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Furse s political career committed to social justice, service
Friends and colleagues recall Washington County congresswoman s push to resolve tough issues.
Tributes are being paid to former Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse, who championed the rights of women, migrant farmworkers and indigenous tribes even before she was elected to three terms in the U.S. House from Northwest Oregon.
Furse died Monday, April 19. She was 84.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, who was elected to the 1st District seat in 2012, offered a tribute to her predecessor. As an immigrant and the third Oregon woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, she was a trailblazer and an inspiration to many including me, the Democrat from Beaverton said in a statement.
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Former U.S Representative Elizabeth Furse passed away Sunday, April 18th due to complications from a fall. She was 84. Furse represented the 1st Congressional District, which includes the Northern Oregon coast, from 1993 until succeeded by David WU in 1999. She was a Democrat and was the first naturalized U.S. Citizen born in Africa to win an election to the United States Congress.
Elizabeth Furse was born a British subject in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 13, 1936. Her grandmother, Dame Katherine Furse, established the Women’s Royal Naval Service (the “Wrens”) during World War I. Her father was a naval lieutenant who later settled in the then-British colony of Kenya as a coffee planter. The family moved to South Africa, where Furse’s mother established an anti-apartheid women’s group, “Black Sash.” Elizabeth Furse marched with the group at the age of 15. In 1955 she left South Afri
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The lack of accountability, poor communication and insufficient planning plaguing the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic especially in its early months have roots in how the nation responded to 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the H1N1 swine flu, a new study involving the University of Washington found.
Focusing on the way government agencies assemble and allocate resources - the procurement system - researchers said the successes and shortcomings of responses to other large-scale crises show that a more centralized approach can achieve goals faster and more effectively. In the moment of disasters, we prioritize saving lives, but if we also want to achieve other goals, like equity, we need to establish processes and relationships in advance, said Ben Brunjes, an assistant professor of public policy at the UW and co-author of the study, published April 14 in the
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From left, All-Washington Academic Team members Kelsey Dunlap and Brian Matson (Photo courtesy Edmonds College)
Edmonds College students Kelsey Dunlap and Brian Matson were honored as members of the 2021 All-Washington Academic Team at a virtual ceremony on April 15. Phi Theta Kappa, an honor society serving two-year colleges, selects team members each year based on their academic achievements and community service.
The ceremony was shared as a video premiere at spscc.edu/AllWa. Speakers included Gov. Jay Inslee and representatives from Phi Theta Kappa, the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, and the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges.