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PHOTO BY MARK WASHINGTON /THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

U.S. Marine Corp veteran Kim Wilkie (left) and Women Veterans Program Manager Nancy Sloan welcome

patients to the new Center for Women Veterans Health at the Portland VA Hospital.

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Veterans benefitfrom new clinicBY MELISSA CHAVEZ

THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Female veterans from the coast to Bend, and fromsouth of Salem up to Vancouver, now have access tovital medical services that are programmed specificallyfor their needs thanks to a new Center for WomenVeterans Health at the Portland VA Hospital.

With women accounting for 20 percent of currentmilitary enlistees — up from 9 percent who served inDesert Storm during the early 1990s — the new healthcenter is expected to meet an increasing demand for

Program offers hands-on math, science teachingStudents from

Harvey Scott

Elementary School

get a demonstra-

tion of a bomb-

detonating robot,

at STARBASE, a

Department of

Defense-funded

program that

teaches kids about

math, science, and

engineering. Photo

courtesy of

Starbase.

PPS Board OKs STARBASE contractThe Portland Public Schools Board of Education on

Monday voted 4-2 in favor of renewing a contract forSTARBASE, a 25-hour educational program fundedout of the Department of Defense recruitment budget.

The STARBASE program sends fourth and fifthgraders to a week-long science camp on a local militarybase. Portland Public Schools has participated inSTARBASE since 1993.

This 2-year, $300,000-revenue contract between theschool district and the DOD drew much attentiondistrict-wide, as it is usually a 1-year alliance, andcomes before the board in spring, not fall. A growingnumber of Portland parents and community membersstrongly oppose the program because it is funded outof the U.S. military's recruitment budget and takes

place at a military facility.The STARBASE program has repeatedly been a

hot-button issue for the school board, drawing dozensof people wanting to comment on it, and hundredsprotesting it whenever it comes up for renewal. Mon-day was no different.

Former and current teachers – both at the base andat PPS – praised the program’s ability to demonstrateto students a real-world application of math and sci-ence, taking it beyond classroom theory.

Andrew Jaquiss, a North Portland elementary schoolteacher, called STARBASE “the best field trip of mylife.”

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Blazers waive PendergraphThe Portland Trail Blaz-ers have waived forwardJeff Pendergraph, it wasannounced Oct. 25 byGeneral Manager RichCho. Pendergraph, 23,suffered a torn anteriorcruciate ligament (ACL)in an Oct. 7 preseasongame at Utah and isscheduled to undergosurgery as a result. “Wewant to thank Jeff for hishard work and professionalism since he arrived herein Portland, and we wish him a fast and successfulrecovery from his injury,” said Cho. “We sometimeshave to make difficult decisions in this business, andthis was certainly one of them.”

Oregon Awarded $9M for RailOregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden an-nounced Oct. 25 that the U.S. Department of Trans-portation is awarding nearly $9 million to Oregon tohelp implement plans to bring high-speed rail to theNorthwest corridor. The funds will go toward plansto increase the frequency of rail service, reduce traveltime and make necessary structural and track im-provements to Union Station.

Health Center RecognizedThe Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center’s Clini-cal Pharmacy team was recently nationally recog-nized for dramatic improvements in diabetes control.Virginia Garcia's efforts include discussing diet, ex-ercise, medications and lifestyle with its patients.The award was given by the Health Resources andServices Administration for Outstanding Perfor-mance for documented results showing an increasedclinical pharmacy services, improved health out-comes, and identification and prevention of adverseand potential adverse drug events.

Week inThe ReviewObama rallies for Kitzhaber

President Obama went to bat for guber-natorial candidate John Kitzhaber on Oct.20, arguing that the state needs Kitzhaber’sleadership more than ever.

“You need him again, you need him onemore time,” Obama told the crowd of 10,000at the rally at the Portland ConventionCenter.

Kitzhaber served as governor twice be-fore, from 1994-2002 and is running for athird term in a close race against Republicanand former Portland Trail Blazer ChrisDudley.

“This should not be a difficult choice,”Obama said. “I know you have a race whereboth candidates are talking about change.But there’s only one candidate who hasdelivered change. And that’s JohnKitzhaber. You know John’s track record.”

Obama’s support of Kitzhaber is seen asa needed boost to the democrat, as resultsfrom an independent poll published inSunday’s Oregonian show that the guber-natorial race is still too close to call. It's thefourth poll in a row – and the fifth of the lastsix – that show that the race is within 2percentage points, with Kitzhaber defend-ing a slight lead over Republican candidateand former Blazers player Chris Dudley.

Seattle pollster Stuart Elway, who con-ducted the survey, told The Oregonian thatthe race now appears to come down to abattle over which candidate is most suc-cessful in getting his supporters to actuallyvote.

"Turnout is destiny in this race," Elwaysaid. "It's close and there aren't that manyundecided voters left."

The president said that it is up to votersto tell the Republicans that they have notforgotten about their time in office.

“It is up to you to tell them we haven’t

forgotten. We don’t have amnesia, and wedon’t want what you’re selling becausewe’ve tried it before and we didn’t like itbecause it didn’t work.”

Much of the president’s remarks weredevoted to get-out–the vote efforts.

“We need you all to mail in your ballotsnow,” Obama said, “mail them in!”

Obama called on attendees of the rally to“keep fighting, and knocking on doors andmaking phone calls and mailing in yourballots … (so that) not only are we going toelect John, but we are going to preserve thatAmerican Dream and American promise forcenturies to come."

Kitzhaber, elected in 1994 and re-electedfour years later, is seeking an unprecedentedthird term. Dudley, in his first run for office,has appealed to Oregonians who thinkKitzhaber already had a chance as gover-nor, and the state needs a fresh approachto its persistent economic problems.

Dudley said he's pleased to be virtuallytied this late in the campaign in a state thathas not elected a Republican governorsince 1982.

"People are clearly seeing, even thoughthere is that registration edge, that whatwe've been doing for the last 20 years hasnot worked," said Dudley, who has basedhis campaign on the idea that Oregon islagging economically and educationallybehind the rest of the country.

"It's been a more Democratic state fromday one" of this race, Dudley added, "soobviously going into this, I would have tosay I was the underdog."

Kitzhaber, meanwhile, is unconcernedby this, citing his huge advantage overDudley in terms of political experience –he’s served 24 years in the state legislature,including seven as Senate president inaddition to his two terms as governor.

"That's right where we wanted to be,"said Kitzhaber, adding that "we had wantedto be even going into the home stretch"after being greatly outspent in campaignadvertising by Dudley over the summerand through much of the fall.

Kitzhaber is hoping Oregonians will bet-ter relate to his laid-back, jeans- and cow-boy hat-wearing self.

President Obama and

gubernatorial candidate

John Kitzhaber.

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Suspect Arrested in Benson Shooting

Intended victimwent to the school

Portland Police officers Sunday arrested a14-year-old boy in connection with the last week'sshooting at Benson High School.

The suspect, police have reported, is a sus-pected Crip gang associate who targeted a Bensonstudent attending last week’s Benson-Jeffersonvolleyball game.

The investigation into the shooting began Oct.21, at 7:38 p.m., when Portland Police officersresponded to the report of a shooting at BensonHigh School. As officers responded, school se-curity immediately placed the Northeast Port-land school on lock-down. At the time, a volley-ball game between Benson and Jefferson was inthe gym and Portland Night High School washolding classes for dozens of students. Therewere no reported injuries.

Officers located evidence that shots had beenfired around the front steps of the school. Addi-tional witness information was received that

suspects were seen running north on Northeast12th Avenue toward the Lloyd Center MAXplatform, but a search of the neighborhood yieldedno suspects.

Gang Enforcement Team detectives beganinterviewing witnesses and located the intendedvictim, a 15-year-old boy who attends Benson.

Portland Police found probable cause to arrestthe 14-year-old male. A second person, a 15-year-old male, was contacted during the arrestand was also taken into custody for UnlawfulPossession of a Firearm and Possession of aShort-Barreled Rifle after officers located asawed-off rifle stuffed inside his pants, andlocated the magazine for the rifle in the pocket ofthe 14-year-old shooting suspect. Both suspectsare brothers and suspected Crip gang associates.

Detectives learned through the investiga-tion that the 14-year-old and his 15-year-oldbrother went to Benson on Oct. 21 to watchthe volleyball game, and encountered the15-year-old intended victim. Both suspectswere lodged at the Multnomah County Juve-nile Detention Center.

Benson High

School, the site of

a recent shooting.


S p e c i a l i E d i t i o n

Recruit Finishes Basic TrainingNavy Seaman Recruit Dylan

S. Cumbo, a 2008 graduate ofFranklin High School, recentlycompleted U.S. Navy basictraining at Recruit TrainingCommand, Great Lakes, Ill.

During the 8-week program,Cumbo completed a variety of

training which included class-room study and practical in-struction on naval customs, firstaid, firefighting, water safetyand survival, and shipboard andaircraft safety. An emphasiswas also placed on physicalfitness.

The capstone event of bootcamp is "Battle Stations." Thisexercise gives recruits the skillsand confidence they need to

succeed in the fleet. The in-struction is designed to galva-nize the basic warrior attributesof sacrifice, dedication, team-work and endurance in eachrecruit through the practicalapplication of basic Navy skillsand the core values of honor,courage and commitment. Itsdistinctly ''Navy'' flavor wasdesigned to take into accountwhat it means to be a Sailor.

Marine Learns EngineeringMarine Corps Pfc. Nigel L.

Bliss, a 2006 graduate ofWoodrow Wilson High School,recently completed the BasicEngineer Equipment ElectricalSystems Technician course.

During the classroom instruc-tion and practical application atMarine Corps Engineer School,Marine Corps Base, Camp

Lejeune, N.C., Bliss receivedtraining on the operation, main-tenance and repair of field powergenerating equipment.

He also studied electricaltheory, operating principles ofalternating and direct currentgenerators and control devices.

Bliss joined the Marine CorpsReserve in January.

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School Board OKsSTARBASE contract

Jaquiss said that the program’shands-on math and science educa-tion helps the budget-strapped dis-trict, and revealed that his studentsshowed a 59 percent improvementfrom pre- to post-science trip scores.

Many community membersspoke out against the program, say-ing it was a means to recruit impres-sionable and economically vulner-able youth into joining the military.Most of the schools participating inthe program are Title 1 schools, withhigh percentages of minority stu-dents, and high poverty rates.

Anne Trudeau, a PPS parent,spoke in opposition to the program,pointing out that photos from theSTARBASE site – showing stu-dents being instructed by teachersin uniform and students climbing ona tank – are means in which themilitary is targeting low-income orat-risk youth under the guise ofeducation. Those photos, she said,are in contradiction to what boardmembers claim happens on the base.

“It has happened. It is recruit-ment,” Trudeau told the board.

She also inquired about alterna-tive curricula for parents who opt-out their child, and requested thatequal school time be given to other

career options, since STARBASE isdefined as a “career program.”

Board member Dilafruz Williamsalso expressed concern over alter-native education for opt-out stu-dents, and said more steps neededto be taken to ensure equal oppor-tunities are available.

