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"* Oh, I guess that's why odd-numbered voting bodies can be useful. Because even a body of 12 people can deadlock when six Portland city councilors support one person for council president and six select another. Despite burning in the fires of a nearly seven-hour meeting last night, Portland City Council did not succeed in approving a new council president. The vote remained evenly split between incumbent Elana Pirtle-Guiney and challenger Sameer Kanal. We published a primer on what to know going into the vote yesterday, and we'll have more when/if/while they make a decision."
"* In the fall, a group called Literary Portland for Palestine asked Portland Book Festival to divest from Wells Fargo sponsorship funding. They've since grown into a collective of writers and local arts organizations working to raise awareness. And because they're a literary organization, they're doing it with poems. A leeetle spicy: The poems will be read across the street from Literary Arts-the nonprofit that has put on PBF since 2015-at Mother Foucault's Bookshop. And an upcoming event presents the opportunity to hear the winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry."
A request for small monthly contributions supports the editorial team; donations are tax-deductible and paper subscriptions are available. Courier Coffee announced a closure due to snow, but the weather did not justify the claim; coffee shops and Instagram are described as not being the news. Portland City Council deadlocked 6-6 after a nearly seven-hour meeting, failing to approve a new council president between incumbent Elana Pirtle-Guiney and challenger Sameer Kanal. Literary Portland for Palestine urged Portland Book Festival to divest from Wells Fargo and is organizing poetry readings at Mother Foucault's Bookshop featuring the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry winner. A man who served prison time for heroin-related charges says he was told the drugs led to an overdose and death.
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