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may 3.2002 L'In ni; ivi 4-1 mews Continued from Page 9 opportunity for positive change, and o f course I would like to be able to say I have made a difference.” O regon ’ s AIDS D rug A ssistance P rogram F aces D eficit A Kohn said. “Other states are projecting simi lar shortfalls and may need to limit or close new enrollment into their drug assistance programs*” Kohn added: “All states are struggling to balance budgets while tax revenues have declined. Meanwhile, the repercussions o f the Sept. 11 attack have shifted funding priorities toward public safety and emergency prepared ness. This means that we’ll be looking at every creative idea we can find in order to contin ue these critical services.” Public health officials esti mate 5,200 people in Oregon are living with HIV and A ID S. ADA P has served about 1,100 clients in the funding year that ended March 31. The program has an approximate annual bud get of $3.8 million, 92 percent of which comes from federal sources. "1 V e a r not shortage in federal funding for the states A ID S Drug Assis tance Program is expected to con tinue and could result in a $1.2 million deficit in 2003, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. “We are not the only state facing this situation,” state epi demiologist Mel Kohn said. “ But Oregon’s severe econom ic situa tion has created an additional impact. Enrollment is up 68 per cent over the past two years, and we’ve had a yearly increase of 18 percent in drugs and health insurance costs.” HIV program staff are looking at ways to continue activities within the current fiscal constraints. A n external advisory group has been convened to help identify strategies for reducing costs, and an internal review is under way to look for other cost efficiencies, Kohn said. “We expect to have that work com pleted by mid-May.” National funds have not kept pace with costs because more people infected with HIV are getting new treatments and living longer, ■ the only state facing this situation. But Oregon's severe economic situation has created an additional impact." P roject O ffers —M el Kohn W orkshop T he Hambleton Project will hold a financial planning Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 11 at Friendly House, 1737 N.W. 26th Ave. The nonprofit organization offers networking and direct services to lesbians with cancer and other life-threatening conditions. Certified financial planner Madeline Moore will cover basic topics as well as specific con cerns that are brought up by illness and possible end of life, including insurance, estate planning and tax concerns. The workshop costs $20 a per son or $35 a couple. To register call 503-335-6591. P ortland H as a L esbian M ayor ? he Rose City is the subject of a glowing article in this month’s issue of W Magazine. “Singin’ in the rain: Artists, designers, restau rateurs and style mavens are making once-sleepy Portland a city to cele brate,” the headline reads. Writer Kimberly Cutter mentions almost every local queer trend setter: G us Van San t, Kristi Edmunds, Bruce Carey, T hom as Laud erdale, Walt Curtis and Vera Katz. Vera Katz.7 Oops. Portland Mayor Vera Katz (left, receiving an award April 12 from Furniture designer Tom Tracy Whelan, Northwest Gender Alliance president) might be Ghilarducci, explaining queer-friendly, but she isn't queer Portland’s welcoming a big surprise to read that. And it will be a big character, told W: “I mean, we have a lesbian surprise to my ex-husband and son.” J H mayor, the last mayor was a bartender, and the governor goes everywhere in jeans and cowboy Compiled by JlM R a d o s t a , S U S A N DETRO Y boots. Where else are you going to find that.7” Katz joked to the Portland Tribune: “That was and S u s a n V o g t T ‘Really Cool Stuff Beyond Borden fairly Traded Handcraft and Organic (offee 77&J-B 5W Capitol Hwy. A fun collection of Antiques, Gifts A Home Furnishings In Multnomah Village ©lìie Jfaborittô A n y th in g a n tiq u e fo r the home 7858 WWW OPfN TUESOAT-SUMMT Open Tue-Sat 10-6 Sundays krona brikn. tlx tnlh Mkrtiitf divmon if The hrjdttf Sidcty tatmuMMl, I k .. h 1 nfflfcr if tin far frjfc fricratim 11-5 7872 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland 5 0 3 / 2 * 6 -6 2 6 7 Capitol Highway (503) 293-5034 www. ra a Jly -co o l-stu ff. com ____________ f o i\ t fr* Kid in d ll o f v i . r^ -u 9 s < ß ^ Le Meitour Gallery eunfvwji Silks Handmade I Natural Area Rugs Multnomah Antiques me m s & Runners Collectible ~ Rugs Furniture Oak - Victorian - Country - Formal Floor Coverings Restored Period Lighting Quilts - Art Pottery- Glass Shelley - Costume Jewelry Made in Afghanistan. Persia & Kazakhstan F.ast West Oriental Rugs (503) 293-4330 7642 S.W. Capitol Hwy.. Portland 97219 whimsical caris, ßlfcts. jewelry A a ri The only museum where you get to take the treasures home. 7650 SW Capitol Hwy / 503.244.7301 ‘‘■www.zingogallcry.com*' 7814 SW C a p ito l Hwy, P ortland • 503/246-3631 7764 SW Capitol Hwy. 503-245-8283 11
