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PCC IN THE NEWS: Bond measure takes center stage in local news

Photos and story by James Hill

October Media Stories

A look at news stories about PCC from around the local area and the nation last month. In total, PCC events and people appeared 104 times in the local community or national on-line media, newspapers or TV/radio.

Oct. 2, KATU TV focused on community colleges being a valuable resource for people to go back and get retraining, interviewing students in machine manufacturing technology.

Oct. 3, KXL and KOTR (910 AM) Radio interviewed Scott Judy about the industry demand for welders.

Oct. 3, Linda Gerber’s Soapbox article about the value of community colleges in hard economic times appeared in the Tigard Times.

Oct. 8, Oregon Public Broadcasting featured the bond measure.

Oct. 9, The Oregonian mentioned the PCC bond in a story about Washington County measures.

Oct. 11, in The Oregonian’s Scene and Heard a photo depicts Preston Pulliams fist-bumping the VP of Skanska at the Foundation golf tournament.

Oct. 13, The Oregonian endorsed the PCC bond with an editorial and photo, highlighting the problem of long waiting lists and the great value the college provides.

Oct. 15, the double-majority rule and it’s effect on PCC’s 2000 bond was in the spotlight in statewide stories appearing in the Daily Astoria, Associated Press, Eugene Register Guard, KGW-TV, OPB, The Oregonian.

Oct. 15, PCC’s community bond forums were reported in the Daily Journal of Commerce.

Oct. 15, the Willamette Week, complete with video of Dana Haynes stating the college’s case, endorsed the bond measure.

Oct. 16, the Portland Tribune recommended a “yes” vote on the PCC bond.

Oct. 16, Suzanne Pardington detailed the pros and cons of the PCC bond in The Oregonian.

Oct. 17, the Business Journal mentioned PCC has being a pivotal player in the retraining of laid off Freightliner employees on Swan Island.

Oct. 18, The Oregonian highlighted the PCC bond in an overview of local money measures.

Oct. 18, The Oregonian mentioned PCC’s Swan Island Training Center and its efforts to train more welders.

Oct. 16, the Portland Mercury editorial board endorsed the PCC bond.

Oct. 22, KUIK radio featured PCC’s enrollment surge.

Oct. 22, the Beaverton Valley Times highlighted PCC’s growing enrollment.

Oct. 22, The Forest Grove News-Times promoted the PCC bond in a money measure re-cap.

Oct. 23, The Oregonian columnist Margie Boule featured a Cascade Campus music in-structor.

Oct. 24, the Hillsboro Argus showcased the child care issue and the bond in an in-depth article.

Oct. 25, the Newberg Graphic highlighted Preston Pulliams chat with community members at a forum and ran a guest column by Linda Gerber.

Oct. 22, The New York Times mentioned the Life by Design program.

Oct. 27, The Daily Journal of Commerce highlighted details for what the bond measure would do to college infrastructure.

Oct. 28, The Oregonian endorsed PCC’s bond measure a second time, asking voters to consider PCC’s as most important to the community.

Oct. 30, the Portland Tribune showcased the bond an encouraged voter’s to consider voting “yes.”

Oct. 31, The Oregonian reported on the theater arts production of “War of the Worlds,” and linked readers to the original broadcast of Orson Welles’ classic radio play.