The board confirmed that par-ents were sent home documenta-tion in both English and Spanishabout STARBASE’s location on thePortland National Guard Air Base.Member Bobbie Regan also relatedher trip last school term to the base,saying it allies closely with PPS’soutdoor school program.

Student representative DinaYazdani repeated past students’ tes-timony about their enjoyment ofSTARBASE, mentioning that theysaid they “had no idea” that the pro-gram took place on a base. She wasencouraged by these statements, asshe – and several board members –also spoke out about the Afghani-stan and Iraq wars. However, she wasconcerned that a former teacher at thebase did say that he was interested inrecruiting students.

Board members Williams andRuth Atkins voted no, with studentrepresentative Yazdani unofficiallyvoting yes, and member MartinGonzalez not present.



S p e c i a l i E d i t i o n

PHOTO BY MARK WASHINGTON /THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Women Veterans Program Manager Nancy Sloan (from right)

shows U.S. Marine Corp veteran Kim Wilkie and Army veteran

Milly Bui some of the health care offerings at the new Center for

Women Veterans Health.

Veterans Benefits for Womenservices.

“Everything from medicinalneeds to exam table needs isdifferent for men and women,”said Women Veterans ProgramManager Nancy Sloan. Fouryears ago, when she first beganworking for the Portland VA,physicians didn’t have thecapacity to do gynecologicalexams because there were nostirrups.

The health center, whichopened Sept. 10, offers gyneco-logical and urological services,primary care, cervical and breastcancer screening and treatment,family planning, nutritional guid-ance, mental health care, andmuch more.

Milly Bui, who served in theArmy from 2002 to 2005, hasbeen pleased with the newfacility’s offerings.

“It’s actually been great,” shesaid. “Before the women’shealth center, I had many differ-ent primary care physicians, andsince it’s opened, I’ve had one.”

Bui added that the medicalservices offered have seemedquicker as well — whether get-ting an appointment, time spentin the waiting room, or needingto see someone without an ap-pointment.

The nearly 4,000-square-footfacility is located in the south-east section of the Portland VAMedical Center which sits acrossfrom the Oregon Health Sci-ences University campus insouthwest Portland.

With a separate entrance,soothing colors, sculptures, andfemale physicians, the healthcenter space is meant to be acalm refuge for the up to 3,400qualifying women veterans inOregon and southwest Wash-ington who served the country insituations that were sometimesmentally and physically brutal.

Government-funded throughfederal economic stimulusmoney, the facility cost $300,000to build, and sees about 150 to

200 women a week. Sloan ex-pects that rate to double in theupcoming months, as the uro-logical and gynecological staffsettles into the new space.

The use of the Portland VAby women grew about 15 per-cent last year, a higher growthrate than by men. That trend isexpected to continue with theincreasing enlistments offemales in the military.

Sloan says patients are alsoyounger. About 30 percent to 40percent of the women served bythe Portland VA facilities areunder the age of 40. The aver-age age of patients four yearsago was 45-50, but is much lowertoday, averaging 20-30 years old,she said.

Former U.S. Marine Kim Wilkiesaid that it had previously been “alittle awkward to ‘smoke ‘n joke’with the guys” in the Portland VAhospital’s waiting room before get-ting examined. She says that medi-cal providers at the new facilityhave made her feel more com-fortable because they take a moreholistic approach.

“They want to know what’sgoing on in all aspects of my life,and we have more of a dia-logue,” Wilkie explained. “It’snot just ‘you’re here for a prob-lem, let’s treat that problem.’”

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World Vegetarian Day

National Day China Gandhi Jayanti

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Wear New ClothesToday

World Habitat Day

St. Francis Day

Let's have dinnerTogether Let's Dance Together

Today is my luckyDay Navratri Make A Wish Today

Wildlife Week

Columbus DayThanksgiving CanadaGo For a Picnic Today I am Happy Today

Emergency NursesDay

Friend AppreciationDay

Boss Day

Sweetest Day

Durga PujaDussehraRose Festival (Texas) Don't Lose Heart

Express Your LoveWeek Drive Fast Today

United Nations Day

International Forgive-ness Day

Mother in law Day

Karwa Chauth

Don't Follow Any RuleToday

Play With Your KidsToday

Make A DifferenceDay Statue Of Liberty Day

Gift Someone FlowersToday


Seed FundManagersChosen

Jim Huston and Angela Jacksonof Portland have been selected tomanage the Portland Seed Fund.This fund is an economic develop-ment tool proposed by Mayor SamAdams to provide capital to entre-preneurs and early stage start-ups.

Huston and Jackson will estab-lish and manage the fund, which willreceive the city’s initial $500,000,and actively work to identify addi-tional investors to reach the tar-geted goal of $1.5 million in capital.

The lack of seed funding haslong been an issue for high-growthstart-ups and entrepreneurs withinnovative product ideas. Portland’semphasis on entrepreneurship inthe city’s Economic DevelopmentStrategy has led to the emergence ofa seed fund as a critical initiative tospur job creation and economicgrowth in the city.

Additional information can befound at portlandseedfund.com.

Program targets Interstate, Lents

Home Repairs Help Offered

The Portland Housing Bureauhas funding to help approximately32 homeowners in the Interstatecorridor and 15 homeowners in theLents Town Center make criticalrepairs to their homes.

Homeowners can borrow up to$15,000, but the Home Repair LoanProgram doesn't require monthlypayments or charge interest. Atthe beginning of the 11th year ofthe loan, 20 percent of the loanwill be forgiven. After the 15thyear, the loan will be completelyforgiven.

The loan is a zero-percent de-ferred payment loan with an annualpercentage rate of .0012 percent,which results from $400 in fees the

housing bureau charges to admin-ister each loan. PHB allows thesefees to be financed.

