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ju s t out T Septem ber 19, 1 9 9 7 ▼ 9 public if they did not fire the coach. The coach, who was not openly gay, resigned as a result of the incident. State Bureau o f Investigation agent Vance Stone testified during the hearing that Bishop lied about the source of the taped conversations, claim ing a tape was left on his desk anonymously. The sheriff scoffed at the state’s investigation, Stone said, adding that Bishop, when confronted, asked, “Was one queer football coach really worth all this?” The agreement with local prosecutors does not shield Bishop from federal charges that could be filed against him. Still sounding defiant after the hearing. Bishop told reporters, “[E]verything I did at the time was pursuant to an investigation and out o f my con cern for the kids o f Mitchell C ounty.” The sheriff, who has held his post since 1992, remains confi dent that he will win re-election next year. The buck stops here The Servicemem bers Legal Defense Network is calling it a historic developm ent— on Aug. 28, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the federal government to pay $420,000 in attorneys’ Most realtors promise you the moon. Both patients had been treated with didanosine (ddl) and hydroxy carbamide. The researchers have been studying the two drugs since 1995. “These observations may have implications for the possibility o f eradicating H IV -1.. .by treat- Tim Walters probably bas it listed. ing with a drug combination which includes ddl and hydroxycarbamide in the early stages of in fection,” they continued. W hile the doctors do not consider these results a breakthrough, other researchers agree they are worth further investigation. Jean-Paul Levy of France’s National AIDS Research Agency told Agence France-Presse that preliminary results of similar tests on 120 volunteers would be available in a few months. If PBS won’t do it, Showtime will After unsuccessful wrangling with PBS ex ecutives, producers o f Armistead M aupin’s More Tales o f the City, a six-hour sequel to the contro versial 1994 miniseries about ’70s San Francisco, have found a more congenial home at Showtime cable network. T hey’ve also found a cheaper home in Montreal, where all the indoor scenes will be shot using the original sets, reports the San There is a reason why Tim Walters has sold more homes in Northeast Portland than most realtors combined. Service. The simple fact is that Tim W alters knows Northeast Portland better than NASA know the moon. Tim Walters 503-287-8989 ext. 127 e v e r y b o d y talks about financial security... Financial planning is a long-term client-advisor relationship built upon two-way communication. By listen ing to you. I can understand your in dividual needs, concerns and goals. I liste n . 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M einhold then remained in the service until last year, when he became the first openly gay service member to receive a full retirement ceremony. SLDN staff attorney Kirk Childress said. "This nearly half-million dollars gives just an inkling of the true monetary expense of the governm ent’s attempt to prevent gay and lesbian military per sonnel from serving.” He estimates the governm ent has spent $63 million on replacing personnel discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” policy. More importantly, he adds, the government has not revealed how many hundreds o f thou sands of dollars are spent each year on investiga tions and administrative discharges of those sus pected of being gay or lesbian. HIV eradication possible? French doctors say they have detected no resurgence o f HIV one year after two patients stopped taking a p airo f antiviral drugs, according to Agence France-Presse. Doctors representing several research institutions published these find ings in the September issue of the Lancet. “There was no viral rebound when antiviral treatment was stopped for one year after one year’s treatm ent.” they wrote. Award and earned strong ratings when it aired three years ago on PBS, but the network recently reneged on plans to help finance the sequel with Britain’s Channel 4. PBS explained it w asn’t interested in present ing sequels, but industry insiders suspect the net- \ #1 TREADMILL Treadmills are PRECOR the most effective calorie burning Low Impact Treadmills exercise machine Precor is rated the #1 treadmill supplier by Sporting Goods Dealer magazine. according to a recent report in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The Surgeon General has determined that lack of physical activity is detrimental to your health. Maupin with original cast members work feared a reprisal o f the conservative back lash against the homosexuality, drug use and casual nudity portrayed in the first miniseries. Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney will re turn to their roles as landlady Anna Madrigal and tenant Mary Ann Singleton, respectively, but sev eral other key roles— including those o f Michael Tolliver, Mona Ramsey and Brian Hawkins, first played by Marcus D ’Amico, Chloe W ebb and Paul Gross— have been recast. More Tales picks up the thread in 1977, when the previous series ended. According to author Maupin, motherhood is a strong theme in the new series, which is being filmed with the same bud get— $8 million— as the original. Compiled by Christopher D. Cutlone PRECOR TREADMILLS The Standard by which ail others are judged. 659-4055 11211 SE 82nd \ 1 m l* N. of Clackamas T.C. EQUIPMENT 1 -800-659-0421 644-0615 11866 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. Beaverton Town Square