Monthly Archives: December 2011

Libraries Endangered?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by russ

Did you know that next year the Multnomah County Libraries are facing a loss of 33% of their funding which would mean a cut of 20% of their staff, and a loss of 80-100 librarians? I didn’t think so.
Check out this article by Erika Moen, one of Portland’s favorite cartoonists.
In a nutshell, the library is [...]

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Youth Pass Program Extended

Posted on December 7, 2011 by russ

The Youth Pass program lets high schoolers use their student id as a bus pass. You may have heard that this program was to expire at the end of 2011. However, we’ve just learned some great news! Superintendent Carole Smith, Mayor Adams and TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane announced an agreement to keep the Youth [...]

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