Funds must be used to makecritical repairs like fixing electricalhazards, replacing leaky roofs, re-moving mold, repairing failingporches, and addressing otherhealth and safety items or buildingcode violations.

Funding is limited to home own-ers who own and occupy proper-ties located in urban renewal areas.The program is an urban renewalstrategy to improve the housingstock and address blighted homeswithin these areas.

To learn more or to request ap-plications, call 503-823-3400.

The southeast Hawthorne Fred Meyer’s remodel by MulvannyG2

Architecture earned it a LEED Silver certification, making it one of

the most sustainable supermarkets in the United States.

Grocery Goes GreenHawthorneFred Meyer earnsLEED Silver rating

A significant remodel at FredMeyer’s southeast Hawthorne lo-cation attained a Silver-LEED certi-fication for the 128,000-square-footbuilding.

The new design maintained thesame footprint as the site’s original1950s Fred Meyer, and The KrogerCo., which operates all Fred Meyerstores, reports that it has deter-mined that for every dollar spenton the remodel, nine dollars in en-ergy consumption would be saveddown the road.

The two-story remodel, designed

by MulvannyG2 Architecture,added 3,000 square feet and in-creased the store’s programmaticdensity. The design is projected toreduce utility costs by between oneand two percent. It’s the first LEED-

certified supermarket amongKroger’s 2,500 stores nationwide.

LEED certification provides in-dependent, third-party verificationthat a building project is environ-mentally responsible, profitable anda healthy place to live and work.

“While there are about a dozenLEED-certified supermarkets in theUnited States, mostly smaller, nichegrocers such as Whole Foods andWashington state’s PCC NaturalMarkets, Fred Meyer serves a morebroad-based demographic,” saidRandy Sauer, Principal atMulvannyG2. “And this bringsgreen architecture, and the expecta-tion to have green architecture, toeverybody.”


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City Expanding GreenwayA 6-acre addition

The walking, jogging and cyclingpath that links communities alongthe Willamette River will expand inNorth Portland.

A 6-acre addition to theWillamette River Greenway will al-low the city to build more than one-third mile of trail north of the St.John’s Bridge, at North Catlin Av-enue and North Decatur Street.

Metro, the City of Portland Parks& Recreation, and the Bureau ofEnvironmental Services collabo-rated to purchase the land in Au-gust for $1.19 million. Costs weresplit equally among three sources:regional funds from Metro’s voter-approved 2006 natural areas bondmeasure, the city’s local allocationfrom the Metro bond measure, andthe city’s Grey to Green initiative.

Metro and the city have madesignificant progress this summer inthe Baltimore Woods Connectiv-ity Corridor, the name communityadvocates gave a missing piece ofthe greenway between Cathedraland Pier parks. Less than half a milefrom the new acquisition, the cityrecently purchased a cluster of

three properties totaling one acre –supported by a combination offunding, including a grant fromMetro’s Nature in Neighborhoodsprogram, the City’s share of natu-ral area bond funds and the City’sGrey to Green program.

“By combining our energy andresources, the Metro Council, theCity and community supporters aremaking a real difference for NorthPortland. Today’s investments laythe groundwork for many wonder-ful walks and bike rides,” said MetroCouncilor Rex Burkholder, who rep-resents District 5. He celebratedprogress in the area on Saturday, ata community event hosted byFriends of Baltimore Woods.

“This acquisition is a win-win forthe community,” said City ParksCommissioner Nick Fish. “Throughour partnership with Metro and BES,we’ve been able to preserve an im-portant natural area and add a vitalpiece of the Willamette RiverGreenway trail.”

As the greenway expandsthrough North Portland, it will serveresidents and workers in the St.Johns town center, connecting themwith central Portland and beyond.

Rosie, the 530-ton tunnel boring machine that the City of Portland

is using for its East Side Big Pipe project has completed its

tunneling 4 months ahead of schedule. The tunnel will manage

rain runoff and keep combined sewer overflows out of the

Willamette River.

Rosie Completes TunnelingBig Pipe projectahead ofschedule

Rosie, the 530-ton tunnel bor-ing machine, has finished tunnel-ing on the East Side Big Pipeproject. The East Side Big Pipe ispart of Portland’s program to con-trol combined sewer overflows,and is the largest public infra-structure project in Portland’shistory.

Rosie started working in Septem-ber 2007. It bored into theMcLoughlin shaft on Oct. 18 tocomplete tunneling about 4 monthsahead of schedule.

Work is beginning now to pre-pare the nearly 6-mile long, 22-footdiameter pipe for activation. Thetunnel will be ready to accept com-bined sewage by late next summer.

The $426-million project is thelargest sewer construction projectin Portland history.

Environmental Services is work-ing to complete several other seweroverflow projects including the

Balch Consolidation Conduit, theSellwood Wet Weather Pump Sta-tion, the Portsmouth Force Main,and Phase 2 of the Swan Island CSOPump Station.

When construction is completein December 2011, Portland’s com-bined sewers will overflow to the

Willamette River an average ofonce every three summers andfour times each winter, instead ofevery time it rains.

The entire 20-year combinedsewer overflows program will costPortland sewer ratepayers an esti-mated $1.4 billion.


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Hip Hop Dance Crew NYC Bound

The local hip hop dance crew F.I.O. has won a talent competition to compete in the

BET network’s music video show 106 and Park. Pictured are the group’s members,

Brian Toombs, Ryan Toombs, Matthias J Evans Jr., David Dai and Donald Barfield.

A hip hop dance crew madeup of members from Portlandand Vancouver has won the rightto compete on the popular musicvideo show 106 and Park, a pro-gram on the BET (Black Enter-tainment Television) network.

