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In 2020, Portland’s racial justice protests brought five women together over the shared interest of keeping their community safe. Two years later, their lives were torn apart when an enraged stranger opened fire on them at a park in Northeast Portland. The women’s stories provide a new perspective on a chaotic scene, illuminate cracks in the systems built to protect them and shine a light on the complex trauma that comes with surviving a targeted shooting.

The Cedar Creek Lake Literary Club met Sept. 13 in the Cedar Creek Library. An excellent program was presented by Elian Haan, through her memoir “60 Miles from Neiman’s.”

The Cedar Creek Lake Literary Club hosted its meeting in the Cedar Creek Library May 10. Rosalie Randall presented a check for $817 to the Cedar Creek Library, from funds

"All she wanted was for others to be safe."

Kat Knapp wasn’t worried when she crawled into bed Saturday night, despite not having received a promised call from her wife, June Knightly, who was out volunteering at a protest in Northeast Portland. “She had told me that she’d call me if she was out after 9,” Knapp recalled. “I didn’t get a call. But I've been trying to get better at not worrying about her at those things. So I went to bed and...