government said policy and business meetings would return to the streaming platform Zoom for the foreseeable future.
While the brief announcement posted online doesn t mention newly-elected Commissioner Mark Shull the politician has become the isolated center of a firestorm of controversy after Pamplin Media Group first reported on his Facebook posts, which widely deemed to be racist, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant and transphobic.