The group F.I.O., which standsfor Future is Ours, got their March2 invitation to compete on theshow after winning a regionaltalent search completion in Port-land on Oct. 9.

Amber Dines, a spokesper-son and promoter for the group,

said the audition was made pos-sible when Javonne Shearn, theowner of Jai D’Shea Entertain-ment, a Portland managementand artist development company,reached out to the show’s talentscouts Blaze the Stage.

“ No one believed a competi-tion like this would come here,but with the hard work and dedi-cation of Javonne Shearn, shemade it possible by contactingPat Charles the senior showwriter of BET and together theypaved the way making it pos-

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Zoo Hosts Howlin’ Good Time

Animals and visitors receive treats during the Oregon Zoo’s

‘Howloween’ celebration.

Trick-or-treaters can fill their bagswith goodies and learn more aboutwildlife on Saturday, Oct. 30 andSunday, Oct. 31, during“Howloween at the Oregon Zoo,”presented by Sterling Savings andFedEx in association with the Na-tional Safe Kids Coalition. The eventruns from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is freewith zoo admission.

“Most kids love trick-or-treat-ing, and Howloween at the zoo pro-vides a safe place for them to weartheir costumes, have some fun andlearn about animals,” said Kim Smith,zoo director.

The celebration aims to be edu-cational as well as fun. An intrigu-ing scavenger hunt will direct trick-or-treaters to easily accessible ac-tivity stations throughout the zoo.Activities are themed to teach kidsabout animals around the zoo, andtheir habitats and adaptations.Goodie bags filled with candy andprizes will be given out for com-pleted hunts at the zoo’s exit.

Throughout the weekend, visi-tors can watch the zoo’s enrich-ment team provide animals withholiday-themed treats like pump-kins stuffed with snacks. Enrich-ment items such as pumpkins ––provided by Al’s Garden Center –– help keep the zoo’s animals men-tally and physically stimulated.

I Love My Hair

A brown muppet representing an African-

American girl is shown during the taping

of the 'I Love My Hair,' video for the

children's program, 'Sesame Street.'

Curly-haired Muppet is role model(AP) -- A plucky little muppet in a pretty pink dress, her brown

hair a perky 'fro, is helping little girls — and their moms — toaccept themselves just the way they are by loving their hair.

The nameless muppet manages to trim away generations ofyearning for long, silky locks with her song, "I Love My Hair"and has become an Internet sensation. Now her creator wantsto give her a life beyond YouTube.

"I really want to sit down with the writers and figure out whatwe can do with her and give her a name, and really expand herout," said Joey Mazzarino, head writer for "Sesame Street," whoco-wrote "I Love My Hair" with composer Chris Jackson.

The video is being shared on Twitter, and posted on gossipsites and blogs. It is popping up on Facebook pages anddiscussed in the comments section on YouTube, where theoriginal clip gets a steady stream of views.

"It struck a particular chord with African-American moms likeme," said author Denene Millner, a columnist for parenting.comand the creator of parenting blog MyBrownBaby. "I think thatat some point, if you have a little girl, we all deal with the day yourchild comes home from school and says, 'I don't want my hair tolook like this; I want it to look like Annie's.' And Annie's hair isblond and long and not what she has."

Meanwhile, a little Muppet girl in pretty pink dress says it all:"I love my hair ... there's nothing else that can compare, I lovemy hair."

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A Blessing for Homer & Bart

Homer Simpson may love beer and skips church in favor of

football, but the Vatican has declared the doughnut fan and his

family to be Catholics.

Vatican’s officialnewspaper praisesSimpsons family

"The Simpsons" just got a bless-ing from the Vatican.

The official Vatican newspaperhas declared that beer-swilling,doughnut-loving Homer Simpsonand son Bart are Catholics — andwhat's more, it says that parentsshould not be afraid to let their chil-dren watch "the adventures of thelittle guys in yellow."

"Few people know it, and he doeseverything to hide it. But it's true:Homer J. Simpson is Catholic," theOsservatore Romano newspapersaid in an article on Sunday head-lined "Homer and Bart are Catho-lics."

The newspaper cited a study bya Jesuit priest of a 2005 episode ofthe show called "The Father, theSon and the Holy Guest Star." Thatstudy concludes that "TheSimpsons" is "among the few TVprograms for kids in which Christianfaith, religion and questions aboutGod are recurrent themes."

The middle class U.S. family praysbefore meals, and "in its own way,believes in the beyond," the news-

paper quoted the Jesuit study assaying.

It's the second time the animatedU.S. TV series, which is broadcast in90 countries, has been praised bythe Vatican.

In December 2009, theOsservatore Romano described theshow as "tender and irreverent, scan-dalous and ironic, boisterous and

profound, philosophical and some-times even theological, nutty syn-thesis of pop culture and of thelukewarm and nihilistic Americanmiddle class."

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Norman Sylvester Band-- Boogie Cat NormanSylvester and his band performFriday, Oct. 29 at the Gemini Pub inLake Oswego; Saturday, Oct. 30 atthe Tillicum in Beaverton; Friday,Nov. 5 at the Thirsty Lion; and Sat-urday, Nov. 6 at the Spirit MountainCasino in Grande Ronde.

Antiques and Collectibles -- Port-land Antique & Collectible Show,Expo Center, Saturday and Sunday,Oct. 30-31, features hundreds ofexhibitor booths with turn-of-the-century furniture, antique toys, Vic-torian décor, vintage clothing, gar-den antiques, wacky memorabilia,estate jewelry and more.

Discount Admission -- OMSI visi-tors pay only $2 per person for gen-eral admission on the first Sundayof each month as well as discountedadmission of $5 to the Planetarium,OMIMAX Theater and USSBlueback submarine.

