By John Solomon
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Independent voices from the TWT Communities

Portland, Ore., is a young, green, hip city. It's also a national hub for child sex trafficking.
"If you look back about 16 months, I was one of those people who thought it went on elsewhere," said City Commissioner Dan Saltzman. "I think what we're seeing is an increase of trafficking in Portland, but it comes with an awareness that this is happening in our own city, and not Eastern Europe or Asia."