Taking Another Look at Filtration
By Nancy Tannler The need to reevaluate the decision by City Council to build Portland Water Bureau’s (PWB) filtration plant project is gaining moment…
News
Oregon’s May Primary Produces Runoff Elections
By David Krogh Thanks to Oregon’s mail-in ballot procedure, the May 19 Primary was relatively uneventful compared with other states. This year’s Prim…
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Development
By Nancy Tannler Over the past 18 months, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) has been working on a project called Expanding Opportunities…
Pandemic Refocuses Library Priorities
By Midge Pierce Since closing on March 14 due to COVID-19, Multnomah County Library (MCL) has ventured deeper into the world of electronic media deliv…
Portland’s Fraud Hotline
By Jack Rubinger It’s hard to say exactly why whistleblowers are busting Portland Water Bureau (PWB) and Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) em…
COVID-19
Community News
ACCESS Academy Students Win C-SPAN Competition
C-SPAN has announced the winners in their national 2020 StudentCam competition. ACCESS Academy students Dorothy Swanson Blaker, Malia Lee and Ania Leon…
Recycling Tips June 2020
By Bonita Davis, Master Recycler and SE Resident Just how much can our lifestyles change in a couple of months? Apparently, a lot! Following medical …
Managing Uncertainty Through Walking
America Walks, a national nonprofit organization advancing safe, equitable, accessible and enjoyable places to walk and move, suggests that making a pl…
DHS Assistance Available
The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) is reminding the public that those in need can apply for food, cash and childcare assistance online at go…
Portland Sunday Parkways Goes Digital
Portland’s hugely popular Sunday Parkways events are adapting to meet social distancing guidelines while still allowing Portlanders of all ages, income…
Features
2020 Makes Graduation History
By Midge Pierce For the Class of 2020, Commencement will go on, at least in a physically-distant, drive-through form. The determination of families, e…
Considering Nuclear Power
By Don MacGillivray Nuclear energy as a method of producing electricity has always been highly controversial. Still, the need to reduce global warming…
Your Home and Leverage
By Rachel Hemmingson, Consultant & Advocate for Aging Well Leverage adds capacity when you wish to accomplish something. During this time of socia…
PNW Visiting Vet
By Nina Silberstein For those who have a pet, a visit to the veterinary clinic can sometimes be a stressful experience for both you and your four-legg…
Gift Baskets for Foster Families
By Nancy Tannler Mannahouse is the non-denominational church with six campuses in the greater Portland-Vancouver area. The Rocky Butte campus, at NE 9…
Updates
Scooter Update
By David Krogh The May edition of The Southeast Examiner discussed a significant drop in scooter use within Portland in response to the COVID-19 pande…
June 2020 Representatively Speaking
By State Representative Rob Nosse As I am writing this column a special session of the legislature is looming to deal with policy questions raised by …
Arts & Entertainment
From The Southeast Examiner’s A & E Editor
For our community of musicians, theatre performers, authors, painters, sculptors and many others, the indefinite cancellation of public events means a …
Virtual Screenings Benefit CST
The homepage of the venerable Clinton Street Theater website is kept up-to-date, showing a current list of the latest streaming films. When you stream…
Mosaic String Academy
Mosaic String Academy has a simmering summer-full of private music lessons planned. This just came in from Mosaic’s owner, Kate O’Brien: “Mosaic Strin…
2020 Oregon Book Awards via Radio
The 33rd Literary Arts’ Annual Oregon Book Awards ceremony Monday, June 22 will not be held at Portland Center Stage at The Armory as it usually is, bu…
Songwriting as Truth-Telling
Matt Meighan has traveled the world singing. He has taught his Songwriting as Truth-Telling workshop for many years and has helped many fine songs be b…