Civil Rights Era Comes to Life --Playwright anddirector SusanBanyas was inthird grade in1954 when shesaw her “col-ored” school go up in flames. TheHillsboro Story, playing this monthat the Artists Repertory Theater,downtown, brings what she saw

and its 50-year aftermath to thestage.

Pancake Breakfast -- GrandparentsRaising Grandchildren, Inc. will holdtheir second annual benefit pan-cake breakfast, Saturday, Oct. 30from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Self Enhance-ment, Inc., 3920 N. Kerby Ave. $6.95with carry out available.

Muralist Art Exhibit -- Works bythe late community artist and mural-ist Charlotte Lewisare on display atthe North PortlandLibrary, NortheastK i l l i ngswor thStreet and Com-mercial Avenue.Sundays, 1:30 -3:30 p.m.; Tuesday, noon- 4:30 p.m.;Wednesdays, noon - 7:30 p.m.; and

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Lincoln Hall Concert -- ThePortland State University Sym-phony will perform their firstconcert in the beautifully trans-formed Lincoln Recital Hall, on

Saturday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. Ticketsare $17 for general admission and$12 for seniors.

Bloodyvox -- Start with agroup of beautiful and tal-

ented dancers, add a hint ofHitchcock, a touchof Vampire, top itoff with a healthydose of zombies andcorpses and you get“BloodyVox,” adance theater expe-rience that mines cinema, folkloreand our collective nightmares tobring the season of spirits and AllHallows Eve to life. Suitable for allages. Performances at The BodyVoxDance Center: 1201 NW 17th. Toorder tickets call 503.229.0627 or goonline to http://www.bodyvox.com

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Time to Get Out and VoteToo much is at stakeBY MARC H. MORIAL

On Tuesday, Nov.2, the rallies, polls andpundits will be si-lenced and the Ameri-can people will havethe last word in whathas developed as oneof the most important and conten-tious mid-term elections in recentmemory.

The stakes are high. In the midstof persistent high unemployment

and the worst economic crisis inour lifetimes, there are those whoare demonizing the jobless andthreatening to end their unem-ployment benefits.

There is the threat of the repealof historic health care reform.There are those determined to

extend job-killing foreign tax creditsand tax cuts for the wealthiest Ameri-cans while shifting more of the taxburden to the middle class.

There are calls for the abolish-

ment of the minimum wage, the De-partment of Education and awoman’s right to choose. Immi-grants, Muslim-Americans andother minority communities arewondering if they will still be wel-

comed in the land of equal opportu-nity on Nov. 3.

And retired seniors, who justlearned that they won’t be getting acost of living increase next year,would be put at further risk by thoseadvocating for the privatization ofSocial Security.

A slight shift in the balance ofpower in both the House and theSenate could have a seismic impacton the well-being of millions ofmiddle class and working class

American families. And with 37 gov-ernorships up for grabs, issues thatare being hotly debated at the statelevel, including school reform, im-migration and health care spendingwill be affected.

So if you thought about sittingthis one out – don’t. Too much is atstake.

No matter what you have heardfrom the pundits and prognostica-tors, no election is ever decideduntil the people cast their votes.And if you are among the 16 percentof African Americans who are cur-rently unemployed and discour-aged, that is even more reason tomake your voice heard. For you thechoice is between building on the

change we voted for in 2008, orallowing a return to the policies thatgot us into this mess in the firstplace.

Our nation is facing tremendouschallenges both at home and abroad.The overwhelming issue is jobs, butthis election is also about ournation’s moral direction and whetheror not we will allow groups like theTea Party movement to take us backto an era of overt racial, ethnic, reli-gious and economic division.

The strength of our democracyhas always been the fact that it isWe the People who get to peace-fully choose our leaders and shapeour destiny by the power of thevote. As the Pulitzer Prize winningauthor, Alice Walker once said, “Themost common way people give uptheir power is by thinking they don'thave any.”

So today and every day untilNov. 2, remember that the power forchange is in your hands. Get outand vote.

Marc H. Morial is the presidentand chief executive officer of theNational Urban League.

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Trend stacks upagainst the poorBY JUDGE GREG MATHIS

Even if you’ve neverencountered the crimi-nal justice system,you’re probably familiarwith the phrase “Youhave the right to speakto an attorney. If youcannot afford an attor-ney, one will be ap-pointed to you.”

What you may not know is that,in many states, defendants arebeing charged for that court ap-pointed attorney. This increasingtrend is leading many poor defen-dants to waive their legal right torepresentation and, instead, rep-resent themselves.

A report released by the NewYork University School of Law'sBrennan Center for Justice found

that 13 of the 15 states with thelargest prison populationscharged some sort of fee to defen-dants in need of a lawyer.

These charges in-clude application feesand can add up to over$1,000. The studyfound that in Michigan,many individuals fac-ing misdemeanorcharges decided 95 per-cent of the time to waivetheir right to an attor-

ney because they couldn’t affordthe fees.

It’s no surprise that this is com-mon practice in states with largeprison populations. With defen-dants representing themselvesand going up against trained pros-ecutors, the chances of a convic-tion are much higher. This couldlead to unlawful convictions andovercrowded prison populations.

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cused of a crime would have themeans to pay for an attorney. Un-fortunately, most of those arrestedcome from poor communities anddon’t have the money – even$1,000 – to pay for legal counsel.Charging for that service, in ef-fect, denies them a basic right torepresentation.

Most of us believe that, on manylevels, the criminal justice systemis unfairly stacked against poorindividuals. This trend of charg-ing defendants for legal servicesdoes nothing to challenge thosebeliefs.

