The Portland Tribune - Opinion http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information Consider city staff for position http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814403952984700 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814403952984700 en-us Our city manager, Alex McIntyre, will be leaving for a position in Menlo Park, Calif., on Feb. 22. Best of luck to him in this new position. Before spending the money on an expensive nationwide search for a replacement, members of the current staff should be considered for the position. A person ... LO: ‘A small town but hardly small time’ http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814397896626700 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814397896626700 en-us Thanks to all of you who worked so hard to stop the streetcar from progressing. Now Lake Oswego citizens need to remain involved and help identify and support fiscal conservative candidates to run for mayor and city council. These candidates, in turn, must pledge to listen to the citizens, act in ... Commons is a model to end homelessness http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814058109055800 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814058109055800 en-us Our work at the Bud Clark Commons proposes a Portland model for solving homelessness. Transition Projects, a leader for 43 years in helping people end their homelessness, and in addressing poverty, runs the innovative day center and highly successful short-term residential program at the Bud Clark ... ‘White privilege’ blinds us to changes http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814030100141300 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132814030100141300 en-us As educators dedicated to challenging students and colleagues to think critically about race, especially about white privilege, we were heartened to read Jennifer Anderson’s “No longer colorblind” (Jan. 19). Portland Public Schools is taking action to challenge teachers to ... Schools must fight hazing’s ‘code of silence’ http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132813798550791600 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=132813798550791600 en-us A Grant High School hazing incident under investigation as a sex crime serves as a warning to parents and educators throughout the region about a topic that isn’t always treated with the seriousness it deserves. Most people think of hazing as some kind of ritual or tradition that is just ...