With the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation, the future of this current batch of Oregonian college students looks bleak. Four-year public and private schools have become a way for people to escape the reality of their situation. While a four-year degree is usually the most desirable option, it may not be the best considering the current climate.
Portland Public Schools (PPS) recently held their quarterly yard sale in an effort to make some quick cash during lean times. The true winners of the auction are difficult to discern since half of the bidders at the auction were employees of PPS.
Developers are poised to renovate the Rose Quarter and Memorial Coliseum into a 24-hour entertainment extravaganza honoring the area’s jazz-filled historic district, Jumptown—which was razed to build the Coliseum.
Seattle has the Space Needle, New York City has the Empire State Building and Portland has a neon advertisement for a gift store in the mall. City officials and developers alike are hunting for control of the iconic White Stag block’s “Made in Oregon” sign.
A neighbor of mine was shocked when a group of homeless men jumped him at 2 a.m. while he was walking his dog. Oregon’s crime rate is at its lowest in 40 years and I worry that our newfound safety is making us complacent and therefore more vulnerable.
A recent survey by The Oregonian suggests that out of nearly 2,400 new teacher graduates from Oregon’s schools of education this year, less than 600 were hired for in-state jobs this term.