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  1. An impenetrable force: Reflecting on the Portland police union, past and present

    In the new documentary “ Arresting Power,” which premiered at the Northwest Film Center in January, there is a 1981 film clip of Portland police commissioner Charles Jordan in heated dialogue with outraged citizens protesting a blatant act of racial haras ...

    24 Feb 2015 - Martha Gies

  2. Charles Jordan’s passing a cause for reflection — and action

    This month saw the passing of one of Portland’s greatest.  Former City Commissioner Charles Jordan passed away at the beginning of April at the age of 77. Jordan was a city commissioner for 10 years and later directed the city’s Park and Recreation Bureau ...

    6 May 2014 - M. Nels Johnson

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