Tag Archives: Parrish Bennette Jr.

Slumming in Portland

As Kenny Rogers might have put it: A hammer fell down on a 44-primer, now there’s one less problem in Southwest Portland tonight. If a recent officer-involved shooting in Portland had occurred in the city’s north end, specifically the scrappy St. John’s area, it would’ve been ripe for a rapper. But it happened in comfortable […]

Celebrating a Red Coffin

Too bad song, dance and prayer can’t end violence. The Celebration of Life held for 14-year-old Yashanee Vaughn turned into a three-hour, big-screen extravaganza, marked by a regular refrain: “End the violence.” Unfortunately, the only person who had any ideas for ending violence was the last speaker. By then some folks were drifting away when […]