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Page 2. Portland Observer. January 16, 1906 First lack w om an sworn in Legislature by Lam ia Duke G R A S S R O O T N E W S . N .W . — Oregon’s 63rd legislative session start ed January 14th with the swearing in o f its mem bers. A m o n g them was Oregon’s first A fro-A m erican female representative — Margaret Carter (D - Dist 18). Rep. C a rte r said being the first was inconsequential to her, but she expected great scrutiny fro m her colleagues. " I ’ m not trying to hide fro m it, but my tra in o f thought is on doing a jo b ,” she added. C a rte r's top p rio rity this session is to find solutions to alleviate high p ro perly taxes, which she feels dis proportionately impact her district. " W e have a high co n cen tratio n o f senior citizens and fixed-income fam ilies. They can barely a ffo rd to stay in their own home. This is u n fa ir,” she said. Rep. C a rte r is a m em ber o f the Joint T ra d e and Eco n om ic D e ve l opment Com m ission as well as the E d u c atio n and H u m a n Resources Committees, and went on to explain, " I w ill fo llo w the m oney fro m the stale lottery very closely to see that economic development gets targeted Cultural center offers variety Margaret Carter, Democrat. District 18. takaa har placa as Oregon's first Black woman legislator (Photo: Richard J Brown) for businesses em ploying 20 people or less. These small businesses have been ignored by E conom ic D e ve l opm ent and I w ill cham pion their cause. She plans to jo in the fight to se cure welfare funding for two-parent families. “ Again, it is unfair for a sys tem to deny support to those who paid into a system all their lives. We must maintain the dignity o f the fam ily and I plan to do this in Salem. ” Rep. Carter plans to question why Black students score one to three grades behind whites (in the Portland Public Schools). " A s a m ember o f the Education Com m ittee. I w ill ask how and why this came about. Also. I w ill ask why m oney allocated to education from the Joint Trade and Economic Development Commission did not w ind up in the co m m un ity colleges,” she noted. She campaigned strongly for the creation o f the C iti zen U tility Board and plans to over come any and all pressure from utility lobbyists. Rep. Carter said she will introduce a b ill to make M a rtin Luther King. J r .’ s birthday an Oregon Stale h o li day, and a bill to divest state funds from South Africa. As soon as she is unpacked. Rep. C arter plans to hold m onthly co m m u n ity meetings to listen, answer and discuss concerns from her con stituents. “ Please, consider my door open and I will always return your calls. I f you have any concerns or problems, call me at 378-8018. L e t’s enter this legislative session together,” she con cluded. Results can be easy when you advertise in JOBS Magazine CLASSIFIED DEPT. 283-0090 by Robert Lothian T h e interstate Firehouse C u ltural C e n te r is o ffe rin g the co m m un ity some unique cu ltu ral opportunities this winter. Forem ost is the a w a rd -w in n in g p lay, " C h ild re n o f a Lesser G o d ,” playing through January 27th in the center’s 100-seat playhouse. This unique play depicts romance, marriage and conflicts in the life o f a deaf woman. Rollie W u lff directs, in co lla b o ra tio n w ith H e n ry Stack o f Vancouver’ s Northw est Theatre for the Deaf and M ark Azure o f the Deaf A rts C o u n c il o f O reg o n . T im o th y G ero is assistant d irec to r/in te rp re t- er. Much o f the dialogue is both signed and spoken by the characters, three SUE BUSBY (Photo: Richard J. Brown) out o f seven o f w hom are hearing im p a ire d , and in terp reters sign all dialogue that is spoken only. A ll per form ances are accessible to both hearing and deaf audiences. "P o rtlan d has a huge hearing im paired com m unity," said IF C C direc tor Sue Busby. "They consider them selves a subculture. But there’s been no history o f professional acting for the hearing impaired in Portland.” By offering the play, she said, the center is fu lfillin g its role as a place where artists o f all cultures can ex press themselves. Busby said the center staff underwent sign language train ing so as to better accommodate hear ing impaired artists and audiences. The center is also cu rren tly host ing a display o f opera costumes and set designs by Chinese artist Carey W on g, fo rm e rly w ith the P o rtlan d opera. Coming up in February, from the 1st through (he 23rd, is South A f r i can Black playwright Athol Fugard’s dram a " M a s te r H a ro ld . . .and the Boys,” directed by Rick Jones. Sun day evening, February 3rd, the center will host "Keith M artin Ballet in Con c e rt," a benefit perform ance for the IFC C . 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