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Look Before You Park
By Kristy Howarth (Combat Veteran) Asking you, my fellow SMCC attendees, to not park in the highly obvious purple heart parking spots, has gone on to no end. To “break it down Barney style,” I will explain what makes you ineligible to park in the reserved combat-wounded veterans’ parking spots bestowed by SMCC. First, if… Read more
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What if… There Were No Tragedy?
By Lloyd Metcalf In times when school shootings happen, our leaders are posturing for war and there’s sometimes violence in the streets, we ask ourselves why, but what if we asked “what if”? Being careful not to jump hard onto any issues related to recent tragedies, I gingerly approach this topic and hope readers are… Read more
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Courageous Florida Teens Demand Change
By Troy Hudson The tragic impact of losing 17 people in the shooting that took place at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL on February 14 cannot be overestimated. It is a loss for their families, their school and their community, and indeed all of us as a nation lost something beautiful that day.… Read more
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Where’s the Music Scene?
By Rebecca Dow The weather’s getting warmer, and many of the hibernators in town are waking up. Portland has an ever growing music scene, with local venues hosting shows and concerts every week. Three specific venues that gain a lot of traffic are the Port City Music Hall (504 Congress Street), One Longfellow Square (181… Read more
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