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News Clackamas Prl Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Man thinks dog is an impost The Associated Press Armondo Borboa Clackamas Print Punky Scott, member of the Clackamas Foundation Board of Trustees, dances the night away with her husband at last Saturday’s USO event held by Foundation. Colleges to reopen after graffiti threats The Associated I Press II ----------- --------------------- St Xavier University in Chicago is getting ready to reopen after being shut down for several days because of threatening graffiti. The Catholic school has been closed since Friday after the discov ery of restroom graffiti that read “be prepared to die on 4/14.” University President Judith Dwyer says all the school’s cam puses will reopen Wednesday with graduate classes that night and undergraduate classes on Thursday. Officials say they’re found noth ing to confirm there is any continu ing threat at the school. Two other schools in the area have already reopened after similar threats, which came just before the one-year anniversary of the shoot ings at Virginia Tech. Health plan cuts lead to rise in E.R. visits Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University say , cuts to the Oregon Health Plan in 2003 increased the demand on hospitals for uncompensated health care. Emergency department visits by the uninsured grew 20 percent after the public health insurance program was cut. And the number of those people requiring hospitalization grew more, suggesting patients were sicker. Hospitals also saw a sharp jump in the number of uninsured patients seeking psychiatric, alcohol- or drug-related care. Uncompensated care for Oregon hospitals rose from $256 million before the cuts to $509 million after. -Compiled from The Associated Press H April16 Community Center Community Center 152 Ken Griggs likes his new dog, but be preferred the old one. Then again, it might be the same dog. In a possible case of mistaken identity, Griggs said the black Labrador named Callie that he left at a Dundee kennel before spring break was not the same dog he picked up a week later. “It’s a sweet dog,” Griggs said of the impos tor living at his Lake Oswego house. “It’s tough because now we’ve had the dog for 10-plus days, and the kids, especially the younger ones, start to get attached to the dog. I like it, but I want mine.” Allison Best, owner of die Tail Wag-Irm board ing kennel, said Griggs has the right dog. But • Caftie's vd examined the dog Griggs brought home and found evidence that it’s not Callie. “We know it’s not Callie,” veterinarian Andrea Frost told The Oregonian newspaper. Griggs said he immediately noticed differences in the dog he picked up from the kennel. The family cat—normally friends with Callie hissed at the dog. Callie would heel; Ihis dog did not. ' Griggs returned die dog to die kennel and Best examined whetiier Callie might have gotten mixed- up with any of die other black Labradors staying there that week. Owners of the seven other black Labs all said they had the right dog. However, the owner of Dixie, a dog shared a kennel with, said her dog had «4 a “personality change,” Best said But after | four conversations that day, the owner mat she had die right dog. Still, Best arranged for the owners and thejfi to meet March 31 for a possible exchang woman called saying she was late, Best said. Meanwhile, Griggs had arrived with hj ily. A black Lab got excited when die Q approached, the kids declared it was Callie, a die car the dog went. It was the same dog die Griggs ha returned. ‘It’s uncanny how much it looks like my Griggs said “Fm sure it was happy to seei recognized us from the day before and mist« But still unsure, Griggs took the dog mlns Callie had once surgery to her left clbu dog showed no trauma. Callie also had steel s after being spayed; this do« had none that si up on the X-ray. The dog also seemed to have rapid weight loss. Griggs has hired a lawyer; but Best says i is closed ‘Mr. Griggs kind of lost his credibility n die second time he came into the kennel family and reclaimed the same dog,” she s he can’t recognize his dog, I don’t feel 1 can help.” Frisbee stolen at knifepoint, two men arrested and ch ¡The Asseciated Press Police in Grants Pass arrested two men accused of stealing a Frisbee from two other people at knifepoint. According to a police dispatcher’s log, the knife was allegedly held to someone’s throat. Police say the victims followed the suspects at Continued from EXPULSION, Page 1 When Caldwell later talked to Bill Zuelke, dean of student services, regard ing the expulsion, he felt like he was given the runaround. Zuelke explained his course of action by saying that there is a “psychologi cal definition versus a legal definition of What constitutes a direct threat,” Caldwell said. Zuelke himself was unable to com ment as to why Caldwell was expelled, adding that “it would be a violation of Ben’s rights,” According to Caldwell, the college sent him information concerning how to receive credits at different schools and have them transferred to Clackamas so that he can complete his degree. However, he is choosing not to take advantage of the opportunity at the Moment. “I’m not sure 1 want that degree,” he a safe distance and phoned 9-1-1 Sal Police arrested 36-year-old Ric Williams and 3 3-year-old Christ Williams on charges of robbery, and theft. The Grants Pass men were also charges of possessing less than i of marijuana. They remain in jail i $50,000 bail each. said. “It’s a personal thing.” Caldwell’s case gained notori the Sheriff’s Office decided tt the details of his case to the pi 15, only one day after the she Northern Illinois University. Once released from his menta tion hold, Caldwell was hit witj surprise: a medical bill totaling The bill wouldn’t have bee shock to hiihwif his hospital been his choice, but according it was not. “If I could have stayed in would have done that,” he said. Throughout the course of involving Caldwell’s disciplina sures, Zuelke believes the pi “went very smoothly on all sidi “I think it happened very fully,” he said. Caldwell’s opinion on the sol fers slightly. He believes his rig violated in the handling of tl tion. Annual Oregon City Clean Up < Enhancement Day April 19, 2008 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Registration: Clackamette Park 8-9 a.m. : * -'J- |B For questions call ext. 2245 ■ For more information contact Nancy Busch at 503-657-0891
