The Skanner News Update January 3, 2014

Includes "The Skanner Foundation's 2014 Martin Luther King Breakfast," "U.S. Mayors' Report: More Americans Homeless and Hungry," "Legal Marijuana Sales Bring Buyers to Colorado" and more...

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The Skanner Foundation's 2014 Martin Luther King Breakfast

Keynote speaker for the Breakfast is Dr. Bruce Goldberg, Oregon Health Authority director recently tapped as temporary executive director of CoverOregon. … For all the information click here

U.S. Mayors' Report: More Americans Homeless and Hungry

The downturn in the economy and a lack of local resources have forced more Americans to live under bridges, in their cars and on the couches of other family members … To read the whole story click here 

Legal Marijuana Sales Bring Buyers to Colorado

The world was watching as Colorado unveiled the modern world's first fully legal marijuana industry — no doctor's note required. … To check it out click here 

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