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Who Cleans the Windows of Glass Houses?Many ensnarledby a ‘nanny-gate’BY RAUL A. REYES

Et tu, Lou?It turns out that Lou Dobbs has employed

undocumented workers to toil on his estatesand tend to his family's numerous horses. Theboy for the anti-immigrant crowd said he wastold the workers were legal immigrants. What hedidn't say, as he did in April 2006, was that"employers who hire illegal aliens should facefelony charges."

Perhaps Dobbs is getting tips from MegWhitman.

The former e-Bay CEO has spent at least$140 million of her own money trying to becomethe next governor of the Golden State. On thecampaign trail, she pledged to be "tough asnails" on illegal immigration. She has vowed tohold employers accountable with fines, inspec-tions, and jail time. She has promised Latinos"más trabajos" (more jobs).

Then her former housekeeper surfaced inpublic. Whitman, it turns out, employed anundocumented immigrant in her home for nearlya decade. Rather than accept personal respon-sibility, Whitman blamed the media, unions, heropponent, and her ex-maid for the situation.Sadly, for one Latina, the result was not mástrabajos, but no trabajo.

Politicians of both parties regularly be-

come ensnared in their own "nanny-gates."No wonder, since the Pew Center estimated in2009 that 29 percent of the nation's house-keepers are undocumented. Zoe Baird losther chance to serve as Bill Clinton's attorneygeneral because of her undocumented help.Linda Chavez lost her shot as George W.Bush's Secretary of Labor over her undocu-mented maid.

Let's review the facts surrounding Whitman'shousekeeper flap. Nicandra Diaz-Santillan ad-mits she lied about her immigration status to theagency that Whitman used to hire her. In 2009,after working for Whitman for nine years, Diazconfessed she was illegal. She was fired.

Whitman claimed not to have seen the "no-match" letters regarding her housekeeper sentby the Social Security Administration. WhenDiaz produced one of these letters, which in-cluded a handwritten note by Whitman's hus-band saying, "Nicky, look into this," the guber-natorial candidate said she didn't recall seeing it.Still, that doesn't absolve Whitman of her re-sponsibilities as an employer, especially con-sidering she is a candidate who touts her savvybusiness skills.

Once she learned Diaz was undocumented,Whitman had a duty to notify immigrationauthorities. She didn't do that, despite herrelentless campaign message of holding em-ployers responsible for hiring illegal workers.So either Whitman considers herself abovethe law or she was knowingly breaking it. I

would hardly call this being "tough as nails"on illegal immigration.

Whitman maintains she didn't turn Diaz inbecause she was "a friend and a member of myextended family." Really? When her house-keeper admitted she was undocumented,Whitman axed her on the spot. Given thatWhitman has broken spending records in herquest to become California's next governor,couldn't she have helped her housekeeper out…alittle? A consultation with an immigration attor-ney might have cost $200. Apparently, Diaz'splight wasn't worth the trouble to the SiliconValley billionaire.

For those who rail against "amnesty" forillegal immigrants, these controversies exposetremendous hypocrisy. In the Dobbs andWhitman cases, we see once again that immigra-tion is a personal as well as a political problem,one that can only be solved through compre-hensive reform, not "get-tough" rhetoric.Whitman's "enforcement only/no amnesty" is abad policy for California. And she offers nosolution to one of the most contentious issuesof the immigration debate: what to do with themillions of undocumented workers who are al-ready here?

Amazingly, Whitman still doesn't get it. Evenafter this controversy arose, she has continuedto insist on holding employers accountable. Shemight as well add, except if it's her.

Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and columnistin New York City.


HEALTHMATTERSReady for Red Celery?

Celery breeder Larry Pierce holds red celery in a Salinas, Calif.,

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and in the northwest and southwest, has the same flavor and

crunch of regular green celery. (AP Photo)

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(AP) -- Is America ready forred celery? Florida and Califor-nia growers think so and havebet consumers will bite on thecolorful crunch of its new prod-uct.

Red celery will hit selectedsupermarkets Dec. 1 — in timeto add some eye-catching colorto holiday tables, said Dan Duda,president of Duda Farm FreshFoods.

The celery has the same flavorand crunch of regular green cel-ery. It was nearly 20 years in themaking, he said. One of the familyowned company's celery breed-ers, Larry Pierce, started devel-oping it in 1991, working off aEuropean heritage variety usingnatural breeding methods.

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Jean Ronnei, who overseesthe award winning school mealprograms of the St. Paul publicschools, said the new celery couldbe a "perfect fit" for her cafete-rias, which run "coolest newveggie" contests to encouragestudents to try fresh produce.

"We do eat with our eyes,"Ronnei said, adding that shehoped it would be priced lowenough for the school lunchmarket.

"If there are efforts underway to jazz up veggies, I'm allfor that," she said.

HIV and AIDS Risks Remain High(AP) -- Health officials esti-

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Part 25. Chiropractic and Fitness:The way to wellness in the eighties

Flowers' Chiropractic Office2124 N.E. Hancock Street, Portland Oregon 97212

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Q: I continue to hear thatdiet and exercising are help-

ful in maintaining a strong body.But where do I begin? There is somuch literature and when I ask mydoctor he seems unconcerned.How can I get started?

A : A good way to begin iswith the basics. Since 1895

Chiropractic has been the leaderin teaching the basics of health toour society. Good health must in-clude proper nutrition. A generalrule of thumb is that foods high infiber are best for you. Limit yourmeats and refined foods as well as

alcohol. Get plenty of exercise. Formost people it only takes an hour orso a week to stay fit. Walking at abrisk pace with good arm swing isexcellent. Rest is paramount. Every-one feels better after a good nightssleep. In Chiropractic, we will oftenrecommend relaxation exercises aswell. Have a joyful spirit. Scien-tists know now that our attitudesactually affect our entire chemis-

try. Finally, always keep ahealthy nervous system. Chiro-practic is especially suited forunderstanding the effect ofstress on the nervous systemand how to eliminate it. Totalfitness can be only a call awayand worth so much more thanjust another pain prescription.Isn’t it time you stepped up tosafe effective Chiropractic?

