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Portland's Black Catholic service couple - Catholic Sentinel


Portland’s Black Catholic service couple
Bill and Gladys McCoy used their power for society’s good
Gladys McCoy greets Archbishop William Levada at a 1991 Mass honoring the work of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Michael Wilhelm/Catholic Sentinel)
7/8/2021 4:53 PM
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Bill McCoy entered the Oregon Legislature in 1972 and would serve until his death in 1996. (Sentinel archives)
Gladys McCoy serves as a lector at Holy Cross Church in North Portland in 1992, a year before her death. (Sentinel archives)


In 1996, when Bill and Gladys McCoy had died after fruitful careers in public service, a former Sentinel reporter wrote a reflection.
“It is hard to think of one McCoy without the other,” wrote Geri Ethen, who’d known the couple since her childhood. “These path-breakers set goals for themselves in the early ....

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At least 3 school board incumbents lose to well-funded newcomers in Portland suburbs


At least 3 school board incumbents lose to well-funded newcomers in Portland suburbs
Updated 10:22 PM;
Today 9:14 PM
Newcomers outspent incumbents heavily in this year s school board elections. In Washington County alone, challengers raised nearly three times as much as sitting board members.Oregonian file photo by Brooke Herbert, 2020
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Incumbents faced challenges from newcomers with expansive war chests in school board races across the metro area Tuesday and partial returns show at least three sitting board members lost to well-funded opponents as of 9 p.m.
Campaign finance records show incumbents in Washington County raised about $54,000, close to one-third the $142,000 their challengers did. ....

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