Michelle DuBarry

I just got a public opinion poll that asked if I would support using Preschool for All surplus funds to compensate victims of property crime 🙃

This story is so upsetting. I wonder if Portland law enforcement would be open to talking with crash victims/surviving family members about driver accountability.

👋 just searching Bluesky to see if anyone was posting about this. I work for a community college in OR and we managed to submit a proposal for short-term credentials. The timeline was insane. Feels like we submitted the first draft of what could have been a good proposal.

My one-and-only mother was hit & killed by a car on Wednesday. I am all the adjectives you can imagine: shattered, devastated, bereft.

And no hour has passed in the last 48 where I have not felt unbelievably lucky, overwhelmed with gratitude for all the time I got to be her daughter.

This is so beautiful and so wrenching to read. Thank you for sharing her with us. Wishing you comfort ❤️

No Confidence By Jim Arnold Last spring (EW, 4/16) I wrote that the Lane Community College Board of Education had become dysfunctional and needed new voices. When I followed up just recently (EW, 10/ 9), I had h…

Would love for an education reporter do a deep dive into dysfunction in OR Community College governance. LCC may be the canary in the coal mine.

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@taylorgriggs.bsky.social just seeing this and really appreciate your excellent reporting/writing (as always!)

Portlanders Gather to Mourn and Demand Action on Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims Joe Stone was 25 when he was hit by a driver while trying to cross the street near his home in 2013. Danielle Sale died in 2010, at the age of 22. Henry Zietlow was 18 when he was killed in a traffic ...

For the loved ones of someone killed in a traffic crash, every day is a day of remembrance. But many others need a reminder of the devastating human toll traffic violence takes each day. On Sunday, Portlanders gathered to honor the lives lost and demand action to prevent more needless deaths.

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PPS Could Explore Additional Options for Sunsetting Dual Enrollment at Jefferson High School PPS officials said that they were still assessing three enrollment scenarios they’ve so far developed to boost Jefferson’s enrollment, and reviewing some alternatives.

A hearty middle finger to all the inner NE parents using their wealth and privilege to protest sending their kids to Jefferson.

Go straight to the interview! youtu.be/wWNgJzeJqOw

#WDoR2025

Portland, please stand with crash victims and their families, have some hot chocolate, and hear about what we're doing to prevent others from experiencing the devastating impacts of traffic violence. It's a somber, powerful event that also manages to be hopeful. Hope to see you there 💛

This is an absolutely blistering piece about the tragedy experienced by one family who lost a brother and son to traffic violence, and the systems that make these crashes keep happening.

Cassie, my heart goes out to you 💔

Me: Don’t get your shoes wet!

Kids: Ok! (immediately walk into a stream)

Lots of talk about primarying congressional members. Meanwhile when I talk about wanting to primary incumbent state legislators people act like it shouldn’t even be allowed…how are you supposed to hold elected officials accountable in safe Dem seats if you don’t primary them???

A smiling blond toddler walking toward the camera

The name Seamus spelled out in flower petals on a beach at sunset

My son Seamus died 15 years ago today. He was killed by a careless driver in a crosswalk.

He walked at 9 months, almost as if he knew he wouldn’t have much time. His favorite thing to do was throw rocks into water. He loved the moon. He called butterflies “buddy buddies.” I miss him every day.

I've attended a few of these (excited to send my kids to Jefferson!) and am so shocked how often parents who want to send their kids to Grant bring up real estate and property values. I mean I knew they were thinking it, but to just come out and say it??? 🫣 🤢
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Welcome @pdx-fss.bsky.social to Bluesky! Please give them (us) a follow and join us at our World Day of Remembrance Event next Sunday, November 16.

Portland! Please join Families for Safe Streets, Oregon Walks, 1000 Friends of Oregon, @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social , @thestreettrust.org @pbotinfo.bsky.social for 2025 World Day of Remembrance.

Families for Safe Streets PDX has a new website! Please check it out, share with your networks, and consider a small donation. All of our members have lost a loved one to road traffic violence or have been injured themselves. pdxfamiliesforsafestreets.org

The way they rebranded tater tots and convinced us it was Mexican food 🙌

Ran out of candy so I started offering kids slices of bread. One group demanded potatoes instead. I don’t have potatoes so I gave them 2 heads of garlic, a lime, and a kiwi 🤷‍♀️

A giant lawn skeleton with its arm outstretched appears to hold up the moon

Behold, the moon.

Three of my neighbors in district 1 were killed in three separate car collisions last night. We need action now to reduce pedestrian and cyclist deaths.

YOU need to do more to improve your own driving. Do better. Keep your neighbors alive.

Support — Families for Safe Streets - USA

Thank you, Councilor 🙏 If you are in touch with the families please let them know about support and resources available through Families for Safe Streets www.familiesforsafestreets.org/support (I can be a local resource, too)

I texted my brother from the conference “Zohran Mamdani for President” 😂 (Also I spy @jlrhart.bsky.social 😍)

I'm so sorry this happened to you. I hope you are able to feel safe again soon ❤️‍🩹