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HEALTHMATTERS

For Your HealthHealth Care Reform and You

BY LARRY LUCAS

From last summer’s town hallmeetings to this fall’s mid-term elec-tion ads, no doubt you’ve heard alot about health care reform. Butwhat does it mean for you? It’s timeto stop the rhetoric and get thefacts. Thanks to new provisionsand discount programs introducedin the landmark legislation, moreAmericans than ever before willhave access to improved health care,including their prescriptions.

Today’s tough economy hasforced many to make difficult deci-sions about their health, like choos-ing to go without needed medicinesso they can pay for food. This is achoice no one should have to make,and both lawmakers and those in thehealth care industry recognize that.

The new coverage gap discountprogram in the Medicare prescrip-tion drug benefit will help preventseniors from ever having to makethat choice. The coverage gap, or“donut hole,” occurs when patients’

prescription costsreach a limit undertheir coverageplans, forcing them to pay for theremaining costs of their medicinesup to a certain point.

To help reduce the out-of-pocket costs facing Medicare ben-eficiaries within the coverage gap,beginning in 2011, America’s bio-pharmaceutical research compa-nies will provide a 50 percent dis-count on brand-name medicinesto eligible beneficiaries. Whencombined with government con-tributions, the coverage gap willbe effectively closed over the next10 years.

But the Medicare coverage gapdiscount program is only part of thelarger health reform overhaul. An-other important issue is working tobridge the huge disparity betweenthose who have access to healthcare and those who do not – a par-ticularly profound problem in ourcommunity where patients without

insurance may rely on emergencyrooms or free clinics for care.

Critically, the new health reformlaw expands the health workforceand increases funding for commu-nity health centers to provide carefor everyone – no matter how muchthey are able to pay.

Access to quality medicines takesmore than just dollars and cents; ittakes an enormous investment inthe research and development ofnew and better treatments – to thetune of 10-15 years and more than $1billion for a single medicine.

Long before health care reformwas a reality, patients could turn tothe Partnership for PrescriptionAssistance for help. Today, thisnationwide effort sponsored byAmerica’s biopharmaceutical re-search companies is still providingaccess to patient assistance pro-grams that provide free or nearlyfree medicines to patients in need.

For more information, call 1-888-4PPA-NOW or visit pparx.org.

Larry Lucas is a retired vicepresident for the PharmaceuticalResearch and Manufacturers ofAmerica.


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CLASSIFIEDS

In Loving MemoryElla Moore Roberts was born in

San Augustine, Texas. She finishedhigh school in San Augustine andwas married shortly afterward toLowrie Roberts. They lived in Texasfor about 10 years before Lowriesought work in Portlandat the ship yard.

Ella found employmentworking at a prominentdowntown hotel. Sheloved dogs.

Ella was a dedicated,loyal member of FirstAME Zion MethodistChurch from 1943 until 1999, whenher health began to decline. She sangin the choir, served on the Steward-ess Board, was a life member of theWomen’s Home and Overseas Mis-sionary Society Council, worked inthe Sunday School, and was a mem-ber of the Fellowship Committee. Shecounseled many new stewardesseseven after her health declined.

Harvest Homes became home forElla in March 1999. Whenever shewas at a family gathering, you would

soon hear her say, “I guess it’s timefor me to go home.”

The family thanks Harvest Homesfor their care of Ella and for continu-ing to provide a place for those whoneed care, love, attention and a place

to call home when thetime arrives in their lives.

Ella will remain in thememory of her family:sister, Georgia Newton-Smith (Garland), Port-land; nieces: MargaretLaJewel Lewis – Port-land; Dawn Marie New-

ton Smith (Marichal) of Atlanta,GA; Angela Barajas (Frankie)Webster, TX; nephews: Delbert C.Newton of Portland; Jay PatrickMoore (Lynn), Cincinnati, OH; sis-ter-in law, Cleo Moore, San Diego,CA; several great, great-greatnieces and nephews, and a numberof other relatives and friends.

We give God Glory for 94 yearsof life.

Services entrusted to Neal's Com-passionate Heart Funeral Home.


FOOD

Pumpkin PancakesIngredients• 2 cups all-purpose flour• 3 tablespoons brown sugar• 2 teaspoons baking powder• 1 teaspoon baking soda• 1 teaspoon ground allspice• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger• 1/2 teaspoon salt• 1 1/2 cups milk• 1 cup pumpkin puree• 1 egg• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil• 2 tablespoons vinegar

Directions1. In a separate bowl, mix together the milk, pumpkin, egg, oiland vinegar. Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder,baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, ginger and salt, stir into thepumpkin mixture just enough to combine.2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium highheat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approxi-mately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides andserve hot.

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Pumpkin ChocolateChip MuffinsIngredients• 3/4 cup white sugar• 1/4 cup vegetable oil• 2 eggs• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin• 1/4 cup water• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon• 1/4 teaspoon salt• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Greaseand flour muffin pan or use paper liners.2. Mix sugar, oil, eggs. Add pumpkin and water. In separatebowl mix together the baking flour, baking soda, bakingpowder, spices and salt.. Add wet mixture and stir in chocolatechips.3. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake in preheated ovenfor 20 to 25 minutes.

PO October 27, 2010

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